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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328710 | Hair retention device and method of using same A spiral or helical structure for retaining hair or hair-like strands is constructed from one or more rigid, semi-rigid, and/or flexible materials. Rigid or substantially rigid portions of the structure can be inter-spaced with flexible portions of similar spiral or... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325552 | Hair curling device A hair curling device as disclosed which is comprised of a contoured elongated cylindrical body member on which a spiral groove is formed. The spiral groove has a progressively decreasing diameter towards its longitudinal center with multiple notched raised spiral r... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7121285 | Curling element for styling hair and fixing element for a curling element Various shaped curling elements provide flexibility for hairstyling. A fixing element ensures that curling elements are simply and reliably prevented from unrolling once they have been rolled up. The curling element includes at least one ring-shaped notched section ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7040326 | Hair styling device A hair styling device includes a panel having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between the first and second sides. A plurality of apertures extends through the first and second sides of the panel. Hair may be selectively positioned on the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6708698 | Curler for hairstyles and permanent waves A curler for hairstyles and permanent waves includes an elongated body, with cross sections similar to an elliptical profile and changing continuously from a minimum to a maximum extension, in relation to a selected rate. The body has opposite heads and intermediate... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6401725 | Hair curling device A hair curling device including a cylindrical portion having a central portion and opposed end portions. The central portion has a plurality of apertures' therethrough. A pair of cylindrical end caps are secured to the opposed end portion of the cylindric... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397856 | Hair curler A hair curler includes a first curling member and a second curling member both shaped rectangular and having respectively an adhering means fixed on an outer surface, a lead wire attached to the first or the second curling member, and heaters located at o... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386208 | Hair accessory and binding device A hair accessory and binding device for holding hair in a bound manner includes a first panel having a first end edge, a second end edge, a top surface and a bottom surface. A second panel is elongated and has a first end and a second end. The first end o... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6314968 | Hair-curler and method for setting hair The invention concerns a non-heating hair-curler comprising at least over 50% of its usable length one single tapered body (1) with an end of small diameter and an end of large diameter, said tapered body (1) being extended to one of its end by a cylindri... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6186150 | Hair roller cloth and hair rollers for hairdressing A hair roller cloth and a hair roller includes a hair roller made of heat-resistant material and having mainly a circular cross-section of the same diameter all along its length or of different diameter regularly changing all along its length so as to set... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5992425 | Hair roller A hair roller is provided around which hair can be wound easily with tension toward the outside acting on the hair, without a fear that the distal ends of the hair are folded, with ease in handling, and with good operativity, and with which the wound stat... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5979465 | Threaded hair twister A threaded hair twister that is flexible, easy to use, and light-weight and enables the user to coil the hair into a variety of twists comprised of an elongated resilient body having an opening at one end and an elastic cord attached to a needle-like memb... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5862813 | Heatable hair curler capable of releasing heat slowly A hair curler constituted by a full body (10) of cylindrical shape and a net member (11) removably applicable to said body (10). At least the cylindrical body is made of a material capable of being heated by immersing same in a hot liquid and of slowly re... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855213 | Permanent wave clip The permanent wave clip (1) has three curlers (2,3,4) which can be arranged parallel to each other including a releasable and exchangeable hair tip curler (6) rotatable about its axis which is clipped in a curler holder (7). A curler (2), which is a hair ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5819760 | Color changing permanent ROD system A plurality of permanent rods are included which change color in response to a solution coming contact therewith for the purpose of indicating that the hair has the solution applied thereto.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813419 | Hair curler Hair-shaping Device, so-called hair curler, made with a sheet (3), preferably a semi-rigid material, provided with perforations (7), which has been folded a first time lengthwise forming a central fold (9) and then folded in zigzag (13) perpendicularly to... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5791356 | Hair perm rod with notches and/or channels A hair perm rod for permming hair including a cylindrical hollow rod having a center section with a knurled surface, and having an integrally attached end wall with a perimeter wall edge at one end of the hollow rod; and a detachable end cap with a perime... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5740820 | Hair rollers with enhanced hair rolling and setting features A hair roller includes an elongated body, a hair clip, and an elastic anchoring element. The body has an annular shape around which hair can be wound for styling person's hair. The hair clip has a hair-engagable blade portion and a lever portion. The blad... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5727576 | Multi-purpose hairstyling device A hairstyling device includes a material that is elongated soft, resilient, lightweight in combination with a semi-rigid loop that is bendable enough to shape, but stiff enough to assume and retain any shape it is bent into. The loop extends beyond the ma... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5551457 | Hairstyling rod A rod device is provided for rolling a lock of hair during permanent wave hairstyling. The rod device comprises an elongated, rigid center core and a fine open mesh covering the center core. The center core includes a central opening extending from a firs... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5487396 | Permanent rod kit and method A perm rod kit in which the perm rod has a tight wrap section and a loose wrap section of differing diameters, and in which the transition between the two is accomplished at a mid-portion of the rod kit is disclosed. In addition, a band is provided which ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5361939 | Rolled tube retainer The present invention is a retaining device for maintaining a collapsible tube in a rolled condition. This retaining device is for placement over the rolled portion of a flexible tube and is made from flexible material which molds to the shape of the tube... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5316021 | Hair curler having linking element with crossbar The hair curler consists of a body (1) and a linking element (2) for connecting the ends of the hair curler. The linking element (2) is provided with at least one crossbar (11) for preventing the reactive torque of the curled-up hair from pushing the link... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5297567 | Hair curling roller apparatus A housing is provided having a plurality of stepped top walls, each including an annular array of hair curling receiving sockets, with each of the hair curlers having a heat retentive silicon gel contained therewithin to retain thermal heating thereof.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5285800 | Permanent wave apparatus and process for curling hair A permanent wave apparatus for curling hair includes a perm roller having a cylindrical outer surface with four equally-spaced longitudinal rows of outwardly projecting teeth positioned thereon. As the hair strands are wrapped around the roller, the rows ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5215107 | Spiral hair curler The curler has a generally cylindrical body provided with a rib that winds helically from one end to the opposite end of the body to define a recessed guide channel within which a gathered strand of hair is received when the curler is placed in use. An el... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5201329 | Permanent wave rod having hinged end-cap A permanent wave rod having an elastic band to which tension is applied to hold the permanent wave rod in place against hair. Tension is applied to the elastic band by an end cap which is pivotally attached to the body of the permanent wave rod, and which... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5193558 | Spiral rod device for permanent wave hairstyling A spiral rod device is provided to form permanent wave hairstyling curls along the entire length of the client's hair. The spiral rod device includes an elongated unitary solid rod with a plurality of spaced apart open slots extending along the length and... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5020552 | Expandable hair curler A radially expandable hair curler comprising a generally cylindrical hollow body, a detachable holding strap stretching from one longitudinal end of the body to the other, and internal mechanical devices for expanding and contracting the curler body.... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4856542 | Expandable hair curler A radially expandable hair curler comprising a generally cylindrical hollow body, a detachable holding strap stretching from one longitudinal end of the body to the other, and internal mechanical device for expanding and contracting the curler body.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4844103 | Bendable permanent wave rod apparatus A bendable permanent wave rod is disclosed including an elongate rod that includes a core portion composed of a material that is longitudinally bendable into a selected shape and self-sustainable in that shape, and a flexible, substantially non-absorbent ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4732169 | Waffle sponge perm rod A permanent wave roller for use in providing a permanent wave to hair which includes a rod having a predetermined length and an outer surface upon which an individual's hair is to be rolled to form a curl. An elongated pressure element extends along the r... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4699160 | Hair curling rod assembly A hair curling rod assembly consisting of an elongated hollow rod molded of thermoplastic material and having one closed end and an opposite open end, the open end of the rod having a cylindrical opening and the closed end of the rod having an axial hole ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4624270 | Hair curler A hair curler including a hollow, cylindrical housing formed of a first and second semi-cylindrical sections hinged together along one of their longitudinal edges. The free longitudinal edge of the first semi-cylindrical section is formed with a thin resi... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4513760 | Hinged hair curling roller A hair curling roller having a pair of openable jaws which have reciprocally related, undulating, interfacing surfaces and cooperatingly contoured outside surfaces forming a circular or eliptical roller body with a hinge interconnecting the two jaws in or... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4465085 | Permanent wave rod The permanent wave rod disclosed in this application comprises a hard plastic core surrounded by a soft pliable non-absorbent rubber sleeve. The rubber sleeve includes a plurality of longitudinal shallow grooves to more evenly distribute the permanent wav... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4239050 | Hair curler A hair curler comprising a flattened parallelepiped shaped body having convexities on the wide faces and concavities on the narrow faces and means for hooking a rubber band arranged for fastening a lock of hair wound on the hair curler.... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4224955 | Sheath for temperature sensing unit A sheath for holding a temperature sensing unit in place in the hair wrapped around a curling rod, comprising a top elongated channel portion, a pair opposed downwardly and outwardly projecting curved wings connected to the channel, the radius of curvatur... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4002180 | Hair curler A support member of pliable material supports hair wound around it. A ribbon type member extends from the support member for wrapping around hair wound around the support member thereby holding the hair in position on the support member.... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3943946 | Method and apparatus for isolation of hair from treatment materials An apparatus and method for isolating certain hair sections from other hair sections which are to be treated with hair waving, straightening, bleaching, or dyeing materials. In a hair waving application, each free end portion of a hair section to be prote... | 03/16/1976 |
