Patents by Inventor Martha Kelsey

Martha Kelsey 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: 7252092
    Abstract: A method of using styling tape for body part and hair accessorizing is disclosed. The method may include cutting a self-adhesive tape into a strip or other elongate shape and stretching it to obtain at least some tension. The user may wrap the self-adhesive strip around a bundle of hair or a body part, and may press the self-adhesive strip onto itself to secure the strip or other elongate shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20050164598
    Abstract: This invention relates to reconfigurable and removable doll clothing made from one or more pieces an elastomeric, self-adhering material. The clothing may include detail such as belts, sashes and collars made from the same material of like or different color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: MANDALAY POINT, INC.
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20040069315
    Abstract: A hair crimper may include a carriage, a roller and a retaining member. The carriage may include a plurality of ribs and may be adapted to open on at least one end. The roller may include a plurality of grooves adapted to receive the plurality of ribs, and the retaining member may be adapted to lock the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20040065340
    Abstract: An adjustable hair roller having a body and an adjustment mechanism is disclosed. The body includes an outer surface that engages with strands of hair, and an inner surface defining an area within which is disposed the adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism may include a first portion and a second portion, located on a first half and second half of the inner surface of the body, respectively. The first and second portions engage with one another, thereby changing a profile of the body of the roller from a first shape to a second shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20040065339
    Abstract: A hair roller system may include a roller adapted to wind about a user's hair, a snap-on flap having a first end adapted to engage with the top of a user's head and a second end adapted to engage with a roller clip, and a roller clip adapted to engage with the snap-on flap, which includes a pair of L-shaped retaining members adapted to engage with the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20040055615
    Abstract: A method of using styling tape for body part and hair accessorizing is disclosed. The method may include cutting a self-adhesive tape into a strip or other elongate shape and stretching it to obtain at least some tension. The user may wrap the self-adhesive strip around a bundle of hair or a body part, and may press the self-adhesive strip onto itself to secure the strip or other elongate shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20040045571
    Abstract: A non-electric hair straightening device having is disclosed. The hair straightening device includes a body having a first portion and a second potion portion. The first and second portions further include inner and an outer surfaces. The first portion is pivotally connected to the second portion along a first side of the body, such that the inside of the first portion abuts the inside of the second portion, and a fastener along a second side of the body. At least one of the inner surfaces of the first and second portion includes a plurality of bristles to engage with strands of hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20040045572
    Abstract: A hair curling/waving device for creating curls and/or waves is disclosed. The hair device includes a body having a core and a wrap portion. The wrap portion is wrapped around the core and is adapted to self-adhere. The core may have a generally cylindrical shape and may be adapted to receive strands of hair. The wrap portion may have a first end and a second end, such that the ends can secure the hair device to the strands of hair by adhering to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Patent number: 6012467
    Abstract: A threading device that is used to create a wrapped ponytail look. The device is a somewhat U-shaped pin of narrow resilient material wide in the middle and narrow at the open end. After the hair strands are wrapped, the device is used to thread the ends of the wrapped hair strands through the inside of the ponytail to hold it in place, after which the threader is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Nandi, Inc.
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Patent number: 5944030
    Abstract: A hair curling device for forming spiral curls. The curling device has an elongated rod containing longitudinally extending grooves with one end being tapered with a retaining shoulder formed at the outer end. A removable funnel-shaped retaining member is fitted over and retained by the shoulder, and an adjustable clip is positioned near the opposite end to prevent the curler from unwinding and for keeping the curler close to the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Patent number: 5522407
    Abstract: A heatable hair clip that has a pair of normally closed jaws that can be opened by the user gripping finger grips at the end of the clip opposite the jaws. Inside of the jaws are heatable plates that are mounted for universal movement so that they can be positioned over and around U-shaped hair curlers which the user employs to curl the hair in a desired configuration. Small clips are used to hold the hair in place on the curler, and the heated clips are then placed over the curler and small clips to set the hair. An electric heating unit is used to heat the heatable plates of the clips until they are applied to the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Uptown Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Patent number: 4901741
    Abstract: A non-heated hair waving device for producing perm-like curls and waves in the hair. The device has a U-shaped curler with outwardly flared ends around which the hair is woven in a figure eight pattern. A unique end clip is slid onto the ends of the U-shaped curler and folded over the ends of the hair and locked to hold the hair firmly in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Uptown Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey
  • Patent number: D388903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Inventor: Martha Kelsey