Matchmaking jewelry and method

• US 20070250333A1
• Filed: 04/20/2006
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph Deluca
• Original Assignee: Joseph Deluca
• Inventors: DeLuca, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 7,814,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/319
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A matchmaking ring and method of communicating personal status to another person is provided. The matchmaking ring of the present invention includes means for identifying personal characteristics of the ring wearer. The matchmaking ring further includes means for identifying desired personal characteristics of a potential partner of the ring wearer. When one matchmaking ring is compared or abutted to another matchmaking ring, the engagement or non-engagement between the two rings determines if two people are compatible. Further, the ring itself acts as an indicator to other people that the ring wearer may be a potential partner. Thus, the invention provides a method of wearing the matchmaking ring and identifying others that are wearing a similar matchmaking ring as a potential partner. The ring may be worn as a wedding ring to stave off unwanted advances from individuals who do not know of the ring'"'"'s significance.

Claims

1. A method of identifying and communicating with a potential partner, comprising the steps of:

wearing a first matchmaking ring; and

identifying a person as the potential partner by identifying a ring that the person is wearing as being a second matchmaking ring.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

comparing the first matchmaking ring with the second matchmaking ring; and

determining compatibility with the person when the step of comparing results in a match between the first matchmaking ring and the second matchmaking ring.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the first and second matchmaking rings includes first means for identifying personal characteristics of individual ring wearers, and each of the first and second matchmaking rings includes second means for identifying desired personal characteristics of a potential partner, and wherein the step of comparing includes the step of abutting the first ring with the second ring.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of comparing includes the step of attempting to engage the first matchmaking ring with the second matchmaking ring.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of wearing the first matchmaking ring comprises the step of wearing the first matchmaking ring on a ring finger of a left hand.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of customizing the first matchmaking ring to include first means for identifying personal characteristics of the ring wearer and second means for identifying desired personal characteristics of the potential partner.

7. A system for use in determining compatibility between a first one of a plurality of people and a second one of the plurality of people, comprising a plurality of ring members, each ring member including first means for identifying at least one personal characteristic of a ring wearer and a second means for identifying at least one personal characteristic desired by the ring wearer of a potential partner, and wherein compatibility is indicated when at least the first means of a first ring member is abutted with at least the second means of a second ring member, and wherein compatibility is not indicated when at least the first means of the first ring member cannot be abutted with at least the second means of the second ring member.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first means of the first ring member is adapted to slide into the second means of the second ring member to indicate that two people are compatible.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the first means of the first ring member is adapted to be prevented from sliding into the second means of the second ring member to indicate that two people are incompatible.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the first means includes at least one radially inward extending protrusion that extends axially from a first end toward a second end of the ring member, and wherein the second means includes at least one radially outward extending protrusion that extends axially from the second end toward the first end.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein each ring member includes a substantially planar outer surface, and wherein the first means includes at least one indentation in the substantially planar outer surface and wherein the second means includes at least one protrusion extending from the substantially planar outer surface.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein each ring member includes a first substantially planar surface and a second substantially planar surface, wherein the first means includes at least one indentation in the first substantially planar surface and the second means includes at least one protrusion extending from the second substantially planar surface.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a correspondence between a first location of the at least one protrusion of the second substantially planar surface of a first ring member and a second location of the at least one indentation in the first substantially planar surface of a second ring member indicates that two people are compatible.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein a lack of correspondence between a first location of the at least one protrusion of the second substantially planar surface of a first ring member and a second location of the at least one indentation in the first substantially planar surface of a second ring member indicates that two people are incompatible.

15. A matchmaking device for use when determining personal compatibility with another person having a similar matchmaking device, the match-making device comprising a ring member having a first means for indicating at least one personal characteristic of a ring wearer and a second means for indicating at least one desired personal characteristic of a potential partner of the ring wearer.

16. The matchmaking device of claim 15, wherein the first means includes at least one radially inward extending protrusion that extends axially from a first end of the ring member toward a second end only partly the axial length of the ring member, and the second means includes at least one radially outward extending protrusion that extends axially from the second end toward the first end only partly the axial length of the ring.

17. The matchmaking device of claim 15, wherein the first means includes one of at least one indentation or at least one protrusion on an outer surface of the ring member and wherein the second means includes the other of the at least one protrusion and the at least one indentation.

18. The matchmaking device of claim 15, wherein the ring member includes a first substantially planar surface and a second substantially planar surface, wherein the first means includes at least one indentation in the first substantially planar surface and the second means includes at least one protrusion extending from the second substantially planar surface.

19. The matchmaking device of claim 15, wherein the ring member includes a substantially planar surface, and wherein the first means and the second means are included on the substantially planar surface.

20. The matchmaking device of claim 15, further comprising a means for aligning the first means in a proper orientation to determine personal compatibility.