US Patent Issued to Lexmark International on Nov. 3 for "Hair iron having a ceramic heater" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,256, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Lexmark International Inc. (Lexington, Ky.).

"Hair iron having a ceramic heater" was invented by Peter Alden Bayerle (Lexington, Ky.), Russell Edward Lucas (Lexington, Ky.) and Jerry Wayne Smith (Irvine, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair iron according to one example embodiment includes a first arm and a second arm movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position. A contact surface is positioned on an exterior of the first arm for contacting hair during use. The hair iron includes a heater having a ceramic substrate and an electrical resistor material thick fi...