Personal cosmetic dispenser
OwnerJason Litner, Andrew Boweninventors
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Abstract
A custom cosmetic dispensing device includes a communication enabled automated dispenser for dispensing a user-specified cosmetic product. The dispenser has a housing with a plurality of liquid-ingredient cartridges removably coupled to a motor, each cartridge used to dispense a processor memory specified volume of liquid-ingredients. The dispenser interfaces with a software application that accepts, stores and interprets user inputs, assists users in custom formulation, and relays said inputs to the device controller unit for production of a customized cosmetic formula. A collection container may be used for immediate, stored or transported final compositions.
Claims9
A customizing and dispensing device for custom cosmetics comprising:
- an automated dispenser containing at least two liquid-containing ingredient cartridges, each of the at least two cartridges removably coupled to a motor able to dispense controlled amounts of contained liquid from a respective liquid-containing ingredient cartridge;
- each coupled motor linked in communication with a processor with memory;
- at least one user input control;
- the user input control in communication with the processor to direct activation and control of each coupled motor;
- the processor having an external input-output wired or wireless communication link engageable with a source of data transmission;
- the memory configured to store at least one set of instructions to activate motors to dispense specific amounts of the liquid from the respective liquid-containing ingredient cartridges;
- output piping from each of the respective liquid-containing ingredient cartridges leading to a manually moveable receiving chamber;
- and at least the output piping and receiving chamber within a housing having surrounding vertical walls, a coupling for supporting the at least two respective liquid-containing ingredient cartridges;
- a lower support surface to support the moveable receiving chamber, wherein there is a slideable piston engaged within a liquid-containing ingredient cartridges such that activation of the gear pump reduces pressure and withdraws liquid from the liquid-containing ingredient cartridges into respective nozzles and lowering a level of liquid within the liquid-containing ingredient cartridges draws down the slideable piston over the level of liquid ingredient within the liquid-containing ingredient cartridges, and an opening in the surrounding vertical walls enabling manual removal of the removeable receiving chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.