ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,654, issued on July 28.

"Flat iron comb" was invented by Catina R. Fletcher (Valdosta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device (e.g., a flat iron comb) for hair styling. The device includes a comb part and a flat iron part. The comb part includes an upper portion including a plurality of heating elements and a handle including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the upper portion. The flat iron part includes an upper portion that includes an inside surface with a heating plate, wherein the inside surface of the flat iron part faces an inside surface of the comb part, and a handle including a first en...