Patents
US 9267735 B2: Dryer
- Granted
- 2016-02-23
- Filed
- 2012-03-23 application 14007154
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
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Abstract
Provided is a dryer for drying hair or the like while evenly spraying a liquid such as a medical agent without causing the same to drip off. The dryer includes: a main body having an air outlet; and an atomizer. The atomizer includes: a container detachably attached to the main body; and an ultrasonic vibration unit close to the air outlet and atomizing the liquid in the container through an ultrasonic vibrator. Disposed around a downstream side of an outlet hole is an absorber with a passage communicated with the outlet hole that is on a downstream side of the ultrasonic vibrator in a casing composing the ultrasonic vibration unit. Formed on an inner wall of the outlet hole are thin grooves extended from the ultrasonic vibrator toward the absorber. Thus, droplets on the inner wall pass through the thin grooves before being absorbed by the absorber via capillary action.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160223.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twinbird Corporation 9 patents | Foreign company or organization | Tsubame, JP | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| KENFORD INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD. 40 patents | Foreign company or organization | Sha Tin, CN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideki Funayama | Tsubame, JP | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F26B | Drying solid materials or objects by removing liquid therefrom | F26B7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A45D | Hairdressing or shaving equipment ; equipment for cosmetics or cosmetic treatments, e.g. for manicuring or pedicuring | A45D20/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FUNAYAMA, HIDEKI signed 2013-09-05 | TWINBIRD CORPORATION NIIGATA KENFORD INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION | 31269/226 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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