US Patent Issued to Jemella on March 4 for "Barrel for hair styling appliance" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,198, issued on March 4, was assigned to Jemella Ltd. (London).

"Barrel for hair styling appliance" was invented by Marcos Fernandez (London), Timothy Moore (London) and Anthony Sargeant (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrel for a hair styling appliance, the barrel comprising: an external surface; and a heater-mounting surface inside the barrel; wherein the heater-mounting surface is integrally formed with the external surface. For example, the barrel may be formed as a single extruded metal component. Also provided is a barrel assembly comprising such a barrel, and one or more heater elements mounted on the heater-mounting ...