Portable beauty light kit

• US 10,531,544 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2017
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rachel Vicknair
• Original Assignee: Rachel Vicknair
• Inventors: Vicknair, Rachel
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Thai H
• Application Number:
  US15/490,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20170303373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/02 Mirrors used as equipment hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors A45D42/00; optical viewing means for vehicles B60R1/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/092 Suction devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/302 for mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00711 with introduction of pulses during the charging process
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

The disclosure concerns a portable beauty light kit, comprising a power management and control unit “PMC” and a plurality of light modules. The PMC comprises: a plurality of charging bays, and a signal transmitting circuit. Each of the individual light modules comprises: a light emitting source, a signal receiving circuit, and a housing. Each of the individual light modules is designed to nest within one of the charging bays of the PMC, wherein they receive a battery charge. Additionally, the light modules are designed to be taken from the charging bays of the PMC and removeably attached to a mirror. The signal receiving circuit of each light module is configured to receive a wireless signal communicated from the signal transmitting circuit of the PMC. The signal receiving circuit modulates a light emitting state associated with each light emitting source based on the signal communicated from the signal transmitting circuit.

Claims

1. A portable beauty light kit, comprising:

a power management and control unit comprising a plurality of charging bays and a signal transmitting circuit; and

a plurality of light modules, each of the light modules independently comprising a light emitting source, a signal receiving circuit, and a housing, at least a portion of the light emitting source and the signal receiving circuit being enclosed within the housing, wherein the signal receiving circuit is configured to receive a wireless signal communicated from the signal transmitting circuit;

characterized in that;

each of the plurality of light modules is configured to;

removably attach with a mirror for providing light therefrom,

nest within one of the plurality of charging bays of the power management and control unit, wherein the light modules are each adapted to receive a battery charge when nested in the one of the plurality of charging bays, and

modulate a light emitting state associated with each light emitting source based on the signal communicated from the signal transmitting circuit, said light emitting state selected from;

“

on”

, “

off”

, or “

dimmed”

.

2. The portable beauty light kit of claim 1, wherein said power management and control unit further comprises a battery charging module coupled to pins, wherein the pins are positioned at each of the charging bays.

3. The portable beauty light kit of claim 2, wherein said battery charging module is adapted to removably couple with a battery of each of the light modules for charging.

4. The portable beauty light kit of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of light modules is configured to receive a battery therein for powering the light emitting source, the signal receiving circuit, or a combination thereof.

5. The portable beauty light kit of claim 4, wherein the battery comprises a lithium polymer or lithium ion battery adapted to supply between 2.0 volts to 5.0 volts.

6. The portable beauty light kit of claim 1, wherein the signal receiving circuit comprises a photo detector.

7. The portable beauty light kit of claim 6, wherein the photo detector comprises an infrared photo detector.

8. The portable beauty light kit of claim 7, wherein the infrared photo detector is adapted to detect infrared signals at a center frequency selected from:

30 Khz, 38 KHz, or 40 KHz.

9. The portable beauty light kit of claim 1, wherein the signal transmitting circuit comprises one or more infrared light emitting diodes.

10. The portable beauty light kit of claim 9, wherein the one or more infrared light emitting diodes are coupled to power management and control unit.

11. The portable beauty light kit of claim 10, wherein the one or more infrared diodes are configured to emit infrared light upon activation of the signal transmitting circuit.

12. The portable beauty light kit of claim 11, wherein the signal transmitting circuit comprises a switch, button, or variable reactance component for activation thereof.

13. The portable beauty light kit of claim 12, wherein the variable reactance component comprises a variable resistor, variable capacitor or variable inductor.

14. The portable beauty light kit of claim 9, wherein the signal transmitting circuit comprises a circuit configured to modulate infrared signal at a center frequency detectable by the signal receiving circuit.

15. The portable beauty light kit of claim 14, wherein the signal transmitting circuit is configured to generate a modulated infrared signal at a center frequency selected from:

30 Khz, 38 KHz, or 40 KHz.

16. The portable beauty light kit of claim 1, wherein each housing comprises a front surface and a rear surface, the housing adapted to expose at least the portion of the light emitting source through the front surface thereof.

17. The portable beauty light kit of claim 16, wherein the housing further comprises one or more apertures extending through the housing at the front surface thereof, and one or more lenses, each of the lenses extending through one or the one or more apertures of the housing, respectively.

18. The portable beauty light kit of claim 17, wherein the light emitting source comprises one or more light emitting diodes, wherein each of the one or more light emitting diodes is positioned adjacent to one of the one or more apertures and one or more lenses, respectively.

19. The portable beauty light kit of claim 16, wherein each of the light modules further comprises a micro-suction foam coupled to the housing at the rear surface thereof, wherein the micro-suction foam is configured to removably attach the respective light module with the mirror.

20. The portable beauty light kit of claim 19, wherein the micro-suction foam comprises acrylic foam having a plurality of micro cavities configured to function as micro suction cups.