ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,983, issued on June 3, was assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, Mass.).

"Heated hair straightening accessory" was invented by Michael Day (London), Chris Hedges (Hampshire, Great Britain), James Alexander Higson (Bristol, Great Britain) and Benjamin Robert Ellis Griffiths (Gloucestershire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a hair care accessory is provided and in one embodiment can include an elongate body. The elongate body can include an appliance mating portion configured to removably couple the elongate body to a hair care appliance. The appliance mating portion can have an air inlet configured ...