Patents by Inventor Vivienne J. Mackinder

Vivienne J. Mackinder 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: 7806124
    Abstract: A heatable hair curler includes an elongate casing, an interior cavity, and a heat absorbent material. The elongate casing is made of a flexible material and has an axial length of at least about 7.5 inches and a width of at least about 1.25 inches. The casing has opposite first and second ends that are attachable to each other. The interior cavity is located between the first and second ends and is separated from the first and second ends by first and second seams, respectively. The heat absorbent material substantially fills the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Inventor: Vivienne J. Mackinder
  • Patent number: 7287533
    Abstract: A heatable hair curling device includes a plurality of hair curlers for winding up human hair and a thermally insulating carrier for retaining the curlers and insulating the curlers from heat loss prior to individual curler use. Each curler includes an elongate casing of flexible material having opposite first and second ends attachable to each other, a body, and an axial length. A heat absorbent material is contained within the body of each curler. The thermally insulating carrier has a length and includes an interior and an exterior piece of flexible heat-safe material. The interior piece of flexible heat-safe material is attached to the exterior piece of flexible heat-safe material. A center strap is disposed along the length of the interior piece the carrier and includes a lower and an upper piece of flexible heat-safe material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventor: Vivienne J. Mackinder
  • Patent number: D503017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Inventor: Vivienne J. Mackinder
  • Patent number: D490186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Inventor: Vivienne J. Mackinder