Patents by Inventor Gregory W. Thibodeaux

Gregory W. Thibodeaux 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: 5195545
    Abstract: A hair relaxant applicator apparatus for applying a controlled flow of hair relaxant to a person's hair. The apparatus includes a supply unit and an applicator brush interconnected by tubing. The supply unit has a plastic supply container, a reciprocating piston and rod within a bore thereof, and an electric motor that moves the piston rod using reduction gearing. A footswitch and rheostat control the direction and speed of the motor by interconnection with its power supply. The piston extrudes hair relaxant from the supply container, through the tubing, through a passageway within the brush, and out openings in the head of the brush at the base of bristles. The brush has a handgrip with a thumbrest, a pointed tip for parting hair, and a longitudinal ridge for smoothing the applied relaxant. A cap on the supply container may be removed for filling and cleaning the container, and a replacement cap and plug prevent dripping of the hair relaxant when the tubing is separated from the supply container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Inventor: Gregory W. Thibodeaux