Patents by Inventor Bobbi Jo Shingleton

Bobbi Jo Shingleton 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).

  • Systems and apparatus of magnetic clasping
    Patent number: 9603401
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the systems and methods of magnetic clasping disclosed herein include a a self-aligning interlocking magnetic clasp. When the two halves are placed within close proximity of each other, the magnetic attraction of the magnets within the clasps orient the parts, and the mechanical features of a key, a keyway and a sliding face align. These features hold the two clasps together with the opposed sliding faces coincident and the keys and keyways interlocked, forming a bead shape, for example, with a hole through the middle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventors: Terrell A. Pruitt, Bobbi Jo Shingleton
  • Systems and Apparatus of Magnetic Clasping
    Publication number: 20150074954
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the systems and methods of magnetic clasping disclosed herein include a a self-aligning interlocking magnetic clasp. When the two halves are placed within close proximity of each other, the magnetic attraction of the magnets within the clasps orient the parts, and the mechanical features of a key, a keyway and a sliding face align. These features hold the two clasps together with the opposed sliding faces coincident and the keys and keyways interlocked, forming a bead shape, for example, with a hole through the middle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: bSwitched Jewelry LLC
    Inventors: Terrell A. Pruitt, Bobbi Jo Shingleton