Patents by Inventor Kimberly Jo Sharp

Kimberly Jo Sharp 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).

  • System for magnetically cinching clothing to a user
    Patent number: 8443494
    Abstract: One embodiment of a system includes a backing bar extending a bar length between a first bar end and a second bar end, the bar having an aperture disposed through the bar, with the aperture located between the first end and the second end, the aperture sized to pass a portion of clothing a first magnet coupled to the backing bar proximal the first end a second magnet coupled to the backing bar proximal the second end and an elongate concave bar receiving member extending along a receiving member length that is approximately as long as the bar length, the receiving member length extending between a first receiver end and a second receiver end, with the receiving member being magnetic proximal the first receiver end and the second receiver end, the receiver to receive the backing bar to pinch clothing extending through the aperture between the backing bar and the receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: T&B Industries
    Inventor: Kimberly Jo Sharp
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MAGNETIC CLIP TO CINCH CLOTHING TO A USER
    Publication number: 20110083303
    Abstract: One embodiment of a system includes a backing bar extending a bar length between a first bar end and a second bar end, the bar having an aperture disposed through the bar, with the aperture located between the first end and the second end, the aperture sized to pass a portion of clothing a first magnet coupled to the backing bar proximal the first end a second magnet coupled to the backing bar proximal the second end and an elongate concave bar receiving member extending along a receiving member length that is approximately as long as the bar length, the receiving member length extending between a first receiver end and a second receiver end, with the receiving member being magnetic proximal the first receiver end and the second receiver end, the receiver to receive the backing bar to pinch clothing extending through the aperture between the backing bar and the receiving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: T&B Industries
    Inventor: Kimberly Jo Sharp