Patents by Inventor Tara Springfield-Thomas

Tara Springfield-Thomas 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).

  • Self administrable hair extension system and method
    Patent number: 8978664
    Abstract: A holder for securing a hair extension having a weft and a hair piece extending from the weft, to a wearer's natural hair. The holder includes a length, a transverse profile having a hair extension edge and a securing edge opposingly disposed from the hair extension edge. The holder comprises a channel disposed substantially longitudinally along the entire length of the holder and a plurality of apertures to receive a plurality of attaching means for securing the holder to the wearer's natural hair. The channel includes a neck and an interior cavity connected to the neck, wherein the neck defines an opening along the length of the channel at the hair extension edge. The interior cavity is configured to receive the weft and the neck is configured to enable penetration of the hair piece through the opening along the length of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Tara Springfield-Thomas
  • SELF ADMINISTRABLE HAIR EXTENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140299146
    Abstract: A holder for securing a hair extension having a weft and a hair piece extending from the weft, to a wearer's natural hair. The holder includes a length, a transverse profile having a hair extension edge and a securing edge opposingly disposed from the hair extension edge. The holder comprises a channel disposed substantially longitudinally along the entire length of the holder and a plurality of apertures to receive a plurality of attaching means for securing the holder to the wearer's natural hair. The channel includes a neck and an interior cavity connected to the neck, wherein the neck defines an opening along the length of the channel at the hair extension edge. The interior cavity is configured to receive the weft and the neck is configured to enable penetration of the hair piece through the opening along the length of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Tara Springfield-Thomas
  • Self administrable hair extension system and method
    Patent number: 8794246
    Abstract: A holder for securing a hair extension having a weft and a hair piece extending from the weft, to a wearer's natural hair. The holder includes a length, a transverse profile having a hair extension edge and a securing edge opposingly disposed from the hair extension edge. The holder comprises a channel disposed substantially longitudinally along the entire length of the holder and a plurality of apertures to receive a plurality of attaching means for securing the holder to the wearer's natural hair. The channel includes a neck and an interior cavity connected to the neck, wherein the neck defines an opening along the length of the channel at the hair extension edge. The interior cavity is configured to receive the weft and the neck is configured to enable penetration of the hair piece through the opening along the length of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Inventor: Tara Springfield-Thomas
  • SELF ADMINISTRABLE HAIR EXTENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130048006
    Abstract: A holder for securing a hair extension having a weft and a hair piece extending from the weft, to a wearer's natural hair. The holder includes a length, a transverse profile having a hair extension edge and a securing edge opposingly disposed from the hair extension edge. The holder comprises a channel disposed substantially longitudinally along the entire length of the holder and a plurality of apertures to receive a plurality of attaching means for securing the holder to the wearer's natural hair. The channel includes a neck and an interior cavity connected to the neck, wherein the neck defines an opening along the length of the channel at the hair extension edge. The interior cavity is configured to receive the weft and the neck is configured to enable penetration of the hair piece through the opening along the length of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Tara Springfield-Thomas