Patents by Inventor Scott Melton
Scott Melton 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: 6920886Abstract: A hair styling iron includes a body with a handle end configured for being gripped by a user, and a styling end opposite the handle end. The styling end includes a first leg and a second leg, each leg having at least one heated surface. The handle end is configured for moving the second leg relative to the first leg and includes a grip portion and a pivoting portion connected to the second leg for providing pivoting movement relative to the first leg. The pivoting portion of the handle end and the second leg are connected to the body to operate in scissors fashion relative to the first leg. A curling clamp is pivotally connected to the body for exerting a clamping force against one of the first and second legs. A latch is associated with the handle end for releasably securing the pivoting portion to the grip portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2002Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: James E. McCambridge, Scott A. Melton
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Patent number: 6901664Abstract: A seal for sealing a gap defined between a blade assembly and a housing of a clipper has a sealing portion and a base portion. The sealing portion has a blade engaging side and a housing engaging side. At least one projection extends upwards from the housing engaging side for engaging the housing. At least one attachment formation is provided for releasably attaching the seal to a boss interior to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: Scott Melton, Michael Eddinger
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Publication number: 20050097757Abstract: A bladeset for a hair clipper includes blade teeth configured to guide hair strands toward a cutting zone and to retain hair strands in the cutting zone. By more effectively guiding and retaining the hair strands into the cutting zone, more complete hair cutting may be achieved. Another feature of the present self-cutting hair trimmer is a housing configured to provide a cutting line associated with a generally elongate handle, which in turn provides a bladeset angle of attack substantially perpendicular to hair to be cut on all parts of a self-user's head or a subject's head when the present trimmer is held by a user in either hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2003Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: James McCambridge, Scott Melton, Raymond Nielsen
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Publication number: 20050020113Abstract: An electrical plug protector for use on an electrical plug with a cord having an enclosure portion with members moveable between an open position and a closed position and a cord tethering portion associated with the enclosure portion for attaching the enclosure portion to the cord.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2003Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Scott Melton, Keith Dirks
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Publication number: 20050015995Abstract: A cord wrap for use with a clipper is provided. The cord wrap accommodates a power cord associated with the clipper and has at least one retaining structure for retaining the power cord on the clipper. Provided on the at least one retaining structure is a cord channel which supports at least one loop of the cord.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2003Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Scott Melton, James McCambridge, Raymond Nielsen
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Publication number: 20050015999Abstract: A portable clipper holding apparatus includes a generally āSā-shaped structure having a first arch and a second arch, the first and second arches positioned in an inverted relationship to one another. The first arch is configured for engaging a substrate and the said second arch configured for receiving at least one clipper and/or accessories.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2003Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Scott Melton, Raymond Nielson, Edward Brill
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Publication number: 20040250429Abstract: An ear area comb attachment for attachment to a hair clipper having a bladeset with a moving blade laterally reciprocating relative to a stationary blade includes a base configured for attachment to the clipper and a guard formation associated with the base for blocking access to a central portion of the bladeset and defining a cutting area at at least one end portion. At least one hair feed guide is associated with the base for guiding hair strands toward the cutting area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATIONInventors: James E. McCambridge, Scott A. Melton
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Publication number: 20040250428Abstract: An eyebrow comb attachment for attachment to a hair clipper having a bladeset with a moving blade laterally reciprocating relative to a stationary blade, includes a guard formation for blocking access to ends of the bladeset and defining a cutting area between the ends, and at least one deflecting formation associated with the guard formation for deflecting hair clippings generated by action of the bladeset in the cutting area. The attachment preferably includes at least one guide formation associated with the cutting area and configured for guiding hair into the cutting area for clipping.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATIONInventor: Scott A. Melton
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Publication number: 20040089317Abstract: A hair styling iron includes a body with a handle end configured for being gripped by a user, and a styling end opposite the handle end. The styling end includes a first leg and a second leg, each leg having at least one heated surface. In addition, the handle end is configured for moving the second leg relative to the first leg. A curling clamp is pivotally connected to the body for exerting a clamping force against one of the first and second legs. The legs are controlled by the handle in a scissors action.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2002Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: James E. McCambridge, Scott A. Melton
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Publication number: 20040083620Abstract: An attachment for a handheld dryer includes a shell and a dryer barrel-receiving portion. A first passage is defined between the shell and the dryer and terminates in a shell inlet defined between the shell and the dryer barrel. The present attachment may be useful to increase volumetric flow and/or velocity of flow from a handheld dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: James E. McCambridge, Scott A. Melton, Luther D. Langley
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Publication number: 20040010922Abstract: A seal for sealing a gap defined between a blade assembly and a housing of a clipper has a sealing portion and a base portion. The sealing portion has a blade engaging side and a housing engaging side. At least one projection extends upwards from the housing engaging side for engaging the housing. At least one attachment formation is provided for releasably attaching the seal to a boss interior to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2002Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: Scott Melton, Michael Eddinger
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Patent number: 6604287Abstract: A hair clipper has a housing and a pair of blades secured outside of the housing. One of the blades is stationary, and the other reciprocates. A hair trimmer or other attachment is tethered to the hair clipper so that it can be selectively placed over the hair clipper blades in use, but is not lost when removed from the blades. The attachment is stored in a recess in the housing when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: Scott Melton, James McCambridge
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Publication number: 20030051347Abstract: A hair clipper has a housing and a pair of blades secured outside of the housing. One of the blades is stationary, and the other reciprocates. A hair trimmer or other attachment is tethered to the hair clipper so that it can be selectively placed over the hair clipper blades in use, but is not lost when removed from the blades. The attachment is stored in a recess in the housing when not in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2001Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: WAHL CLIPPER CORP.Inventors: Scott Melton, James McCambridge
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Publication number: 20030051346Abstract: A hair trimmer or other attachment can be secured to a conventional hair clipper. The attachment has a stationary blade and a moving blade that cut hair when the moving blade reciprocates. The moving blade of the attachment is driven by a moving blade of the hair clipper, which also reciprocates. The attachment has a housing which secures the attachment to the stationary blade or other part of the hair clipper. A drive member engages the moving blade of the hair clipper when the attachment is secured to the hair clipper, and the drive member in turn drives the moving blade of the hair trimmer attachment to cut hair. The attachment can be easily detached so that the hair clipper blades can be used to cut hair in the usual manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2001Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: WAHL CLIPPER CORP.Inventors: James McCambridge, Scott Melton
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Patent number: 6079103Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable attachment comb for use with a hair cutting device, where the adjustable attachment comb includes a stationary comb chassis that is configured and arranged to be removably attached to a hair cutting device and a movable comb body that is configured and arranged to be adjustably attached to the stationary comb chassis in one of a plurality of predetermined settings. The movable comb body and the stationary comb chassis cooperate to form a complete attachment comb unit. To supply the adjustment feature, a plurality of adjustment formations are located on the stationary comb chassis, and at least one cooperating adjustment formation is located on the movable comb body. The movable comb body can be releasably secured upon the stationary comb chassis in one of the predetermined settings by a mating interaction between one of the plurality of adjustment formations and the at least one cooperating adjustment formation.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 1998Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: Scott Melton, Jon Thomas Feas
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Patent number: 5937526Abstract: An attachment comb for use with a hair clipper that includes a series of teeth with lower peripheral surfaces of a particular curve that are configured for comfortable movement along the surface of a subject's head, and where the teeth are also preferably proportioned in such a manner as to permit the hair to be uniformly trimmed to relatively long lengths of an inch or greater. Specifically, in the present attachment comb, at least one of the teeth preferably includes a widened rib portion that extends along at least a portion of the length of the lower peripheral edge of that tooth. In addition, the lower peripheral surfaces of the teeth are preferably curved into a half-teardrop shape that includes both a concave curved surface and a convex curved surface. Finally, the teeth may be flared outwardly as they extend away from the base portion so that the hair being cut can be directed toward the cutting blades on the hair clipper.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1997Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: Gregory Wahl, Edward Brill, Scott Melton
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Patent number: 5606799Abstract: A hair clipper including a handle portion having a drive end with a first coupler formation, a blade assembly having a housing at least partially enclosing a reciprocating blade and a fixed blade, and having a second coupler formation for engaging the first coupler formation, the first and second coupler formations forming a ball-and-socket connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1994Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventor: Scott Melton
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Patent number: 5579581Abstract: A clipper blade for use in a blade assembly of a hair clipper, the blade assembly having a fixed blade and a moving blade reciprocating relative to the fixed blade, the clipper blade includes a web portion having a first edge, and a second edge, a plurality of teeth on at least one of the first and second edges, at least one blade assembly engagement formation being located on the web portion closer to one of the first and second edges than the other of the edges, so that when a pair of blades each having the web portion and the at least one engagement formation are inserted into the blade assembly in reversed opposing relationship to each other, one blade of the pair being the fixed blade edge and having a plurality of teeth on the first edge, and the other blade of the pair being the moving blade and having a plurality of teeth on the second edge, the moving blade is laterally offset relative to the fixed blade.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1994Date of Patent: December 3, 1996Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventor: Scott Melton
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Patent number: D502290Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2004Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: Michael Eddinger, Raymond A. Nielsen, Scott A. Melton
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Patent number: D497452Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Wahl Clipper CorporationInventors: Raymond A. Nielsen, Scott A. Melton, Michael Eddinger