Patents Examined by Rubyn K. Doan
  • Hair clasp
    Patent number: 6142159
    Abstract: A barrette made of a single flat strip of PETG that is formed into a shape that will encircle and bind a braid of hair. The shape is formed such that the two ends of the flat strip join when in a closed position. The ends of the flat strip have teeth such that the two ends of the flat strip mate when the barrette is in a closed position. The interior of the barrette is provided with a row of teeth in order to grip the hair and prevent it from slipping through the barrette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Lisa Lloyd
  • Ponytail threader
    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
  • Hair perming aid
    Patent number: 6012464
    Abstract: A hair perming aid that includes a sheet of litmus paper. The color changing litmus paper is reactive with a hair perming solution such that a readily visible color change occurs when the sheet of color changing litmus paper is saturated with the hair perming solution. The sheets of color changing litmus paper are preferably provided in a long perforated strip wound onto a dispensing roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Inventors: Regeina A. Hollowell, Jack L. Hollowell