Patents by Inventor Connie Dichtel

Connie Dichtel 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).

  • Patent number: 5146768
    Abstract: The bendable loop earring includes a generally U-shaped, preferably cylindrical bendable pin having a central shaft and two opposite integral opposite ends with a pair of curved beads connected thereto, one per pin end at the pin ends. The beads can be releasably connected to the shaft, or one or both can be permanently secured thereto. The curved surfaces of the beads closely face each other for releasably point-gripping an earlobe. An ornament can be slidably received on the shaft and free to move thereon, but prevented by the beads from the separating from the earring. In one embodiment the pin has an expanded head against which a first bead abuts and is sealed in place by epoxy or other bonding material. The opposite end of the pin is threaded and the second bead is releasably threaded thereto. The method of the present invention effects the formation of that earring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Inventor: Connie Dichtel