Patents by Inventor Jimmie D. Modin

Jimmie D. Modin 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).

  • Patent number: 4848857
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling hairstyling brushes which includes a pair of end walls, a back wall secured to the end walls, a bottom attached to the end walls and the back wall, an upright support wall connected to the bottom and to the back wall. The apparatus for handling hairstyling brushes additionally includes a cross brace attached to the support wall and to one of the end walls, an upper door pivotally attached to the cross brace, a lower door pivotally connected to the bottom underneath the upper door, and a perforate tray slidably positioned to the upright support wall and to one of the end walls behind the upper door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Inventor: Jimmie D. Modin
  • Patent number: 4744147
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting having a first cutting member pivotally connected to a second cutting member. Each cutting member terminates into a loop. One of the cutting members also includes a pointer loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Inventor: Jimmie D. Modin
  • Patent number: 4705052
    Abstract: A method for handling hairstyling brushes comprising the steps releasing a boss from within an aperture of a biasing latch and from extending and operating through a slot of a generally cylindrical handle in order to separate the brush from the cylindrical handle, and positioning the brush in a sterilizing fluid contained in a reservoir container of an apparatus for handling hairstyling brushes which includes a pair of end walls, a back wall secured to the end walls, a bottom attached to the end walls and the back wall, an upright support wall connected to the bottom and to the back wall. The apparatus for handling hairstyling brushes additionally includes a cross brace attached to the support wall and to one of the end walls, an upper door pivotally attached to the cross brace, a lower door pivotally connected to the bottom underneath the upper door, and a perforate tray slidably positioned to the upright support wall and to one of the end walls behind the upper door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Inventor: Jimmie D. Modin
  • Patent number: 4605023
    Abstract: A hairstyling brush and in combination with a hairstyling brush an apparatus for handling hairstyling brushes. The hairstyling brush includes a handle with a structure defining a cylindrical reservoir and a slot with an open end, a biasing latch including one end secured to the handle and the other end having a structure defining an aperture which generally registers with the slot. The hairstyling brush includes a brush having a structure defining a closed shank, an open shank, and a shank groove circumscribing the structure of the brush to separate the closed shank from the open shank. The plurality of groups of bristles attaches to the closed shank, and a boss is integrally bound to the open shank. The open shank slidably, removably lodges within the generally cylindrical reservoir such that the boss extends and operates through the slot while simultaneously being received within the aperture the biasing latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Inventor: Jimmie D. Modin