Patents by Inventor Mary J. Carter

Mary J. Carter 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: 6282921
    Abstract: The ear decoration includes a supporting portion, a securing portion and a generally U-shaped connecting portion connected between the supporting portion and securing portion to grip an ear therebetween. A bracing portion spaced apart from the securing portion limits the displacement of the ear decoration for helping to prevent the ear decoration from becoming dislodged from the ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventor: Mary J. Carter
  • Patent number: 5526654
    Abstract: A body decoration, and a method of using it, includes a main ornamentation body, secured and supported in place on the body of a wearer by a flexible pliable fine threadlike line such that it remains substantially invisible to an observer, to enhance the appearance of the wearer. A cushion device is attached to the line to protect the skin of the wearer. Embodiments of the present invention can be adapted to be worn in various locations on the body, such as the head, the face, the ear, the neck, the finger, the hand, and the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Inventor: Mary J. Carter
  • Patent number: 5452589
    Abstract: A face decoration, and a method of using it, includes a main ornamentation body for positioning on the face area of a user adjacent to and partially engaging the tragus portion of the ear. An upper ear attachment comprising flexible pliable wire secures the upper portion of the main ornamentation body to the upper pinna portion of the ear by being readily bent to fit into an upper groove in the back of the ear between the upper pinna ear portion and the adjacent portion of the head. An upper rear ornamentation device is fixed to the distal end portion of the upper ear attachment so that the distal end portion can be bent upwardly away from the ear groove to position the ear ornamentation device in back of the ear, in a suitable manner for viewing purposes. The upper rear ornamentation can be extended to project from behind the ear to adorn the area adjacent to the ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Inventor: Mary J. Carter
  • Patent number: 5363675
    Abstract: A face decoration, and a method of using it, includes a main ornamentation body for positioning on the face area of a user adjacent to and partially engaging the tragus portion of the ear. An upper ear attachment comprising flexible pliable wire secures the upper portion of the main ornamentation body to the upper pinna portion of the ear by being readily bent to fit into an upper groove in the back of the ear between the upper pinna ear portion and the adjacent portion of the head. An upper rear ornamentation device is fixed to the distal end portion of the upper ear attachment so that the distal end portion can be bent upwardly away from the ear groove to position the ear ornamentation device in back of the ear, in a suitable manner for viewing purposes. The upper rear ornamentation can be extended to project from behind the ear to adorn the area adjacent to the ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Inventor: Mary J. Carter
  • Patent number: D698573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Mary J. Carter