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Is a hair dryer patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a hair dryer have been patented many times, but "a hair dryer" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 805 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “hair dryer” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 644 best keyword matches we examined, 288 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: LG ELECTRONICS INC (41), CONAIR (12), KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV (10), SHARP KK (10).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A45D (618), F04D (30), H05B (23), H02K (18).
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 hair dryer
- Air nozzle of hair dryer, and hair dryer thereof WO-2025260471-A1 2025 · HUNAN CHANGJINCHENG ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO LTD
An air nozzle of a hair dryer, and a hair dryer thereof. The air nozzle of a hair dryer comprises an air supply channel (100); a partition plate (110) is provided in the air supply channel (100) to divide the air supply channel (1…
View on Google Patents - Heating device of hair dryer, noise reduction air duct, and hair dryer WO-2025113462-A1 2025 · XIE CHENGLING
The present invention provides a heating device of a hair dryer, comprising a heat source body and a first spiral flow guide body, wherein the heat source body is used for providing a heat source; the first spiral flow guide body …
View on Google Patents - Air nozzle having adjustable oblique bidirectional air outflow for air suction type electric hair dryer WO-2024168978-A1 2024 · GUANGDONG ROMAN TECH CO LTD
An air nozzle having adjustable oblique bidirectional air outflow for an air suction type electric hair dryer, comprising a main body housing (10) and an air blocking member (20). The main body housing (10) is provided with a holl…
View on Google Patents - Fan and electric hair dryer with improved air outlet performance US-2023145011-A1 2023 · DREAME TECH SHANGHAI CO LTD
A fan includes an air cylinder and an air outlet hood. An interior of the air cylinder is hollow to form a hollow cavity. The air cylinder has an air inlet and an air outlet. The air outlet hood is detachably disposed on the air o…
View on Google Patents - Hair care air nozzle, mixed flow impeller for hair dryer, handle, hair treatment apparatus, control method, control apparatus, and hairdressing device WO-2023025057-A1 2023 · DREAME TECH SUZHOU CO LTD
A hair care air nozzle, a mixed flow impeller for a hair dryer, a handle, a hair treatment apparatus, a control method, a control apparatus, and a hairdressing device. The hair care air nozzle comprises: a box body (1); an air noz…
View on Google Patents - Air output structure for hair dryer WO-2023125601-A1 2023 · GUO JIANWEN
An air output structure for a hair dryer, the air output structure comprising: a main unit; a care cavity, which is provided in the main unit and is used for accommodating hair; air output pipes, which are arranged in the care cav…
View on Google Patents - Hair dryer and air nozzle thereof US-11533975-B2 2022 · SHENZHEN CARKU TECH CO LIMITED
The present disclosure provides a hair dryer, including an air duct and an air nozzle. The air nozzle includes an air nozzle housing defining an air outlet channel and a first adsorbing member. A first end of the air outlet channe…
View on Google Patents - Hair Dryer Nozzle Neck Brush US-2021052057-A1 2021 · KUCSMA KRISZTINA
My invention relates to a hair dryer nozzle with bristles protruding from the mouth is for blowing and wiping off cut hair from the nape. It is placed onto the end of a hair dryer and cold air is turned on after. Pointed toward an…
View on Google Patents - Hair dryer comprising an air inlet channel having an optimised acoustic performance WO-2017017331-A1 2017 · SEB SA
The invention relates to a hair dryer (1) comprising an air circulation chamber (3) equipped with an inlet area (4) and an outlet area (5), and an air circulation system (6) including a motor (8) and a fan (7) both arranged in the…
View on Google Patents - Hair dryer with a nozzle having a separate operational ambient air conduit US-2016220005-A1 2016 · STEELE MELISSA
A hair dryer having a first and second air flow conduit and wherein the first conduit contains a heating element and the second conduit has means to be isolated from air flow therethrough such that when selected air can flow eithe…
View on Google Patents - Wind direction changeable hair dryer nozzle WO-2015170829-A1 2015 · AQUAIN CO LTD
The present invention is mounted in an air outlet of a hair dryer so that wind automatically changes direction to the right or left according to discharged wind, thereby facilitating the drying of hair and preventing heat from bei…
View on Google Patents - Retention mechanism to retain a concentrator nozzle to a hair blow dryer air discharge outlet to prevent the concentrator nozzle from inadvertently detaching from the outlet during operation of the hair blow dryer US-2013025106-A1 2013 · HERNANDEZ-LAINES ALAN I
A mechanism that prevents inadvertent detachment of a concentrator nozzle from an air discharge outlet of a hair blow dryer during hair blow dryer operation. The mechanism may be a button neighboring an air discharge outlet of a h…
View on Google Patents - Magnetically directed hair dryer nozzle US-8082679-B1 2011 · ARNIM CAROL
A hand-held hair dryer and hair styling system that uses a magnetic field to index the location of a brush or combing device relative to the nozzle of the hair dryer is disclosed. The system allows the nozzle to follow the brush o…
View on Google Patents - Automatic air movement for hair dryers US-6966125-B2 2005 · SHOOT THE MOON PRODUCTS II LLC
An oscillating hair dryer nozzle assembly attaches to a hand held electric hair dryer. An oscillating nozzle is pivoted back and forth by forced air generated by an electric motorized fan within the hair dryer. A propeller receive…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a hair dryer 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.