ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,354, issued on July 28, was assigned to Huaxin (Dongguan) Technology Co. Ltd. (Dongguan, China).

"Illuminated wax melt warmer" was invented by Haibin Zhang (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminated wax melt warmer includes a base, a bowl, a heating element, a light and a circuit board. The bowl includes a cavity, and the heating element is arranged at the bottom of the bowl and on the side facing away from the cavity. The heating element and the light are respectively electrically connected to the circuit board. The bowl is configured to accommodate fragrance wax and to melt the fragrance wax under the heating of...