Patents by Inventor Kathleen Ruth McGuire

Kathleen Ruth McGuire 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).

  • Heating apparatus for vertically stacked hair rollers
    Patent number: 5981908
    Abstract: A hair roller heating apparatus for heating hair rollers, has a base and a plurality of heating rods of sufficient length to simultaneously hold and heat a plurality of hair rollers. The heating rods further have a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion attached to the base and the distal portion free for receiving hair rollers. The heating rods also have an outer casing and heating elements placed within the outer casing. An electrical cord provides electricity from an electrical source to the heating elements, Therefore, the heating rods impart sufficient heat to the hair rollers to heat the rollers to a desired temperature. In a preferred embodiment the heating rods are at least 10 inches in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Kathleen Ruth McGuire
    Inventors: Kathleen Ruth McGuire, Matthew John Cullinane