Artifcial Hair Structure Making Or Attaching Patents (Class 132/201)
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Publication number: 20090071492Abstract: The present invention comprises various hair extension methods for implementing without glue. Our system does not require heat or chemicals for attachment or strong solvents for removal. Anyone familiar with the hair industry knows what damage that these harsh chemicals can cause. This invention looks and feels completely natural and are easy to wash and style and also can be colored or permed. Our system is so gentle that it can be used on the most sensitive and difficult areas such as the top area of head. It is as light as feather, you won't even know that you're wearing it. This hair extension method can add more length and volume without the discomfort of weaves and glues. It's gentle, light and ultra thin. User can even add hair to the sensitive top area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventor: Chang Hyun Oh
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Publication number: 20090056733Abstract: The handheld hair weaving sewing machine has a motor driven by electric power and an on/off switch for providing electricity to the motor. A dial is provided for selecting a stitch pattern. A power switch is pressed to apply power to the motor to sew. A bobbin case containing a bobbin of thread and a bobbin thread spool for delivering thread to the needle are disposed within the machine housing. Rubber guards are provided to protect the scalp from injury. A tension dial is provided for adjusting the tension of the thread leaving the bobbin thread spool. A rotary wheel is provided for moving a needle up and down and moving the needle high enough to position the hair for properly sewing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Belzoria T. White, Pauline Ewell
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Publication number: 20090020133Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit comprising: an applicator device including a heater; and a composition for application to the eyelashes, said composition presenting at least one property that varies as a function of temperature; the composition being contained in an applicator endpiece of a shape that is adapted to being fitted to the heater, or the composition being contained in a receptacle in the form of a powder in which the heater can be immersed so as to be loaded it with composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: L'OREALInventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
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Publication number: 20090014023Abstract: The present invention uses a releasable locking tube to integrate, anchor and bind supplemental hair ventilated on a polyurethane strip to strands of naturally growing hair. Rectangular strips of double-sided tape add extra security to the hair attachment to prevent slippage. Together both the locking tubes and the double-sided adhesive strips create a bi-locking system for securing the supplemental hair to the individuals' naturally growing hair for a prolonged period of time. The locking tubes can be easily removed without damaging the naturally growing hair. By loosening the locking tubes on the naturally growing hair, the position of the tubes can be adjusted closer to the scalp to compensate for growth of the naturally growing hair away from the scalp. Thus, the extension can be easily adjusted closer to the scalp every few weeks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventor: Brenda Waters
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Patent number: 7472708Abstract: Attachable, individual curls create desired hair styles by attaching required curls to a patron's head. Curls are formed from natural and/or synthetic hair, have any desired color or size. Curls are offered individually or in a kit containing all curls required for a desired hairdo, including, but not limited to hair-weft, French, spiral, ribbon, fountain-shaped, braided, and fan-shaped curls. A kit may contain curls of one or assorted colors and may be decorated with, for example, sparkles, flowers, bows, jewels, other jewelry items, thematic decorations for various days of celebration. Curls may be disposable or reusable. Kits may contain curls with accessory attachment means and decorative items. If desired, kits and/or individual curls may be purchased with photos of and directions for achieving a desired hairdo. Curls are formed by shaping one end of a sized weft as desired, and securing the individual hairs of the other end.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2005Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Inventors: Pamela Eigenbrod, Laura Peters, Dorothy Tudor
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Patent number: 7469701Abstract: A method of mounting a hairpiece including a hairpiece strip of flexible sheet material and hairpiece strands secured to the strip using an anchor tube, includes the steps of providing anchor tube; parting wearer hair along a part line; placing the hairpiece strip against the part line; piercing the hairpiece strip to form a first hair port; drawing a first bundle of wearer hair strands outwardly through the first hair port; fitting the first bundle into the anchor tube and advancing the anchor tube along the first bundle into close proximity with the hairpiece strip; looping the first bundle back toward the strip and outward again through the anchor tube; tying the first bundle to the anchor tube; and crimping the anchor tube to engagingly grip the first bundle and thereby secure the hairpiece strip relative to the wearer scalp.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Inventor: Marie Bernard
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Publication number: 20080314402Abstract: An artificial hair bundle (10) is made up by mixing a first artificial hair made of a polyester resin (1, 2) and a second artificial hair made of a polyamide resin (5, 6), and the first artificial hair (1, 2) is made of polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate, having a cross-sectional size and bending rigidity similar to those of natural hair, wherein the bending rigidity is in the range of about 6.5 to 7.8×10?3 gf·cm2/strand at humidity 40%, and the first artificial hair (1, 2) suppresses bundling of the second artificial hair (5, 6), and the first and the second artificial hairs (1, 2, 5, 6) behave similarly to natural hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2007Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Yutaka Shirakashi, Takayuki Watanabe, Osamu Asakura, Akemi Irikura, Kazumi Il, Mutsuko Watanabe, Hiromi Kojima, Nobuyoshi Imai
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Publication number: 20080295856Abstract: A hair extension system provides a skin weft of flexible material having hair like fibers uniformly displaced thereon. Micro rings are fixed to the skin weft and provide an anchoring feature for strands of human hair from a scalp to be secured thereto. The micro rings are deformable and include a flexible protectant so as to minimize damage to the strands of hair. The hair system may be reused by re-opening the micro rings and reinstalling the hair extension system to another location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Kennice Kallabat, Maysoon Kattula
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Patent number: 7458383Abstract: Disclosed is a weft for hair extension and a method of extending the weft for hair extension to real hair that provides a plurality of space portions through which the real hair is passed between a pair of wig hair bundles that are bound to form the weft for hair extension and fixedly extends the real hair that is passed through the space portions to the weft for hair extension by use of a plurality of pressure rings.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Inventor: Ki Sun Song
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Publication number: 20080276953Abstract: An eyebrow stencil positioning apparatus with stencil visualization lines that allows for the horizontal and vertical adjustment of each stencil member, right and left, independently of one another and synchronous horizontal adjustment of each stencil member, right and left, toward each other. Users adjust the stencils by pulling on a cord and cinch between the each stencil members.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventor: Wendy Kay McGee
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Publication number: 20080245384Abstract: A hair extension, a clasping mechanism, and a method of using the hair extension are provided herein. The hair extension may include a hair extension body formed of a plurality of strands of hair, and a clasping mechanism attached at an end portion of the hair extension body, the clasping mechanism having a first engaging part and a second engaging part disposed adjacent to one another, each of the first and second engaging parts being securely fixed flat on the hair extension body, the clasping mechanism being closable by folding the end portion of the hair extension body over to couple the first and second engaging parts together.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventor: Cheryl Richman
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Publication number: 20080236605Abstract: Methods of attaching a weft hair extension apparatus to the scalp hair of a person are disclosed. An illustrated method comprises: passing strands of scalp hair through at least one of a plurality of beads that are affixed to or integral with a seam of the weft hair extension apparatus; passing strands of scalp hair and stands of extension hair through at least one of a plurality of deformable locking beads; and, deforming the at least one of the plurality of deformable locking beads such that the strands of scalp hair and the strands of extension hair passed therethrough are then held captive therein. Weft hair extension apparatus are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventor: Sarina Russo
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Publication number: 20080223390Abstract: A hair extension method and application tool (10) bond a hair-piece, such as a hair braid (4), to an existing lock of hair (22) using an electro-magnetically curable adhesive which may be cured substantially athermally.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventor: Stephen Brown
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Publication number: 20080216862Abstract: A hair clip that opens and closes using an elastic band. The band holds the jaws in an open position (which eliminates the need for the levers) and the band also urges the jaws together to close the clip (eliminating the need for a metal spring). The clip has a length of material that is attached either across its top or around it. Because the jaws have no attached protruding levers for opening and closing them (like the ones in a traditional ‘butterfly’ clip), the length of material lays relatively smooth across the top of the clip, which not only hides the hinge and elastic band (improving the aesthetic appearance of the clip), it makes it possible to decorated the material or add a companies logo thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventor: David Alan Silva
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Publication number: 20080196732Abstract: Disclosed is a quality controlled artificial eyelashes extension system having a method and materials for the application of artificial lash hairs onto existing natural eyelashes of a human subject to extend the length of the natural eyelash. The system provides the training and materials to attach the eyelash extensions on a hair-by hair basis to a subject's existing natural eyelash, as well as a quality control feature which provides for assuring that practitioners of the system are appropriately trained, and the consumable materials utilized by the system are safe for human use. Included in the system is a fluent eyelash glue which forms a flexible, bio-compatible bond between two hairs to be adhered together.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventor: Sophy MERSZEI
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Publication number: 20080168999Abstract: The present invention relates to the Anti Release (A/R) treating method of cap net for wig, particularly, to the A/R treating method of the cap net for the wig which is capable of the natural connection between nets by binding the thread for anti releasing with a given portion of the net, enhancing the touch feeling in touching with the skin at the location including the girth of the cap net for wig, the connection portion between cap nets, and the front line of cap net, and preventing the releasing of the net in net cutting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Applicant: HIMO INC.Inventor: In Pyo Hong
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Publication number: 20080163882Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus designed to reduce the length of time it takes to add hair extensions and braid individual braids to a person's head. The present invention requires anchoring hair fibers to a weft creating an apparatus for quickly adding the look of individual braids without requiring one to individually braid strands of a person's hair. Creating this apparatus requires: (1) Braiding individual braids from hair fibers; (2) Using thread to stitch the individual braids together creating a horizontal anchor of Singles stitched together forming an apparatus we'll call a Braided Hair Weft. The present invention is a single apparatus that does not have multiple parts. It requires no preparatory work to make ready to apply to one's head because the individual braids come pre-braided and application is simple requiring a single step which is to sew it onto the cornrows on the client's head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Sherrelle Owens, Mena-Yalie Kamara
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Patent number: 7343921Abstract: The present invention provides a hair extension apparatus and kit and method of making and using such hair extension apparatus. The hair extension apparatus include an anchor band constructed of a flexible material having a frontal outer surface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes for accepting a portion of primary hairs and a plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engaged with the anchor band and extended away from the frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly. The hair extension apparatus may optionally comprise attachment means to be used in conjunction with the portion of primary hairs to form a secured attachment between the anchor band and the user's head.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Hortencia Salinas
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Patent number: 7328709Abstract: The present invention provides an article and method for supplementing scalp hair. The article includes a body having at least one aperture formed therethrough and a plurality of fibers. Each fiber is threaded through an aperture and around the body. Scalp hair is threaded through a body aperture and body position adjacent the scalp. Crimping of the body secures the article to the scalp hair.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: International Hairgoods, Inc.Inventor: Darla J. Smith
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Patent number: 7320327Abstract: Various embodiments of wefted hair extension attachments include attachment strands extending from the weft base or edge of the attachment. These attachment strands are braided or intertwined directly into the braids formed in the native hair of the wearer as those braids are being formed, without need for additional sewing and thread, adhesives, or other attachment apparatus. The weft base may comprise a relatively narrow, linear weft edge having the hair strands and attachment strands extending in the same direction therefrom, or may comprise a two-dimensional crown sheet having the hair strands extending from a series of wefts from one surface of the sheet and the attachment strands extending from the opposite surface. Each embodiment may include a separator sheet between the hair strands and the attachment strands, to facilitate the manipulation of the attachment strands during installation.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Inventor: Carol Frazier
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Publication number: 20070272264Abstract: An eyelid has a natural lash line containing natural eyelashes. An eyelash adornment apparatus for the eyelid includes a plurality of lash subassemblies. Each lash subassembly includes an elongated mounting portion and a plurality of elongated lash filaments. Each lash filament has a filament base and an oppositely disposed filament tip. The filament base is attached to the mounting portion with the filament tip extending from the mounting portion. The lash subassemblies are each adapted for affixation to the eyelid. A chosen one of the lash subassemblies, when affixed to the eyelid, is operative to provide at least one of a different visual impression than a visual impression provided by an other one of the lash subassemblies when affixed to the eyelid, and a different visual effect upon the natural eyelashes than a visual effect provided by the other one of the lash subassemblies when affixed to the eyelid. A method of adorning an eyelash of a wearer is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventor: Alexsandra Byrne
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Patent number: 7296581Abstract: A hair extension applicator (1), of the kind used to lengthen and/or thicken head hairs by applying additional hair extensions to natural hair, enables a strong precision and rapidity in use and comprises a handle (2), a pair of jaws (6,7) adjacent therebetween, supported on said handle (2), apt to receive therebetween a portion of head hair and one or more fixing elements of respective additional hair extensions, pressing member and respective actuation means (11) which determine the programmed translation of the pressing member (9) with respect to a contrast means.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2003Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Indorata - Servicos e Gestão LdaInventor: David Anthony Gold
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Publication number: 20070221240Abstract: A hair extension apparatus and methods capable of providing increased hair volume. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a coupling member having an inner and an outer surface. A plurality of hair sections are attached to the outer surface of the member and extending substantially therefrom. A plurality of spaced apart fastener is operatively attached substantially along a perimeter of the inner surface. The coupling member and the plurality of hair sections are configured to substantially blend with at least one hair supplemental extension apparatus to achieve a substantially undetectable boundary region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventor: Richard Junsuh Lee
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Patent number: 7252093Abstract: The present invention includes various hair extension methods and related devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Inventor: Paula Rodriguez
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Patent number: 7246623Abstract: A system for applying hair extensions to natural hair growing on the scalp of an individual comprises flared cylindrical tubes, a threading hook and a crimping tool. The threading tool is used to feed scalp hair through the flared tube. The hair extension is then inserted into the flared end or the tube and the tube is crushed flat trapping the threaded scalp hair and hair extension within the crushed structure. The removal of the hair extension is facilitated by use of a removal tool designed to open the crimped flared tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Hairlocs Extension System, Inc.Inventors: Marisol S. Arroyo, Jose R. Arroyo
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Patent number: 7222627Abstract: A method and device for a hair enhancement device. The device may include a peripheral member sized to fit a rear portion of a human head and comprised of a flexible, non-elastic material. The periphery may include a longitudinal member coupled thereto to bisect the periphery and define an upper portion and lower portion of the hair enhancement device. Diagonal members may be coupled between the longitudinal member and the circular member distal from the longitudinal member to subdivide the device into geometric regions. Wefts of hair may be connected to the longitudinal and/or diagonal members and, possibly the peripheral member. A protective sleeve may be sewn over a foundation of the device. The hair of a wearer is drawn through the geometric regions for blending with the wefts of hair.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Inventor: Arthur D. Johns
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Patent number: 7201171Abstract: The present invention consists of a seamless self-adhesive hair extension and a method of attaching it to a head of a wearer. The seamless self-adhesive hair extension is comprised of a plurality of either natural or synthetic hair strands attached to a base support made of polyurethane which has a rectangular strip of double-sided self-adhesive tape with a removable backing as a fastener. The method consists of separating a user's hair along a part line into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion and lower portion are temporarily swept up and away from the part line. Another double-sided rectangular strip of self-adhesive tape is placed along a lower portion part line approximately ¼? from the scalp onto the user's natural hair, and then alternating ¼? strands of the user's natural hair are withdrawn from the upper portion of hair above the part line such that the strands will be laid upon the double-sided self-adhesive tape.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Aderans Co., Ltd.Inventor: Okyo Sthair
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Patent number: 7192635Abstract: A U-shaped thermoplastic hair-connecting element is provided with at least one intermediate partition disposed between parallel legs of the U-shaped element. The intermediate partition can be designed as a longitudinal partition which runs essentially parallel to the legs and which projects from a connector of the U-shaped element. Alternatively, the intermediate partition can be a transverse partition which runs essentially transverse to the legs and perpendicular to the connector which connects the legs to one another. There can also be provided longitudinal partitions together with transverse partitions. Foreign hairs can be embedded into the hair-connecting element either during manufacturing, or in a separate manufacturing step.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Bege PrivatstiftungInventor: Gerhard Ott
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Patent number: 7174899Abstract: A method for fabricating a hair accessory includes providing a hair clip having a plurality of tines, providing at least one support member having a plurality of strands extending therefrom and coupling the at least one support member to at least one of the plurality of tines.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2003Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Celebrity Signatures International, Inc.Inventor: Teresa Lane
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Patent number: 7168432Abstract: A hairpiece having a barrette having a plurality of elongated hair strands extending therefrom, for enhancing and augmenting the appearance of the existing hair of a wearer. The plurality of hairs which comprise the hairpiece extend from both the horizontal portions and a diagonal portion of a z-shaped track, thereby providing a hairpiece having a more realistic, contoured look. The hairpiece is particularly well suited for use by individuals who have experienced extreme hair loss from chemotherapy. The plurality of hairs of the hairpiece may be flat ironed, crimped, braided, or worn in a ponytail or other styles according to the aesthetic preferences of the wearer. The hairs of the hairpiece are human hairs, and may be shampooed, styled, and conditioned in the same manner as the wearer's own hair.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Inventor: Pamela Brumfield
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Patent number: 7165557Abstract: A base sheet (11 ) of elastic material is stretched, and the intermediate portion of a hair segment is caught by reciprocating needles (41a) to form a shape-retainable turn (30a) at said intermediate portion. The turn remains on one side of the base sheet and secured to said one side with a first adhesive layer (111), whereas a pair of lengthwise hair extensions (30b) extending from the opposite ends of the turn pass through holes (11a), formed by penetration of the needles during elevation thereof, to beyond the other side of the base sheet. After a predetermined number of the hair segments are transplanted and secured to the base sheet, the stretched condition of the base sheet is released or loosened, so that it contracts due to elasticity to thereby reduce the diameter of the holes. Then, a second adhesive layer (112) is formed entirely on the said one side of the base sheet for fitting on human skin.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Propia Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koki Fukuyama
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Patent number: 7165554Abstract: An apparatus includes a supplying unit for supplying artificial hairs onto one surface of a base and a needle movable in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the base. The needle pierces the base in a stretched condition to draw out the artificial hairs toward the opposite surface of the base. The base is supplied to a top surface of a conveyor table movable on a two-dimensional plane in perpendicular directions, movement thereof being controlled to be done at a predetermined pitch in a predetermined order, so that the base becomes stretched. In this stretched condition, the artificial hairs are transplanted. After hair-transplantation, the stretched condition is released. This prevents needle holes, formed by hair-transplantation, from being connected with each other to form a continuous slit.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2002Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Propia Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kohki Fukuyama
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Patent number: 7150282Abstract: A hair accessory is described which includes an elongated clip having at least two members, each having at least a user grasping portion, a hair engaging portion, and a transition portion therebetween. The hair engaging portions are configured to be adjacent one another along a longitudinal axis for substantially their entire length. The hair accessory further includes a plurality of hair segments attached to the elongated clip between the user grasping portion and the hair engaging portion. A method for fabricating the hair accessory is also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: Celebrity Signatures International, Inc.Inventor: Teresa Lane
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Patent number: 7140522Abstract: An improved applicator for hair building cosmetic fibers, powders and particles uses a gentle stream of gas to suspend the fibers and waft them onto the user's scalp. A low pressure, low velocity gas stream directed downwards into a mass of fibers in a closed container suspends them. The suspended fibers exit through a small orifice connected with a passageway ending in a nozzle. The suspended fibers are propelled from the nozzle in a directed fashion to settle naturally in a controlled area. If a rubber bulb is used to supply air to suspend the fibers, a user can gently squeeze the bulb to allow controlled puffs of air and fibers to waft onto controlled regions of the scalp. A valve arrangement can be operated to provide an air stream to remove excess deposited fibers from regions of the scalp.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Spencer Forrest, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kress
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Patent number: 7131449Abstract: A wig is fabricated by: a masking sheet, having a great number of openings around 10 mm in diameter formed therein, being applied to a side of a wig base which is to face the scalp of a wearer; a silicone adhesive agent being applied to the wig base through the openings; one end of a tablet formed of a silicone substance, which can be placed within the opening, being adhered to the silicone adhesive agent, and further, a silicone adhesive agent being applied to a surface of the tablet and dried; following which the masking sheet is removed, thereby providing silicone protrusions fixed to the side of the wig base which is to face the scalp of the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2005Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Aderans Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nagatoshi Kagami, Mayumi Toba, Hitoshi Akatsuka, Hiroji Ishitaka
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Patent number: 7036518Abstract: A method of attaching supplemental hair to natural human hair begins with selecting a plurality of strands of human hair growing from a scalp. A supplemental hair bundle includes a plurality of supplemental hair strands previously glued to one another at a glued portion by thermoplastic glue. The glued portion is fused using a heating element of an applicator. The glued portion of the supplemental hair bundle is then contacted to the selected plurality of strands of human hair. The heating element may be a heated jaw having a heating channel shaped to receive the glued portion of the bundle. A kneading jaw in opposing relationship to the heating jaw may be used to clamp the human hair and the supplemental hair bundle mix the glue into the strands of human hair. Bundles are made by placing supplemental hair strands in a film of fused glue on a rotating cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Inventor: Hui Suk Park
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Patent number: 7032602Abstract: The present invention relates to extension hair used to stage thin or short hair long. An upper inserting part of an flexible wire-form hair guiding loop, in which a hanging part is formed in the middle part and an inserting part and a drawing-out part are formed in the upper part, is inserted from the lower part to the upper part of the hair connecting tube so that the inserting part is exposed toward the upper part of the hair connecting tube. Separating freely from the hair connecting tube and drawing it down to the lower part of the hair connecting tube by the lower drawing-out part, it is possible for anybody skilled or not skilled to insert the hair into the hair connecting tube by a simple operation without an extra hair-guiding hook.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Inventor: In-Young Chang
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Patent number: 7017589Abstract: A system for creating an enhanced ponytail, the ponytail bound with a tie to create a root portion adjacent to the scalp and a ponytail extending rearwardly from the tie, using a device having a front, a rear, a roof portion having front and rear arches at the front and rear, and a comb extending downward from the roof portion at and parallel to the front. The ponytail is apportioned into an upper selected portion and a lower remainder portion. The selected portion is inverted adjacent to the tie to extend forwardly across the tie, the comb is inserted downward through the inverted selected portion and into the root portion just forward of the tie, and the inverted selected portion is once again inverted to extend rearwardly over the roof portion, concealing the device and tie, and rejoining with the remainder portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Inventor: Mia Minnelli
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Patent number: 6973931Abstract: A device comprised of hair-flow-channel guides continuously moved over the surface of the scalp. A track cap of parallel tracks is placed on the head to guide device's movement over the scalp along non-overlapping rows. At the front of the device is a hair-tensioning straightener that pulls hairs perpendicular to the scalp before and during processing. A bend-under assembly, formed by two pinching conveyer belts, facilitates hair exit from the channels by bending scalp-attached hairs beneath the walls of each hair channel. Intermittent intersection of each channel by an obstructing member isolates one or a few leading hairs for processing and forces trailing hairs to wait their turn for cosmetic processing behind it. Isolated scalp hairs may be cosmetically processed in ways including coloration; cross-section reshaping, hair-extension attachment and removal, and cutting to length according to position along track.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1998Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Inventor: Christopher R. King
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Patent number: 6962157Abstract: A hair extension device is provided wherein the hair extension device comprises: at least one comb; at least one bendable member having opposing ends, a first end being attached to the comb; and at least one length of hair attached to the second end of the bendable member wherein the end user forms a ponytail and the comb is attached onto the end user's existing hair adjacent to the ponytail and the bendable member is bent around the ponytail and shaped to provide for a plurality of hairstyles.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Soho Fashion, IncInventors: John S. Lee, Su-Jin Lee
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Patent number: 6938624Abstract: A system for applying hair extensions to natural hair growing on the scalp of an individual comprises flared cylindrical tubes, a threading hook and a crimping tool. The threading tool is used to feed scalp hair through the flared tube. The hair extension is then inserted into the flared end or the tube and the tube is crushed flat trapping the threaded scalp hair and hair extension within the crushed structure. The removal of the hair extension is facilitated by use of a removal tool designed to open the crimped flared tube.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Hairlocs, Inc.Inventors: Marisol S. Arroyo, Jose R. Arroyo
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Patent number: 6935348Abstract: The invention relates to a method for increasing hair volume or length or adding a different color, including the steps of providing a plurality of extensions comprising several hairs, which are connected by a fixing element, the extensions being aligned and substantially in parallel with their fixing elements located on a support tape having an adhesive face, adhering the adhesive face of the support tape to head hair and positioning the extensions, and connecting the extensions with the head hair by attaching the fixing elements to it Further, the invention relates to an assembly and system for use in such method.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2002Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Indorata Servicos E Gestao LDAInventor: David Anthony Gold
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Patent number: 6910486Abstract: An artificial hair restorer has a trunk hair with plural restoring hairs fixed to certain points of the trunk hair. A loop formed by folding one or two trunk hair(s) in two, and the original hair(s) passes(pass) through the loop. A knot is provided close to the tying end of the restoring hairs but opposite to the loop. A hair restoring method comprises inserting one or more original hair(s) into the loop of the trunk hair, and then fixing the trunk hair to a point in the vicinity of the original hair root.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Aderans Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Makino, Mayumi Sekizaki, Makiko Tsuruma
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Patent number: 6883525Abstract: The invention provides for a hair extension device and a method of manufacture of the hair extension device. The hair extension device includes at least one length of hair attached to a bendable wire and a comb attached to the wire. The method of manufacture provides the steps for attaching the hair to the formable wire and attaching the formable wire to a comb.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2003Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Soho, Inc.Inventors: John S. Lee, Su-Jin Lee
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Patent number: 6863075Abstract: A hair braiding and weaving accessory for holding 1-7 packs or bundles of commercial or artificial hair while the hairstylist is braiding or weaving selected small groups of such commercial or artificial hair with a customer's natural hair. The device comprises a base, a pole and a disc. The pole is attached to the base in a conventional manner. The disc has a hole through the middle, the pole is placed through the hole and positioned towards the top of the pole. The plane of the disc is at an angle of approximately forty five (45°) degrees to the pole to allow the commercial or artificial hair to be draped around the pole without falling off the disc. The height of the pole and disc is adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Inventor: Brenda Lee Wells
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Patent number: 6837249Abstract: The present invention provides an article and method for supplementing scalp hair. The article includes a body having at least one aperture formed therethrough and a plurality of fibers. Each fiber is threaded through an aperture and around the body. Scalp hair is threaded through a body aperture and body position adjacent the scalp. Crimping of the body secures the article to the scalp hair.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: International Hairgoods, Inc.Inventor: Darla J. Smith
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Patent number: 6832614Abstract: Various embodiments of wefted hair extension attachments include attachment strands extending from the weft edge of the attachment. These attachment strands are braided or intertwined directly into the braids formed in the native hair of the wearer as those braids are being formed, without need for additional sewing and thread, adhesives, or other attachment apparatus. Use of the present hair extensions saves considerable time for both the person who is installing the hair extensions on the wearer, as well as for the wearer. This is due to the combining of the braiding of the wearer's native hair into an attachment braid or braids, and the securing of the hair extension(s) to the braid(s), in a single step, rather than requiring the braids to be formed and then attaching the hair extensions in a subsequent step, as is accomplished conventionally.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2003Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Inventor: Carol W. Frazier
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Patent number: 6830054Abstract: A method for fabricating a hairpiece includes attaching a plurality of hair wefts to an elastic band. The hair wefts are individually stitched to the elastic band leaving small gaps between adjacent hair wefts. In this fashion the elastic band can still expand after the hair wefts are attached. In a preferred embodiment, some of the hair wefts are double thickness to provide enhanced hair body.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Inventor: Stacey Ross-Kuehn
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Publication number: 20040237987Abstract: A sticker for the application of hair is very easy to apply and very comfortable for the user and it comprises adhesive laminar support, anti allergic and transpiring, having a first side wherein hair is ran into and a second side suitable to be directly adhered on skin. The related manufacturing process comprises the steps of: providing of an adhesive laminar support, anti allergenic and transpiring; providing a quantity of hair in proximity to this laminar support, each hair having an end apt to be run into said laminar support; and generating an electrostatic field at the laminar support so as to positioning said ends against the laminar support, causing them to run into the laminar support.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventor: David Anthony Gold
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Patent number: 6820625Abstract: A method of attaching supplemental hair to natural human hair begins with selecting a plurality of strands of human hair growing from a scalp. A supplemental hair bundle includes a plurality of supplemental hair strands previously glued to one another at a glued portion by thermoplastic glue. A joint is formed between the glued portion of the supplemental hair bundle and the selected plurality of strands of human hair. The glued portion is fused using a heating element of an applicator. The heating element may be a heated jaw having a heating channel shaped to receive the glued portion of the bundle. A kneading jaw in opposing relationship to the heating jaw may be used to clamp the human hair and the supplemental hair bundle to mix the fused glue into the strands of human hair.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Inventor: Hui Suk Park