ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,111, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to KAZ EUROPE SARL (Bussigny, Switzerland).

"Hand held hair appliance having filter grill" was invented by Gianni Zanin (Nyack, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand held haircare appliance includes a handle for holding the haircare appliance during use. The handle includes a fluid inlet. A filter grill is located on the handle and surrounds the fluid inlet. The filter grill includes a plurality of air holes for the flow of air into the fluid inlet. The filter grill is defined by a first grill part and a second grill part separate and distinct from the first grill part. The first grill part i...