ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,374, issued on July 21, was assigned to Dyson Technology Ltd. (Malmesbury, Great Britain).

"Hair styling apparatus" was invented by Georgia Kate Berry Howes (Bristol, Great Britain), John Fleming Macfadyen (Bristol, Great Britain), Jacob Mark Parmenter (Bristol, Great Britain) and Robert Lawrence Tweedie (Chippenham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair styling apparatus for styling hair. The apparatus includes a steam generator for generating steam and one or more steam outlets in fluid communication with the steam generator for receipt of steam therefrom. The apparatus further includes an air mover for moving an airf...