Eyelid covering and stabilization for automatic eyelash extension
AssigneeWink Robotics
InventorsNathan Harding, Kurt Amundson, Michael Muller, Kyle Andrew Tucker, Michelle Warner, Richard W. O'Connor
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Abstract
A device for providing safety during the process of installing eyelash extensions onto the natural eyelashes of a subject, especially when the installation is automatic. In some embodiments, the placing of extensions is carried out by a robotic mechanism utilizing computer vision, and in some embodiments, a barrier is created between the robotic mechanism and the subject in order to protect the subject in the event of a malfunction.
Claims18
A mask configured to provide protection to a subject undergoing eyelash extension, the mask comprising:
- an upper eyelid cover configured to cover an upper eyelid of the subject having upper eyelashes, the upper eyelid cover comprising a top edge and an opposing bottom edge configured to correspond with a base of the upper eyelashes;
- and
- a lower eyelid cover configured to cover a lower eyelid of the subject, the lower eyelid cover comprising an upper edge and an opposing lower edge, the upper edge being complementary in shape to the bottom edge of the upper eyelid cover;
- wherein the upper and lower eyelid covers are configured to be connected to one another at a corner of the corresponding eye and to form a gap between the upper edge of the lower eyelid cover and the bottom edge of the upper eyelid cover, the gap being configured to expose at least one eyelash of the subject without exposing a corresponding eye of the subject.
A method of protecting an eye or stabilizing an eyelid of a subject undergoing eyelash extension with a mask including an upper eyelid cover configured to cover an upper eyelid of the subject having upper eyelashes, the upper eyelid cover comprising a top edge and an opposing bottom edge configured to correspond with a base of the upper eyelashes, and a lower eyelid cover configured to cover a lower eyelid of the subject, the lower eyelid cover comprising an upper edge and an opposing lower edge, the upper edge being complimentary in shape to the bottom edge of the upper eyelid cover, the upper and lower eyelid covers being configured to be connected to one another at a corner of the corresponding eye and to form a gap between the upper edge of the lower eyelid cover and the bottom edge of the upper eyelid cover, the method comprising:
- aligning the mask to the subject;
- and
- adhering the mask to the face of the subject, with the gap exposing at least one eyelash of the subject without exposing a corresponding eye of the subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.