Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264004 | Hair drying/styling device A hair drying/styling device which combines a uniquely designed rotating hairbrush and blow dryer into a single product. The present invention simplifies the popular styling technique of brushing hair while applying the blow dryer, by allowing the user to completely... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7063090 | Multi-functional hair-dyeing comb structure Multi-functional hair-dyeing comb structure is disclosed. The comb structure has a housing having a detachable combing teeth seat with a liquid sac. The liquid sac contains dye for dyeing hairs, which is discharged by an electron's motor and are evenly discharged. | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055528 | Applicator A dye applicator including a head with a cavity (reservoir) and a plurality of bristles in the form of pins each covered with a sponge sleeve extending into the cavity and moistened with a catalyzed dye in the cavity by capillary action. A handle is connected to the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044137 | Hair treating device A hair treating device for applying solution to hair includes a hollow member with dispensing ports, an inflatable bladder and a handle. The inflatable bladder is positioned in a manifold with the solution to be dispensed. The handle is sealed from the solution and ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7015420 | Hair brushing appliance A hair brushing appliance includes a housing, a motor located within the housing, a brush extending from the housing, and a transmission relaying output torque of the motor to the brush. A slippage mechanism associated with the transmission allows the motor to turn,... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6848452 | Hair coloring device and methods A hair coloring applicator for applying a hair coloring material to one or more strands of hair using a rotating brush. The hair coloring applicator may include one or more brushes rotatably coupled to a body. The body may include a housing having at least one openi... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6745780 | Hair coloring device and methods A hair coloring applicator for applying a hair coloring material to one or more strands of hair using a rotating brush. The hair coloring applicator may include one or more brushes rotatably coupled to a body. The body may include a housing having at least one openi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6722374 | Vibration type comb using ultrasonic wave A vibration type comb includes an ultrasonic wave generator which generates an ultrasonic wave, which is transferred to a vibrator in the comb body through an ultrasonic wave transfer pipe connected to the ultrasonic wave generator. A cover in which first slits are ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6575173 | Ultrasonic device for the treatment of hair and other fibers The invention is an ultrasonic device for the treatment of hair and other fibers. The device includes an ultrasound generator, a comb device responsive to the generated ultrasonic waves and a plurality of protuberances, having a natural bending frequency,... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565276 | Electrically driven hand-held device for eyelash mascara application This invention provides a mascara and a like cosmetics application onto the eyelashes. An improved electrically driven hand-held device for eyelash mascara application includes a mascara container coupled with the brush handle, including a power supply el... | 05/20/2003 |
| 5967150 | Reciprocating comb with anti-static means A comb suitable for use as a teasing comb in hair styling is motor-operated so that consistent, high quality results are obtained without tiring the service provider. The motor is light-in-weight and is electrically-powered so that it can be housed in the... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5918607 | Apparatus and method for hair treatment An apparatus for treating hair comprises a motor, a housing engaging the housing, and a pair of combs, each comb movably engaged by the housing. A mechanism comprising two arms is engaged by the housing with each arm operably connected between one of the ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915391 | Electric comb having oscillatory movement An electric comb, particularly for combing out and styling difficult hair, comprises a plurality of teeth which are individually mounted and guided to make oscillatory movements. The comb is constituted by a handle (10), a casing (20) containing the tooth... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5911225 | Braid detangling device A braid detangling device for removing braids, comprising an elongated housing which serves to contain an electric motor, and first and second elongated teeth projecting in a perpendicular with respect to the housing. The first elongated tooth is fixedly ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5725000 | Hair twisting device A hair curling device (10) which curls hair in less time and with less effort than utilizing ones hands. The hair curling device (10) is specifically designed to comb and twist naturally curly (unprocessed) Afro-American hair, comprises a circular comb (1... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5632289 | Powder dispensing vibrating grooming apparatus An apparatus for grooming hair includes a hairbrush having a plurality of tines, a container for containing particulate matter, a vibrator for vibrating the hairbrush and an opening in the container, proximate to the tines, for dispensing the particulate ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5622192 | Comb having spraying and massaging devices A comb comprises a head, a combing portion, a spraying device, a massaging device, and a head shield fastened with the head. The combing portion is fastened with the underside of the head and is provided with a plurality of combing teeth. The spraying dev... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5603339 | Rotating comb device A device for engaging and twisting a lock of hair. The inventive device includes a comb for engaging the hair. A rotating assembly is releasably coupled to the comb for rotating the comb during engagement with the hair to twist the hair into an elongated ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5343881 | Hair treatment apparatus and method Apparatus for treating hair including a handle; hair separation apparatus having a generally elongate base portion associated with the handle, and a plurality of parallel teeth attached to the base apparatus, and extending transversely therefrom, each too... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5297512 | Vibrating and ultrasonic sound emitting grooming device apparatus and method An apparatus for grooming hair includes a hairbrush having a plurality of vibrating tines and facilities for emitting ultrasonic sound waves into the hair while grooming.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5078157 | Oscillatory hair treatment apparatus and method Apparatus for treating hair including a handle, hair separation apparatus associated with the handle and extending longitudinally along an axis, apparatus for oscillating the hair separation apparatus about the axis so as to bring the hair separation appa... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5054504 | Scalp applicator apparatus An apparatus for applying lotion and permitting simultaneous manual massage of an individual's scalp is provided, including an elongate flexible bladder body mounting a rigid head member thereon. The rigid head member includes a series of parallel finger ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4958647 | Applicator for continuous application of hair dye An applicator for the continuous application of a hair dye to the head hair of human beings, comprises a reservoir for hair dye absorbed in a first absorbent material within a tubular element, and teeth of a second absorbent material inserted into the ele... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4362173 | Cashmere combing machine An apparatus for the removal of hair from an animal. The apparatus includes a driven comb unit for collecting the hair and a housing for the comb within which the comb unit is arranged to be driven. The housing has an inlet which exposes the comb unit so ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4139014 | Combination hair styling/hair curling device A styling comb/hair curler combination comprising a housing having a motor, heating element, and blower therein efficiently and compactly arranged to reciprocate the comb or alternatively, heat the curling attachment.... | 02/13/1979 |
| 3964502 | Combined hair styler and detangler A hand held hair styler is provided with a fan blower and a hair detangling feature comprising two counter-reciprocating comb members positioned immediately adjacent an air discharge slot of the hair styler. The fan blower and the detangling combs are dri... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3942538 | Electrical back-combing device An electrically driven back-combing device comprising a comb, a housing provided with an aperture at one extremity, and means for swinging the comb with respect to the housing. The swinging motion of the comb is produced by a cam disc, rotated by an elect... | 03/09/1976 |
