Patents by Inventor Sandra E. Blevins-Steer

Sandra E. Blevins-Steer 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).

  • Multilayered compressed candle and method for manufacture
    Patent number: 6769905
    Abstract: A compression-molded candle product having multiple layers and method of maufacture thereof are disclosed. The candle may be optionally configured to dispense one or more volatile additives. The additive may be fragrances, sanitization agents, deodorants, insect control compounds or any other volatile material, or mixture thereof. The candle may optionally have separate colorants in each layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Gray, Nihila Ravirajan, Sandra E. Blevins-Steer, Kathryn H. Ferguson, Georgia A. Tenhagen
  • Multilayered compressed candle and method for manufacture
    Publication number: 20030134244
    Abstract: A compression-molded candle product having multiple layers and method of maufacture thereof are disclosed. The candle may be optionally configured to dispense one or more volatile additives. The additive may be fragrances, sanitization agents, deodorants, insect control compounds or any other volatile material, or mixture thereof. The candle may optionally have separate colorants in each layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Robert G. Gray, Nihila Ravirajan, Sandra E. Blevins-Steer, Kathryn H. Ferguson, Georgia A. Tenhagen
  • Candle product decorated with heat-shrinkable film and related method
    Patent number: 6554447
    Abstract: A decorated candle product includes one of a candle and a candle holder containing the candle. A decorative web of a heat-shrinkable polymer web is heat shrunk to conform to a shape of the one of the candle and the candle holder. The web has a decorative feature located to cooperate with light emitted by the candle to augment the visual effect created when the candle is lit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kara L. Kotary, Sandra E. Blevins-Steer, M. Scott Carpenter