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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132327 | Method for manufacturing a jewelry item enabling a jeweled bearing to be held and immobilized A manufacturing device enabling jeweled bearings to be maintained, locked and immobilized on fishing line thread. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7891095 | Method of producing jewelry and other precious metal products with complex geometries The present invention relates to a novel method of producing in one and the same operation precious hallmarked precious metal products. The method is particularly suited for production of such precious metal products, i.e. jewelry and objets d'art, which have comple... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7594330 | Rosary and method for making same Disclosed herein is a method for making an item of jewelry. The method includes the steps of providing a chain comprising a plurality of links; providing at least one bead having an opening defined therethrough; providing a press having a support member, a hammer, a... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7526864 | Method of fitting a ring A method of fitting a ring includes providing an elongate flexible member. The flexible member is formed into a plurality of loops so that a cylinder is defined. Each of the loops has a substantially equal diameter. The loops abut each other. A ring is positioned on... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520058 | Method for enlarging a ring A method of enlarging a ring. A ring to be enlarged is severed, preferably with an end mill, and then expanded. The end mill will preferably cut a circular section from the ring, so that the ends of the now severed ring are concave. A plurality of preformed bars are... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7409763 | Jewelry bead and method of stringing same A jewelry article includes an elongated support and a multiplicity of beads strung along the support. At least one of the beads constitutes a locking bead consisting of a substantially closed hollow shell with a pair of aligned holes sized to slideably receive the s... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7340878 | Method of forming of jewelry with multiple links A method of forming a jewelry product includes forming an initial partially formed chain having a plurality of portions which are displaceable relative to one another, and a strand of wire that retains the portions together but does not limit their displacement. The... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318281 | Stamped hollow ring design A hollow ring design which may be formed by stamping a shank and stamping a top piece is provided. The shank is formed with a comfort fit, such as a convex configuration, along its inside surface and with a non-planar recess, such as a concave, rectangular or square... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318280 | Methods for displaying decorative ornaments Arrangements and methods for connecting and mounting decorative ornaments, for example, beads, crystals, or gems, are disclosed. The arrangements and methods are particularly useful in mounting ornaments in decorative fixtures, such as chandeliers. In one aspect, an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7178363 | Illuminated and fragrance-releasing jewelry device An attractive, decoratively interesting, wearable, light weight jewelry device having illumination and fragrance-emitting features. The preferred form is a brooch having one or more LEDs connected to an electric circuit fed by a micro-battery for a wide range of ill... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7124484 | Method of mounting precious stones A method of mounting precious stones in an article of jewelry, typically an earring, which includes the steps of punching a recess in the article of jewelry which is hollow, positioning the stone in the recess, and heading over the edge of the recess to retain the s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7051414 | Method of retaining components strung on a bead wire The method of easily and securely retaining components strung on a bead line by placing a portion of the bead line between coil members of a tension spring comprises applying torque action to leverable members of the tension coil between the thumb and index finger o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032314 | Methods of making tungsten carbide-based annular jewelry rings Wear resistant jewelry apparatus and methods of making the same wherein articles of jewelry are made from sinterable metal and/or ceramic powder materials compressed into a predetermined configuration and then sintered to form a blank from which a jewelry item may b... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025110 | Method and apparatus for setting odd-shaped precious stones A piece of jewelry such a pendant is first cast in wax to provide a wax replica thereof. A gemstone is heated above the melting temperature of the wax replica and is pressed therein. Alternatively, the gemstone is positioned on the surface of the wax replica and pre... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6941628 | Bead-forming tool The invention comprises tools for forming beads on one or more filaments using a malleable material for the bead. The tools exert bead-forming forces radially inward toward the filament and axially along the filament toward the center of the bead. The tools comprise... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6739052 | Method of making striped metal beads A jewelry bead has a rigid hollow body with an exterior wall of a first metal and a covering of a second metal whose color is different from that of the first metal. The covering overlies one or more selected areas of the wall so as to define an all-metal substantia... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6615491 | Ion processed stylish ornament An ornament is provided that is useful in causing negative ions to be generated from the surface, thereby improving the immunity strength, improving psychological stability and bodily functions, improving the discharge of egesta and the function of the re... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6594901 | Metal ornamentation technique The present invention discloses novel methods for producing raised and sculpted ornamentation or designs on metal, including metal pieces such as jewelry. Also disclosed are pieces of metal, including jewelry, produced by using the disclosed methods.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6536112 | Process for making jewelry incorporating a microchip The present invention relates to a process for making a decorative device to be incorporated in jewelry or other objects that will likely be worn or carried by a person. The invention generally comprises the steps of removing a computer chip from a person... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6477861 | Beaded ornament and arrangement for and method of making same An ornament such as a bracelet, necklace or like jewelry is made by turning one bight end portion of a closed loop on which beads have been threaded relative to an opposite bight end portion. The beads are held in a fixed relation by twisted rail portions... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6381984 | Scented jewelry A rechargeable article of jewelry dispenses perfumed vapors and has a chamber formed from housing members. The housing members are made of a material which contains the perfumed vapors in the chamber and allows for releasing them into the atmosphere. A nu... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6376104 | Production of gold decorative items A process of producing a gold decorative item, including, sequentially producing an alloy of gold, silver, copper and zinc, forming the gold alloy into a specific shape according to the design of the decorative item and polishing the surface of the decora... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6253798 | Transparent jewelry wire bender A wire bending jig which has a plurality of apertures extending into the top face of the jig but stopping short of the opposite or bottom face. A plurality of pegs are placed into selected apertures to define a pattern for bending wire around the pegs int... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6249942 | Making items of jewelry and apparatus therefor A method and device for forming hinges between components of jewelry with the components having a tongue and a pin. A jig with a curved surface supports the two components while a die is moved into engagement with the tongue and pin to force them against ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6003228 | Method for making a decorative or jewelry item The invention is a method for making a reverse intaglio decorative or jewelry item and the product made by the method. Any suitable graphical image is scanned into digital memory. The image is changed from two-dimensional to three-dimensional by adding co... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5966811 | Twist `N` curl A method of using a wire twisting tool for making jewelry, in which a T-shaped tool having a handle is attached to a shaft. The handle has an aperture for receiving the end of a wire and the handle is used to twist the wire about the shaft to form a curle... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5896663 | Process for making jewelry utilizing a soft photopolymer The instant invention contemplates a process for manufacturing jewelry including the steps of: (a) creating a photographic negative from a computer-generated image; (b) exposing the back side of a polyester backed soft photopolymerizable resin sheet to ul... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5887448 | Toy jewelry kit with assembly work stations A toy kit includes a ring base, a ring gem and/or a ring dome, and preferably a plurality of each component. A first work station for assembling a toy ring base with either a toy ring gem or a toy ring dome includes a base and an upright support structure... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5878788 | Wire bending jig for jewelry manufacture A wire bending jig adapted for jewelry manufacture having one or more arrays of holes for receiving bending pins. The jig has means to hold the tare end of the wire stock, freeing the hands for the work of bending wire. The bending jig may be held in one ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5826504 | Method of making a precious metal pendant resembling a license plate and a product by that process The instant invention provides a process and a product made by the process. The first step of the process includes: providing a press having at least one die which forms the negative image of one face of a license plate of sufficiently small size to be us... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5722166 | Process for manufacturing a shaped part consisting of different materials In the manufacture of a shaped part, which consists of different materials and includes a support body and a cover, which covers the support body at least in part, economical and rational production can be achieved in which the following process steps are... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5609289 | Method of making square jewelry beads An article of gold jewelry of hollow construction is lightweight and constructed and arranged for being secured to and slidably movable with respect to a chain or the like. The article has two interfitting pieces of identical construction which are assemb... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5594989 | Process for making jewelry utilizing a hard photopolymer The instant invention contemplates a process for manufacturing jewelry including the steps of: (a) creating a photographic negative from a computer-generated image; (b) masking the negative over a photopolymerizable resin backed by a rigid substrate; (c) ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5586390 | Method of making jewelry articles A method of manufacturing articles of jewelry such as bracelets of curved planar configuration which permits substantial savings of precious metal materials. The method includes the use of a corresponding punch and die set to form the material from planar... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5578383 | Precious-metal material for articles of jewelry and a method of manufacturing them A precious-metal material for articles of jewelry and having low specific weight, high resistance to corrosion, in spite of a low content of precious metals, and free from toxic constituents which consists of 33 to 99 wt. % precious metal powder, 1 to 67 ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5475910 | Jewel setting method A jewel setting method comprising the steps of: making a hole in an elastic object; forming overhangs around the top circumference of the hole; and press-fitting a jewel into the hole by causing the overhangs to be yieldingly withdrawn, allowing the girdl... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5351378 | Method for automatic manufacturing of jewelry and ornaments A method for the automatic manufacture of jewelry and ornaments comprising six steps. The characteristic of this disclosure is the introduction of laser paper and print transfer which simplifies the manufacturing process and facilitates for automatic mass... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5208957 | Process of encapsulating cremation ashes within a jewelry container An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved jewelry container for cremation ashes which includes a minor container for filling with cremation ashes having a minor opening and a minor container cap for temporarily and permanently hermetically seal... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5032437 | Jewelry and methods for making jewelry and other decorative devices Jewelry products and other decorative devices are made by rolling a piece of paper into a cylinder and cutting and bending the cylinder into a ladder having two round columns separated by a plurality of spaced, substantially transverse steps. The steps of... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4508156 | Personalized items and process for making them A metal charm has the impression of the biting edges of teeth formed in it. It may also be formed in a rubber stamp.... | 04/02/1985 |
