Pistol-grip Type Patents (Class 392/385)
  • Patent number: 11871827
    Abstract: An attachment for a hair dryer configured to receive airflow from the hair dryer and redirect the airflow generally includes a connector housing extending along an axis, an inlet end, an outlet end, and a channel wall. The inlet end defines an inlet for the airflow to enter the attachment in a first direction parallel to the axis of the connector housing. The outlet end defines a slot-shaped outlet for the airflow to exit the attachment in a direction not parallel to the first direction. The channel wall defines a hair receiving channel and extends at least partly around the hair receiving channel such that hair within the hair receiving channel is contacted by the channel wall, wherein the channel wall extends downflow from the outlet end in a direction not parallel to the first direction and is configured to direct the airflow along a length of hair within the hair receiving channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jay William Kuzia, Michael John deGrood
  • Patent number: 11311090
    Abstract: A handheld hair dryer includes a body extending about an axis and including a first end, a second end, an inner wall, and an outer wall. The outer wall and the inner wall extend from the first end of the body to the second end of the body and define a cavity therebetween. A central passage is defined by the inner wall. The hair dryer also includes an inlet defined by the inner wall and an outlet for the airflow to exit the cavity. The inlet is defined by the inner wall intermediate the first end and the second end. The hair dryer is configured to direct the airflow through the cavity and towards the outlet. The hair dryer further includes a handle connected to the body, a fan, and a motor positioned at least partly within the handle and coupled to the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael John deGrood, Jay William Kuzia
  • Patent number: 10835007
    Abstract: A handheld hair dryer includes a body extending about an axis. The body includes an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner wall and the outer wall define a cavity therebetween. A central passage is defined by the inner wall. The handheld hair dryer also includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is defined by the inner wall and is in flow communication with the central passage to allow airflow in the central passage to be drawn into the cavity through the inlet. A fan is configured to draw the airflow through the inlet and direct the airflow through the cavity towards the outlet. The handheld hair dryer further includes a handle connected to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John deGrood, Jay William Kuzia
  • Patent number: 10485320
    Abstract: An improved hair dryer includes a fan unit and a heating unit to generate a linear heated air current which can mix with outside cold air to obtain a rotational air current of moderate temperature and to increase the capability of penetrating a user's hair. Therefore, the air provided by the hair dryer would not become both hot and dry, but maintain an ideal, moderate temperature suitable for users, so that users may feel more comfortable while dressing their hairs. Furthermore, the increased capability of penetrating a user's hair allows the hair to be dried more quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventor: Shih-Ling Hsu
  • Patent number: 10405714
    Abstract: A blowing machine has a main machine where the main machine includes a housing, a motor and a fan with the housing having a main machine air channel in which the motor and the fan are at least partially accommodated. An airflow guiding assembly is attachable to the housing and has an air duct for guiding the airflow and an airflow guiding member for guiding a part of the airflow in the air duct to flow in a direction deflecting from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: CHERVON (HK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianpeng Guo, Fangjie Nie, Xiandian Shao, Toshinari Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 9134042
    Abstract: An integrated structure of an air heater includes at least an air blowing unit, at least an air passage housing, a heating arrangement, and a overheat protection unit, which are fastened with each other to form the integrated structure, wherein the air blowing unit and the overheat protection unit are respectively fastened with the air passage housing, and the air passage housing is connected to the heating arrangement with screws. A simple and compact integrated structure for air heater is provided wherein its assembling method is easy and its manufacturing cost is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen Sunzone Electrical Appliances Ltd.
    Inventor: Tianyu Gao
  • Publication number: 20150125798
    Abstract: A heat gun adapter is an apparatus that allows the use of a heat gun in order to ignite the fuel pellets within the combustion chamber of a pellet burner, specifically manually-ignited gravity-fed pellet burner. The heat gun adapter features a base plate that is placed over the combustion chamber access port after the combustion chamber end plate is removed. A nozzle port is present in order to allow a heat gun to be inserted through the base plate. The heat gun is guided through an annular guide that is positioned concentrically with the nozzle port. The annular guide additionally serves to hold the heat gun in place without user assistance after the heat gun is inserted. The heat gun adapter is held in place between a first track and a second track on the combustion chamber by a lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Michael S. Swanick
  • Patent number: 8948577
    Abstract: The hand-held hot air device, preferably for the local heating of thermoplastic materials, with a housing that forms a wand-shaped handle part with air inlet openings, and with an air guidance tube that protrudes from the handle part and radially delimits an air canal, with an electric heating element contained in the air guidance tube and an electric motor with a fan wheel contained in the handle part, and with an electronic control system arranged inside the handle part with one semiconductor power switch each arranged upstream of both the heating element and the electric motor, and with a display screen and an operating device for the hand-held hot air device arranged on the outside of the handle part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Leister Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stephan Eberli, Bruno Von Wyl
  • Patent number: 8942550
    Abstract: A kit for supporting and multi-directionally aiming a heat source. The kit includes a heat air gun, a tripod, and an extension arm. The tripod and/or the extension arm support(s) the heat air gun so as to allow the heat air gun to be supported while having multi-directional aiming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventor: Milton Carter
  • Patent number: 8893400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hair dryer including a tapered plastic shell between a rear end and a front end through which flows out the air set into motion and heated by the hair dryer, this plastic shell defining at least one air inlet and an air outlet and being intended to accommodate at least one motor and one fan, the shaft of which is borne by an attached internal structure in the central portion of the fuselage. According to the invention, the plastic shell is conformed in order to receive the air between the air inlet and the internal structure bearing the fan, on a longer acoustic path as compared with the length of the acoustic path between the rear end and the internal structure bearing the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Technofirst
    Inventor: Christian Carme
  • Patent number: 8890035
    Abstract: Device (1) for drying hair, comprising a hand-held unit (2) which is adapted to emit or discharge a flow of air to be directed onto the hair, characterized in that the hand-held unit (2) has a power source (18) which is arranged in a path (13) of the air flow to be emitted or discharged from the unit (2). In this way, heat or thermal energy that is generated in the power source (18) can be recovered or retrieved and transferred directly to the air flow in the device (1) so as to collect or scavenge waste heat from the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Exonda Salon Tools GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Scheunert, Andreas Gobel
  • Patent number: 8782920
    Abstract: Hand-held hair dryer having a housing provided with air inlet, an electric fan, and power supply. The hair dryer is provided with an upper air outlet and a lower air outlet extending substantially in opposite directions out from the housing and provided with heating element. The lower air outlet also serves as a grip. The housing is provided with a throttle arranged pivotably about a pivot. The throttle is operated by a button between a first position where the upper air outlet is blocked and the lower air outlet is open to air flow, and a second position where the air flows in a direction opposite of the first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dual Air AS
    Inventors: Vigdis M. P. Marthinsen, Siv Elise Aasebo
  • Patent number: 8772681
    Abstract: A blower urges an airflow, at a rate according to a user-controlled flow rate command, through an electric heater and the electrical heater heats the airflow at a heater power based on a user-input temperature command, the user-input flow rate command, and a measured mass flow rate of the airflow. The heater power is calculated based on the heat energy required to heat air to the given reference temperature, at a flow rate corresponding to the measured mass flow rate. Optionally, the temperature of the air entering the electric heater is measured, and the heater power is calculated based on the heat energy required to heat air from the measured temperature to the given reference temperature, at a flow rate corresponding to the measured mass flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Electronic Instrumentation and Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Joe T. May
  • Patent number: 8707969
    Abstract: A hair treatment device and a corresponding method for treating hair are disclosed. The hair treatment device is suitable for heating hair and has a heating element that is heated to a starting temperature and whose temperature is regulated by a temperature control. The hair treatment device has a sensor that measures data from which a parameter based on the condition of the hair can be generated, wherein the parameter influences the temperature control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Seng, Olaf Soerensen, Christoph Schmitz, Francis Pinto, Markus Schuessler
  • Patent number: 8712226
    Abstract: A method of flooring installation includes positioning a welding tip having a v-shaped plastic welding rod therein adjacent to a v-shaped joint formed between plastic flooring and plastic trim and heating the flooring, trim, and welding rod to flow the welding rod into the v-shaped joint to form a plastic weld bead and seal the joint. A welding tip and a welding rod are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Oscoda Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Lee, Darren Taylor
  • Patent number: 8707577
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include an adjustable hairdryer permitting a user to rotate and vertically adjust the barrel portion of a hand-holdable dryer. Embodiments of the invention disclose ball-and-socket and disc joint couplings between a hairdryer barrel and handle. Embodiment linkage apparatus is disclosed providing mechanical contact between the barrel and a rotatory electrical interface, permitting the barrel to be freely rotatable relative to the handle while maintaining electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventors: Gary Brian Lee, Alan Heine
  • Patent number: 8678816
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hot air internal ignition burner/generator comprising an injection device used for producing a high-speed fuel gas mixture stream and for injecting said stream into the burner head (2) which is tabular-shaped and comprises in-series arranged therein a pressure recovery chamber (10), an igniting chamber (11) and simple or multiple diffusion means (24) which are fixed inside the head (2), where two chambers are jointed, wherein said diffusion means (24) comprise a central orifice provided with an igniting tube which penetrates therein and axially extends inside the pressure recovery chamber (10) in such a way that it defines the ignition chamber (43) provided with igniting electrodes (42) connected to the pressure recovery chamber (10) of the burner (2) via a calibrated orifice (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: SEFMAT
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Sarrazy
  • Patent number: 8652403
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating superheated steam capable of reducing or eliminating microorganisms associated with an item includes a gas heater for heating a gas, a steam generator coupled to the gas heater and having a reservoir for supplying water, wherein the heater heats the gas such that when water is combined therewith, a mixture of superheated steam and gas capable of reducing or eliminating microorganisms is discharged from the apparatus. The generation of the steam-gas mixture may be done at one atmosphere of pressure and the mixing may be done prior to expelling the fluid from the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured as a hand-held device, A method of treating an item for microorganisms includes generating a superheated steam at approximately one atmosphere of pressure, directing a flow of the steam onto the item, and reducing or eliminating microorganisms using the steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Micropyretics Heaters International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ganta Reddy, Jainagesh Sekhar, Ramgopal Vissa
  • Patent number: 8634709
    Abstract: An aerosol generation system having an aerosol generator wherein a liquid formulation is at least partially volatilized in a capillary passage and discharged from the capillary passage to form an aerosol. The aerosol generation system includes a pumping unit adapted to supply a liquid formulation to the aerosol generator; and a fluidic element located between the pumping unit and the capillary passage of the aerosol generator, wherein the fluidic element increases backpressure of the liquid formulation as the liquid formulation enters the capillary passage of the aerosol generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Niranjan Maharajh, Gene Faison, Sudarsan Srinivasan, David Ammann, Donald Brookman, Amit Limaye, Ronald Formosa, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8484861
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet defining a accommodating space for receiving clothes, an air supplying device for drying air circulating into the accommodating space, and a guide unit for guiding dry air generated by the air supplying device to be uniformly dispersed into the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hye Yong Park, Jung Wook Moon, Seung Gyu Ryu, Chang Gyu Choi, Kwang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8448349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair care device (1), having a handle (3), a application head (4) which can be connected to the handle (3) and has a hair treatment device (5), particularly a bristle and/or a tooth field, and having an ion discharging device (9) with at least one ion outlet (11) for discharging ions onto the hair. According to the invention, the hair care device (1) is characterized in that the application head (4) and/or a part of the housing surrounding the ion outlet (11) has at least one grounding surface for dissipating/limiting electrical charges. Advantageously, the ions are discharged exclusively from the back (8) of the device facing away from the hair treatment device (5), while the grounding surface can be provided on the application head (4) on the front side of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kloeppel-Riech, Timo Hasenpflug
  • Patent number: 8397401
    Abstract: A vehicle dryer includes an energy-conserving rotatable inlet butterfly valve to selectively admit or block air to a fan encased in a blower housing. The valve includes a plate mounted on a shaft that extends across the inlet portion of the blower housing. The plate is rotated by its shaft to either an opened position for admitting air into a blower housing, or a closed position for blocking air from entering into the blower housing. A crank arm is coupled to the valve shaft, and a pneumatic cylinder includes a piston rod for turning the crank arm through a ninety-degree angle, thereby rotating the valve plate between its opened and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Superior Investments, Inc.
    Inventor: Archie L Johnson
  • Patent number: 8307948
    Abstract: A silencer device for a hair dryer comprises a container structure (2) exhibiting a plurality of inlet openings (8), an outlet opening (9) and a conduit (10) connecting the inlet (8) and outlet (9) openings to one another and further comprising a ring (14) made of sound-absorbent material, inserted in the conduit (10) such as to interfere with a flow of air between the inlet openings (8) and the outlet (9) opening in such a way as to at least partly attenuate sound vibrations associated to the air flow. The inlet openings (8) are made on a lateral wall (6) of the container structure (2) and face the axis (X) such as to define an air flow along a first transversal direction to the axis (X) such as to define a flow of air along a first transversal direction to the axis (X), and deviating means (12) arranged in the conduit (10) impress an axial deviation along the axis (X) on the air flow coming from the inlet openings (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Parlux S.p.A.
    Inventor: Paolo Parodi
  • Patent number: 8272142
    Abstract: A hair dryer includes a body having an air inlet and an air outlet, a fan for generating air flow from the air inlet to the air outlet, a heater for heating the air flow, and an attachment secured to the body and in communication with the air outlet to receive the air flow. A plurality of openings through which the air flow blows is formed in a concave surface which is sized and shaped for receiving a convex-shaped hair brush. The body includes a base portion adapted to support the hair dryer in a vertical orientation on a horizontal support surface so that the dryer can be utilized with hands free operation. The body also includes a grip portion between the base portion and the attachment that forms a cylindrically-shaped hand grip. Vertical central axes of the attachment, the grip portion, and the base portion are coaxial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Vexpro, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey P. Hall
  • Patent number: 8240064
    Abstract: A dryer includes a drying chamber for the articles to be dried, a supply air duct, a process air duct, a heater in the process air duct for heating process air, a blower that guides the heated process air over the articles to be dried, an exhaust air duct that directs exhaust air to an exhaust air outlet, and an internally and/or externally cleanable lint filter in a recirculated air duct that splits at a branching-off point from the process air duct to the heater and the exhaust air duct which leads to the exhaust air outlet, and wherein the recirculated air duct joins the supply air duct upstream of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Steffens
  • Patent number: 8146264
    Abstract: A cordless hair dryer device comprising an ergonomically shaped handle, air cone, rechargeable lithium-type battery pack that releasably attaches to a battery mount on the back of the hair dryer, temperature controls, blower speed controls, DC motor, heater and battery pack charger. The handle is ergonomically designed for balance and comprises the heat and blower controls for convenient access and use. The heater comprises a tourmaline impregnated ceramic heater. Intake air flows over the tourmaline/ceramic heater producing negative ions so the hair does not become statically charged during the drying process. The air intake at the back of the hair dryer includes a removable filter to catch errant fibers and hair before they flow into the blower/heater area. The motor and tourmaline impregnated ceramic heater are mounted close to the battery pack in a manner that provides easier control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Stefano, Daphne S. Parker
  • Publication number: 20110239483
    Abstract: Apparatus and methodology for applying heated-air flow to wet or damp copper cable and specifically to individual mutually-insulated copper conductors within that cable including their respective paper sheath coverings. This cable can be used in telecommunications applications. Disclosed embodiments permit drying of difficult to reach wet/damp areas within a cable and between and amongst layers of wet/damp cable. A heat gun muzzle-insert attaches, at one end, to a heat gun barrel's muzzle end to extend hot air flow from the gun through the insert and through a plurality of tubes attached to its other end, This allows air flow to be pin-pointed at wet/damp areas otherwise not reachable without the tubes. The muzzle-insert attaches via threaded connection and is made from the same material as the gun to have the same thermal expansion characteristic. The hot air flow extender mechanisms can be modularized, each ha mg differently-sized pluralities of tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON NEW YORK INC.
    Inventor: Anthony ROTONDI
  • Patent number: 8028437
    Abstract: A hair dryer and vacuum device includes a housing having a nozzle, a handle, and a body portion situated between the handle and nozzle, the nozzle including a first channel extending from the body portion to an outlet port and a second channel extending from the body portion to an inlet port. A heating coil is mounted in the body portion for heating air and a dryer fan is positioned adjacent the heating coil that is configured to blow the heated air through the outlet port when energized. A vacuum fan is mounted in the second channel and configured to draw air into the second channel through the inlet port when energized. The device includes a collection chamber situated between the vacuum fan and the body portion and in communication with the second channel such that fallen hair is collected therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventor: Pauline Brown-Carter
  • Patent number: 8011114
    Abstract: A vehicle dryer includes an energy-conserving rotatable inlet butterfly valve to selectively admit or block air to a fan encased in a blower housing. The valve includes a plate mounted on a shaft that extends across the inlet portion of the blower housing. The plate is rotated by its shaft to either an opened position for admitting air into a blower housing, or a closed position for blocking air from entering into the blower housing. A crank arm is coupled to the valve shaft, and a pneumatic cylinder includes a piston rod for turning the crank arm through a ninety-degree angle, thereby rotating the valve plate between its opened and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Superior Investments, Inc.
    Inventor: Archie L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7982163
    Abstract: A heat gun has a body with a support mechanism mounted on the handle. The support mechanism includes at least one arm moveably mounted on the handle and which is capable of moving between a first retracted position and a second extended position. The at least one arm, when it is in its extended position, is capable of co-operating with the body to form a platform upon which the heat gun can rest on a work surface while the nozzle is placed remotely from the work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Kwok Wah Chung, Han Jun Deng
  • Patent number: 7964822
    Abstract: A paint remover including a receptacle adapted to hold a hot air gun having a hot air output and an attachment coupled to the receptacle for attaching a blade to the receptacle and for aligning the blade with the hot air output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Inventor: Chi Ming Suen
  • Patent number: 7894712
    Abstract: A heater for an electrical fireplace comprises a heating element (1) and a blower fan (2), the blower fan (2) being releasably attached to the heating element (1). Interacting members (9a1-3, 9a2?, 9b1-3, 9b1?, 9b3?, 14a1-3, 14b1) are provided on the heating element (1) and on the blower fan (2), which members (9a1-3, 9a2?, 9b1-3, 9b1?, 9b3?, 14a1-3, 14b1) are designed to be, engaged with one another to hold the heating element (1) in position relative the blower fan (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fergas AB
    Inventors: Hans Karlsson, Rikard Wallman
  • Patent number: 7814677
    Abstract: 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 section has a plurality of apertures defined through the outer wall and the inner wall for outletting heated air directed through the tube section. The number of interconnectable tube sections essentially enables the user to select an overall length of the extension assembly. The adapter section couples the dryer to a first or top tube section and the stand section receives the last or bottom tube section. The stand section enables the user to stand the extension assembly in a vertical position such that the hand-held dryer is held aloft by the extension assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Inventors: Howard W. Brewer, James P. Carlstrom
  • Patent number: 7801424
    Abstract: A steam generator comprising a heating unit, a pump adapted to deliver a controllable flow of water from a water supply into the heating unit and an outlet for steam from the heating unit; the heating unit comprises a housing, a heating element disposed in the housing and a conduit for water and steam extending from the inlet to the outlet; the conduit includes a passageway extending in an elongate path in contact with or adjacent the heating element; wherein the housing comprises two portions releasably seamed together to provide a channel between the portions to receive the heating element and to provide the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Technical (HK) Manufacturing Limited
    Inventor: Chun Ming Cheung
  • Patent number: 7801423
    Abstract: “IMPROVED HAIR DRIER” including a housing, inside which an electrical engine is mounted, which activates a rotor generating an axial air flow crossing the equipment and contacting the heating element represented by an electrical resistance, duly mounted in a spacing structures; the housing of the relevant hair drier further incorporates a gripping part from which the electrical cable emerges, thereby allowing to connect the equipment with the electrical network, the gripping part further incorporating keys which control independently both the activation of the electrical engine and also the activation of the electrical resistance, the relevant hair drier is characterized for incorporating an ionizing device, which essentially is a high voltage source with a limited current; the ionizing device is connected with the conventional electrical circuit of the equipment, it being activated simultaneously with the activation of the electrical engine, or further at the time of the conjoint activation of both electrica
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Daihatsu Industria E Comercio De Moveis E Aparelhos Eletricos Ltda
    Inventor: Roberto Jun Ikesaki
  • Publication number: 20100212095
    Abstract: A paint remover including a receptacle adapted to hold a hot air gun having a hot air output and an attachment coupled to the receptacle for attaching a blade to the receptacle and for aligning the blade with the hot air output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventor: Chi Ming Suen
  • Publication number: 20100064542
    Abstract: A hair drying apparatus includes a body defining an air inlet, an air outlet and an air flow path therethrough. An impeller generates a flow of air from the air inlet, through the air flow path and to the air outlet. A motor drives the impeller and a heating element heats air flowing through the air flow path. The heating element, motor and impeller are supported within the body. A handle is mounted to the body and a housing is at least partially surrounded by the body and at least partially surrounds the air flow path. The motor is supported within the housing. At least one vibration isolation member is located between an inner surface of the body and an outer surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick T. Mulvaney, Terry L. Myers, Harald Quintus-Bosz, Josh Anthony, Haydn Taylor, Kimi Ceridon
  • Publication number: 20100008655
    Abstract: A hot air welder capable of reaching temperatures of at least 700° C., comprising a housing with an electric motor, at least one fan for forcibly moving air across a heating element and out of the gun and wherein the heating element is formed from a plurality of electrical wire winding interposed through a series of axially aligned ceramic disks, each disk having a number of circumferentially aligned openings through which the wire windings are oriented and mechanisms for selectively operating the device and electrically controlling the temperature of the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: CLINT TACKITT, XIANGHE PAN
  • Patent number: 7634177
    Abstract: A heat isolation cover for a heat blower comprises a casing having a receiving space; the casing being installed with a protection sleeve, a heat resistance unit and a fan and motor set; one end of the protection sleeve being formed as a converge opening portion; the heat resistance unit having an annular heat isolation unit and a heat emitting unit installed on the heat isolation unit; one end of the heat resistance unit resisting against an inner surface of the guide edge of the protection sleeve and another end thereof being combined to the buckling groove of the casing; and the fan and motor set being installed to a rear end of the heat resistance unit; the actuation of the fan and motor set being controlled by an electronic circuit; and the fan and motor set generating wind to blow the heat resistance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Inventor: Chuan-Hsin Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090282690
    Abstract: A hair dryer is disclosed. The hair dryer includes a main body which accommodates a fan, a motor and a heater, a handle which extends downward from the main body and is provided with a button, and a nozzle which is coupled to the main body and contains water or hair tonic. The nozzle includes a body, a receiving part, and a containing part. The containing part includes a container which contains water or hair tonic, and a cover which is made of a porous metal material and formed at the container by insert injection molding. Accordingly, when the hair dryer is used, water or hair tonic is ejected and supplied to the hair, thereby protecting the hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Chung Ku Lee
  • Patent number: 7532810
    Abstract: A portable heater incorporates a housing, heating element, outlet for heat generated by the heating element, and diagnostic testing capabilities that test for defective or abnormal conditions of various safety features and report their status. The features include an object sensing or cover detect function, which operates to disconnect the heater from the primary power source in the event an object is detected that may obstruct the heater outlet, a tilt sensor, which detects whether the heater has been tilted, a fuse, and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) breaker. The diagnostic testing function preferably receives power directly from the primary source of power to enable the status of the tests to be displayed whenever the heater is plugged in. Light emitting diodes preferably provide backlighting to icons representing the various features to indicate their status to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaideep Jayaram, Paul Powers, Robert Sherwood, Carlos Alberto Natividad
  • Publication number: 20090078800
    Abstract: There is provided an electrostatic atomizer that electrostatically atomizes a liquid supplied to a discharge electrode by electric discharge caused by an electric field formed in response to voltage application to the discharge electrode. The electrostatic atomizer has a high-voltage generation circuit that generates a pulse voltage to be applied to the discharge electrode, and the high-voltage generation circuit includes a high-voltage control circuit that converts an input AC signal to a pulse signal, and an igniter that steps up the pulse signal obtained by the high-voltage control circuit to a voltage value of the pulse voltage to be applied to the discharge electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi NAKASONE, Itaru SAIDA, Hiromitsu MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20080276479
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair dryer capable of improving convenience in handling, changing a temperature range of a blown air variously, and generating anions in the blown air. The hair dryer includes a manipulating panel (12) in which switches (S1,S2,S3,S4) are independently mounted, a first microprocessor (MPU1)(100) for transmitting an input signal input from each switch to a second microprocessor (MPU2)(200), and a second microprocessor (MPU2)(200) for controlling operation the driving motor according to the input signal and classifying a connection interval of electric current applied to the heating coil (C). The hair dryer allows a temperature range to be variously controlled, so the hair dryer may be utilized in more various fields, and because of using a single heating coil C, the hair dryer has very simple inner configuration, thereby reducing manufacture costs remarkably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicants: BESTLOGIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eul-Chul Byun, Heung-Geun Park, Won-Lee Joh
  • Patent number: 7428785
    Abstract: A hair dryer in which the direction of a palm of a user gripping the hair dryer is same as the direction of wind blown from the hair dryer. A blowing pipe is coupled to a case and has an air outlet at one end. A heater for heating air is provided inside the case. A fan for blowing air toward the heater and the air outlet is provided inside the case. A grip part, which is designed to be gripped by a human hand, is coupled to a portion of the case opposite to the air outlet. A handle is mounted to the grip part so as to prevent the grip part from being released from the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Inventor: Tai Cheul Kim
  • Publication number: 20080181590
    Abstract: A heating device such as a heat gun or heat unit which includes a surface temperature sensor to measure the surface temperature of the work piece being heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: MASTER APPLIANCE CORP.
    Inventors: Arthur S. Radwill, Paul L. Monet, Dan J. Naughton, Charles J. Benedict, John R. Brott
  • Patent number: 7326883
    Abstract: A housing and a base formed integrally with the housing or attached thereto. An array of louvres is attached to or formed integrally with the housing. An electric motor-driven fan is located within the housing and blows air toward the louvres. An electric heating element is situated within the housing between the fan and the array of louvres. This avoids subjecting the fan to excessive heat of the heating element and reduces turbulence of airflow past the louvres, thereby reducing operational noise levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Chung Mei Industries Limited
    Inventor: Carlo Bertani
  • Patent number: 7300484
    Abstract: A blower has a carrying frame provided with a base plate. A fan with a fan housing is mounted on the carrying frame. The fan housing has an intake opening that faces the base plate and is spaced from the base plate. An intake gap is formed between the base plate and the fan housing. An internal combustion engine drives the fan in order to take in working air through the intake opening and to blow out the working air through a blower tube. A leaf shield for preventing leaves and debris from entering the fan housing is provided and covers the intake gap. The leaf shield is made of a foam material having coarse pores to allow unimpaired intake of the working air and to prevent leaves or other debris from adhering to the leaf shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Randy Scully, Jim Herrala
  • Patent number: 7228065
    Abstract: A hair dryer that includes a nozzle with a plurality of concentric layers including an outer, protective layer, a perforated metal layer and an inner metal layer coated with gem stone powder wherein the gem stone layer is accessible through the perforations of the metal layer to provide a round styling appliance in addition to a blow dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventor: Michael Cafaro
  • Patent number: 7178261
    Abstract: An air pulse attachment for a handheld dryer includes a shell defining a passage within the shell. The passage in the shell communicates the dryer with an outlet. A pulse valve is pivotably disposed in the passage and has a pivot axis. At least one deflection member is associated with the outlet of the shell and is rotatable with respect to the pivot axis. The at least one deflection member is configured for deflecting the air from the dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: James McCambridge, Luther D. Langley
  • Patent number: 7123823
    Abstract: The dryer includes in its programmable control circuit a microprocessor to which are connected at least a temperature sensor, a static pressure sensor, a motor revolution sensor, a ion generator, a resistor battery with its selector switches in series, and the respective power circuits of the motor and the air heater aforesaid, in which, in order to optimize the processing route, said microprocessor, after the dryer is turned on and the operating values of parameters, establishes the initial operating configuration at 50% of the value thereof, and then defines continuously, in terms of the ordinary data base, the constant functional conditions, and responds to electric, thermal and mechanical discrepancies being involved with its corrective stabilization, recording, signaling and information by means of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Duna Enterprises S.A.
    Inventor: Carlos José Ceva