Apparatus and method to realize personalized cosmetic compositions

• US 9,918,538 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2016
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: Lam, Eric Wing-Jing, Balooch, Guive, Pielak, Rafal M., Shi, Yunzhou
• Primary Examiner(s): Collins, Michael
• Application Number:
  US15/040,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20170224090A1
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 700233, 700239
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle
• 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: G07F 11/70 in which the articles are formed in the apparatus from components, blanks, or material constituents
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 13/06 with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 13/08 in the form of a spray
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 13/10 with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/18 for washing or drying persons

Abstract

An apparatus to realize a personalized cosmetic composition including a feeder to expose a base stored in a chamber, a dispenser to dispense a selected treatment mixture onto the base and form a treated base, a collector to collect the treated base from the chamber and depose the treated base onto a collection container, and a compacter to compact an accumulation of the treated base inside the collection container. The dispenser includes a plurality of reservoirs containing a plurality of additives to be selectively incorporated into the selected treatment mixture, wherein the plurality of additives includes a plurality of pigments to produce the selected treatment mixture in a selected of color.

Claims

1. An apparatus to realize a personalized cosmetic composition, comprising:

a chamber;

a base compound stored into the chamber;

a feeder to expose the base compound;

a dispenser to spread a selected treatment mixture onto the base compound, wherein

the selected treatment mixture penetrates an upper portion of the base compound to modify dermatological properties of the upper portion of the base compound and form a treated base, and to leave a lower portion of the base compound unmodified;

a collector to transfer at least a portion of the treated base from the chamber to a collection container; and

a compacter to compact an accumulation of the treated base inside the collection container.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dispenser includes a plurality of reservoirs containing a plurality of additives to be selectively incorporated into the selected treatment mixture.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the plurality of additives includes a plurality of pigments to produce the selected treatment mixture in a selected of color.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the plurality of pigments includes a cyan pigment, a magenta pigment, a yellow pigment, and a black pigment.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feeder further includes a piston to push the base compound through an opening of the chamber.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the feeder pushes the piston in incremental steps with a feeder actuator.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the collector further includes a blade moveable from a first end of a bed to a second end of the bed, wherein the chamber and the collection container are positioned between the first end of the bed and the second end of the bed.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the bed has asperities to enhance mixing between the base compound and the selected treatment mixture while the treated base is transferred from the first end of the bed to the second end of the bed.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the compacter further includes a piston moveable from an upper position to a lower position, wherein in the lower position the piston is in contact with the accumulation of treated base and in the upper position the piston is not in contact with the accumulation of treated base.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the piston includes a porous layer to absorb excess liquid present in the accumulation of the treated base.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein dermatologic properties includes skin colors.