ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,946, issued on April 22, was assigned to Loria Hair Implant Co. LLC (Miami).

"Hair implants comprising enhanced anchoring and medical safety features" was invented by Victor Loria (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair implant suitable for subcutaneous implantation is provided having an anchor comprising an anchor body, and at least one collagen receiving structure selected from the group consisting of at least one tunnel disposed through the anchor body and an external surface feature of the anchor body. The anchor further comprises at least one hair strand projecting from a distal end of the anchor body, wherein the at least o...