Magnetic Connector Patents (Class 63/900)
  • Patent number: 11864899
    Abstract: Device and method for an interactive skin device for monitoring physical parameters of a body of a living thing. The interactive skin device may be positioned in or proximate to the skin of the living thing. The interactive skin device may monitor at least one physical parameter generated by an implanted medical device. The interactive device may include a flexible display layer, a cover layer, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to control operation of the flexible display layer. The interactive skin device may trigger an alert when the at least one monitored physical parameter deviates from a predetermined threshold. The implanted medical device may be electrically connected to the interactive skin device by wireless, wired, optical, or combination electrical circuitry. In one embodiment, one or more ECG acquisition devices implanted into a human provide ECG data to an interactive skin device or external computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: INTERACTIVE SKIN, INC.
    Inventors: Paul R. Juhasz, Emily Tiernan
  • Patent number: 10578241
    Abstract: A closure device for securing an electronic device on a holding device is provide. The closure device includes a first closure part having a first attaching part, a second closure part having a second attaching part and which can be attached to the first closure part in a closing direction, wherein at least one thread is arranged on one of the attaching parts and at least one engaging element is arranged on the other of the attaching parts for running onto the at least one thread when attaching the closure parts to one another, and a magnetic device that acts in a magnetically attracting manner between the first closure part and the second closure part during the attaching process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Fidlock GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Fiedler
  • Patent number: 9003830
    Abstract: A plug earring having a main body. The main body having a front surface, an ear contact peripheral surface, and a friction element. The ear contact peripheral surface is adjacent the front surface. An opening in the front surface providing communication to the friction element for receiving the post of another earring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: Jamie Lynne Colella
  • Patent number: 8991210
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a stud, a first magnet, a retaining portion, and a second magnet. The stud may be configured to have a diameter to pass through an earlobe. The first magnet may (i) be connected near a first end of the stud and (ii) have a first polarity. The retaining portion may (i) be connected to a middle portion of the stud and (ii) be configured to secure the earlobe to the first magnet. The second magnet may (i) be connected near a second end of the stud and (ii) have a similar polarity to said first polarity. The similar polarity may be configured to oppose the first polarity to allow the second magnet to spin in relation to an axis of the stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Cary Stewart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8955356
    Abstract: An interchangeable jewelry device which allows a user to display a variety of decorative elements on a bail member. The device has a middle bail member or coupling member which can be hung on a typical necklace, bracelet, or another item which utilizes a chain or ring. A pair of decorative elements is attached to two bodies and is positioned on opposite sides of the coupling member. A pair of magnets on the first body is attracted to the magnets of the second body which then maintain the position of the decorative elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Jennifer Smith
  • Patent number: 8904821
    Abstract: A jewelry clasp for use with a jewelry band including a base piece having an open passage at one side thereof; an insert piece having an attachment end and an insert end; a first magnetic member disposed at a bottom of the open passage; and a second magnetic member disposed at a free end of the insert end of the insert piece. The insert piece has an insert position in which the insert end is free to extend into and out of the open passage, and a locked position in which the insert piece is secured with the base piece by relative rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Jason DiPietro
  • Patent number: 8875542
    Abstract: The present invention is a jewelry device comprising a base unit which may be affixed to clothing or otherwise adapted to be worn on a person and a front unit which concentrically fits inside base unit and either serves as an enclosure for an ornamented object or itself bears ornamentation. Base unit contains a ring or radial magnet which is of a shape to fit inside the inner perimeter of base unit. Front unit contains a ring or radial magnet which is of a shape to fit around the outside perimeter of front unit. Both front unit and base unit magnets are of a similar circumference allowing magnetic forces to secure front unit to base unit. Front unit, or ornamented objects enclosed by front unit, are interchangeable with other like elements bearing different ornamentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Noah Severs
  • Patent number: 8869555
    Abstract: An article of jewelry with interchangeable ornaments has an elongated support or a strand that has a proximal end that is permanently affixed to a first ring cap and a distal end that is removably affixed to a second ring cap. The second cap has female threads that threadably engage/disengage with a male threaded plug defined on the distal end of the strand to facilitate slidable insertion/removal of ornaments and smart beads. The first ring cap includes a clasp that is attachable to a loop of the second ring cap to define a closed position of the article. The first and second ring caps may include magnets that magnetically attach to each other that define an inbuilt clasp for the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: J.K. Jewelry, Inc.
    Inventor: John Kaupp
  • Patent number: 8833104
    Abstract: Methods of providing jewelry apparatus may include providing a sheet of magnetic material and a receiving portion. The sheet of magnetic material may include a plurality of decorative insert bodies, and the receiving portion may be configured to receive a decorative insert body of the plurality of decorative insert bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Magnet House Jewelry, LLC
    Inventor: Marianne R. Richmond
  • Patent number: 8769780
    Abstract: A device for retaining tails of a shirt in a pair of pants is provided including a first magnetic component, a second magnetic component and a third magnetic component. The first magnetic component is attracted to the second magnetic component and the second magnetic component is attracted to the third magnetic component. A first cord is connected to the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component and a second cord is connected to the second magnetic component and the third magnetic component. A method of using the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Alan Segel
  • Patent number: 8769986
    Abstract: A tesla energy jewelry product includes a pair of substantially circular bangles that may be placed in juxtaposition to each other. Each substantially circular bangle carries either a tag or decorative charm that is suspended from the substantially circular bangle. Each said tag or decorative charm includes a source of magnetic or tesla energy to provide attractive or repelling forces between the respective tag or decorative charm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Jason DiPietro
  • Patent number: 8640266
    Abstract: Magnetic securing device assemblies and methods for securing a garment away from a breast. The magnetic securing device assembly includes a first and second magnetic element. At least one of the first and second magnetic elements is attached to a cord which is used to carry the magnetic securing device assembly as an ornamental piece of jewelry. In use, the magnetic securing device assembly is positioned around a lifted garment of the wearer. The first magnetic element is separated from the second magnetic element attached to the cord. The first magnetic element is then positioned on an opposite side of the garment, and in alignment with the position of the second magnetic element. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are then magnetically fastened to each other so that the garment is securely held away from the breast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Elizabeth Best, Clareanne Best
  • Patent number: 8621887
    Abstract: An earring having a rod member passable through an ear-pierced hole of a wearer, a housing connected to the rod member, and a magnetic member positioned within the housing. The rod member is made of a high-quality non-allergenic material, and a low cost ornament can be attached thereto by the magnetic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventor: Jessica S. Arlow
  • Patent number: 8596090
    Abstract: An interchangeable jewelry insert for detachable attachment to a receptacle is described. The jewelry insert has a body with two ends, the first end has at least one dimension sized to fit within a receiving aperture of the receptacle of the item, the second end has at least one dimension larger than the receiving aperture. The first end of the body has a first magnetic element. The receiving aperture has a second magnetic element. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element provide a repelling force to secure the interchangeable jewelry insert to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Robert D Smith
  • Patent number: 8573003
    Abstract: An article of jewelry with interchangeable ornaments has an elongated support or a strand that has a proximal end that is permanently affixed to a first ring cap mad a distal end that is removably affixed to a second ring cap. The second cap has female threads that threadably engage/disengage with a male threaded plug defined on the distal end of the strand to facilitate slidable insertions/removal of ornaments and smart beads. The first ring cap includes a clasp that is attachable to a loop of the second ring cap to define a closed position of the article. The first and second ring caps may include magnets that magnetically attach to each other that define an inbuilt clasp for the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: J.K. Jewelry, Inc.
    Inventor: John Kaupp
  • Patent number: 8556095
    Abstract: The replacement bottle cap according has a circular lid. An annular skirt extends downward from the lid to provide an opening for receipt of a threaded neck of a bottle. The skirt has internal threads to engage corresponding threads on an external portion of the neck of a bottle. The lid is permeable to a magnetic field. A magnet is located in the cylindrical opening adjacent the lid. A decorative object extends upwardly from the lid. A decorative object is attracted to the magnet so the object is securely held to the lid. The decorative object is detachable from the lid by pulling on the object sufficiently to overcome the force exerted by the magnet on the object. At least a first connector extends from the outside of the skirt for receipt of a mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Sawako Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8474108
    Abstract: A connector with two magnets with like poles facing towards each other. A first magnet of the two magnets is fixedly attached to a support base and female receptacle situated above the same pole of the first magnet. The second magnet is fixedly attached to a male flange adapted for passage through the female receptacle. The male flange and second magnet are further fixedly attached to a length of material which is longer than the female receptacle, such that the male flange remains within the female receptacle in an assembled condition due to a magnetic force pushing each magnet away from the other. Another embodiment includes a method of use, including lining up the male flange into the female receptacle for locking and pushing down and slightly transversely on the male flange to unlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventor: Harald Eisenberger
  • Patent number: 8371141
    Abstract: Jewelry apparatus includes a decorative insert body and a receiving portion that includes an opening for receiving the decorative insert body. For example, the decorative insert body includes magnetic material and the receiving portion includes a rear portion including ferromagnetic material. Further, for example, the decorative insert body includes a front surface having ornamentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Magnet House Jewelry, LLC
    Inventor: Marianne R. Richmond
  • Patent number: 8209824
    Abstract: A magnetic jewelry clasp is described that includes a first body member having a magnet that defines a first magnetically attractive surface. The clasp includes a second body member that has a magnet that defines a second magnetically attractive surface that magnetically connects to the first magnetically attractive surface to define a first locking arrangement of the clasp. The clasp includes a safety catch that has a first protuberance that is adapted to open and close the safety catch. The safety catch includes a second protuberance that fits over the end of the second body member which defines a second locking arrangement of the clasp. The Safety catch is designed so that it will function whether the two bodies are brought together with both right side up or with one up side down. It includes a pair of side panels that prevent misalignment of the first and second body members. There is also disclosed a safety catch with a magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: EF Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Fuhtman
  • Patent number: 8196268
    Abstract: A fastening system for fastening materials together featuring a first magnet for attaching to the first material; a second magnet for attaching to the second material; a slanted aperture disposed on a bottom surface of the first magnet; and a slanted peg protruding from a bottom surface of the second magnet, the slanted aperture is adapted to snugly receive the slanted peg; wherein the first material and second material are fastened together by aligning and sliding the slanted peg into the slanted aperture, wherein magnetic forces keep the first magnet attracted to the second magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Anthony Placeres
  • Patent number: 8127408
    Abstract: Magnetically connected socket joint components comprise one or more paired components so as to form socket joint structures which can form various different articles, such as, for example, articles of jewelry, toys, educational implements, games or amusement devices, instructional aids, eyeglass frames, robotic arms, prosthetic devices, human replacement joints, and the like. The socket joint structures comprise convexly configured male and concavely configured female socket components which may be fabricated from suitable magnetic materials, or alternatively, the convexly configured male socket components may be fabricated from suitable magnetic materials while the concavely configured female socket components may be fabricated from suitable ferromagnetic materials, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: Zachary D. Wiseman
  • Patent number: 8096145
    Abstract: A jewelry element, in particular a precious stone ring, including a magnetic device to cause the jewelry element to float with respect to the jewelry element base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Antonio Corvino
  • Patent number: 7966755
    Abstract: A combination name badge and compass includes a substantially planar substrate having a front surface that has name indicia thereon, and a rear surface and a clutch bar that includes spaced pins. The clutch bar is secured to the rear surface of the planar substrate with the pins extending away from the planar substrate. A magnetic circuit includes a pair of opposite polarity magnets mounted at the substrate. The magnetic circuit further includes a metal arrow that is coupled with the opposite polarity magnets to form the magnetic circuit. When the name badge is floated on a liquid surface the metal indicator points to magnetic north.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Reeves Company, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Reeves
  • Patent number: 7950117
    Abstract: A complementary pair of broken heart shaped urn pendants, each having an access port, magnet, jagged inner surface, curved outer surface, clasp, front vertical wall, and rear vertical wall, and means for removably securing the pair together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventor: Antoine Elhaj
  • Patent number: 7802448
    Abstract: A jewelry assembly incorporating a body portion, the body portion being halved, each half of the body portion including a magnetic fastener half; a strand anchoring pin and socket joint fixedly attached to one of the clasp's halves; a helically threaded void extending into the other of the clasp's halves; a helically threaded lug fitted for threaded engagement with the helically threaded void, and a flexible bead supporting strand spanning between and interconnecting the body portion's halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: H.K.C.J. (Asia) Ltd.
    Inventor: Lok Chan
  • Patent number: 7793518
    Abstract: A clothes gathering clasp (10) is provided that is used for gathering and retaining a portion of a clothing garment. The clasp consists of an outside member (20) having a jewelry decorated external surface (22) and an internal surface (24) containing an imbedded a first magnet (26). A chain (40), or other flexible retainer, is attached onto the outside member on one end and to a jewelry decorated inside member (52) on the other. The inside member contains a second magnet (54) imbedded in its internal surface (52). The clasp functions by placing the outside member on an outer surface of a garment then gathering the material with the chain while placing the inside member opposite the outside member on an inner surface of the clothing garment. The portion of the garment gathered with the chain is then retained by the chain in conjunction with the opposed magnets that magnetically bind each other together through the garment material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventor: Fatin B. Holleman
  • Patent number: 7779517
    Abstract: A decorative clasp closes by magnetic action, and can be worn on the front, i.e. at the throat or beneath the throat. The clasp allows the loop size of the jewelry article to be adjusted to suit the wearer's preferences. A pair of arcuate arms are joined at a pivot member, and close magnetically to form a generally oval shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventor: Harry G. Stewart
  • Patent number: 7770413
    Abstract: Various jewelry devices are provided for use in a pierced body part, such as the naval, and/or with devices implanted in a pierced body part. In one embodiment, a ring-shaped member is provided and it includes a first semi-circular member having first and second terminal ends, and a second semi-circular member having a first portion that is hingedly connected to the first terminal end of the first semi-circular member and a second portion that is fixedly mated to the first portion and that includes a terminal end that is adapted to removably mate to the second terminal end of the first component. The present invention also provides a connector for easily removably mating various jewelry ornaments to a jewelry device that is worn in a pierced body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Inventor: Melissa Tyler
  • Patent number: 7735336
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for jewelry, purses and other accessories is provided. The locking mechanism comprises first and second magnetically attracted surfaces and a collar. The second magnetically attracted surface is adapted for magnetic coupling to the first magnetically attracted surface. The collar is hingeably coupled to either the first or second magnetically attracted surfaces and is operable between an open position and a closed position. When the first and second magnetically attracted surface are magnetically coupled one to the other, and the collar is in the closed position, at least a portion of the collar surrounds a perimeter of the first and second magnetically attracted surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Clara Belle Collections, LLC
    Inventor: Clara R. Williams
  • Patent number: 7712893
    Abstract: The base, on which the main body of a jewel is mounted, and the rear surface magnet are connected to the chain part. By this jewelry article for eyeglasses being mounted on a lens of the pair of eyeglasses, even if the main body of a jewel and the rear surface magnet fall because of their positioning difference on the lens occurred by some contacts to the main body of the jewel, the base and the rear surface magnet are in a state of being hanged down on an eyeglass frame through the chain part joined to the eyeglass frame by the joining part for an eyeglass frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Crossfor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidetaka Dobashi
  • Patent number: 7654112
    Abstract: A jewelry forming article utilizes free magnetic bodies and free deformable chains to form various jewelry objects, such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and the like. The various jewelry objects are formed by magnetically engaging the surfaces of the free magnetic bodies to two or more regions along a length of the deformable free chains, forming one or more loop circumferences along the length of the chains between the engaging regions, where the loop circumference may be increased or decreased by changing the positions of the engaging regions relative to the surfaces of the magnetic bodies to enable a person to secure the article on his or her body in the form of the various jewelry objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Aponwao Design Inc.
    Inventor: Luis G. Pons
  • Patent number: 7654110
    Abstract: A sculpted interconnected split piece of jewelry is connected in a variety of ways through magnets that are placed in recesses where the connection is invisible from the outside; in another embodiment a second connecting means is provided for connecting and stabilizing the piece of jewelry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Inventor: Petra Azar
  • Patent number: 7371472
    Abstract: In a permanent magnet ring (1) formed by arranging a plurality of unit permanent magnets (21a, 21b, 21c . . . ), each of a plurality of the unit permanent magnets (21a, 21b, 21c . . . ) is formed in a circular cylindrical shape having a circular cross section, and a predetermined number of the unit permanent magnets are magnetically attracted each other so as to form a ring shape having a predetermined size, so that it is possible for the user to easily structure the permanent magnet ring (1) having a desired size, and it is possible to attach as many the unit permanent magnets as possible so as to be able to apply proper magnetic force lines to each part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Sagami Chemical Metal Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7334433
    Abstract: A jewelry clasp having a pair of housings at the free ends of a piece of jewelry and are affixed together by magnetic forces. Each housing has a permanent magnet located therein and which magnets are attracted to each other when the housings are brought together. There is a safety catch on one of the housings having a protuberance extending therefrom that enters a slot in the other body. The slot passes entirely through the housing so that the protuberance can enter the slot in a first orientation and in a second orientation where one housing is inverted 180 degrees from the first orientation. The safety catch also includes a nib that aligns with an indentation formed in the slot and the entering of the nib into the indentation can be felt and/or heard by the wearer to provide assurance that the safety catch is in its locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Inventors: Esther C. Fuhrman, Robert J. Fuhrman
  • Patent number: 7096614
    Abstract: A military flat ribbon assembly includes a plurality of discrete military ribbons each including a base panel having a rear surface with one or more pegs extending therefrom. The assembly also includes a blank sheet having a rear surface and front surface with a plurality of apertures positioned thereon. The apertures are dimensioned and positioned so as to receive the pegs on the ribbon base panel. As military ribbons are earned, a user can attach them to a blank and cut any excess portion thereof. Pins on the rear surface of the blank allow it to be quickly and easily fastened to a military uniform. As additional ribbons are earned, the existing ribbons along with the new ribbons are attached to a new blank which is cut and attached to the uniform as described above. The pegs and blank sheet can be magnetized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Inventor: Daniel T. Williams
  • Patent number: 6981391
    Abstract: A connector for accessories, etc, which is mounted on both ends of a long linear member, the connector comprising a male part and a female part, which can fit into and separate from each other, and wherein when the male part is inserted into the female part from a fitting opening, magnetic attraction causes a change in the positional relationship between the male part and the female part with the result that the male part cannot pass through the fitting opening of the female part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Luxcess Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040244419
    Abstract: A connector for accessories, etc. is provided, easy and sure connection of which is made possible even without conventionally conducting, behind a neck, operations of moving a small projection with nails, or engaging a projection of a stopper with a groove. A connector for accessories, etc, which is mounted on both ends of a long linear member such as chain-shaped, braid-shaped, or other members, or the like to be applied with a view to making the linear member annular, the connector comprising a male part and a female part, which can fit into and separate from each other, and wherein when the male part is inserted into the female part from a fitting opening, magnetic attraction causes a change in the positional relationship between the male part and the female part with the result that the male part cannot pass through the fitting opening of the female part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventor: Hideya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6694779
    Abstract: A napkin ring is comprised of a loop with a first magnetic material embedded in a top end. First alignment members are arranged around the first magnetic material. A detachable ornament has a second magnetic material attached to a base thereof for mating with the first magnetic material on the loop. Second alignment members are arranged on the bottom of the ornament around the second magnetic material. The second alignment members are arranged to mate with the first alignment members when the ornament is attached to the loop for maintaining the alignment of the ornament on the loop. A flat surface is provided on a bottom end of the loop for preventing the loop from rolling on a table to position the ornament facing up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Youwanda Deloris Dreger
  • Patent number: 6632168
    Abstract: A magnetic therapeutic device for application to a target pain or injury area under a user's skin includes a plurality of hook-like members for attaching to an inner surface of a user's clothing adjacent the target pain or injury. In an embodiment, the device further comprises a plastic member including a smooth surface for contacting the user's skin adjacent the target pain or injury area, a magnet sandwiched between the hook-like members and the plastic member for generating a magnetic field in the target pain or injury area under the user's skin, and a keeper for placing outside a user's clothing. In an embodiment, the device is held in place by the attractive force of the magnet to pinch the clothing between the magnet and the keeper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Advanced Recording Technologies
    Inventors: Donald L. Roberts, Arthur J. Devine, Larry R. Haase
  • Patent number: 6612130
    Abstract: A necklace has an adjustable loop size so that anyone having a thick or a slender neck can wear a necklace of one size so which is adjustable that it fits the wearer best. A hook formed by bending a material is provided at an end of the string necklace, formed by connecting pearls together with a string. A loop is formed by engaging the hook in a valley portion between any adjacent pearls. By engaging the hook in different valleys, it is possible to change the size of the necklace loop freely, so that it is possible to form a loop of the best size for each wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Rokko Pearl Trading Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Takashi Ito
  • Patent number: 6427486
    Abstract: An articulated band of the invention is formed of a lineal array of metallic elements arranged in a repeating pattern. The elements are separably bonded to one another through magnetic forces acting therebetween. The band is characterized in that it is free of pins and other mechanical structural agents for interconnecting the band elements to one another. The configuration of the elements themselves is such that each has at least two surfaces, and such that these surfaces include one which is curved or arcuate. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the elements include cylinders and discs which are of the same diameters. The cylinders and discs are so arranged that their axes are parallel to one another. In a closed loop configuration, the band exhibits aesthetic design features and finds use as a bracelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventor: Benjamin B. Yellen
  • Patent number: 6233971
    Abstract: A jewelry piece 10 includes a light transparent, ornamental element 20 and a light emitting diode 16 positioned near the ornamental element. A battery case 12 has a side wall 12b having a threaded opening 29 therein providing access to a battery being held within the battery case. A mechanical clasp 14 has an outwardly projecting threaded element 14b adapted to be received in the threaded opening 29. There is a first conductive wire 26 having one end connected to one terminal of the battery and another end connected to the diode 16 and a second conductive wire 30 having one end connected to the light source and another end having a clasp 14. The clasp 14, when partially inserted into the opening 29, completes a loop but does not contact the other terminal of the battery, preventing the diode 16 from being energized. When completely inserted into the opening 29, the clasp 14 makes contact with the other terminal of battery to energize the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Calypso Worldwide Marketing, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen K. Ohlund