Patents on the soles of your shoes...: February 2023

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany & Co perfume bottle

The Tiffany & Co., customizable Rose Gold Eau de Parfum bottle is patented. The US design patent, USD912524, titled Perfume bottle, was awarded on March 9th 2021, to the inventor Malin Ericson, and assigned to Tiffany & Co.

The patent Figure 2, included below, shows a front view of the bottle. Below the patent figure, the marketed bottle can be personalized with initial, symbol, or other sorts of engravings.

The Tiffany & Co., Rose Gold Eau de Parfum was developed by Jérôme Epinette, a renowned French perfumer, now living in New York City. The Tiffany & Co., Rose Gold perfume is a floral fruity perfume for women, with musk and musk mallow base notes.

References

Jérôme Epinette: A working nose. The Perfume Society.

https://perfumesociety.org/jerome-epinette-a-working-nose/

Tiffany & Co.

https://www.tiffany.com/

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany T cutout bracelet

The Tiffany T cutout bracelet was also patented. The Tiffany T cutout bracelet was awarded the US design patent USD800595S, titled Jewelry item. The patent was granted on October 24th 2017, to a group of 5 co-inventors: Francesca Amfitheatrof, Michal Dayan, Nina Martensson, Emily Morrow, and Cary James.

Below, the patent Figure 1, together with an embodiment of the Tiffany T cutout bracelet in silver. Notice that the bracelet hinge and pin are both drawn with broken lines, indicating unclaimed portions of the design invention.

As a reminder, a design patent covers the ornamental aspects of an invention, or what the invention looks like. In contrast, a utility patent covers the way an invention works or how it is produced.

Reference

Tiffany & Co.

https://www.tiffany.com/

Monday, February 20, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany T cutout ring

The Tiffany T cutout ring is also a patented design. The Tiffany T cutout ring was awarded the US design patent USD778199S1, titled Jewelry item. The patent was granted on February 7th 2017, to a group of 5 co-inventors: Francesca Amfitheatrof, Michal Dayan, Nina Martensson, Emily Morrow, and Cary James.

Below, the patent Figure 1, together with an embodiment of the Tiffany T cutout ring in silver. As a reminder, a design patent covers the ornamental aspects of an invention, or what the invention looks like. In contrast, a utility patent covers the way an invention works, or how it is manufactured.

Reference

Tiffany & Co
https://www.tiffany.com/

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany T wire bracelet

The Tiffany T wire bracelet is patented. The US design patent USD784841S, titled Jewelry item, was awarded on April 25th 2017, to a group of three co-inventors: Francesca Amfitheatrof, Michal Dayan and Nina Martensson. Worn standalone, the Tiffany T wire bracelet is sometimes also stacked with the Tiffany T cutout bracelet. When stacked this way, the Ts appear like the “cut out" pieces.

Below, the patent Figure 1, together with two embodiments of the design, designated the medium Tiffany T wire bracelet, one in 18k white gold, the other in 18k yellow gold. As a reminder, a US design patent covers the ornamental aspects of an invention, or how the invention looks. In contrast, a US utility patent covers the way an invention works or is produced, when the invention is a manufacturing process.

Reference
Tiffany & Co.
https://www.tiffany.com/

Monday, February 13, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany T cutout cuff

The Tiffany T Cutout cuff was awarded the US design patent USD787362S1, titled Jewelry cuff. The patent was awarded on May 23^rd 2017, to a group five co-inventors: Francesca Amfitheatrof, Michal Dayan, Nina Martensson, Emily Morrow and Cary James.

Below, the patent Figure 1 shows a front perspective view of the design, together with two embodiments. One embodiment is a wide, yellow gold, hinged bangle, with white enamel T cutout cuffs. The other embodiment is a wide, silver, hinged bangle, with black enamel T cutout cuffs.

Notice that the broken lines of the drawing indicate unclaimed portions of the design, so that it is just the T cutout cuffs that are claimed in this patent. In other words, the patented portions of this design actually correspond only to the T cutout black and white enameled portions of the marketed bangles.

Reference
Tiffany & Co
https://www.tiffany.com/

Friday, February 10, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany T Diamond Square Wrap bracelet & ring

The Tiffany T Diamond Square Wrap bracelet and ring are patented as two embodiments of the same design, in a single US design patent, USD834442S, titled Jewelry item. The patent was granted on Nov. 27th 2018, to a group of six co-inventors: Francesca Amfitheatrof, Jessy Duval, Cary James, Paul Harrison, Rachel Fine, and Young Byun.

The patent Figure 1 depicts a perspective view of the first embodiment of the design. The first embodiment of the design corresponds to the Tiffany T Diamond Square Wrap bracelet. The bracelet has a diamond accent at the base of the T.

The patent Figure 9 depicts a perspective view of the second embodiment of the design. The second embodiment of the design corresponds to the Tiffany T Diamond Square Wrap ring. The ring has a diamond accent on both the arm and stem of the T. The marketed embodiments of the design are both shown in 18K rose gold.

Reference

Tiffany & Co

https://www.tiffany.com/

Monday, February 6, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany True® bracelet

The Tiffany True® bracelet, featuring an alternating “T” pattern, is a patented design. The US design patent, USD928014, titled Jewelry such as a bracelet, was awarded on August 17th 2021, to a group of seven co-inventors: Eva Zuckerman, Young Byun, Seohee Koh, Stephane Krumenacker, Cary James, Nurit Quinters and Rebecca Reich.

Below, the extracted patent Figure 1, showing a perspective view of the bracelet. The patent Figure 1 is shown together with two embodiments of the Tiffany True® bracelet design: a medium Tiffany True® bracelet in yellow gold, and a medium Tiffany True® bracelet in rose gold.

As a reminder, US design patents cover the ornamental aspects of an invention, or what the invention looks like. In contrast, US utility patents cover the way an invention works.

Reference

https://www.tiffany.com/

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Ooh, patents! Tiffany True® rings

The Tiffany True® collection is patented. The US design patent, USD906154S, titled Jewelry such as a ring, was awarded on December 29th 2020, to a group of six co-inventor designers: Eva Zuckerman, Young Byun, Seohee Koh, Stephane Krumenacker, Cary James, Neil Desai.

As a reminder, a US design patent covers the ornamental aspects of an invention, or what the invention looks like. In contrast, US utility patents cover the way an invention works.

Below, the US design patent Figure 5, depicting a left-side view of the invention design, together with two of the marketed embodiments of the invention ring, trademarked Tiffany True®. One of the embodiments of the inventive design is white gold, 8 mm wide. The other embodiment is 18 ct yellow gold, and also 8 mm wide. The ring is designed with intricate links, featuring an alternating “T” pattern.

Reference

Tiffany and Company

https://www.tiffany.com/