Glow lamp pioneer Philip Kayatt filed for a US patent in 1962 titled
Flicker Glow Lamps. Details regarding flicker flames can be found in the patent's text. The patent number is 3,238,408 and can be viewed on the USPTO website. <a href="http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=03238408&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%2Fnetahtml%2Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D3238408.WKU.%2526OS%3DPN%2F3238408%2526RS%3DPN%2F3238408&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=C3CEEC06020E" target="_blank">This link[/url] should take you directly to the page to view the patent. Your browser may need a plug-in first and you can get that
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