Patents by Inventor Shaun Pulfrey

Shaun Pulfrey 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: 11910912
    Abstract: A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Publication number: 20240041195
    Abstract: A hair brush with an array of bristles (4). Each bristle extends from a base to a free end. Some or all of the bristles have relatively wide first portion, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged in offset rows and centre lines of the rows are spaced apart such that at least part of the first portion of bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row and/or, when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the first portion of the bristles in one row is, over part of their length, the same or greater than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row so as to partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row. The bristles are sized and arranged so that the first portion of the bristles serves to easily penetrate and divide hair between the bristles and the second portion of the bristles enables tension to be applied to the hair when hair flows between the bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Publication number: 20240000221
    Abstract: A hair care device for use in untangling hair includes a body portion and a plurality of substantially parallel flexible bristles made of soft plastics material and projecting from the body portion. The bristles are arranged such that over at least a part of the area of bristles, some of the bristles are of shorter length. The bristles and the shorter length bristles are interspersed over the at least part of the area of bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventor: Shaun Pulfrey
  • Patent number: 11793298
    Abstract: A hair brush with an array of bristles (4). Each bristle extends from a base to a free end. Some or all of the bristles have relatively wide first portion, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged in offset rows and centre lines of the rows are spaced apart such that at least part of the first portion of bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row and/or, when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the first portion of the bristles in one row is, over part of their length, the same or greater than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row so as to partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row. The bristles are sized and arranged so that the first portion of the bristles serves to easily penetrate and divide hair between the bristles and the second portion of the bristles enables tension to be applied to the hair when hair flows between the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Patent number: 11779101
    Abstract: A hair care device for use in untangling hair includes a body portion and a plurality of substantially parallel flexible bristles made of soft plastics material and projecting from the body portion. The bristles are arranged such that over at least a part of the area of bristles, some of the bristles are of shorter length. The bristles and the shorter length bristles are interspersed over the at least part of the area of bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventor: Shaun Pulfrey
  • Publication number: 20230053927
    Abstract: A hair care device for use in untangling hair includes a body portion and a plurality of substantially parallel flexible bristles made of soft plastics material and projecting from the body portion. The bristles are arranged such that over at least a part of the area of bristles, some of the bristles are of shorter length. The bristles and the shorter length bristles are interspersed over the at least part of the area of bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventor: Shaun Pulfrey
  • Publication number: 20220354231
    Abstract: A hair styling device comprises a hair brush portion and an air mover portion comprising a heating element and a fan. The hair brush portion comprises a hollow brush head. The hollow brush head comprises bristles and apertures to allow air to exit the brush head in the region of the bristles. The brush head comprises at least one baffle arranged within the hollow brush head and extending radially inwardly from an inner wall thereof so as to peel off air from the periphery of the flow through the hollow brush head and direct it through the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Austin Owens, Dan Perrett, Elio Giordano
  • Patent number: 11490720
    Abstract: A hair care device for use in untangling hair includes a body portion and a plurality of substantially parallel flexible bristles made of soft plastics material and projecting from the body portion. The bristles are arranged such that over at least a part of the area of bristles, some of the bristles are of shorter length. The bristles and the shorter length bristles are interspersed over the at least part of the area of bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventor: Shaun Pulfrey
  • Publication number: 20220061515
    Abstract: A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Patent number: 11197536
    Abstract: A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Publication number: 20200253366
    Abstract: A hair care device for use in untangling hair includes a body portion and a plurality of substantially parallel flexible bristles made of soft plastics material and projecting from the body portion. The bristles are arranged such that over at least a part of the area of bristles, some of the bristles are of shorter length. The bristles and the shorter length bristles are interspersed over the at least part of the area of bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Shaun Pulfrey
  • Patent number: 10624444
    Abstract: A hair care device for use in untangling hair includes a body portion and a plurality of substantially parallel flexible bristles made of soft plastics material and projecting from the body portion. The bristles are arranged such that over at least a part of the area of bristles, some of the bristles are of shorter length. The bristles and the shorter length bristles are interspersed over the at least part of the area of bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Shaun Pulfrey
  • Publication number: 20200046109
    Abstract: A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Patent number: D846286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Cameron Bruce William Treeby, Julian Lesley Meagher, Shaun Pulfrey
  • Patent number: D846887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Cameron Bruce William Treeby, Julian Lesley Meagher, Shaun Pulfrey
  • Patent number: D883679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby, Julian Lesley Meagher
  • Patent number: D936372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Paul Hulin, Stephen Crowley, Julien Hadley, Shaun Pulfrey
  • Patent number: D1001372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Julien Hadley, Shaun Pulfrey
  • Patent number: D1002936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Julien Hadley, Shaun Pulfrey
  • Patent number: D1002937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Julien Hadley, Shaun Pulfrey