Patents by Inventor Jane E. Garfinkel

Jane E. Garfinkel 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).

  • Passive wet hair straightening
    Patent number: 6138376
    Abstract: A hair straightening device and method usable with a conventional blow dryer that dries wet hair in a straight configuration from the scalp to the end of the hair strands with minimal heat damage to the hair and without hair tangling problems of conventional methods. The method and device includes two elongated elements coupled in an open/close relationship. The device operates by securing wet hair between the elongated elements and slowly pulling the device along the length of the hair strand while exposing the hair strands to heated air from a conventional blow dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Jane E. Garfinkel