US Patent Issued on March 4 for "Automatic curling mechanism" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,195, issued on March 4.

"Automatic curling mechanism" was invented by Masood Habibi (Santa Monica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic curling iron includes at least two parallel prongs defining a gap aligned along a longitudinal axis. A rotation mechanism drives at least one of the prongs around the longitudinal axis. A thermally insulated handle holds the revolving mechanism with the two prongs extending. An electrical circuit housed in the housing powers the revolving mechanism heats at least one of the prongs. Optionally, the apparatus includes a stationary outer styling shell coupled to the housing and enclosing a...