Patents by Inventor Monica A. Ybarra

Monica A. Ybarra 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).

  • Hair style having ponytail strands woven into curls and tool therefor
    Patent number: 5832938
    Abstract: A method for effecting a curled hair style includes weaving the strands of at least one ponytail through the hair foundation proximal to the ponytail, and then raising portions of the strands away from the foundation to establish respective curled segments of hair. A tool for establishing the hair style includes a cord that defines a noose having a circumference. A needle holds the cord, and the needle has a pointed distal end opposite the noose. A sleeve is slidably received in the needle and is engaged with the cord for selectively establishing the circumference of the noose. With this structure, the sleeve can be manipulated to loosen the noose, a strand disposed in the noose, and then the sleeve manipulated to tighten the noose around the strand to securely hold the strand. Then, the distal end of the needle is advanced into the foundation to accomplish the present weaving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Monica A. Ybarra