ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,128, issued on Nov. 11.
"Multi purpose tool to detangle groom and style hair" was invented by Yendi Amma Serwaa (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detangling tool. In the illustrative embodiment, the detangling tool comprises a rigid elongate spine having a longitudinal axis; plural rigid teeth extending from the spine along axes transverse to the longitudinal axis of the spine; and plural ball shape tips on the ends of the teeth, each tip being 3 to 4 times larger in diameter than the tooth upon which it is mounted. In various embodiments, the tool is implemented as a rake, a pick, and a comb. The inventive tool is design...