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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ke Ming Quan, West Chester, OH (US);
Fred Hamlin Murrell, Jr., Greenhills, OH (US);
Theodore Jay Verbrugge, Reily, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 2/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 2/400 ;
Abstract
The invention is an ultrasonic device for the treatment of hair and other fibers. The device includes an ultrasound generator, a comb device responsive to the generated ultrasonic waves and a plurality of protuberances, having a natural bending frequency, extending outward from the comb device. Alternatively, the treatment device includes an ultrasound generator, a comb device responsive to the generated ultrasonic waves and a reflector for reflecting the incident ultrasonic waves disposed on the distal end of the comb device.