Patents by Inventor Howard Richmond
Howard Richmond 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).
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Patent number: 9107485Abstract: A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Publication number: 20150075551Abstract: A hair styling device comprises a handle, a heatable elongated member having a longitudinal axis, a distal portion and a proximal portion. The proximal portion of the elongated member is connected to the handle. The device has a hair retention slot at the distal portion of the elongated sized to receive and retain a section of a user's hair. Also described is an attachment for a hair styling device providing such a hair retention slot and a method of using the device and the attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: TRADE BOX, LLCInventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Manuel Montano
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Publication number: 20140366909Abstract: A hair styling device is described that has a handle, an elongated, substantially cylindrical, heatable rod providing a curling surface and supported by the handle, a heater for heating the curling surface, a support spaced apart from the curling surface, and a rotatable member rotatable relative to the curling surface for wrapping hair around and in contact with the curling surface. The device has an opening in the rotatable member for receiving a section of a user's hair, a motor for rotating the rotatable member, and a flexible, heat-resistant clamp supported by the support and extending from the support toward the curling surface for clamping hair against the curling surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai
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Patent number: 8881423Abstract: A hair treatment device has a body and a blower supported by the body from which air is blown. A concentrator separately connected to the body or integral with the body comprises at least one gas flow conduit in gas flow communication with the blower. A nozzle is in gas flow communication with a distal portion of the conduit and is oriented to blow air from a distal portion of the first conduit back toward the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: M. M. & R. Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Publication number: 20140090661Abstract: A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: MM&R Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Publication number: 20140053426Abstract: A hair treatment device has a body and a blower supported by the body from which air is blown. A concentrator separately connected to the body or integral with the body comprises at least one gas flow conduit in gas flow communication with the blower. A nozzle is in gas flow communication with a distal portion of the conduit and is oriented to blow air from a distal portion of the first conduit back toward the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Publication number: 20140033558Abstract: A hair styling and drying apparatus has a pair of pivotally connected arms, styling surfaces on the arms, air suction and discharge orifices in the styling surfaces, and a blower for blowing air through the air orifices and recycling air between the arms. At least some suction orifices of one styling surface can align with at least some discharge orifices of the other styling surface. The blowers blow air out the discharge orifices and suck air into the suction orifices, thereby recycling much of the blown air. The apparatus can include heaters for heating the blown air and for heating the styling surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, Henry Yu, Jefferson McCrory
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Patent number: 8607470Abstract: A hair styling and drying apparatus has a pair of pivotally connected arms, styling surfaces on the arms, air suction and discharge orifices in the styling surfaces, and a blower for blowing air through the air orifices and recycling air between the arms. At least some suction orifices of one styling surface can align with at least some discharge orifices of the other styling surface. The blowers blow air out the discharge orifices and suck air into the suction orifices, thereby recycling much of the blown air. The apparatus can include heaters for heating the blown air and for heating the styling surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Trade Box, LLCInventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, Henry Yu, Jefferson McCrory
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Patent number: 8567416Abstract: A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Publication number: 20130247407Abstract: A hair styling and drying apparatus has a pair of pivotally connected arms, styling surfaces on the arms, air suction and discharge orifices in the styling surfaces, and a blower for blowing air through the air orifices and recycling air between the arms. At least some suction orifices of one styling surface can align with at least some discharge orifices of the other styling surface. The blowers blow air out the discharge orifices and suck air into the suction orifices, thereby recycling much of the blown air. The apparatus can include heaters for heating the blown air and for heating the styling surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: David Richmond, Claudio Marino, Henry Yu, Jefferson McCrory, Howard Richmond, Michael Ragosta, Bruno Meglio
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Patent number: 8539965Abstract: A hair styling tool 20 includes a body 22, a cylinder 24 extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor 39 for rotating the cylinder, a heater 1324 to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm 151 is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head 26 with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate 108.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Publication number: 20130174439Abstract: A diffuser for use with a hair dryer has a body that fits over the outlet of the hair dryer. The diffuser has one or more diffusing features, namely excess mesh, a non-symmetrical rotor, a perforated plate, and diffusion projections extending toward a discharge opening of the diffuser, each projection having a bore with a side orifice for directing air output by the hair dryer radially.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: M.M. & R. PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Simon Nielsen, David Huang
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Patent number: 8360076Abstract: A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Patent number: 8342191Abstract: A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
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Publication number: 20120292302Abstract: Apparatus for heating hair clips having a heatable member comprises a base, a heating structure, and means for providing electricity to the heating structure. The heating structure can comprise an elongated electrical heater having opposed sides, a plurality of thermally conductive heating elements in pairs on each side of the electrical heater, and a thermal insulator between the heating elements separating the heating elements from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Henry K. Yu, Matthew W. Tivnon, Craig R. Steele
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Patent number: D678609Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Claudio Marino, Bruno Meglio, David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Jeffery Scott Kunkler, Paul Robert Goetz, Luke James Ritchie, Shi Kai Tan
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Patent number: D724784Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Trade Box, LLCInventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai, Ruiju Liu, Qianli Zhou, Yiyan Feng
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Patent number: D726369Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Trade Box, LLCInventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, Henry Yu, Jefferson McCrory
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Patent number: D732738Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: TRADE BOX, LLCInventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai, Ruiju Liu, Qianli Zhou, Yiyan Feng
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Patent number: D735410Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: TRADE BOX, LLCInventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai, Ruiju Liu, Qianli Zhou, Yiyan Feng