US 12,264,804 B2
Electronic candle
Xiaofeng Li, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to L&L Candle Company, LLC, Brea, CA (US)
Filed by L&L Candle Company, LLC, Brea, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/623,453.
Application 18/623,453 is a continuation of application No. 17/682,289, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,946,622.
Application 17/682,289 is a continuation of application No. 17/084,286, filed on Oct. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,262,049, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 17/084,286 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/531,433, filed on Aug. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,871,274, issued on Dec. 22, 2020.
Application 16/531,433 is a continuation of application No. 16/026,936, filed on Jul. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,539,301, issued on Jan. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201710912420.0 (CN), filed on Sep. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0328602 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. F21V 15/01 (2006.01); F21S 6/00 (2006.01); F21S 10/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 15/01 (2013.01) [F21S 6/001 (2013.01); F21S 10/04 (2013.01); F21S 10/046 (2013.01); F21V 23/0442 (2013.01); F21V 23/0485 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic candle, comprising:
a housing having a through-hole at its top;
a component shell that encloses:
a transfer mechanism including a motor and one or more gears positioned inside the component shell,
a light emitting component coupled to the transfer mechanism such that the transfer mechanism causes the light emitting component to move vertically up or down to protrude from the housing or to retract into the housing;
a lid positioned coupled to the component shell and movable to be in an open configuration or a closed configuration;
a wick component coupled to the lid, wherein the wick component is configured to retract into the housing in the open configuration and to protrude from the housing in the closed configuration;
one or more sensors configured to receive an external input;
a controller coupled to the one or more sensors, configured to control an operational state of the electronic candle based on the external input from the one or more sensors.