ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,797, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Braun GMBH (Kronberg, Germany).

"Hair cutting kit" was invented by Gerd Laschinski (Oberursel, Germany), Markus Schuessler (Koenigstein, Germany), Simone Langwasser (Bad Homburg, Germany) and Joachim Krauss (Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair cutting kit includes a handle, a first trimmer head for releasable attachment to the handle, a second trimmer head for releasable attachment to the handle, and a comb implement including at least one row of comb teeth. A mechanical interface is provided for releasable attachment of the comb implement to the first trimmer head ...