US Patent Issued to Swella on Sept. 8 for "Systems and methods for unraveling braids" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,654, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Swella Inc. (Atlanta).

"Systems and methods for unraveling braids" was invented by Zanbria Asante (Pflugerville, Texas) and Bradley Scott McDonald (Cedar Park, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for unraveling braids of real/natural hair and/or synthetic braid extensions, or a combination thereof, work from the bottom of the braid up using one or more tines automated to repetitively penetrate the braid and pull through and down it to unravel it. The systems and methods may unravel braid/entanglements faster than could otherwise be done manually by hand."

The patent was fi...