Patents by Inventor Kyoung Hak Lee

Kyoung Hak Lee 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: 10117488
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a stationary hair styling surface, a rotating member configured to rotate around the stationary hair styling surface, and a burn prevention cover. The rotating member includes a tab fixedly extending along a longitudinal length of the stationary hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to gather and wind a user's hair around the stationary hair styling surface without clamping onto the wound hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: KISS NAIL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Kyu Sang Han, Sung Lyul Park, Kyoung Hak Lee, Si Yong Sung
  • Patent number: 10010148
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a hair styling surface and a central axis, and a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface. The rotating member is configured to rotate around the central axis of the heated barrel. The rotating member includes one or more retaining elements configured to retain the hair and wind the hair around the hair styling surface. The one or more retaining elements projects away from the hair styling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Publication number: 20170208914
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a hair styling surface and a central axis, and a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface. The rotating member is configured to rotate around the central axis of the heated barrel. The rotating member includes one or more retaining elements configured to retain the hair and wind the hair around the hair styling surface. The one or more retaining elements projects away from the hair styling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 9648936
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a stationary hair styling surface, and a rotating member configured to rotate around the stationary hair styling surface. The rotating member includes a tab fixedly extending along a longitudinal length of the stationary hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to gather and wind a user's hair around the stationary hair styling surface without clamping onto the wound hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 9648935
    Abstract: In some aspects, a hair styling apparatus (e.g., hair curling device) can include a heated barrel connected to a handle device and generally stationary relative to the handle device during use, the heated barrel defining a hair styling surface and a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface, the rotating member being configured to rotate relative to the hair styling surface and to gather a user's hair and wind the hair around the hair styling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Publication number: 20170127804
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hair dryer vacuum attachment and methods for using the same. In one embodiment, the hair dryer vacuum attachment includes a first opening to attach to an end of a hair dryer, a second opening to allow air that is blown by the hair dryer to exit and a third opening to collect a debris via a vacuum created by the air blown by the hair dryer exiting the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: KYOUNG HAK LEE
  • Publication number: 20160206070
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a stationary hair styling surface, a rotating member configured to rotate around the stationary hair styling surface, and a burn prevention cover. The rotating member includes a tab fixedly extending along a longitudinal length of the stationary hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to gather and wind a user's hair around the stationary hair styling surface without clamping onto the wound hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kyu Sang Han, Sung Lyul Park, Kyoung Hak Lee, Si Yong Sung
  • Publication number: 20160081449
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a stationary hair styling surface, and a rotating member configured to rotate around the stationary hair styling surface. The rotating member includes a tab fixedly extending along a longitudinal length of the stationary hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to gather and wind a user's hair around the stationary hair styling surface without clamping onto the wound hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 9072358
    Abstract: A rotating air directing apparatus for a barrel of a hair dryer is provided. The apparatus includes a tubular adapter member having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The inlet opening is adapted to be removably coupled to the barrel of the hair dryer. The apparatus also includes a propeller member rotatably coupled to the tubular adapter member. The propeller member includes a plurality of curved vanes extending from a central cylinder. The apparatus further includes a nozzle member disposed adjacent to the outlet opening of the tubular adapter member and adapted to rotate with the propeller member. The nozzle member includes an angled tubular member having a nozzle opening disposed at an acute angle relative to the outlet opening of the tubular adapter member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyusang Han, Kyoung Hak Lee, Won Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20150128985
    Abstract: In some aspects, a hair styling apparatus (e.g., hair curling device) can include a heated barrel connected to a handle device and generally stationary relative to the handle device during use, the heated barrel defining a hair styling surface and a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface, the rotating member being configured to rotate relative to the hair styling surface and to gather a user's hair and wind the hair around the hair styling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 8732976
    Abstract: The invention provides, in some aspects, apparatus and methods for a rotating airflow directing attachment for a barrel of a hair dryer. The attachment includes a tubular adapter (or “attachment body”) having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening is adapted to be removably coupled to the barrel of the hair dryer. A blade is rotatably coupled to the tubular adapter, and a nozzle is disposed adjacent to the outlet opening of the tubular adapter and adapted to rotate with the blade. The nozzle has an opening disposed at an acute angle relative to the outlet opening of the tubular adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyusang Han, Kyoung Hak Lee, Won Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20130247934
    Abstract: A hair straightening apparatus is provided. The hair straightening apparatus includes an upper clamping member and a lower clamping member attached to the upper clamping member at a hinge. A lower heating element extends from the lower clamping member. The lower heating element also includes a top heating surface and an opposing bottom heating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyusang HAN, Won Seok Oh, Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Publication number: 20130247933
    Abstract: A hair straightening apparatus is provided. The hair straightening apparatus includes a handle end and a heated application end extending from the handle end and including a heating element and a first set of combs. The hair straightening apparatus further includes a clamping mechanism extending from and hinged to the handle end for engagement between individual combs of the first set of combs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Won Seok OH, Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Publication number: 20130014402
    Abstract: A rotating air directing apparatus for a barrel of a hair dryer is provided. The apparatus includes a tubular adapter member having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The inlet opening is adapted to be removably coupled to the barrel of the hair dryer. The apparatus also includes a propeller member rotatably coupled to the tubular adapter member. The propeller member includes a plurality of curved vanes extending from a central cylinder. The apparatus further includes a nozzle member disposed adjacent to the outlet opening of the tubular adapter member and adapted to rotate with the propeller member. The nozzle member includes an angled tubular member having a nozzle opening disposed at an acute angle relative to the outlet opening of the tubular adapter member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyusang HAN, Kyoung Hak Lee, Won Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20120260516
    Abstract: A rotating air directing apparatus for a hair dryer is provided. The apparatus includes a tubular rotating member and a nozzle member disposed adjacent to an outlet opening of the tubular rotating member and adapted to rotate with the tubular rotating member. The nozzle member includes an angled tubular member having a nozzle opening disposed at an acute angle relative to the outlet opening. A plurality of curved vanes each have a fixed edge at a circumferential inner surface of the tubular rotating member, and an opposing free edge that defines a central open space of the tubular rotating member. Each of the plurality of curved vanes are spaced apart from each other, thereby defining a plurality of curved radial openings between adjacent curved vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyusang HAN, Kyoung Hak Lee, Won Seok Oh
  • Patent number: D681796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyusang Han, Kyoung Hak Lee, Won Seok Oh