Braun Gmbh

Stmicroelectronics International N.v.

Braun Aktiengesellschaft

Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

Stmicroelectronics Gmbh

Braum Gmbh

Braun Gesellschaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung (gmbh)

Peter Janouch

Dieter Liebenthal

Friedrich Henninger

Peter Ruppert

Heinz Kern

Dana Paul Gruenbacher

Joseph Edward Scheffelin

Simon Dodd

Uwe Schober

David S Hunt

Stefan Hubert Hollinger

Peter Lange

Silvia Rix

J&uuml;rgen Seng

Norbert Schaefer

Sebastian Hottenrott

Ralf Dorber

Michael Stolper

Robert Jung

Jürgen Seng

Jurgen Behrendt

Klaus-Peter Lange

Olaf Sörensen

Gisa Nicolin

Silvia Kamalla

The present disclosure provides supports for microfluidic die that allow for nozzles of the microfluidic die to be on a different plane or face a different direction from electrical contacts on the same support. This includes a rigid support having electrical contacts on a different side of the rigid support with respect to a direction of ejection of the nozzles, and a semi-flexible support or semi-rigid support that allow the electrical contacts to be moved with respect to a direction of ejection of the nozzles. The semi-flexible and semi-rigid supports allow the die to be up to and beyond a 90 degree angle with respect to a plane of the electrical contacts. The different supports allow for a variety of positions of the microfluidic die with respect to a position of the electrical contacts.

Support substrates for microfluidic die

Hair-care appliances such as curling tongs are provided. The hair care appliances include a heating device that is controlled in dependence on temperature by a thermostat adjacent to the heating device. The thermostat may be shielded thermally from the heating device by a partition wall.

Hair care appliances

A catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use with a gas supply device and a catalyst connected to the gas supply device is disclosed. To ignite the gas/air mixture and therefore to initiate catalytic combustion at the catalyst, an ignition device which can be controlled by an ignition system is provided. The gas supply device has a bypass for branching off part of a gas stream which flows onto the ignition device. In this way, the ignition system is actuated even shortly after the gas valve device is opened, and the catalyst is brought to its operating temperature as a result of the explosion of the gas/air mixture.

Catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use

Appliances for shaping hair are provided. The hair-shaping appliances may include, for example, (a) a forward and reverse stroke liquid dosing device; (b) a tubular drum constructed to contact the hair, the tubular drum having through-passages; and (c) an evaporating device comprising an evaporator chamber to which a liquid is delivered by the dosing device, the evaporating device being constructed to produce steam from the delivered liquid and to deliver the steam through the through-passages in the tubular drum to treat the hair. Excess liquid is removed from the evaporator chamber by a return stroke of the dosing device.

Hair shaping appliances

Steam styling tongs including an evaporating device which is supplied with heat by a heating device and comprises an evaporator surface in thermal contact with the heating device. Liquid evaporates on the evaporator surface into steam, which then passes into a steam-distributor chamber and, there, flows outward via through-passages. The heating device is formed in a combustion chamber of the drum, in which, during the heating operation, flame-free combustion of a gas takes place by means of a catalyst, of which the combustion gases pass out via outlets formed in the drum or in the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber and the steam-distributor chamber are formed by a common chamber. Means which prevent water from penetrating into the common chamber are also provided.

Hair shaping device, especially a steam styling tong

The present invention relates to a hair styling appliance comprising a handle portion and a heating portion with a preferably dome-shaped heating zone for heating and styling hair, and a cooling portion with a cooling zone for cooling the hair thus styled, wherein the difference in temperature between the surface temperatures of the heating zone and the cooling zone amounts to at least 80 kelvin and, more particularly, 100 kelvin. The present invention also relates to a method of styling hair, especially using a hair styling appliance with the above-mentioned features.

Hair styling appliance and hair styling method

A hair styling appliance includes a handle portion, a heating portion for heating the hair, and a holding member (,), with the latter being movable into an open and a closed condition. The hair can be placed in between the heating portion and the holding member (,) for styling. A pressure member (,) for exerting a pressure force on the hair is arranged between the heating portion and the holding member (,).

Hair styling appliance with resiliently mounted pressure member

The invention is directed to an electrically powered device for the treatment of hair, in particular for the styling and/or drying of hair. This device is equipped with a first adapter element, for example, a plug-and-socket element, for connecting, in particular electrically, the device with an additional electrically powered device for the treatment of hair, which includes a second adapter element. In this arrangement, the first and second adapter elements include differentiating elements, in particular geometrical differentiating features, which are designed such that exclusively two devices equipped with corresponding differentiating elements are connectable with each other. The two connectable devices may be a hair dryer and an additional implement for a hair dryer, for example.

Electrically powered device for treatment of hair

The invention is directed to a hair styling appliance and a method of styling hair, using in particular the hair styling appliance. The hair styling appliance is comprised of a handle portion, a heating portion (6) for heating the hair, and a pressure-generating clamp (8) for the generation of a contact pressure acting on the hair to be styled, the hair being adapted to be introduced between the heating portion (6) and the pressure-generating clamp (8). In this arrangement, a styling edge (10) is provided in the area of the heating portion (6) and/or the pressure-generating clamp (8) of the appliance, which styling edge has a cross-section of arcuate, in particular circular-arc shape, of polygonal or similar shape.

Styling appliance and method of styling hair

The invention is directed to an implement for the treatment of hair, particularly for the styling and/or drying of hair, which is adapted to be connected with the air exit end of a personal-care appliance through which air flows, in particular of a hair dryer or a hot-air curling brush. The implement is comprised of a main body and at least one active body movable relative to the main body, for example a supporting structure carrying several hair pick-up elements. An electric drive mechanism, in particular an electric motor, is provided on the implement for moving the active body.

Implement for the treatment of hair

The invention is directed to an appliance for treating hair (1), which is comprised of a handle section (2) and a heatable hair treatment section (3). The section (3) possesses an approximately tubular bristle mounting member (4) which is assembled from two half shells (7, 8). Projecting outwardly from the half shell (7) are bristles (5), and the half shell (8) is equipped with rib members (6). The radius (R1) of the cross section of the bristled half shell (7) is smaller than the radius (R2) of the cross section of the ribbed half shell (8). These different radii (R1, R2) enable a user both to form waves with long or medium long hair and to treat short hair in the area close to the scalp. The larger radius may be used for large-volume waves in particular where long hair is involved, while the smaller radius is suitable in particular for treating short hair as well as hair in the area close to the scalp.

Appliance for treating hair

Air-moving appliance for drying or styling hair

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Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

Peter Janouch