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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814677 | Dryer extension and method of drying an object A dryer extension assembly connects with a hand-held dryer for dispensing heated air beyond an exhaust outlet of the dryer. The extension assembly is constructed from one or more interconnectable tube sections, an adapter section, and a stand section. Each tube sect... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7412781 | Device for a hot air shower The air nozzle attachment (8) for the hair dryer (2) is connectable to the blower opening (7) of the hair dryer and produces a hot-air stream (9) and a cold-air stream (10) that are arranged side-by-side. The air nozzle attachment ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7165341 | Hair dryer with minus ion generator A hair dryer is provided, which includes a housing having an air outlet, fan disposed in the housing, a pair of air flow channels extending toward the air outlet in the housing, a partition wall for separating the channels from each other, heater disposed in only on... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152610 | Hair care attachments and devices A hair care device including a main housing (3) and hair engagement means (2), the main housing (3) includes a hollow compartment interconnecting an upstream end (4) and a downstream end (5), the upstream end (4) includes me... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7093376 | Hair drying and shaping system A hair drying and shaping system is provided and has a vacuum channel connected to a vacuum source for containing hair disposed therein for treatment; a hot air channel connected to a hot air source and having communication with the vacuum channel for measurable del... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7040037 | Hairdryer diffuser A diffuser for a handheld electric hairdryer, includes a base from which a plurality of fingers extend, each finger having a longitudinal through-passage through which hot air passes from the base. There is attached to the base a thermal-capacitance element to moder... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6986212 | Hair dryer with minus ion generator A hair dryer is provided, which includes a housing having an air outlet, fan disposed in the housing, a pair of air flow channels extending toward the air outlet in the housing, a partition wall for separating the channels from each other, heater disposed in only on... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6959706 | Safety circuit for chimney fans A single-phase asynchronous motor with an auxiliary winding in which non-rotation is detected by the absence of an induced voltage across the auxiliary winding when it is briefly disconnected from its power source. Before the detection, the motor is briefly provided... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6739071 | Combined diffuser and concentrator for a hair dryer A hand-held hair dryer including a handle, a body connected to the handle portion, a barrel connected to the body portion and having an inner member defining a first air passageway, an outer member slidably coupled to the inner member and defining a second air passa... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6725562 | Hairdryer The hair dryer includes a housing body that includes an air intake opening and an air outlet opening. The air outlet opening includes a non-ionized air outlet opening and an ionized air outlet opening. A fan is disposed within the housing body for introducing air in... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6615506 | Pneumatic hair conditioner system A pneumatic hair-conditioner system has a vacuum pump (1, 4, 6, 30) attached predeterminedly to a hair processor (2, 25, 28, 29, 31) which employs airflow to the vacuum pump for predetermined hair processing by the hair processor. The vacuum pump and the ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601316 | Selectively joined hair drying apparatus and method for drying hair A hair dryer in which a first air blower (12, 82) having a mating member (44, 128) selectively engages a second air blower (14, 84) having an opposing mating member (52, 134), each air blower (12, 82) and (14, 84) having a fan motor for operating a fan an... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6457254 | Multifunctional apparatus for the treatment of hair of the head of humans A supporting column part supports a housing in which an apparatus for producing hot air and a further apparatus for producing steam are located. A jib is pivotally mounted to the housing. A hot air pipe extends from the apparatus for producing hot air thr... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6434855 | Pneumatic hair-conditioner system A pneumatic hair-conditioner system has a vacuum pump (1, 4, 6, 30) attached predeterminedly to a hair processor (2, 25, 28, 29, 31) which employs airflow to the vacuum pump for predetermined hair processing by the hair processor. The vacuum pump and the ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6266893 | Inverted bonnet hair dryer The 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 inner wall... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6199295 | Variable-configuration hair dryer and nozzle A detachable or integral nozzle for a hair dryer is shown that can easily be modified from a first configuration delivering a stream of hot air with an approximately circular cross section, until a stream of air is produced with an approximately rectangul... | 03/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6094837 | Multi-functional hand-held hair dryer A multifunctional hand-held hair dryer is provided having a body section containing a motor and fan for generating a stream of air, a handle attached to the body in an essentially gun-type configuration, and a barrel attached to the body at a substantiall... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6038782 | Blow dryer having airflow control means In one embodiment a blow dryer includes a barrel having an opening. A deflector, having an aperture, positioned within or substantially within the barrel. The hand-held blow dryer can be utilized in at least a first or open mode in which air flow is direc... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024100 | Hair restoring method and apparatus for carrying out the same A hair restoring apparatus comprises a helmetlike cap having a sealing ring formed around a brim portion into which compressed air is supplied, and provided with an air inlet/outlet, steam inlets and hair restorer inlets. A pneumatic machine is connected ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5983517 | Hair drying and styling appliance The invention relates to a hair drying and styling appliance for drying hair by means of hot air. The appliance comprises a hair styling unit (8) which has a convex wall portion (9) formed with a multitude of air discharge openings (10) and the surface of... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5953829 | Hair styling instrument A hair styling instrument is provided which includes a housing (8) having a front side (9), formed with at least one passage (10) for heated air. Elongate hair guides (12, 13, 14) project exclusively from the front side (9) of the housing (8) or, at least... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5924215 | Combination hair dryer and vacuum A new combination hair dryer and vacuum for permitting the drying of hair and vacuuming of debris with the same device. The inventive device includes a housing has a tubular main member and a handle member. The tubular main member has a hollow interior, a... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5842286 | Multi-functional hand-held hair dryer A blow dryer is provided which can be used as a gun-type blower/dryer and as an elongated styler/dryer comprising a conventional body section and a barrel which includes a barrel end opening and a plurality of holes along the periphery of the barrel where... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5765292 | Hair dryer attachment An attachment for a hair dryer is provided which is allowed to move relative to the barrel of the hair dryer in use. This is achieved by forming the attachment in two parts, a first part being a tool member for actually performing the desired function of ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5729907 | Hair straightening pick An attachment for a hair dryer includes an upper body for supporting a heat transmissive plate with a comb extending from one side of the heat transmissive plate and a lower body for attachment to an outlet of the hair dryer. The heat transmissive plate i... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5642570 | Structure of hair drier A hair drier which includes an elongated air passageway in the barrel thereof at the bottom side, the air passageway having a front end terminating in a water nozzle in front of the barrel and a rear end, a receptacle mounted in the barrel, a water contai... | 07/01/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5568691 | Hair dryer apparatus adapted for multi-functional usage A multi-functional assembly of a hair dryer and accessory units in which a base unit is attached to a wall for producing heated air which is supplied to a hand-held dryer. A garment dryer is attachable in the assembly to receive the heated air produced by... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5526578 | Comb-type hair dryer A generally disk-shaped comb-type hair dryer with drying air discharge nozzles projecting from a concave bottom surface. The bottom surface of the disk shaped hair dryer housing is gently concave in a manner to ergonomically conform the distal ends of the... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5507103 | Thermoelectric hair dryer The present disclosure concerns a hair dryer apparatus capable of low power consumption which makes use of a thermoelectric cooling and heating module. The hair dryer includes a motor driven fan which forces ambient air across each opposite face of the th... | 04/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5457894 | Implement for styling/drying hair for an air-moving appliance for personal use The invention is directed to an implement 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 apertu... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5394620 | Body dryer A hand held, portable body dryer for the entire body is disclosed as including a hollow tube carrying a hollow hand grip in which a battery is disposed; a fan and a heater are disposed in the tube with rheostatic controls therefor on the exterior of the t... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5355591 | Steamer attachment for a hair curler steamer An attachment is provided for converting a table top steamer into an apparatus for steam treatment of the body. The attachment comprises an approximately cylindrical conduit having open ends and a plurality of holes located between the first and second en... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5275339 | Diffuser for hair dryer A diffuser for a hair dryer having an air discharge nozzle, the diffuser comprising a body having a side wall defining a first opening adapted to communicate with the nozzle and a second opening. The body defines an air passage communicable between the fi... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5261427 | Comb device for destruction of lice and lice eggs A lice comb device constructed as a portable, hand-held housing containing a blower heater, to heat and direct a stream of heated air toward a set of comb teeth attached to the housing. Each of the comb teeth is formed with a hollow cavity having an openi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5235759 | Reversible diffuser for hair dryer An air diffuser for attachment to a hair dryer, with a housing containing an air inlet, a hood, and an air outlet from the hood, a face plate having a front side and a rear side and being pivotally mounted in the air outlet so that alternately one or the ... | 08/17/1993 |
