Patents by Inventor Young-bum Choi

Young-bum Choi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8230868
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair iron having a buffer member, particularly to a hair iron having a buffer member, which is located in between two opposing heating plates to help hair passing through the heating plates to be straightened smoothly and prevent thermal deformation of hair. The invention is characterized by a hair iron comprising a first pressing member 10 and a second pressing member 20 to which heating plates 12 and 22 having built-in thermal wire heaters 13 and 23 are attached, respectively. A buffer member 40 is attached to the heating plate 22 which is attached to the second pressing member 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Inventor: Young-bum Choi
  • Publication number: 20110226277
    Abstract: Provided is a hair iron including a lower case including a lower grill part and a lower heating part in a single body, and a lower heating plate at a front end to heat hair, the lower heating part including a built-in lower heater, and an upper case including an upper grill part and an upper heating part in a single body, and an upper heating plate at a front end to heat the hair, the upper heating part including a built-in upper heater, the upper case being hinged to the lower case. The upper and lower heating plates are coated with a mixed layer in which one of Teflon coating material, anodizing coating material, and ceramic coating material, and an iron removing member attracting and removing iron attached to the hair are mixed in an equal ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Young-bum Choi
  • Publication number: 20100101599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair iron having a buffer member, particularly to a hair iron having a buffer member, which is located in between two opposing heating plates to help hair passing through the heating plates to be straightened smoothly and prevent thermal deformation of hair. The invention is characterized by a hair iron comprising a first pressing member 10 and a second pressing member 20 to which heating plates 12 and 22 having built-in thermal wire heaters 13 and 23 are attached, respectively. A buffer member 40 is attached to the heating plate 22 which is attached to the second pressing member 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Young-bum CHOI
  • Publication number: 20060196523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair iron having a buffer member, particularly to a hair iron having a buffer member, which is located in between two opposing steel plates to help hair passing through the steel plates to be straightened smoothly and prevent thermal deformation of hair. The invention is characterized by a hair iron comprising a first pressing member 10 and a second pressing member 20 to which steel plates 12, 22 having built-in thermal wire heaters 13, 23 are attached, respectively. A buffer member 40 is attached to the steel plate 22 which is attached to the second pressing member 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventor: Young-bum Choi