Patents by Inventor Kathryn C. Sood

Kathryn C. Sood 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: 5894043
    Abstract: The invention thus comprises a hem holding device for the temporary shortening and raising of a hem line of an article of clothing by the wearer of that clothing. The device includes an elongated front panel having a first end, a second end, a front side and a rear side with a thin piercing pin extending off of the rear side of the front panel adjacent the first end thereof. A frame member has a proximal end extending off of the rear side of the front panel at the second end thereof, the frame member also having a distal end with a hinge thereon. A pivotable finger is attached to the hinge on the frame member, the finger having a first end in swingable engagement with the piercing pin, the finger also having a gripping surface defining a first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Inventor: Kathryn C. Sood
  • Patent number: 5873151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative belt loop pin for the decorating of an article of clothing and for the securement of a belt to an article of clothing. The belt loop pin comprises a rectangularly shaped frame having a central internal opening of rectangular shape. A front member is arranged to receive a decorative panel thereon. A rear member has an upper end and a lower end, the upper end having an upper standoff thereon, the lower end having a lower standoff thereon. The upper standoff has an elongated securement pin hingedly attached thereto. The lower standoff has a securement grasping member thereon. The internal opening of the rectangular frame crtically has a minimum length of about one inch, and a minimum width of about at least three-eighths of an inch, to permit a belt to be readily passed therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventor: Kathryn C. Sood
  • Patent number: 5790680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microphone holding decorative pin assembly for the holding of one or more miniature microphones and for providing an attractive holding pin assembly. The pin assembly comprises a panel having a front surface for a decorative pin display for a wearer thereof. The panel has a rear surface with a first and a second securement arrangement thereon. The first securement means comprises a pivotable pin arranged between a pair of standoffs extending from the rear surface of the panel. The second securement means comprises a biased paddle hingedly attached to a base on the rear surface, the paddle having a angled frame so as to permit the paddle to secure a plurality of microphones wires in a uniform manner. The paddle and the base each define a plane which are parallel to one another to prevent pinching of any microphone wires between the paddle and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Kathryn C. Sood
  • Patent number: D443703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Kathryn C. Sood