Patents by Inventor Mary Kay Mars

Mary Kay Mars 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).

  • Magnetic attachment device
    Patent number: 6282760
    Abstract: A device for magnetically attaching jewelry, name tags or the like to garments and apparel items. The device includes inner (36) and outer (42) magnets and an anchor (48) attached to the outer magnet (42). A pin-secured jewelry article or name tag is secured to the garment by passing the pin (26) through a passageway in the anchor (48) and then bringing the inner (36) and outer (42) magnets into magnetically close proximity on opposite sides of the garment. In another embodiment, a display device includes a socket on its back surface for retaining a first magnet, and a second magnet secures the display device to an apparel item interposed between the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventor: Mary Kay Mars
  • Magnetic attachment device
    Patent number: 5732451
    Abstract: A device for magnetically attaching jewelry, name tags or the like to garments. The device includes inner and outer magnets and an anchor attached to the outer magnet. A pin-secured jewelry article or name tag is secured to the garment by passing the pin through a passageway in the anchor and then bringing the inner and outer magnets into magnetically close proximity on opposite sides of the garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Mary Kay Mars