Patents by Inventor Francesca B. Kuglen

Francesca B. Kuglen 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).

  • Publication number: 20130014351
    Abstract: An elastic bead and loop fastener comprises a length of flexible material having at least one loop and a plurality of interconnected beads extending from the loop, each of the beads having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the center opening of the loop, each adjacent pair of beads interconnected by a connector section having a diameter no greater than the inner diameter of the center opening and spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the width of the loop, wherein one or more beads can be pulled through the center opening to capture the loop between a selected pair of adjacent beads thereby forming a flexible closed fastener having an adjustable circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Francesca B. Kuglen, Tom Robbins
  • Patent number: 7748390
    Abstract: A stretch comb hair retainer has opposed combs (11, 13) connected together by elastic strands (a-h) that are secured at spaced intervals along the spines of the combs. The elastic strands are interwoven to form a elastic mesh (25) of stretchable openings (27, 29) between the combs which hold down the hair. Hair can be pulled through any of the multiple stretchable openings of the mesh if and as desired to create particular hair styles. The individual elastic strands of the elastic mesh can be used without decorative elements on the strands, or with decorative elements such as decorative beads (31, 33) of various sizes and shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sennits, LLC
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Publication number: 20040211438
    Abstract: A stretch comb hair retainer has opposed combs (11, 13) connected together by elastic strands (a-h) that are secured at spaced intervals along the spines of the combs. The elastic strands are interwoven to form a elastic mesh (25) of stretchable openings (27, 29) between the combs which hold down the hair. Hair can be pulled through any of the multiple stretchable openings of the mesh if and as desired to create particular hair styles. The individual elastic strands of the elastic mesh can be used without decorative elements on the strands, or with decorative elements such as decorative beads (31, 33) of various sizes and shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Patent number: 6123086
    Abstract: A decorative hair accessory with a decorative member which has an elastic component and two free ends with an attachment mechanism at each free end to allow the decorative member to form a continuous decorative elastic band or to connect to itself and form a loop on each end. Another embodiment of the decorative hair accessory is a comb with at least one elongated opening disposed longitudinally in the spine to receive one or more removable decorative members. These decorative accessories can be combined to form a variety of hair accessories which have a pair of combs removably attached to a plurality of elastic decorative members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Patent number: D518599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Patent number: D532551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Patent number: D316161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Patent number: D697261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Patent number: D702881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen
  • Patent number: D715488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Francesca B. Kuglen