A45D 2001/008
Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot: with vapor generation
Official title: {with vapor generation, e.g. steam}
A45D2001/008 (Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot: with vapor generation) appears on 107 US grants and 126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45D- Granted patents
- 107
- Published applications
- 126
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 239
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
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| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Steam generator for hair-straightening combs4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366587 A1Zhuhai East Kingdom Electrial Appliance Co., Ltd
- Vaporization chamber for a hairstyling appliance that diffuses steam9 Oct 2025US 2025/0311828 A1L'oreal
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Hair styling iron having interchangeable heating tips127US 3,955,064 ALe Salon Bruno Demetrio Ltd. · 1976
- Hair dryer and steamer combination60US 4,936,027 AMatsushita Electric Works, Ltd. · 1990
- Hair dryer with a vapor ejection means52US 3,947,659 ATakashi Tumura · 1976
- Thermal hair styling appliance having interchangeable attachments46US 4,032,747 AClairol Incorporated · 1977
- Heated hair styling system43US 6,119,702 A2000