# US 12,004,630 B2 · System for dispensing a cosmetic product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,630 B2 - Document ID: US12004630B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/666,802 - Filed: 2022-02-08 - Published: 2022-05-26 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-02 - Assignees: L'oreal - Applicants: L'oreal - Inventors: Henri Samain; Franck Giron; Guillaume Kergosien - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004630B2 ## CPC - A45D 40/24: Casings for two or more cosmetics - A45D 34/04: Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball - A45D 44/005: {for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle} - A61K 8/19: containing inorganic ingredients - A61K 8/25: Silicon; Compounds thereof - A61K 8/29: Titanium; Compounds thereof - A61K 8/345: {containing more than one hydroxy group} - A61K 8/731: {Cellulose; Quaternized cellulose derivatives} - A61K 8/81: obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds - A61Q 1/02: Preparations containing skin colorants, e.g. pigments (preparations in powder form A61Q1/12) - A61Q 19/00: Preparations for care of the skin - 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} - A45D 2034/005: {with a cartridge} - A45D 2044/007: {Devices for determining the condition of hair or skin or for selecting the appropriate cosmetic or hair treatment} - A45D 2200/058: Means for mixing different substances prior to application - A61K 2800/10: General cosmetic use - A61K 2800/48: Thickener, Thickening system - A61K 2800/882: Mixing prior to application - A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS - B01F: MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D3/06) ## Abstract The invention relates to a system (10) for dispensing a product, comprising a dispenser that can house at least two cartridges, each of which includes a reservoir containing a base product, a first base product comprising at least 0.1 wt.-% particles having a density differential relative to the medium containing same, preferably of at least 0.5 g/cm3, in particular particles having a density greater than or equal to 2 g/cm3, and a thickening agent. The dispenser allows at least two base products to be dispensed in adjustable proportions, the viscosity of the first base product being preferably greater than 2 Pa·s and more preferably greater than or equal to 4 Pa·s. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for dispensing a product comprising a dispenser that receives at least two cartridges that each have a reservoir containing first and second base products, respectively, the first base product comprising a moisturizing agent, the second base product comprising a filler, the dispenser making it possible to deliver at least these two base products in adjustable proportions, the mass proportion of moisturizing agent in the first base product being higher than in the second base product, the mass proportion of filler in the second base product being higher than in the first base product, the filler being other than a colored pigment conferring a color on the composition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, the moisturizing agent being chosen from polyols, urea and its derivatives, hyaluronic acid, glycine, β-alanine, taurine, trimethyl glycine, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, the particle size D50 by volume of the filler being between 100 nm and 1 mm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, the filler being chosen from talc, mica, silica, kaolin, poly-β-alanine powder and polyethylene powder, tetrafluoroethylene polymer powders, lauroyllysine, starch, boron nitride, hollow polymer microspheres, silicone resin microbeads, polyorganosiloxane elastomer particles, precipitated calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydrogen carbonate, hydroxyapatite, barium sulfate, aluminum oxides, polyurethane powders, composite fillers, hollow silica microspheres, and glass or ceramic microcapsules, the particles that are in the form of hollow sphere portions, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, the first base product and the second base product comprising an inverse emulsion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, the mass content of filler in the second base product being greater than or to 0.5%. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, comprising a third cartridge with a third base product. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, the cartridges being received in a removable manner in the dispenser. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, each product leaving the cartridge through an outlet passage of the cartridge, the outlet passage being defined by a dispensing end piece of the cartridge, said end piece being driven in rotation relative to a body of the cartridge by a drive mechanism of the dispenser in order to dispense the base product contained in the cartridge. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A method for applying a cosmetic, makeup and/or care, product to human keratin materials, with the aid of a dispensing system according to claim 1, comprising the setting of the dispenser depending on the area to be treated, and the dispensing of the product by base products being picked up from the cartridges in the proportions corresponding to the setting of the dispenser.