ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,385, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to CONAIR LLC (Stamford, Conn.).
"Hair straightening and styling appliance" was invented by Sophia Wojczak (Harrison, N.Y.) and Lawrence Cruz (Weston, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair straightening and styling appliance includes a first elongated member having a first heating plate and a second elongated member having a second heating plate, the second heating plate facing the first heating plate, the second elongated member being hingedly connected to the first elongated member allowing for the first heating plate and the second heating plate to be opened and closed away from and toward ...