Patents by Inventor Francois P. Delcourt

Francois P. Delcourt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7011425
    Abstract: A decorated luminary product includes a candle holder containing a candle, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the candle holder has a hammered texture such that light passing through the candle holder varies substantially as a result of variation of refraction of the light. A decorative web of a heat-shrinkable polymer may be heat shrunk to conform to the outer surface of the candle holder. The web is decorated with an ink or pigmentation to cooperate with light and/or heat emitted by burning the candle, so as to provide a pleasing visual effect when the candle is burned, while the hammered texture of the candle holder causes variations in the refraction of light emitted from the candle, causing further visual effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa D. Morris, legal representative, Francois P. Delcourt, Anthony G. Micele, Jr., deceased
  • Patent number: D502559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Francois P. Delcourt