US 2004/0164096 A1 · Method and apparatus for blending and dispensing liquid compositions

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a multi-chambered dispenser for blending and dispensing a customized liquid product such as a liquid cosmetic foundation. The dispenser includes a device for selecting a customized liquid formula; a plurality of cartridges separately containing pre-mix compositions for the customized liquid product; at least one ink jet head in fluid communication with the cartridges; a central processing unit for processing the customized liquid formula and activating the ink jet head; whereby the ink jet head dispenses the pre-mix compositions in accordance with the customized liquid formula to provide a customized liquid product.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A multi-chambered dispenser comprising at least one ink jet head for dispensing a customized fluid composition selected from the group consisting of:

minerals, vitamins, cosmetics, household cleaners, lotions, creams, and fragrances wherein the ink jet head does not dispense ink.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/785,670Filed 24 Feb 2004

Priority

22 May 2001

Published

26 Aug 2004

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A45D 34/04
Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes: appliances specially adapted for…
B01F 33/84
Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers: mixing plants with mixing receptacles receiving material dispensed from several component receptacles, e.g.…
B01F 35/71791
Using sprayers, nozzles or jets: using ink jet heads or cartridges, e.g. of the thermal bubble jet or piezoelectric type
A45D 2034/005
Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes: with a cartridge

Family

Application60/292,752Us provisional application · filed 22 May 2001

Application10/153,373Continuation · filed 22 May 2002

Application10/785,670Continuation · filed 24 Feb 2004

US 2003/0062385 A1Published application

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Method and apparatus for blending and dispensing liquid compositions

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Method and apparatus for blending and dispensing liquid compositions

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Abstract

Claims7