Patents by Inventor Destrina D. Johnson

Destrina D. Johnson 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 barrette with replaceable ornaments
    Patent number: 5785065
    Abstract: A hair barrette includes a reversible snap-on connecting device for attaching, replacing and/or adding one or more ornamental appendages to a hair clamp, The novel connecting device is structurally capable of rapidly, repetitively and selectively performing the attaching, replacing and/or adding functions substantially in perpetuity without suffering material fatigue and/or functional failure of the connecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventor: Destrina D. Johnson
  • Hair barrette with replaceable ornaments
    Patent number: 5573018
    Abstract: An ornamental hair barrette provides a mechanism allowing for rapid replacement, removal or addition of alternate ornamental appendages without requiring the wearer to remove the barrette from the wearer's hair each time the ornamental appendages are replaced, removed or supplemented. The mechanism includes ribs and recesses for interlocking a stem to a shaft having at least one slot extending substantially lengthwise along the stem or the shaft which allows the interlocking to take place via spring-like expansion and retraction of the stem or shaft respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Inventor: Destrina D. Johnson
  • Hair bow assembly
    Patent number: D427374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventor: Destrina D. Johnson