Did You Know...
...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110297179 | HAIR CLIP A hair clip includes a main body provided with plural holes, which can be respectively inserted by a small bunch of hair so that a user is able to make a great diversity of hair styles, advancing practicality a lot.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290272 | Fresh flower holder for hair Fresh flower holder for hair clip that will supply water to the stem of flower(s). The clip, barrette or other hair accessory will have the plurality of decorative elements such as beads, stones, gemstones, figurines, characters and materials to match hair types and col... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110043755 | WEIGHTING GARMENTS AND ORTHOTICS FOR IMPROVING BALANCE Weighting garment and orthotics are provided for improving balance. In particular, adjustable balance evaluation systems are used to determine placement of a weight to improve a subject's balance. These evaluation systems may be used to create customized garments for en... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041868 | HAIR PIN The hair pin is characterized in that an extended protrusion piece with a certain width is formed along both the edge sides of a hair pin body, and the extended protrusion piece is rolled inwardly for thereby forming reinforced parts, and a cut-away groove part or a con... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110023906 | ELASTIC HAIR CLIP An elastic hair clip includes a clip frame composed of a first clip frame and a second clip frame, and a joint member. The first and the second clip frame have one end forming a jointed end and another end forming an open end. A clipping strip is disposed between the fi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100277944 | Interchangeable attachments for accessories An interchangeable attachment modifies the look and feel of an article, such as a hair accessory (head bands, barrettes), hand bag and clutch, belt, and cap. The article comprises a proximal end, distal end and a central section having at least one connection means appo... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100175710 | HAIR CLIP A hair clip includes first and second coupling members. An engaging member and a guide member are provided on an inner face of the second clamping member. A spacing between the guide member and the first section of the engaging member is equal to a width of a coupling p... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100051046 | Hair retention system An improved hair retention system for more securely retaining hair while reducing breakage. A barrette is adhesively secured along one surface to a soft flexible material. The material is also secured to the opposite side of the head and the exterior bodies of the barre... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100012140 | Hair Volumizing Device A hair volumizing device for creating the appearance of added volume to the user's hair and which is worn under a section of the hair so it cannot be seen by others. The hair volumizing device of the present invention provides a “bump” in the hair that is a desired ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090288673 | Hair Accessory A hair accessory that assists a user in styling the user's hair in popular “updo” styles. The hair accessory can be used to give the hair height and volume in a variety of locations of the user's head, providing the same effect as teasing the hair. The hair accessor... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090255550 | Hair barrette changeable inside out A hair barrette includes a barrette member having a number of bars secured together for forming a zigzag structure, for example, two adjacent bars are secured together at one end for forming a V-shaped structure, and the other two adjacent bars are secured together at t... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090223535 | Plate For Making Dressed Up Hair This invention provides a plate which helps to dress up hair relatively easily and maintain the shape for long hours by attaching both comb parts and arms to hold a hair clasp to a hair plate. Apart from above basic features, this product h... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090090378 | HEAD BAND WITH SECURING DEVICE A head band includes an elongate body and a securing device. The body is configured to be placed on and generally conform to the contour of a user's head. The securing device extends between attachment portions of the body so that the securing device and the body cooper... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090379 | LOCKING CLIP A hair clip has a first jaw and a second jaw, mutually pivotable about a hinge having a longitudinal axis, to pivot between an open position and a closed position. Each jaw respectively includes a jaw body provided with a series of teeth, and further includes resilient ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20080156343 | Barrette with elastomeric spring member A hair retaining clip includes an upper clip portion, and a lower clip portion joined to the upper clip portion via a hinge. At least one of the upper clip portion and the lower clip portion comprises a soft durometer elastomeric member.... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080156344 | Hair retaining clip with resilient gripping member A hair retaining clip includes clip members that are pivotally connected to one another and movable between a generally open configuration and a generally closed configuration. A hair gripping component is fixedly attached to one of the clip members and is made from a r... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080142035 | Hair barrette A hair barrette includes a decorative outer member, a basic member secured onto the outer member and having a recess formed in one side and defined by an inner peripheral shoulder, an anti-slip member made of a resilient material having a high coefficient of friction an... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080023022 | Hair Clip with Friction Member A hair retaining clip includes a base, a locking arm, a hinge, and a locking mechanism. The base includes a first end, a second end and a first elongate section that is resiliently movable relative to the base. The locking arm includes a first end, a second end, and a s... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080023021 | Hair Clip with Friction Member A hair retaining clip includes a base, a locking arm, a hinge, and a locking mechanism. The base includes a first end, a second end and a first elongate section that is resiliently movable relative to the base. The locking arm includes a first end, a second end, and a s... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070256701 | Barrette with suede, ultra suede or leather non-slip feature ‘French-style’ hair barrettes typically require a two-piece frame and tension bar to create the necessary tension to hold the barrette in place when closed around hair. Attempting to hold such barrette in place in hair requires the barrette to be constructed out of ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070163616 | Barrette A barrette includes an arched base member, an upper clamping member, which has one end pivoted to one end of the base member and a longitudinal rail at one side, and a lower clamping member, which has a first end pivoted to the base member adjacent to the pivot joint be... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070079846 | Lightweight decorative barrette A barrette having a decorative attachment affixed along the arching outer surface of the top support member of a barrette base, and the folded ends of the attachment are tucked and attached beneath the ends of the top support member. The decorative attachment is affixed... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070062553 | Hair barrette A hair barrette includes a decorative outer member, a basic member secured onto the outer member, a tubular sleeve member attached onto the basic member and made of a resilient material having a high coefficient of friction, and a clamping arm having one end pivotally a... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060266377 | Hair slide A hair slide includes a decorative plate, a clamping plate having a first end pivotally mounted on a first end of the decorative plate and a second end snapped onto a second end of the decorative plate, an elastic plate secured on the decorative plate and located betwee... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060162738 | Hair clip with friction member A hair retaining clip includes a base, a locking arm, a hinge, and a locking mechanism. The base includes a first end, a second end and a first elongate section that is resiliently movable relative to the base. The locking arm includes a first end, a second end, and a s... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060096609 | Multi-clip for attaching an artificial hair piece to a person's natural hair An apparatus for removably affixing an artificial hair piece to a wearer's hair includes a first member. A second member is connected to the first member. The second member and the first member form a first space for removably affixing an artificial hair piece. A third ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20050193527 | FASTENING SYSTEM A fastening system includes a straight pin having a cap end, a shank and a pointed end; a planar border having a base and two integrally formed substantially parallel planar flexible peripheral legs of like length, distal ends of each of the legs having apertures propor... | 09/08/2005 |
