On Sunday 26 June 2005 10:31, Paul Graham wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Sunday 26 June 2005 06:19, Johan Vromans wrote: >>>Jonathon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>lost. Being succesfully defended at court, the patent is quite >>>>>solid so noone can implement a smilar system for the next maybe >>>> >>>>The prior art for that patent is 10 000 _years_ old. >>> >>>And, did that help? >> >> No one coming into this subject at the current discussion can get >> at the ustpo.gov web site and check, either its down or the dns >> records are kaput. One person even went so far as to say its /.'d >> :) >> >> However if prior art can be produced, it can be set aside yet. My >> question is, in order to give me a hint as to what it is not being >> football (apologies to Andy Griffith), WTH are we talking about? > >OK, I dredged this out of my cache, and the images are supposed to > be here... >http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=04022227&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpa >tft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITO >FF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%2Fnetahtml%2Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D >1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D4,022,227.WKU.%2526OS%3DPN%2F4,022,2 >27%2526RS%3DPN%2F4,022,227&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=9E13D31 >0AC19 > The link badly needs line breaks. >Paul > >United States Patent 4,022,227 >Smith , et al. May 10, 1977 >Method of concealing partial baldness > >Abstract > >A method of styling hair to cover partial baldness using only the > hair on a person's head. The hair styling requires dividing a > person's hair into three sections and carefully folding one section > over another. Inventors: Smith; Frank J. (233 Cosmos Drive, > Orlando, FL 32807); Smith; Donald J. (517 Brockway Ave., Orlando, > FL 32807) >Appl. No.: 643681 >Filed: December 23, 1975 > >Current U.S. Class: 132/53 >Intern'l Class: A41G 003/00 >Field of Search: 132/53,54,9,7,5 2/9 >References Cited [Referenced By] >U.S. Patent Documents >3317921 May., 1967 Zarzour 2/9. >3464424 Sep., 1969 Buzzelli 132/7. >3811453 May., 1974 Bretton 132/53. > >Primary Examiner: McNeill; G.E. >Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dickman, III; John B. >Claims > > >I claim: > >1. A method for styling hair to cover bald areas using only the >individual's own hair, comprising separating the hair on the head > into several substantially equal sections, taking the hair on one > section and placing it over the bald area, then taking the hair on > another section and placing it over the first section, and finally > taking the hair on the remaining sections and placing it over the > other sections whereby the bald area will be completely covered. > >2. A method as in claim 1 wherein the hair on a person's head is > folded over the bald area beginning with the hair from the back of > the head, and then from first one side and then the other. > >3. A method as in claim 2 wherein after the hair from the back of > the head is folded over the bald area, an object is placed over the > hair and hair from a first of the sides is brushed over the object, > and after the hair from said first side is folded into place the > object is placed over the hair and the hair from the second side is > folded over the object. > >4. A method as in claim 3, wherein said object is a person's hand > the hair spray is applied after the hair from said first side is > folded into place and again after said second side being folded > into place. > >5. A method as in claim 3 wherein the hair from said first side and > said second side is given a final styling. >Description > > >BACKGROUND OF THIS INVENTION > >For those people who are partially bald and wish to cover the bald > area hair transplants, hair weaving and hairpieces are the most > commonly used solutions. The cost of covering bald areas by one of > these methods can range from a few hundred dollars to thousands of > dollars depending on a person's choice and financial means. Some of > these commonly used bald area coverings require periodic care, > which generally cost money. > >Obviously a partially bald person without the financial means can > not afford the luxury of such hair coverings. This person, > therefore, has few options; he can attempt to use his own hair to > cover the bald area, but generally most people do not have the > ability to properly plan a hair style that will look good, and most > attempts result in brushing the hair in one direction over the bald > area, or he can allow his baldness to show. > >BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THIS INVENTION > >The method here disclosed uses the remaining hair around the bald > area on a person's head. The hair in this area must be extra long > to cover the bald area. Generally the hair should be about 3 to 4 > inches long. > >To use the method of this invention, the hair around the bald area > is divided into equal portions, generally three such sections will > be used. The sections of hair used by this method generally will be > to include equal sections on each side of the head and a third > section on the back of the head. > >The hair to be used as covering is brushed over the bald area in >alternating folds using hair spray to hold the hair in place. The >uppermost section can be styled to the person's personal teste. > >It is the purpose of this invention to provide a method for covering >bald areas using only the hair on a person's head. > >Another object of this invention is to provide a method to fold hair > in a prearranged design to cover a bald area. > >Another object of this invention is to provide a simple method to > cover bald areas operable by the user on his own head. > >These and other objects will appear more fully from the > specification below. > >IN THE DRAWINGS > >FIG. 1 is an illustration showing a full face view of person who is > bald on top and having extra hair length on the sides; > >FIG. 2 is an illustration of a side view of the person's head in > FIG. 1 showing one side and the back of the head with extra long > hair; > >FIG. 3 is an illustration of a top view of the person's head in FIG. > 1; > >FIG. 4 is an illustration of the person's head in FIG. 2 with the >strands of hair from the back of the head pushed into place; > >FIG. 5 is an illustration of the back of a person's head with > strands from the right side of the head pushed into place; and > >FIG. 6 is an illustration of the person's head in FIG. 3 with a >completed hair style. > >DETAILED DESCRIPTION > >In the simplest form of the invention my method is directed to a > person who is partially bald as the person illustrated in FIGS. 1, > 2 and 3 where there is sufficient hair to cover the bald area and > by styling give an appearance of having a full head of hair. To > begin with the subject's hair must be allowed to grow long enough > to cover the bald area, generally about 3 to 4 inches. Of course, > the length of the hair will depend on the size of the bald area, > for example, a person who is front to back bald, as in the > illustrations of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, will require more length than a > person with a bald spot either in front or in back of the head. In > addition, the particular hair style to be performed will dictate > the required hair length. > >The person's hair line 2, shown in FIGS. 1-3, and bald area 4 > suggest that the hair should be divided into three equal sections, > sides 6 and 8, and back 10, in starting the method of this > invention. A person who has a bald spot in the back of the head > could use four equal sections for best results, using my hair > styling method. The second step is to take the extra length hair > from back area 10 and brushing it forward as in FIG. 4, making sure > to cover all of the bald area with hair. > >By placing a hand over the hair now covering the bald area and > brushing the extra length hair from either of the sides 6 or 8 the > hair styling begins to cover the entire bald area. Care should be > taken to brush the hair only as it lies over the hand to avoid > messing up the hair under the hand. The hair should be arranged and > styled at this step since it will soon be covered. To hold the hair > in place, hair spray is now applied. > >To complete the hair styling the hair from the side of the head > either 6 or 8, whichever has not been used, is brushed over the > bald area, making sure to cover the hair now covering the bald area > with a hand. This top layer of hair is also styled and coated with > hair spray. By lightly sweeping the hair into the desired style as > the hair spray dries, an appearance of a full head of hair is > given, as in FIG. 6. > >To cover a bald spot the same procedure is followed, except that > hair from in front of the bald spot can be used, if desired to > brush toward the back of the head giving an appearance of a full > head of hair. > >While the above describes the preferred form of this invention, it > is apparent that modifications thereof may occur to those skilled > in the art, that will fall within the scope of the following > claims. > >* * * * *
Oh good grief, Charley Brown. 10,000 years? Try 5 million... -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.35% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
