Patents by Inventor Katherine L. Stroup

Katherine L. Stroup 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: 5598585
    Abstract: A headband designed particularly, but not limited exclusively, for a person having a ponytail includes an elongated member having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first generally U-shaped end having a pair of outwardly extending legs, and a second generally U-shaped end having a pair of outwardly extending legs. The headband further includes a pair of hook-type VELCRO strips placed on the outer surface of the outwardly extending legs of the first generally U-shaped end and a pair of loop-type VELCRO strips, fastenable with the pair of hook-type VELCRO strips, placed on the inner surface of the outwardly extending legs of the second generally U-shaped end. The pair of hook-type VELCRO strips and the pair of loop-type VELCRO strips serve as a means for attaching the first generally U-shaped end to the second generally U-shaped end. The attachment of the first generally U-shaped end to the second generally U-shaped end creates a generally oval opening enabling the pony tail to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Katherine L. Stroup
  • Patent number: D374334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Inventor: Katherine L. Stroup