Patents by Inventor Heather Mathews

Heather Mathews 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).

  • Vegetable oil candle
    Patent number: 6730137
    Abstract: A candle composition has a paraffin wax mixture of a high melting point paraffin wax and a low melting point paraffin wax, and a hydrogenated vegetable oil that is present in a greater amount than the mixture of the varying grades of paraffin wax, and the vegetable oil contains no more than 0.15% free fatty acid, with the remainder being triglycerides. Candles of the composition have good burn characteristics, particularly good fragrance intensity and produce a unique crystallization effect after the first burn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxine Pesu, Heather Mathews
  • Vegetable oil candle
    Publication number: 20030091949
    Abstract: A candle composition has a paraffin wax mixture of a high melting point paraffin wax and a low melting point paraffin wax, and a hydrogenated vegetable oil that is present in a greater amount than the mixture of the varying grades of paraffin wax, and the vegetable oil contains no more than 0.15% free fatty acid, with the remainder being triglycerides. Candles of the composition have good burn characteristics, particularly good fragrance intensity and produce a unique crystallization effect after the first burn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Maxine Pesu, Heather Mathews