Patents by Inventor Martha A. Karban

Martha A. Karban 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: 5421629
    Abstract: A device for assisting a user in affixing or removing pierced ear earrings. The device includes a handle portion and at least two wire fingers protruding therefrom that are used to support an earring nut when the earring is being affixed to the ear lobe, or removed therefrom. These wire fingers are typically thin flexible wires that either fit through circular openings in the earring nut or surround and clamp the earring nut. The handle portion of the device easily fits into the palm of the user, allowing the user to use her or his thumb and index finger to guide the wire fingers when affixing or removing the pierced ear earrings. The device is particularly useful to people having handicaps with finger motion, such as arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Inventor: Martha A. Karban