Patents by Inventor James A. Layer

James A. Layer 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: 11925732
    Abstract: A device for variable volatilization of a compound includes first and second heating elements that cooperate to form a heating chamber and each having a movement enabling structure; the movement enabling structures being configured to allow movement of the first and second heating elements relative to one another; an adjustment mechanism cooperating with the movement enabling structures to produce selective relative movement of the first and second heating elements; and wherein movement of the adjustment mechanism in a first direction results in relative movement of the heating elements away from one another and movement in a second direction produces relative movement of the heating elements toward one another resulting in adjustment of the amount of heat within the heating chamber. Methods of adjusting the amount of heat within a heating chamber are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Layer, Robert E. Shave
  • Publication number: 20200093950
    Abstract: A device for variable volatilization of a compound includes first and second heating elements that cooperate to form a heating chamber and each having a movement enabling structure; the movement enabling structures being configured to allow movement of the first and second heating elements relative to one another; an adjustment mechanism cooperating with the movement enabling structures to produce selective relative movement of the first and second heating elements; and wherein movement of the adjustment mechanism in a first direction results in relative movement of the heating elements away from one another and movement in a second direction produces relative movement of the heating elements toward one another resulting in adjustment of the amount of heat within the heating chamber. Methods of adjusting the amount of heat within a heating chamber are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: James A. Layer, Robert E. Shave
  • Fan
    Patent number: D979038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Earle Shave, James A. Layer, Alfredo David Carreno