Patents by Inventor Vigdis M.P. Marthinsen

Vigdis M.P. Marthinsen 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: 8782920
    Abstract: Hand-held hair dryer having a housing provided with air inlet, an electric fan, and power supply. The hair dryer is provided with an upper air outlet and a lower air outlet extending substantially in opposite directions out from the housing and provided with heating element. The lower air outlet also serves as a grip. The housing is provided with a throttle arranged pivotably about a pivot. The throttle is operated by a button between a first position where the upper air outlet is blocked and the lower air outlet is open to air flow, and a second position where the air flows in a direction opposite of the first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dual Air AS
    Inventors: Vigdis M. P. Marthinsen, Siv Elise Aasebo
  • Publication number: 20120167406
    Abstract: Hand-held hair dryer having a housing provided with air inlet, an electric fan, and power supply. The hair dryer is provided with an upper air outlet and a lower air outlet extending substantially in opposite directions out from the housing and provided with heating element. The lower air outlet also serves as a grip. The housing is provided with a throttle arranged pivotably about a pivot. The throttle is operated by a button between a first position where the upper air outlet is blocked and the lower air outlet is open to air flow, and a second position where the air flows in a direction opposite of the first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: DUAL AIR AS
    Inventors: Vigdis M.P. Marthinsen, Siv Elise Aasebo