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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136263 | Hair care appliance and method of using same A hair care appliance for application of vapor to dry hair including a housing having a head portion and a handle portion, the housing defining an inner cavity. A vapor-generating system is positioned at least partially within the cavity, and the head portion includ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7954254 | Method for drying a product using a regenerative adsorbent The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for drying a product using a regenerative adsorbent, more in particular to such a method which can be carried out in an energy-saving manner. According to the invention, the product is dried by bringing it into cont... | 06/07/2011 |
| 6966125 | Automatic air movement for hair dryers An oscillating hair dryer nozzle assembly attaches to a hand held electric hair dryer. An oscillating nozzle is pivoted back and forth by forced air generated by an electric motorized fan within the hair dryer. A propeller receives the forced air and rotates a prope... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959501 | Hair styling vacuum device A hair styling vacuum device for removing a liquid from hair wrapped around a curler. The device includes a vacuum assembly and a suction nozzle member. The vacuum assembly includes a housing which defines an interior space. The vacuum assembly includes a motor asse... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6792692 | Control method of input power and airflow rate of hair dryer A hair dryer includes an air outlet portion, a holding portion, a start switch, an airflow rate control switch, an airflow rate indication portion, an input power control switch, and an input power indication portion. Thus, when the user presses the start switch, th... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6606800 | Electric hair treatment appliance The electrical hair treatment appliance (1) includes an electrically controlled hair treatment device, preferably including infrared emitter elements (20), and an operator control panel (2) rigidily attached to the hair treatment device. The operator cont... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6354016 | Dual in-line styling hair dryer A dual in-line portable electric hair drying appliance includes independently operational heaters to provide optimized performance and a multitude of operating conditions that are found to be advantageous in the drying and styling of hair.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6301800 | Method of use for inverted bonnet hair dryer The present inverted bonnet hair dryer is comprised of a bowl with a closed end and an open end. The bowl is pivotally supported on a stand and is rotatable to a position with its open end facing upward. The bowl is comprised of a hemispherical concave in... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6219935 | Hair drying method including an eyeglass assembly A hair drying method that includes the steps of providing and installing a face shield including shielding elements for shielding the eye and ear canal areas prior to blowing hot air onto the hair to be dried.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6138376 | Passive wet hair straightening A hair straightening device and method usable with a conventional blow dryer that dries wet hair in a straight configuration from the scalp to the end of the hair strands with minimal heat damage to the hair and without hair tangling problems of conventio... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6108934 | Tanning hair drier and hair steamer and process of using A tanning hair dryer and/or hair steamer and process is disclosed wherein a user can receive light from an ultraviolet ray source while also receiving conditioned air from a hair dryer and/or hair steamer. The invention can either be manufactured or appli... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6009883 | Hair straightening nozzle The Hair Straightening Nozzle of the present invention includes a nozzle suitable for attachment to a typical hand-held hair blow dryer, and is formed with two parallel rows of teeth disposed on opposite sides of the nozzle such that the air from the hair... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5966833 | Hair dryer with removable concentrator Disclosed herein is a hair blower assembly comprising a hair blower comprising a barrel including a discharge portion having an outer surface, and a concentrator removeably mounted on the discharge portion and including an inner surface telescopically sur... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5826595 | Method of drying one's hair In the preferred method of drying one's hair, a glove of moisture absorbent material is worn on each hand. The user alternates between running the glove of one hand through the wet hair and holding a hair dryer in the other hand. The hot air from the drye... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5787601 | Portable hair dryer system with rechargeable battery pack A hair dryer system that includes a rechargeable battery pack for supplying electrical power to both the air heating element and the blower fan; that includes an air filter holder for holding a replaceable air filter that can be replaced when clogged by l... | 08/04/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5636318 | Air circulation heating apparatus provided with an infrared control unit and airflow screen associated therewith An air circulation heating apparatus, for example a hair drier or an electric radiator, is controlled by an infrared sensor which measures at a distance the thermal radiation emitted by an object heated by the apparatus. The sensor is placed in the flow o... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5488783 | Diffuser for a hair dryer The invention is directed to a diffuser for a hair dryer comprising a diffuser body which is adapted to be secured to the nozzle of the hair dryer and includes a plurality of hair pickup elements (9, 10, 11) extending away from the diffuser body. At least... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5467540 | Diffuser for hair dryer A diffuser to diffuse the air blast of a hair dryer may be embodied as a removable accessory for existing hair dryers or an integral feature in a hair dryer. A tubular member includes a first end to receive the output of the hair dryer, and a diffuser pla... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5395490 | Method for treating materials by the application of electromagnetic energy at resonant absorption frequencies A method for changing a characteristic of a material is provided. The characteristic of the material is determined by the nature of the bond coupling certain molecular components in the material. The material is exposed to electromagnetic energy having a ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5271160 | Hair dryer attachment for drying longer hair An attachment for a dome-shaped warm air hair dryer, especially for drying long hair. The attachment includes a circular manifold which receives air from the hair dryer. The manifold is coupled to a series of chambers which define a trailing drape. The ch... | 12/21/1993 |
| 4744154 | Measuring and controlling the moisture content of hair Mean values of the humidity of air in a return air duct (9) of a drying hood (1) are formed at equal measurement intervals by means of a differential measuring device process in a measurement (19). A first stop signal is transmitted from the measuring dev... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4692594 | Apparatus for drying hair from the inside out An apparatus for drying hair from the inside out is comprised of a supply tube adapted for connection to a source of air such as a portable electric hair dryer. A plurality of feeder tubes are in communication with the supply tube. A plurality of fingers ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4602143 | Infrared hair styling device A curling iron provided with an infrared radiation source within a hollow barrel for radiating infrared radiation within a predetermined band. The barrel is substantially transparent to radiation within the band emitted by the source. The curling iron is ... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4301601 | Hair styling system A hair styling system is disclosed wherein a hair styling mold is placed on the head of an individual whose hair is to be styled. Surface contours of the hair styling mold are spaced from the head of the individual and correspond with a desired shape of t... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4259566 | Hair waving applicance having plural independently temperature controllable electric heaters A hair waving appliance includes a head receiving and confining assembly provided with a plurality of independently controllable electric heaters for heating different hairline areas of the head received therein. A plurality of temperature sensing probes,... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4023579 | Ultrasonic treatment of hair The treating of hair on the human head is obtained by providing a cylindrical shaped support member capable of transmitting ultrasonic vibrations in a radial mode and placing hair around the support member to receive vibrations transmitted thereto. A cove... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3976588 | Detergents providing faster drying of cleansed substrates A detergent composition which is characterized by a faster drying rate for the cleansed substrate and which consists essentially of a cleansing proportion of a water soluble, foaming, non-cationic, organic detergent and an aluminum soap containing from 12... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3972126 | Method and apparatus for drying hair A method and apparatus for drying hair is disclosed. A helmet defines a space adjacent the hair and vacuum apparatus reduces the air pressure within the space. Infrared lamps apply infrared radiation to the hair and the moisture bearing fluid is removed f... | 08/03/1976 |
