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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303302 | Electrical power system for crash helmets An electrical power system for crash helmets is described, including a distribution system configured to supply electrical power to a helmet system, a power source configured to supply power to the helmet system over the distribution system, the power source located... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7108713 | Surgical barrier device incorporating an inflatable thermal blanket with a surgical drape to provide thermal control and surgical access A surgical barrier device includes an inflatable thermal blanket formed integrally with, or attached to, a surgical drape. The inflatable thermal blanket is inflatable through an inlet by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101389 | Inflatable lower body thermal blanket A thermal blanket includes an inflatable covering with a head end, a foot end, two edges, and an undersurface. The covering includes a plurality of inflatable chambers that are inflated when a thermal-controlled inflating medium is introduced into the thermal blanke... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096597 | Backpack hair dryer with heated air bonnet A backpack type hair dryer with a heated air bonnet includes a housing having a pair of shoulder straps positioned on a front surface for securing the housing to a wearer's back. A hot air blower assembly is mounted on the rear surface of the housing. A flexible hos... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090692 | Thermal Blanket A thermal blanket includes an inflatable covering with a head end, a foot end, two edges and an undersurface. The covering is inflated through an inlet at the foot end by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface of the covering ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7014431 | Forced air warming unit A forced air warming unit has a casing with inlet and outlet openings. The casing encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface in which a blower is disposed. A circuit board in the casing encloses the blower in the scroll housing. At least one opening pene... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7008443 | Steam generating apparatus for skin care An apparatus for generating a stream of steam for direction against an area of skin of a person includes a water vessel for retaining a quantity of water, the vessel having an upright tubular vessel side wall and a vessel bottom wall and a vessel mounting structure,... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964116 | Ambulatory hairdryer A portable self-contained hair drying helmet is taught that has thermal storage, desiccants, and thin lithium ion polymer batteries to allow one to dry their hair while walking around and performing personal and household duties. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962600 | Method and apparatus for reducing body temperature of a subject A cooling system includes a pressurized liquid refrigerant source having a liquid refrigerant and a cooling garment coupled to the liquid refrigerant source. The cooling garment defines chambers containing a heat transfer fluid. During operation, a user places the c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6942471 | Electric fan with strain relief connection A fan has a hub and a fan housing connected to the hub. The fan housing delimits an air passage of the fan outwardly. A fan wheel is connected to the hub and rotatably arranged in the air passage. A motor is arranged on the hub for driving the fan wheel. An electric... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928235 | Forced air dryer for infant's bottom A forced air dryer designed to dry an infant's bottom during the diaper changing process comprises a housing having an end piece designed to reduce skin abrasion, skin heating, and air flow blockage. In one embodiment, the device is powered by a rechargeable electri... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6885810 | Electrically heated hair dryer with catalytic odor filter The handheld hair dryer for generating a heated air stream has a blower for generating an air stream, an electric heater for heating the air stream, a catalytic odor filter for deodorizing the air stream and a thermal radiator for heating the catalytic odor filter. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6318691 | Hair dryer holder engaging cabinet drawer A hair dryer holder for supporting a hair dryer from a bathroom vanity drawer includes a generally planar horizontal support member having an aperture formed in a first end thereof for releasably receiving the nozzle of the hair dryer. Forwardmost and rea... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6293030 | Hair drying apparatus The hood is fitted with a fan in the crown that directs air flow upward from the hood interior. The hood has a liner that provides an air distribution plenum between hood and liner. Air flows from the plenum toward hair being dried from holes in the plenu... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6199214 | Headgear ventilation device A plastics molding includes an elongate flexible strip 3 and a plurality of substantially flat wall sections 5 disposed in an end-to-end, mutually spaced relationship, lying substantially on a smooth curve which meets the strip at opposite ends. The wall ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6052915 | Hands-free portable hairdryer A portable hairdryer used for permitting a user to move freely while simultaneously drying the user's hair. The portable hairdryer includes a flexible cap with spaced apart inner and outer layers each having a plurality of apertures therethrough. One end ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6049994 | Combination hair dryer cover and head shield The combination hair dryer cover and head shield is for use with a hood-type hair dryer and is useful for energy conservation while also protecting the forehead, features and neck of the user from excess heat being emitting from the hair dryer. The appara... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6038783 | Support harness for a hard shelled hair dryer A hard-shelled portable hair drying apparatus 10 including a hood unit 11 including a generally rigid hood member 20 having an upper portion 21 and a lower portion 23 divided by an apertured partition 26; wherein, at least a portion of a drying unit 12 is... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6029364 | Combination hair dryer cover and head shield The combination hair dryer cover and head shield is for use with a hood-type hair dryer and is useful for protecting the forehead, features and neck of the user from excess heat being emitting from the hair dryer. The apparatus comprises a hood cover and ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5887357 | Shield for use with hooded hair dryer A flexible shield for enclosing a hood of a hair dryer about the head of a person having her hair dried, the shield both advantageously guiding air over the head and also protecting the face from exposure to heated air. The shield comprises a substantiall... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5829157 | Uniform heat distributing heat protecting system for hair drying A new Uniform Heat Distributing Head Protecting System for providing a cap which protects a user's ears and uniformly heats a chemical applied to the user's hair. The inventive device includes a cover formed to snugly engage a head, an elastic band attach... | 11/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5692315 | Hair steaming apparatus A portable hair steamer suitable for direct application of steam to the hair of the user. The portable hair steamer generally includes a base having a steaming chamber disposed therein and a hood to surround the head of the user. A detachable water tank h... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5651190 | Hands-free hair dryer A portable apparatus for drying the hair of a wearer. The hair dryer includes support means such as a belt or shoulder strap for removably mounting the hair dryer apparatus on the body of the wearer. A casing having an opening is mounted on the support me... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5546674 | Air-moving appliance for drying or styling hair The invention is directed to an air-moving appliance for drying or styling hair, comprising a housing 12 having an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, with a supporting structure 30 which is provided with apertures 32 and hair pickup elements 34 ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5531032 | Hair dryer with integral stereo audio system A bonnet style hair dryer includes integral left and right speakers. Each of the speakers is positioned proximate a respective ear of the user. A two conductor stereo audio cable is separately attached to each speaker with the opposite end connected to an... | 07/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5268988 | Electric hair treatment apparatus having heated air delivery arm rotatable in conical path about the hair being treated A hair treatment apparatus includes a rotary arm having an air flow passage, an electric fan for blowing air through the passage to an outlet for impingement onto the hair being treated and an electric heater installed in the passage for heating the air. ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5235760 | Hair dryer with blower and radiant heating modes of operation A hair dryer of the type having a hood in which a heated air flow is directed to the upper portion of a person's head includes components for selectively blocking air flow to the person's head and for concurrently venting the blocked air flow at a locatio... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5220931 | Hairdressing kit A hairdressing kit combining a hair heating function with a haircurling function includes a hair dryer having a cylindrical air blower, cylindrical hair curlers, receivers for receiving the air blower of the hair dryer and the curlers detachably, and a ca... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5218772 | Hair dryer hood conduit A hair dryer hood conduit is arranged for mounting to a lower annular end of a hair dryer hood, with the hood conduit having a cylindrical body formed with a lower elastomeric band arranged for securement about an individual's head to direct heat thereto.... | 06/15/1993 |
