ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,208, issued on March 24, was assigned to Farouk Systems Inc. (Houston).
"Lava rock containing hair styling devices" was invented by Farouk M. Shami (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hairstyling devices include one or more heat transmissive elements having a coating disposed thereon, the coating having ceramic and lava rock incorporated therein. The use of lava rock-containing coatings as described herein results in hairstyling devices with heat transmissive elements exhibiting enhanced heat retention, faster heat recovery, and increased ion emission. Furthermore, lava rock-containing coatings have been found more durable than ...