Patents by Inventor Margaret Plumly

Margaret Plumly 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).

  • Jewelry system including a locket clasp for conversion of a bracelet into a necklace
    Patent number: 6718797
    Abstract: A jewelry finding is provided as a neck accessory that enables a flexible bracelet to be worn as a necklace. Locket clasps are provided at the ends of the neck accessory to provide secure interconnection of the bracelet clasp ends with the neck accessory, while at the same time enclosing and obscuring from view the connection hardware. According to an alternate embodiment, a universal approach is implemented that uses flexible loops to modify clasp ends of most any flexible bracelet to be connectible to fastening posts in the locket clasps of the neck accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventor: Margaret Plumly
  • Jewelry system including a locket clasp for conversion of a bracelet into a necklace
    Publication number: 20020148251
    Abstract: A jewelry finding is provided as a neck accessory that enables a flexible bracelet to be worn as a necklace. Locket clasps are provided at the ends of the neck accessory to provide secure interconnection of the bracelet clasp ends with the neck accessory, while at the same time enclosing and obscuring from view the connection hardware. According to an alternate embodiment, a universal approach is implemented that uses flexible loops to modify clasp ends of most any flexible bracelet to be connectible to fastening posts in the locket clasps of the neck accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventor: Margaret Plumly