ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,013, issued on July 28.
"Sand glass candle extinguisher" was invented by James Edmund Duggan (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for extinguishing a candle by using the rotational movement of a sand glass. The gravitational flow of sand within the sand glass causes the sand glass to rotate, and after a period of time to contact and release a latch holding a candle snuffer over a flame. The device provides a simple, practical, and interesting way to extinguish a candle."
The patent was filed on March 16, 2022, under Application No. 17/696,530.
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