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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234176 | Inflatable shampoo basin The inflatable basin (10) comprised of a bottom wall (12) and upwardly extending side walls (14), which extend around the perimeter of the bottom wall (12). The side walls (14), in cooperation with the bottom wall (12), defi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231673 | Portable shower stall A portable shower stall, for allowing a person to bathe while seated in a wheelchair, for temporary installation in a kitchen having a sink having a basin and a hand sprayer. The shower stall has a frame having side panels and a rear panel that are selectively folda... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7191474 | Automatic shampoo machine There is a demand for an automatic shampoo machine used in beauty solons and the like which dispenses with an all-purpose chair to be prepared separately and has a better appearance and an improved feeling of use. In an automatic shampoo machine 1, a s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171704 | Automatic hair washing device An automatic hair washing device including a basin having a hollow interior, a plurality of rotating nozzle assemblies rigidly connected to the interior of the basin for spraying a plurality of selected liquids onto the hair of the user of the automatic hair washing... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7114201 | Automatic shampoo machine An automatic shampoo machine used in beauty salons and the like, having improved operability and including a manual finish hair rinsing operation. A basin is provided with a hand shower and a hand shower valve to be operated by an operator standing behind, a hood fo... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7052509 | Method and device for rapidly inducing and then maintaining hypothermia A cooling system includes a console and a tissue cooling device such as a head-cooling device. An operator applies the head-cooling device to the head of a patient at risk for ischemic injury. The console provides a cooling fluid to a fluid circulation space located... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7008445 | Method and device for rapidly inducing hypothermia Disclosed is a system and method for inducing therapeutic levels of hypothermia in a patient in the emergent care setting. The system consists of a small battery operated console and one or more garments. The garments are connected to the console by one or more umbi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004409 | Water spray plate and shower head A number of water spray holes formed on a water spray plate is not less than 130. A diameter of the respective water spray holes is not less than 0.1 mm and not more than 0.5 mm, and an entire aperture area thereof is not more than 30 mm2. With this arran... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966733 | Wheelchair restraint system for a transportation vehicle A wheelchair restraint system for a mass transportation vehicle having a securement area for a wheelchair is disclosed which includes a barrier carried at a rear portion of the securement area disposed generally transverse to the longitudinal vehicle axis. A rear wh... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931674 | Portable shampoo apparatus A portable shampoo bowl secured to a platform is sized to fit over a traditional kitchen sink with depending lugs extending along sink sides and adjustable on the platform around the platform perimeter to accommodate commonly found sinks to prevent the platform from... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6728977 | In-bed shampoo system A portable pump-operated shampoo unit which includes a waterproof inclined body ramp for positioning a person's upper torso and head, a removable reservoir for water storage, a pumping means for pumping water from the reservoir through a spraying means to the person... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6691335 | Hair rinsing apparatus A hair rinsing apparatus includes a liquid impervious helmet having a hemispherical configuration for partially covering a user's head. An inflatable air bladder extends along a continuous peripheral edge of the helmet for establishing a watertight seal b... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6665892 | Hairdressing apparatus An apparatus for washing the hair of a person reclining on a chair comprising, a platform (12), a washbasin (10) mounted on the platform having a forward pointing lip (32) to receive the person's head or neck, and translation means (14, 16, 18) for moving... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6615418 | Automatic hair washer The present invention provides an automatic hair washer with which a person who operates the hair washer can perform finish washing, supplementary washing or the like easily after hair washing by the automatic hair washer. A large oblique section is forme... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6604251 | Hair washing stand A movable hair washing stand, upon which hair washing materials are kept. The hair washing materials are placed on a movable arm part or a rotation shaft part of the stand. A tray, in which the hair washing agents and hair washing tools can be placed, is ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6550078 | Head and neck support for salon shampoo bowl A head and neck support for salon shampoo bowls is disclosed. The device is constructed and arranged to support a client's head and neck over a shampoo bowl in order to reduce the likelihood of strains and discomfort to the client and the hair stylist. Th... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6517162 | Salon shampoo chair A salon shampoo chair. The shampoo chair includes a barrel-shaped main frame, a seat and a basin mounted on the main frame and a selected number of foot stands fastened directly to a lower side of the main frame. The shampoo chair is sturdy and easy to as... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6463597 | Hair washing apparatus Hair washing apparatus which can be selectively adjusted depending on the height of the person performing the hair washing and the person whose hair is being washed. A hair washing unit includes a bowl unit at which a hair washing is performed by the hair... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6408455 | Automatic hair washer An automatic hair washer which performs hair washing by supplying wash water in a hot water storing tank to washing nozzles. The automatic hair washer includes a temperature gauge for measuring the temperature of the wash water. The temperature gauge is p... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6367101 | Automatic hair washer This invention provides an automatic hair washer that is capable of preventing the hairs of the person under hair washing from being attached to the internal wall of the cistern as well as the hairs of the person under hair washing being tangled with each... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6269492 | Automatic hair washer An automatic hair washer which has plural washing nozzles for spouting wash water to a head part, and includes a hot water storing tank for storing wash water, a hot water supplying pump for pumping wash water from the hot water storing tank and supplying... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6249922 | Automatic hair washer An automatic hair washer having a basin with a plurality of washing nozzles for spouting wash water into the basin, a hot water storing tank for storing wash water, a pump for pumping out wash water from the hot water storing tank to the washing nozzles, ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6243888 | Hair washer A hair washer comprising a cistern into which the head part of a person under hair washing can be inserted, the hair washer including a plurality of washing nozzles for spouting out washing water provided at each side wall surface, rear wall surface, and ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6233755 | Hair washer A hair washer including a hot water storing tank for storing hot water, a cistern for receiving at least the hair of a person undergoing hair washing, a cistern including shower heads and nozzle heads in an interior thereof, a neck-receiving member provid... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6212703 | Hair washing apparatus and a neck receiving member used therefor A hair washing apparatus including a cistern having an opening on an upper part thereof, into which a person under hair washing inserts his head while lying on his back and a neck receiving part for receiving a neck of the person, the neck receiving part ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6205596 | Automatic hair washer An automatic hair washer having a basin including nozzles for spouting wash water, a hot water storing tank, a pump for pumping wash water at a predetermined hydraulic pressure from the hot water storing tank to the nozzles, a delivery pipe for delivering... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205597 | Automatic hair washer A method of operating an automatic hair washer from initiation of a washing cycle to termination of the washing cycle including the step of pumping water from a hot water storing tank to a flow diversion control mechanism. At the initiation of a hair wash... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6185756 | Hand sprinkling rose A hand-held sprinkling rose for washing hair includes a sprinkling head having outlet openings disposed substantially linearly in a number of rows ranging from one to five. The outlet openings have a diameter between 0.2 and 0.8 mm and the outlet openings... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6076202 | Shampoo sink system A shampoo sink system that includes an adjustable base assembly including an anti-tip wall attachment structure that includes an exterior sink structure having a liner structure with an emptying trough hingedly attached thereto. The liner structure is emp... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5940900 | Shampoo chair with filter headrest A shampoo chair with a filter headrest that includes a securing mechanism that is securable to the bottom of a bathtub and that includes a seat for supporting a small child at a comfortable height for a person shampooing the child's hair. The filter headr... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5906012 | Automatic shampoo machine In an automatic shampoo machine a recess is formed in a side wall of a basin to ensure water passage to the nape of the neck of a person being shampooed. A plurality of neck support members each including a bent wire arrangement is provided in a spaced re... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5685018 | Disposable perm rinsing cap A flexible protective transparent cap to be placed on the head of a user when receiving hair treatment. Holes are provided in the cap's housing to allow for the operator's use, to place the cap on the user and to discharge excess liquids. The discharge ou... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5235709 | Permanent wave rinse bag A permanent wave rinse bag having a membrane for containing and directing rinsing fluid, having a network of conduits embedded in the membrane for distributing and dispensing rinsing fluid to a user's hair. An inlet conduit is connected with the distribut... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5177820 | Hairdressing head support A hairdressing head support includes a base or sink mount for mounting the support directly to a hairdresser's sink. A support member is detachably secured to the sink mount with a bender column pivotally connected to the support member for disposing the ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5144701 | Wheel chair shampoo apparatus An apparatus for mounting and positioning a wheel chair in a tilted association to a shampoo basin, wherein the organization includes a housing with spaced side walls defining an upper basin and a floor positioned below the basin for orienting a container... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5109553 | Shower utensil having brush The invention provides a shower utensil having a brush and adapted to rapidly and efficiently shampoo pet animals having a large quantity of long hair or persons. The utensil is characterized in that in addition to bristles formed on the outer surface of ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5007118 | Head care station and kit and method for reclining the occupant of a wheelchair against a head support A head care station for use with a wheelchair and a kit therefore and a method for reclining the occupant of a wheelchair against a head support. The head care station has a foundation member having a front portion and a back portion. A wheelchair jack is... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4998303 | Head support for salon basin A head support for supporting the head and the neck of a user in a comfortable position above a sink or basin during hair rinsing or treatment which support has a U-shaped frame with spaced-apart bendable supports which are engageable with the edge or rim... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4987618 | Hair rinsing device A hair rinsing device is set forth utilizing an inner flexible cover securable about its perimeter to an outer flexible cover. The outer flexible cover includes an inlet hose and an outlet hose enabling directing of rinsing fluid through a matrix of apert... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4901378 | Shampoo basin A first embodiment of an improved shampoo basin includes an integral spray rinse assembly positioned proximate a neck supporting portion of the basin. The spray rinse assembly facilitates the rinsing of a user's neck and hair in normally difficult to reac... | 02/20/1990 |
