Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Swift

Kenneth C. Swift 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: 5979021
    Abstract: A three part necktie manager, such as a tie clasp, having a bar for insertion into a buttonhole of a shirt, a short chain, and a unique wire clamping member. The clamping member, formed of a spring like metal of predetermined length, is configured to form a pair of opposed V-shaped legs, each leg having an inturned or reverse bend end facing its companion end, whereby manual squeezing of the respective V-shaped legs toward each other separates the inturned ends to allow temporary gripping of the rear face of the tie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Swift