DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING KERATINOUS SURFACES

• US 20100224205A1
• Filed: 12/08/2009
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Mitra, Shekhar, Rabe, Thomas Elliot, Wilson, David Edward
• Application Number:
  US12/632,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20100224205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 132/202
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/448 Hair evaluation, e.g. for hair disorder diagnosis

Abstract

An apparatus for modifying a keratinous surface having an applicator, a first modification agent; a sensor; and a CPU. The sensor reads the properties of a small portion of the keratinous surface, the readings are transmitted to the CPU, and the CPU compares the readings to a predetermined baseline value. The CPU then calculates the variance between the reading and the baseline value. When that variance exceeds a predetermined threshold the CPU sends a signal to the applicator which is activated to apply a portion of the first modification composition to the same portion of the keratinous surface that had the reading with a variance above the threshold value.

Claims

1. An apparatus for modifying a keratinous surface comprising:

an applicator;

a first modification agent;

a sensor;

a CPU;

wherein the sensor reads the properties of a small portion of the keratinous surface, the readings are transmitted to the CPU, the CPU compares the readings to a predetermined baseline value and calculates the variance between the reading and the baseline value and when that variance exceeds a predetermined threshold the CPU sends a signal to the applicator which is activated to apply a portion of the first modification composition to the same portion of the keratinous surface that had the reading with a variance above the threshold value.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the keratinous surface is selected from the group consisting of a hair shaft, a hair pore and mixtures thereof.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first modification agent is a hair removal composition.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first modification agent is a hair growth composition.

5. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first modification agent is a hair colorant composition.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the applicator comprises a nozzle and a valve that can be opened and closed by a signal from the CPU.

7. The device according to claim 2, wherein the readings made by the sensor contain a value for a characteristic selected from the group of color, texture, and mixtures thereof.

8. A method for modifying a keratinous surface comprising the steps of:

providing a sensor that reads the properties of a small portion of the keratinous surface;

sending the readings to a CPU, which is programmed with a predetermined baseline value and at least one predetermined threshold value,

having the CPU compares the readings to the baseline value and calculates the variance between the reading and the baseline value;

when that calculated variance exceeds the threshold the CPU sends a signal to an applicator which is activated to apply a portion of a first modification composition to the same portion of the keratinous surface that had the reading with a variance above the threshold value.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the keratinous surface is selected from the group consisting of a hair shaft, a hair pore and mixtures thereof.