Patent ID: 11896104
Assignee: CONAIR LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A hair dryer, comprising:
a housing having a handle portion and a nozzle portion;
a motor within the housing;
a fan drivingly connected to the motor within the housing;
a heating element within the housing; and
at least one ultraviolet light emitting element within the nozzle portion, the at least one ultraviolet light emitting element being configured to irradiate a flow passage of the nozzle portion with ultraviolet light;
wherein at least a portion of the housing adjacent to the at least one ultraviolet light emitting element is formed from a transparent or translucent material allowing the ultraviolet light to be viewed from exterior to the housing but which prevents a flow of air there through.