Patents by Inventor Alphonso McGriff, III

Alphonso McGriff, III 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).

  • Apparatus and method for grooming dreadlocks
    Patent number: 6708699
    Abstract: A dreadlock grooming apparatus which includes a first elongated open channel, a second elongated open channel, apparatus for registering the first elongated open channel with the second elongated open channel in opposed relationship, and apparatus for maintaining the first and second elongated open channels at a temperature above ambient temperature for a finite time period. In some embodiments the apparatus for registering the first open channel with the second open channel in opposed relationship may include meshing surfaces on the first and second channels. The first and second channels move along an associated dreadlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventor: Alphonso McGriff, III