ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,287, issued on May 5.

"Hair locking device and method of using the same" was invented by Chelsey Nunnery (Stockbridge, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments are directed to hair locking device and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a hair locking device comprises a device body comprising a housing defining an interior housing portion and a motor assembly, an arm component attachable to the device body comprising a head element defining by an interior head channel and a hair engagement tool operatively connected to the motor assembly, wherein the hair engagement tool is configured to be moved by the moto...