Patents by Inventor Wilise Zephyr

Wilise Zephyr 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: 8881742
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a hair clip pocket that includes a first hair clip pocket panel located on a first side of the hair clip pocket, a second hair clip pocket panel located on a second, opposing side of the hair clip pocket, the second hair clip pocket panel including at least one slit, and an opening located between the first hair clip pocket panel and the second hair clip pocket panel. The hair clip pocket is configured such that a hair clip is selectively insertable into the opening through the at least one slit such that a portion of the hair clip is constrained by the hair clip pocket, and a portion of the hair clip extends outside the hair clip pocket through the at least one slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jose A. Zephyr, Marie L. Zephyr, Wilise Zephyr
  • Publication number: 20140196739
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a hair clip pocket that includes a first hair clip pocket panel located on a first side of the hair clip pocket, a second hair clip pocket panel located on a second, opposing side of the hair clip pocket, the second hair clip pocket panel including at least one slit, and an opening located between the first hair clip pocket panel and the second hair clip pocket panel. The hair clip pocket is configured such that a hair clip is selectively insertable into the opening through the at least one slit such that a portion of the hair clip is constrained by the hair clip pocket, and a portion of the hair clip extends outside the hair clip pocket through the at least one slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Jose A. Zephyr, Marie L. Zephyr, Wilise Zephyr
  • Patent number: 7861729
    Abstract: A hair piece to be attached to the head of a user, the hair piece having a cloth-based foundation having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge and a right edge, with the foundation including a middle slit provided at about the center of the foundation, a bottom slit provided adjacent the bottom edge, a first set of side slits provided along the left edge, a second set of side slits provided along the right edge, a first set of rubber bands provided along the left edge, a second set of rubber bands provided along the right edge, a third set of rubber bands provided along the top edge, a fourth set of rubber bands provided along the bottom edge, a fifth set of rubber bands provided about the middle slit, and a plurality of wefts of hair attached to the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Inventors: Wilise Zephyr, Jose A. Zephyr, Marie L. Zephyr
  • Publication number: 20090235948
    Abstract: A hair piece to be attached to the head of a user, the hair piece having a cloth-based foundation having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge and a right edge, with the foundation including a middle slit provided at about the center of the foundation, a bottom slit provided adjacent the bottom edge, a first set of side slits provided along the left edge, a second set of side slits provided along the right edge, a first set of rubber bands provided along the left edge, a second set of rubber bands provided along the right edge, a third set of rubber bands provided along the top edge, a fourth set of rubber bands provided along the bottom edge, a fifth set of rubber bands provided about the middle slit, and a plurality of wefts of hair attached to the foundation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Wilise Zephyr, Jose A. Zephyr, Marie L. Zephyr
  • Patent number: D732742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jose A. Zephyr, Marie L. Zephyr, Wilise Zephyr