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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146605 | Hair styling iron and attachment with interchangeable combs The quickness, relative effortlessness, and convenience associate with the an improved attachment for a hair styling iron or an improved hair styling iron, either one featuring interchangeable comb bristles assemblies located adjacent to and extended outwardly and p... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7341064 | Toothed heated hair styling device and method of manufacture A hair styling apparatus includes a pair of mating surfaces which engage one another and a handle which guides them into engagement at the manual control of a user. Hair to be styled is placed between the engaged surfaces. A plurality of pins extend from one of the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7234419 | Animal grooming aid A pet grooming aid comprises a flexible, elongate handle coupled to a head bearing rigid tines adapted to reach through a pet's fur to its skin. The handle includes a reservoir for treatment fluids, the reservoir being coupled through a gate valve to a manifold with... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7202446 | Electric shaver with vibrating head A hair cutting apparatus comprising: an elongate element (260) heated to a temperature capable of cutting hair; a vibrating structure (200), on which said elongate element (260) is mounted; and a housing (106) in which the vibrating struc... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188442 | Ironing device A handheld iron for pressing or creasing an article of fabric without the use of an ironing board. The handheld iron having a housing, a platform, and an actuator for displacing the platform with respect to the housing. The housing further includes a heating surface... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7096598 | Hair styling brush with reverse air flow A hair styling brush with reverse airflow. The preferred styling brush has a contoured, bristled body for holding locks of hair in a curved or curled position. The body is perforated, and a blower in the brush draws air in through the perforations across the damp ha... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082949 | Heating hair curler A heating hair curler comprising a handle with at least one clamp and at least one push button and a heating unit for setting locks of hair, in which the heating unit has a relief in the form of a worm screw, called a fixed spiral profile, fixed to the heating unit,... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6997889 | Electric massage comb The electric massage comb is a handheld electrical tool that can be used to thoroughly scratch the scalp area or to provide a soothing massage for the scalp. This device would feature a tool similar in shape to a curling iron with rows of massaging bumps on the top ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994733 | Electrochemical method and system for dyeing and highlighting hair A method for electrochemically dyeing, highlighting or tinting hair is provided which includes first applying to the hair an oxidative dye precursor mixture containing a primary intermediate having a standard Redox potential that is less than about 1V. This precurso... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955176 | Device and method for applying hair dye to hair A device and a method for applying hair dye to hair. The device comprises a housing, a reservoir for said hair dye, at least one opening for said hair dye to pass through, and means for moving the hair dye from said reservoir to the hair via said at least one openin... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945255 | Hair roller with a ceramic coating A hair care appliance has a body with an outer layer, and a first end and a second end connected to the body. The first end and the second end are for grasping the hair care appliance. The hair care appliance also has an adhesive layer on the outer layer of the body... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941955 | Hair iron device A hair iron device having a hair iron main body, which holds hair with a first iron and a second iron oscillating to open and close, in order to set the hair. Plural small protruding portions having a pyramid shape are disposed on corresponding faces, and mutually c... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935047 | Hair styling attachment A hair styling attachment including a main housing and at least a pair of hair treating members, the hair treating member includes at least a thermally conductive hair treating surface, the pair of hair treating members being adjacently disposed with the correspondi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920886 | Multi-function hair styling iron A hair styling iron includes a body with a handle end configured for being gripped by a user, and a styling end opposite the handle end. The styling end includes a first leg and a second leg, each leg having at least one heated surface. The handle end is configured ... | 07/26/2005 |
| RE38713 | Heated hair styling system A hair styling apparatus includes a pair of mating surfaces which engage one another and a handle which guides them into engagement at the manual control of a user. Hair to be styled is placed between the engaged surfaces. A plurality of comb-like pins extend from o... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6494216 | Castanet type hair iron A hair iron comprises a pair of holding members having a heating surface and/or a pressing surface oppositionally on their interior surfaces being joined so that they can be flexibly opened and closed via a joint member at their ends. Furthermore, a slip ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6363215 | Hot air and light emitting curling brush A hair curling brush comprises a convection heater and a barrel which encloses a halogen heating bulb. The barrel comprises a tube having both a plurality of bristles and a plurality of holes adjacent to the bristles. The heating bulb emits both visible l... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6119702 | Heated hair styling system A hair styling apparatus includes a pair of mating surfaces which engage one another and a handle which guides them into engagement at the manual control of a user. Hair to be styled is placed between the engaged surfaces. A plurality of comb-like pins ex... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6053180 | UV comb The present invention provides an UV light-emitting source in or adjacent to the styling portion of a hair and/or animal fur care or styling appliance. The present invention incorporates an UV light emitting source into the hair styling appliance so that ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6043457 | Body hair treating implement A body hair treating implement includes a pair of opposed and spaced comb tooth plates and an electrical heating element which is provided between the comb tooth plates and is brought into contact with body hair combed by the comb teeth of the comb tooth ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5881739 | Hair crimper A heatable hair crimper has a hollow handle and a comb formed of metallic prongs in rows and columns. Alternate rows are mounted to a metal base plate heated by a pad. When a plunger is squeezed the plate is moved so that hair extending across the comb in... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5832939 | Hair waving appliance An improved hair waving appliance is disclosed. The disclosed hair waving, appliance includes a pair of W-shaped arms that pivot in relation to one another in a scissors motion. One disclosed W-shaped arm comprises a center raised heater prong bounded by ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5799671 | Curly hair curling iron A curly hair curing iron having a jerking portion which does not exert a severing action on the hair and a stretching portion for making the hair straight. The iron is a scissors type iron having a rod housing with heaters therein. The inlet side constitu... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5743278 | Method of and tool for hair treatment The invention concerns a hair treatment method using a hair treatment liquid having been electrolytically treated by passing current through hair. The hair treatment method features applying a hair treatment liquid to hair and electrolytically treating th... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738121 | Hair styling brush A hair styling brush (1) for use in combination with a hot air source (12-14), comprising an elongate hollow body (2) with a row of hollow teeth (3), which extend substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (4) of the hollow body, the interior ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5673710 | Appliance for treating hair The invention is directed to an appliance for treating hair (1), which is comprised of a handle section (2) and a heatable hair treatment section (3). The section (3) possesses an approximately tubular bristle mounting member (4) which is assembled from t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5638608 | Method for styling/drying hair for an air-moving appliance for personal use The invention is directed to a method of use for an air-moving appliance for personal use, in particular a hair dryer or a hot-air curling brush, comprising a body (10) and a two-dimensional air discharge means (12) which includes a series of air exit ape... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5628332 | Hair care device A device and method for destroying parasites present in a mass of hair or fur growing from a skin surface, the device being composed of a handling body adapted to be gripped by a user; a comb fixed to the body and composed of a plurality of teeth, the tee... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5435327 | Grooming device A hand-held grooming device has a comb which protrudes from a slot through which air is drawn and used by a fan driven by an electric motor. Loose hairs and dandruff are thus drawn into the device and collected by a filter. The same air is then blown out ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5400809 | Pressing comb, dryer and curling device A hair curling appliance that includes a C-shaped metal barrel and a mating comb member movable to a closed position nested partly within the space circumscribed by the barrel so that the outer curved surfaces of the barrel and comb member collectively fo... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5357988 | Hair iron for hair straightening A hair iron is designed to be used in straight-perming hair, especially straight-perming frizzled hair. The hair iron comprises a grip part and pressing members. Opposing surfaces of the pressing member for clasping and pressing hair have uneven faces whi... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5353817 | Hair grooming device A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array including a plurality of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the plurality of tines in the ho... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5348030 | Retractable brush with upwardly angled teeth The improved retractable brush for brushing, cleaning and curling hair of the present invention is substantially set forth in the abstract. The retractable brush is constructed with a brushing base, an elongated tube and, a pair of handles, upper and lowe... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5223694 | Hair styling iron for straightening and curling A hair styling iron for selectively effecting hair straightening or curling includes a generally circular cross-section electrically heated barrel. A tongue is movable relative to the barrel for selectively clamping a strand of hair between the tongue and... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5191907 | Curling device head with a holding element An improved curling device is comprised of a horizontal, generally round base, having elongated main teeth vertically extending from around the edge of the base, interior of the base having one or more row(s) of smaller additional teeth, which are tightly... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5182857 | Shaving apparatus The invention relates to a shaving apparatus which is characterized in that a laser beam (13) serves as the cutting means, and to a method of removing body hairs by means of such a shaving apparatus. The shaving apparatus comprises a shear plate (11) with... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5178168 | Hair grooming device A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the tines in the housing, and apparatus for applying a... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5136850 | Thermoelectric paint color changing apparatus An apparatus for generating cold and hot for application selectively by contact on an object having a paint or coating whose color changes in response to cold and hot temperatures. The apparatus is easy to hold and handle with one hand while holding an ob... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5091630 | Hair curling apparatus mounted to a hair dryer outlet conduit with an adapter sleeve arrangement rotatably mounted and rotated by heated air flow A hair curling apparatus includes an adapter sleeve mounted to the end of the hot air delivery conduit of a hand-held hair dryer. A hot air delivery tube extends through the adapter sleeve and terminates in an apertured portion projecting forwardly of the... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5091629 | Hair curling iron for creating an inwardly bending curl and heating apparatus therefor A hair curling iron and apparatus for heating same are provided. The hair curling iron is comprised of a pair of elongated heat conductive semi-cylindrical tubular barrels having an inner flat surface. The barrels have handles and are pivotally connected ... | 02/25/1992 |
