Patents by Inventor Leon Minassian

Leon Minassian 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: 7055342
    Abstract: An article of jewelry, such as a bracelet, contains twelve or twenty-four primary links, each having a visual representation that identifies an hour of the day. Each link is provided with a reminder mechanism, preferably a group of stones. One of the stones is selected for viewing in association with the primary link for the hour of the day that an act or event is desirably remembered. The selected stone is color-coded to represent an activity to be remembered, such as a meeting, a child pick-up, or telephone call or the priority associated with the event, e.g., urgent, important, can be rescheduled, etc. Since the selected stone of the reminder mechanism is associated with a given hour of the day, by correlating the selected stone to the primary link of the hour of the day of the event or act to be remembered, the wearer is reminded of the hour of an event sought to be remembered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Inventor: Leon Minassian
  • Patent number: 6799436
    Abstract: A linkable jewelry device is provided having a male clasp section and a female clasp section at opposite ends of the device. The female clasp section is adjustably retainable by the male clasp section. A plurality of longitudinal inflexible sections are interleaved with and hingedly attached to a plurality of connectors. When the female clasp section is retained by the male clasp section, the device forms an adjustable ring for wearing on a finger. The male clasp section has a number of notches into which a crossbar of the female clasp section may be selectively retained. The ring may be adjusted in diameter depending upon which notch retains the crossbar. Two or more devices may be linked together to form an adjustable-length bracelet or necklace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventor: Leon Minassian
  • Publication number: 20030089128
    Abstract: An article of jewelry, such as a bracelet, contains twelve or twenty-four primary links, each having a visual representation that identifies an hour of the day. Each link is provided with a reminder mechanism, preferably a group of stones. One of the stones is selected for viewing in association with the primary link for the hour of the day that an act or event is desirably remembered. The selected stone is color-coded to represent an activity to be remembered, such as a meeting, a child pick-up, or telephone call or the priority associated with the event, e.g., urgent, important, can be rescheduled, etc. Since the selected stone of the reminder mechanism is associated with a given hour of the day, by correlating the selected stone to the primary link of the hour of the day of the event or act to be remembered, the wearer is reminded of the hour of an event sought to be remembered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventor: Leon Minassian