Inventor of Topsy Tail
Entrepreneur
About This Innovation
1989 launched her blockbuster hair accessory, the Topsy Tail; also invented the Bowrette (1994), a barrette that turns scarves and ribbons into hair ornaments, and the Halo Hat, a collapsible rain-and-sun hat; 2000 founded Her Room an online lingerie business; 2002 founded HisRoom an online men's underwear company; 1991 established the Topsy Tail Corporation; 1998 established the e-commerce retail start-up The Andra Group; 2012 launched the exclusive Universal Cup Sizing™ System (UCS®) – a specialized tool to help women find their correct bra size across every brand available on HerRoom;
The Invention
Virtual showroom system & method; Adjustable strap; Garment adjustment feature; Virtual showroom method; Hair styling tool; Collapsible hat for maintaining a wearers hairstyle with structure to reduce wrinkling; Hat; Hat for maintaining a wearers hairstyle; Apparatus & method for producing electrical stimulation in response to an audio signal; Combination hair clasp & ornament holder; Interchangeable decorative ornament & method; Hair arranging device; Interchangeable decorative ornament; Hair pin for use in connection with a hair styling tool; Hair pin for a hair styling tool
Key Information
Category:
Entrepreneur
Completion Status:
yes
Patent Number:
8078498; 11950639; 11484069; D865321; 10032215; 7346543; 7149710; 412218; 5857219; D399992; 5822797; 5800503; D387486; 5657490; 5634479; D372573; 5524651; 5441061; D353017; 5355698; 5345956; 5251650; 5036870
Co-Inventor:
Ceri Reynolds-Stone; Roland W. Gooch; Gina M. Jordan; Tracie L. Eakin; Andrea G. Young
Patent Information
Patent Number: 8078498; 11950639; 11484069; D865321; 10032215; 7346543; 7149710; 412218; 5857219; D399992; 5822797; 5800503; D387486; 5657490; 5634479; D372573; 5524651; 5441061; D353017; 5355698; 5345956; 5251650; 5036870
Technical Specifications
Virtual showroom system & method; Adjustable strap; Garment adjustment feature; Virtual showroom method; Hair styling tool; Collapsible hat for maintaining a wearers hairstyle with structure to reduce wrinkling; Hat; Hat for maintaining a wearers hairstyle; Apparatus & method for producing electrical stimulation in response to an audio signal; Combination hair clasp & ornament holder; Interchangeable decorative ornament & method; Hair arranging device; Interchangeable decorative ornament; Hair pin for use in connection with a hair styling tool; Hair pin for a hair styling tool
Collaboration
Co-Inventor: Ceri Reynolds-Stone; Roland W. Gooch; Gina M. Jordan; Tracie L. Eakin; Andrea G. Young