Appliance for made-in-home personal care products and household cleaners

• US 10,046,301 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2016
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Reed Quinn, Spencer Quinn
• Original Assignee: Reed Quinn, Spencer Quinn
• Inventors: Quinn, Reed, Quinn, Spencer
• Primary Examiner(s): CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT
• Application Number:
  US15/353,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20170136439A1
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 2101/21 Mixing of ingredients for cosmetic or perfume compositions
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 31/55 the materials to be mixed being contained in a flexible bag submitted to periodical deformation
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/452 using independent floating stirring elements
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/8442 using a computer for controlling information and converting it in a formula and a set of operation instructions, e.g. on the point of sale
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/2115 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/2132 Concentration, pH, pOH, p(ION) or oxygen-demand B01F35/2133 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/2136 Viscosity
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/7546 using squeezing means on a deformable container
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/90 Heating or cooling systems
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 19/0006 Controlling or regulating processes controlling or regulating in general G05
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 19/0066 Stirrers mixing per se B01F
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 19/18 Stationary reactors having moving elements inside B01J19/08, B01J19/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00051 Controlling the temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00168 controlling the viscosity
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00177 controlling the pH

Abstract

An appliance for producing a personal care product. The appliance includes a reaction chamber configured to receive one or more ingredients of a personal care product. The appliance also includes a cartridge, wherein the cartridge holds at least one of the one or more ingredients of the personal care product. The appliance further includes an output port configured to allow removal of the personal care product from the reaction chamber.

Claims

1. An appliance for producing a personal care product, the appliance comprising:

a reaction chamber configured to receive one or more ingredients of the personal care product, the reaction chamber including;

a heater;

a mechanism for mixing ingredients; and

an extruding mechanism;

a sensor configured to determine a condition in the reaction chamber, the sensor configured to determine a pH of the personal care product;

a cartridge, wherein the cartridge holds at least one of the one or more ingredients of the personal care product;

an interface, the interface configured to receive the cartridge and allow the at least one of the one or more ingredients of the personal care product in the cartridge to move into the reaction chamber; and

an output port configured to allow removal of the personal care product from the reaction chamber.

2. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the sensor is configured to determine the viscosity of the personal care product.

3. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the sensor is configured to determine the temperature of the personal care product.

4. An appliance for producing a personal care product, the appliance comprising:

a reaction chamber configured to receive one or more ingredients of the personal care product, the reaction chamber including;

a heater;

a mechanism for mixing ingredients; and

an extruding mechanism, wherein the extruding mechanism includes one or more rollers;

a sensor configured to determine a condition in the reaction chamber, the sensor configured to determine a pH of the personal care product;

a cartridge, wherein the cartridge;

holds at least one of the one or more ingredients of the personal care product; and

includes a filter;

an interface, the interface configured to receive the cartridge and allow the at least one of the one or more ingredients of the personal care product in the cartridge to move into the reaction chamber;

an output port configured to allow removal of the personal care product from the reaction chamber; and

a control board, wherein the control board includes a user interface configured to receive one or more commands from a user.

5. The appliance of claim 4, wherein the interface includes one or more valves.

6. The appliance of claim 4, wherein the control board tracks at least one of:

a type of an input into the appliance;

an amount of an input into the appliance;

a type of an output from the appliance;

or

an amount of an output from the appliance.

7. The appliance of claim 4, wherein the control board is configured to adjust one or more batch settings.

8. The appliance of claim 7, wherein the one or more batch settings include at least one of:

a reaction time;

a ratio of ingredients;

a batch viscosity;

an amount of fragrance;

an amount of abrasives;

or

an amount of active ingredient.

9. The appliance of claim 4, wherein the user interface allows the user to do at least one of:

input the one or more commands;

control a batch setting;

download a batch setting;

create a batch setting;

save a batch setting;

share a batch setting;

upload a batch setting;

save a batch setting;

order an ingredient for a selected batch setting;

link with an online account;

link with a website;

link with a payment processor;

unlock the cartridge;

or

show a batch status.

10. The appliance of claim 7, wherein the one or more batch settings include a batch size.

11. The appliance of claim 7, wherein the one or more batch settings include an amount of color.