Patents by Inventor Kristine E. Akins

Kristine E. Akins 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: 10736394
    Abstract: Hair curling devices comprise a length of multi-stranded solid copper wire having ring crimp terminals secured to opposing ends. A fabric tube is situated about the length of multi-stranded copper wire and has first and second end portions that define corresponding fabric holes. The fabric tube is secured to the ring crimp terminals and prior to attachment, is longer that the wire/ring crimp terminal assembly so that the fabric tube is gathered about the multi-stranded copper wire. Hair bundles captured by the hair curling device form hair curls after a suitable exposure period. In some examples, flexible members other than copper wire are used, and the fabric tube and the wire/ring crimp terminal assembly can be secured to form a straight section or to form a loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: CHARLIECURLS, INC.
    Inventors: Kristine E. Akins, Ciera D. Akins
  • Publication number: 20160345705
    Abstract: Hair curling devices comprise a length of multi-stranded solid copper wire having ring crimp terminals secured to opposing ends. A fabric tube is situated about the length of multi-stranded copper wire and has first and second end portions that define corresponding fabric holes. The fabric tube is secured to the ring crimp terminals and prior to attachment, is longer that the wire/ring crimp terminal assembly so that the fabric tube is gathered about the multi-stranded copper wire. Hair bundles captured by the hair curling device form hair curls after a suitable exposure period. In some examples, flexible members other than copper wire are used, and the fabric tube and the wire/ring crimp terminal assembly can be secured to form a straight section or to form a loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kristine E. Akins, Ciera D. Akins
  • Patent number: 4475126
    Abstract: Four mirrors are arranged to diverge outwardly away from the image on a television screen and have their reflective surfaces facing inwardly. The illusion of a solid object having a spherical, polyhedral or other three-dimensional shape is created having a surface of adjoining, multifaceted duplicates and reversed duplicates of the image on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Videosphere, Inc. of Ohio
    Inventor: Kristine E. Akins