ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,262, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, Mass.).

"Brush attachment for hair care appliance" was invented by Victor Salguero (Waltham, Mass.) and Shannon McSweeney (South Boston, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachment for a hair care appliance is provided and can include an elongated body extending between proximal and distal ends, an air inlet at the proximal end, a fluid flow path extending from the air inlet toward the distal end, a plurality of air outlets for allowing air to exit the body, and a plurality of bristles extending from the body. The attachment can also include a baffle disp...