ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,996, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to SPUR CONCEPTS INC (San Diego).

"System and method for an enhanced hair dryer" was invented by Ryan Goldman (San Diego), Zachary Rattner (San Diego) and Jonathan Friedman (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for an intelligent hair drying/styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying/styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The i...