US Patent Issued to Spectrum Brands on Aug. 26 for "Hair styler including hinged arms having twisted hair contact surfaces" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,538, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Spectrum Brands Inc. (Middleton, Wis.).

"Hair styler including hinged arms having twisted hair contact surfaces" was invented by Michael John deGrood (Madison, Wis.) and Jay William Kuzia (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair styler includes an upper arm, a lower arm, and a hinge. The upper arm includes an upper grip and an upper clamp head. The upper clamp head includes an upper hair contact surface. The upper hair contact surface is twisted relative to the upper grip. The lower arm includes a lower grip and a lower clamp head. The lower clamp head includes a lower hair contact ...