Skin Cleanser

• US 20140194900A1
• Filed: 01/07/2014
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Foreo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Foreo, Inc.
• Inventors: Sedic, Filip
• Granted Patent: US 9,907,439 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/131
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/02 Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements brushes in general A46B; sponges for domestic cleaning A47L13/16; specially for massage A61H7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/04 Mechanical washing or cleaning devices, hand or mechanically, i.e. power operated
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/043 hand operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/443 Evaluating skin constituents, e.g. elastin, melanin, water
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/445 Evaluating skin irritation or skin trauma, e.g. rash, eczema, wound, bed sore
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2023/0272 multiple masses each rotated by an individual motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0157 portable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/02 heated or cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/105 with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1215 Rotary drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1223 Frequency controlled AC motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5002 Means for controlling a set of similar massage devices acting in sequence at different locations on a patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5035 Several programs selectable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5038 freely programmable by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5041 control is restricted to certain individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5097 wireless
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/022 Face
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/00 Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms apparatus for passive exercising A61H1/00; generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in general B06B
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/006 : Percussion or tapping massage hand percussion A61H23/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 : with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 : with rotary motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 : using rotating unbalanced masses
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/002 : by rubbing or brushing
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/003 : Hand-held or hand-driven devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/004 : power-driven, e.g. electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/005 : hand-held

Abstract

A skin cleanser includes a surface, such as a silicone surface, with at least one textured portion for transmitting vibrational tapping to the skin. The skin cleanser includes at least one oscillating motor for generating the tapping motion to the skin. The textured portion includes touch-points or a wave that transmit the tapping motion to skin in contact with the textured portions. The touch-points may include thicker and thinner formations of the touch-points to provide firmer or softer vibrations to the skin. The touch-points are within about 0.5 to 2.5 mm in diameter. One configuration includes multiple oscillating motors configured to provide different vibration frequencies at around 50-300 Hertz and operable simultaneously.

Claims

1. A skin cleanser comprising:

a skin cleanser body including a first textured surface area of touch-points within a range of about 0.5 to 2.5 millimeters (mm) in diameter, the first textured surface area made of silicone;

a first and second oscillating motor located within the skin cleanser body, the oscillating motors configured to produce pulsations of the first textured surface area, the first and second oscillating motors being operable simultaneously and at different frequencies relative to one another; and

at least one control configured to operate the first and second oscillating motors.

2. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first and second oscillating motors are operable to oscillate within the range of about 50 to 300 Hertz (Hz).

3. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the control of the skin cleanser is managed by a user either with buttons or a sensor configured to detect contact by the user with the first textured surface.

4. The skin cleanser of claim 1, further comprising a heat-emitting source between the body and the first textured surface.

5. The skin cleanser of claim 1, further comprising a dosing mechanism integrated for transfer of liquid substances or suspensions of solid substances from the first textured surface.

6. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the textured surface area is infused with or contains active ingredients selected from a group consisting of:

Vitamin E, other anti-oxidants, or silver nanoparticles.

7. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first oscillating motor is operable to oscillate within a frequency range, and the second oscillating motor is operable to oscillate within a frequency range that is higher than the frequency range of the first oscillating motor.

8. The skin cleanser of claim 7, wherein the frequency range of the first oscillating motor is about 50 to 130 Hz, and the frequency range of the second oscillating motor is about 160 to 300 Hz.

9. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein some of the touch-points are thinner than other of the touch-points.

10. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the skin cleanser body further includes a second textured surface area of smooth ridges.

11. The skin cleanser of claim 10, wherein the smooth ridges are arranged in a wave formation.

12. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first textured surface area includes tsome touch-points that are thicker than other touch-points, and the skin cleanser body includes a second textured surface area including smooth ridges.

13. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first textured surface area consists of touch-points between about 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm in diameter, and the skin cleanser body includes a second textured surface area that consists of smooth ridges.

14. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first textured surface area includes alternating groups of thicker touch-points and thinner touch-points.

15. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the touch-points comprise at least two different types of touch-points, each different type of touch-point arranged in a group to form a pattern that corresponds to treatment of a skin type, wherein different patterns correspond to treatment of different skin types.

16. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first textured surface area of touch-points is compressible to contour to the surface of the skin.

17. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the skin cleanser body is compressible or bendable to contour to the surface of the skin.

18. The skin cleanser of claim 1, wherein the first and second oscillating motors are arranged within the skin cleanser body to vertically oscillate the touch-points.

19. The skin cleanser of claim 18, wherein, when one textured portion is placed against a skin surface, the vertical oscillations of the touch-points provide a tapping motion against the skin surface.