Patents by Inventor Michael Ragosta

Michael Ragosta 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: 9609941
    Abstract: A hair styling tool having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members extending radially outward from the core and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members move between a retracted position where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position where the divider is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool having the movable member which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool may be a rotating brush optionally equipped with a motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: M. M. & R. Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Claudio Marino, Bruno Meglio, David J. Richmond, Howard C. Richmond
  • Patent number: 9521891
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
  • Patent number: 9516938
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: TRADE BOX, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, Henry Yu, Jefferson McCrory
  • Publication number: 20160166053
    Abstract: A hair styling tool having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members extending radially outward from the core and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members move between a retracted position where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position where the divider is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool having the movable member which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool may be a rotating brush optionally equipped with a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Claudio Marino, Bruno Meglio, David J. Richmond, Howard C. Richmond
  • Publication number: 20160100664
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
  • Patent number: 9289054
    Abstract: A hair styling tool having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members extending radially outward from the core and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members move between a retracted position where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position where the divider is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool having the movable member which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool may be a rotating brush optionally equipped with a motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: M. M. & R. Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Claudio Marino, Bruno Meglio, David J. Richmond, Howard C. Richmond
  • Patent number: 9259069
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
  • Publication number: 20160037888
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai
  • Patent number: 9185957
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: TRADE BOX, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai
  • Publication number: 20150313341
    Abstract: A hair styling tool having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members extending radially outward from the core and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members move between a retracted position where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position where the divider is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool having the movable member which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool may be a rotating brush optionally equipped with a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Claudio Marino, Bruno Meglio, David J. Richmond, Howard C. Richmond
  • Publication number: 20150305468
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
  • Patent number: 9107492
    Abstract: A hair styling tool having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members extending radially outward from the core and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members move between a retracted position where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position where the divider is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool having the movable member which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool may be a rotating brush optionally equipped with a motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: M. M. & R Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ragosta, Claudio Marino, Bruno Meglio, David J. Richmond, Howard C. Richmond
  • Patent number: 9107485
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: MM&R Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, David Richmond, Howard Richmond
  • Patent number: D724784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Trade Box, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai, Ruiju Liu, Qianli Zhou, Yiyan Feng
  • Patent number: D726369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Trade Box, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Bruno Meglio, Claudio Marino, Henry Yu, Jefferson McCrory
  • Patent number: D732738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: TRADE BOX, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai, Ruiju Liu, Qianli Zhou, Yiyan Feng
  • Patent number: D735410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: TRADE BOX, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Zhiwu Yu, Rentong Wang, Wenrui Dai, Ruiju Liu, Qianli Zhou, Yiyan Feng
  • Patent number: D743624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: TRADE BOX, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Michael A. Ragosta, Zhiyong Yu, Rentong Wang, Zhiwu Yu, Wenrui Dai, Ruiju Liu, Qianli Zhou, Yiyan Feng
  • Patent number: D900391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventor: Michael A. Ragosta
  • Patent number: D959053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: M. M. & R. Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ragosta, David Richmond, Greg Thüne