ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,416, issued on Sept. 1.

"Hair styling comb" was invented by Shawanda Monique Thorn (Prosper, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair styling comb for determining hair parts critical in hair braiding. The hair styling comb has a comb body with an extending rattail styling rod extending therefrom. The comb body has a plurality of evenly spaced teeth with a telescopically extensible spacing end tine that can extend to predetermined spacing distances for defining the perfect part for hair braiding."

The patent was filed on Sept. 11, 2024, under Application No. 18/830,819.

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