ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,123, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to John E. Dorsey (Whittier, Calif.).
"Reversible hairclip" was invented by John E. Dorsey (Whittier, Calif.), James E. Grimes (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Rebecca G. Inducil-Ingraham (Upland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various reversible hairclips are disclosed. The reversible hairclip can include a band a curved pin. The band can comprise a first end and a second end. The reversible hairclip can comprise a knob, a tip end, and a slot between the knob and the tip end. The tip end can comprise a plurality of notches along first and second elongate sides of the curved pin that are configured ...