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Is a curling iron patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a curling iron have been patented many times, but "a curling iron" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 321 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “curling ironwandtong” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 317 best keyword matches we examined, 113 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: MILLPLAN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE SHEN ZHEN CO LTD (12), SHENZHEN FENDA TECH CO LTD (11), CONAIR (9), KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV (6).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A45D (309), H05B (8), H01R (7), A45C (4).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a curling iron
- Hair curling iron WO-2022040526-A1 2022 · MAMAN PRIEL
A curling iron in accordance with the present disclosure includes a handle assembly and a head assembly with multiple curler barrels. The curler barrels are configured to be selectively heated to impart curls into hair wrapped aro…
View on Google Patents - Cordless curling iron and wand US-2019261757-A1 2019 · LUNATA INC
A cordless hair care appliance easily convertible between a curling wand and a curling iron. The appliance features a removable clamp formed as a ring portion and hinged clamp, where the ring portion slidably fits onto the barrel …
View on Google Patents - Portable hair rolls combined with curling iron use WO-2017119613-A1 2017 · PARK KYUNGSUP
The present invention relates to a portable hair roll combined with a curling iron use. More particularly, the present invention relates to a portable hair roll combined with a curling iron use, wherein a rechargeable battery and …
View on Google Patents - Electric Hair Curling Iron US-2011247646-A1 2011 · TAI WAH DISTRIBUTORS PTE LTD
The present invention provides an electric hair curling device comprising a main handle, a cylindrical barrel for emitting heat operationally, a clamp member extending along one side of the cylindrical barrel which is shaped cylin…
View on Google Patents - Hair curling iron WO-2009123424-A1 2009 · CHOI YOUNG SOO
Disclosed herein is a hair curling iron that is easy to carry and store, convenient to use, and suited to preparing various hairstyles. The hair curling iron includes upper and lower handles hingedly coupled at one ends thereof to…
View on Google Patents - Hair curling iron with two rotatable and vertically movable tongs US-7045744-B2 2006 · OH YOUNG HO
The object of this invention is to provide a hair curling iron having a pair of curling tongs and a heat generating means mounted on the tongs, comprising a tong control unit to control the up and down movement of the curling tong…
View on Google Patents - Hair curling iron and shaping tool US-7044139-B2 2006 · HOMETEK INTERNAT LTD
A hair curling iron/straightener includes a handle; a first elongated member connected with the handle and having a first flat straightening surface; a heating element for heating the first elongated member; a second elongated mem…
View on Google Patents - Hair curling iron US-2006278251-A1 2006 · HUR SUHP
Disclosed herein is a hair curling iron. The hair curling iron of the present invention includes an iron body and a compression clip assembly. The iron body has a heating body having a bar shape with a circular cross-section, and …
View on Google Patents - Curling iron with conical barrel WO-2004091335-A3 2005 · CONAIR
A curling iron for heated styling of hair. The curling iron includes a conical barrel, a heater located in in the conical barrel for providing thermal energy to heat the conical barrel, a precise temperature control for accurately…
View on Google Patents - Hair curling iron US-2005081876-A1 2005 · CREATE CO LTD
A hair curling iron including a lower case composed of a lower grill part and a lower heating part, a lower closing part which closes the top side of the lower case's lower grill part, a lower heater installed inside the lower…
View on Google Patents - Hair curling iron with concave/convex heating surfaces US-2004124188-A1 2004 · WAHL CLIPPER CORP
A curling iron is provided including a first leg with a bottom surface and a second leg with a top surface, the bottom and top surfaces being in opposed relationship to each other and having a nested convex/concave shape. In the p…
View on Google Patents - Instant heat hot air curling iron US-2003052115-A1 2003 · CONAIR
There is provided a hair curling device having a handle and a barrel. The handle having grippers, an LED lens and being adapted to house a motorized fan assembly and PCB assembly. The barrel housing a heater that extends the entir…
View on Google Patents - Curling iron with rotatable asymmetrical heating tips US-6627852-B1 2003
A curling iron is provided having two handles coupled to two heating tips having non-symmetrical cross-sectional shapes with respect to their lengthwise axes. At least one of the heating tips is rotatably coupled to its handle to …
View on Google Patents - Hair curling iron with radiant heating elements US-2001013513-A1 2001
An improved hair curling iron 1 with a radiant heat source 21 which emits visible light during operation in which the instantaneous intensity of the emitted visible light is substantially commensurate with the instantaneous power …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a curling iron been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Beauty and personal-care patents focus on application mechanisms, heads/bristles, and heating or vibration features.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.