Quotables
"Everyone acquainted with the subject will recognize it as a conspicuous failure."
Henry Morton, president of the Stevens Institute of Technology ; Said in 1880 about the light bulb
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 |
| 7246447 | Apparatus and method for forming designs in a haired surface A device and method for forming designs into the haired surface on the body. The device features a design head having a shape defined by a perimeter edge and a support shaft engaged with the design head. Hair is trimmed from the haired surface adjacent to the perime... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234472 | Comb capable of being used to separate locks of hair A comb for the hair includes a first side having a first series of teeth and a second side having a series of notches. At least one tooth is provided in the base of one or more of the notches. The tooth or teeth in the notch or notches have an end set back or recess... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7156102 | Comb intended to facilitate application of a cosmetic product to locks of hair A comb for the hair including a body having a lengthwise axis (X). At least one first gap is defined between two teeth of a first pair of teeth, with this first gap having a first height. At least one second gap is defined between two teeth of a second pair of teeth... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156885 | Hair coloring device Devices configured to permit the application of color to hair from a solid or semi-solid hair coloring composition and methods relating to use of such devices are disclosed. The device includes a support, and a solid or semi-solid hair coloring composition fixedly d... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134439 | Comb and method for isolating at least one lock of hair A hair comb may include a succession of teeth having at least one tooth that bears a hook, and at least two teeth without hooks. The hook may extend at least in part beyond a plane that is defined by at least two teeth in the succession. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089945 | Telescoping comb for lice removal A telescoping comb for lice removal is provided for removing head lice and nits from a person's hair. The comb has a telescoping handle with serrated teeth and a pivoting handle. Resilient springs are utilized for holding the pivoting handle in an open position and ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073517 | Hair trimming guide A hair cutting guide, for use by a hairdresser in cutting the hair of a person using scissors, having a pair of guide halves that are hingeably attached and selectively enter an open position and a closed position. Each of the guide halves have a plurality of teeth ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073516 | Braid removal device An apparatus for the cutting and removal of a braid from a person's natural hair includes a first member and a second member that are adapted to pivot about an axis under control by a hand of a user. The first member includes a linear longitudinal edge that cannot c... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6782846 | Pet grooming tool and method for removing loose hair from a furry pet A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises an elongate handle portion extending generally along a handle axis, and a pet en... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6494214 | Devices and methods of hair grooming A hair grooming device, in particular a device that facilitates the cutting and styling of hair at home, as well as at the salon. The device has handle with one or more fingers extending from it. The fingers may be curved to conform to the shape of the he... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6267119 | Haircutting guide-comb A haircutting guide-comb instrument for use in cutting head hair of a human being and including a pair of elongated legs superimposed over one another to clasp hair of the human being in between said legs with a bias spring engaged about the terminal ends... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267117 | Hair cutting method and device The invention concerns both a method and device for cutting hair. The device includes a multi-faceted cutting means (10) and a handle (20). The cutting means (10) is preferably formed from a broken piece of glass, preferably having a ragged broken edge to... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6257248 | Both hand hair cutting method A both hand hair cutting method is for hairdressers to hold proper tools, such as scissors, razors, electric cutters, plural scissors, in a right hand and a left hand to perform cutting at the same time or not at the same time, depending on personal hair ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253771 | Hair thinning measurement device A comb-like device is useful in the measurement of hair thickness and density in order to determine the extent and/or degree of hair loss or thinning as well as hair regeneration if undergoing treatment therefore. The comb section or teeth are modified in... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6135123 | Hair cutting guide A hair cutting guide comprising an upper clip and a lower clip is disclosed. A pivot pin interconnects the upper and lower clips allowing rotation of the upper and lower clip with respect to each other. A spring is mounted around the pivot pin and engages... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6079421 | Taper comb set A set of six taper combs for use in tapered hair cuts, including a full size comb, a medium comb, a small comb, a finger comb capable of manipulation by the fingers on one hand, and two ear combs adapted to shaping a tapered cut above and around the ear.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5991918 | Barber's protective ring A barber's guard ring for protecting portions of his hand from scissortip cuts is disclosed. The ring comprises a band portion which is adapted to be worn on the barber's central finger adjacent the base of that finger and the metacarpal body of his hand.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5937868 | Strand-separating apparatus An apparatus to separate hair into units of three for braiding, producing several such units in one application. The preferred embodiment comprises a platform having an upper shelf and an anchor. The anchor has comb-like teeth for fixing the device to the... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927297 | Hair restraint system It is thus an object of the invention to provide a hair restraint system that is rapidly converted by the user between a pony tail wrap and an anti-slip head band. A hair restraint system that includes an outer restraint assembly that is connectable to an... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5927295 | Eyelash comb An eyelash comb is described in which an arcuate base is formed in an arcuate nature conforming in a complementary manner substantially to the natural contour of a human eyeball. A set of teeth are mounted to the base and follow the arcuate configuration ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5875790 | Comb cutting guide A first comb has a graduated scale attached near a first end of the scale so that the scale can be pivoted outwardly and inwardly from the first comb. A cutting guide first end is pivotably attached to the second end of the graduated scale. The graduated ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5865191 | Hair lifting method hair lifting comb and collapsible hair lifting comb According to a hair lifting comb of the present invention, a plurality of teeth, which are as thick as a bar-shaped supporting member and which at their distal ends are shaped like birds' beaks, are attached to the supporting member, as are side members o... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5813417 | Hair cutting method A hair cutting method includes positioning a strand of hair between normally open blade ends of a scissors. The scissors have a pair of elongated members, each member having a blade end, an intermediate gripping section, and a spring end. Each blade end h... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5704376 | Strand-separating apparatus An apparatus to separate hair into units of three for braiding, producing several such units in one application, comprises a handle and a platform affixed thereto having an upper shelf and anchor. The anchor has comb-like teeth for fixing the device to th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5701920 | Debraiding tool A braid-removing tool. The inventive tool comprises an elongate body portion having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end and being adapted for retention by a human hand. An elongate tooth is mounted at the first end of the body portion along ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5456273 | Comb with standoff legs for precision haircutting A comb (10) for precision haircutting includes a pair of removable legs (14) extending orthogonally from its end portions (13). The legs have free ends with feet (16) extending therefrom. In use, the comb is used to comb out and hold a tuft of hair away f... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5365952 | Haircutting device There is disclosed herein a haircutting device or aid which has a pair of movable members which can be slid through the hair and moved to lift a section of hair for cutting. The device comprises a handle which is held in the hand of the user, a lower comb... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5349971 | Clipper comb A clipper comb 10 for manipulating hair as it is cut with an electric clipper 46 has a handle 14 and an array of juxtaposed teeth 11 forming a bed 30. The bed has a clipper bearing surface 31, a forward segmented guide wall 32 and a rearward guide wall 33... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5329946 | Hair line shaping guide A hair line shaping guide which acts as a templet and enables a shaver to shave his face, chin, neck and head in any desired and predetermined pattern. The templet has one straight edge on one side, two types of curves on the other side and plurality of h... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5213116 | Bang cutter A device for trimming bangs having a comb sleeve into which fits a primary comb for combing and holding the bangs in position against a cutting surface. The cutting surface and sleeve may form a single structure which is placed against the forehead and he... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5131418 | Comb for use with hair cutting A comb for precision cutting of hair to specific length. The comb comprises a standard main body portion with parallel teeth, extending from a base, and thickened end sections which laterally enclose the teeth. Extending from one of the end sections is a ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5107869 | Compass and ruler comb The hairdresser's comb of this invention has several structures which aid in increasing the accuracy of cutting the hair. The features include an adjustable angle stop so that a section of hair can be combed out and held at the proper angle with respect t... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5067502 | Hair trimming guide having an adjustable comb A hair trimming guide implement is provided and consists of a handle adapted to be grasped by a hand of a person, a Y-shaped shank having a pair of arms extending from one end of the handle, and two combs. Each comb extends from respective arms of the Y-s... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5012830 | Hairstyling method and device A method for facilitated precision cutting of hair by one handed sectioning, combing and locking of hair into position for cutting and a device for effecting the method. The device comprises a combination of comb, sectioning and locking members arranged s... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4928716 | Portable hair trimming device A portable hair trimming device for personal grooming operations includes a thin triangular housing having a hollow interior portion. An open slotted portion is formed in one side wall of the housing and a trimming implement has one end pivotally mounted ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4505283 | Hair trimming comb A hair trimming comb comprising a fixed comb element and a movable comb element, the movable element being arranged to translate longitudinally of the fixed element, elastic means urging the movable comb into a normally aligned position with the teeth of ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4487211 | Shearing comb Improvements in hairstyling and barbering tools; a single implement for hairstyling combining therein the functions of combing and cutting; a combing/blunt cutting/bevel blending/hairstyling tool with a reciprocable member controllably moving cutting tine... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4407309 | Hair styling method A method of styling hair wherein the hair is combed upwardly by a comb having teeth defining an included angle of from 15° to 75°. The hair entrapped between these angled teeth is cut parallel to the side of the comb so as to form multiple groups of hai... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4401129 | Comb and cut baton A combination comb and razor, so that both may be held in a single hand; and including a handle portion between the comb and razor, for being grasped by the hand, or being twirled end to end therein, for selectively moving either the comb or razor into an... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4381015 | Hair cutting guide A hair cutting device comprising a trough-like guide, open at both ends. Several length guides are available to provide for varying the length of hair to be cut or the guide may be made adjustable in length by including an adapter which works with the bas... | 04/26/1983 |
