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AssigneeElizabeth Arden Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsLiam Anthony Murray, Michael Statham
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An apparatus and method are described for customizing a cosmetic product at the point of sale to a customer. The apparatus includes a program for receiving external information on at least one of the customer's skin properties and converting the information to a corresponding formula. A formulation unit is provided for preparing the corresponding formula. This unit includes a mechanism for receiving the corresponding formula as a set of operating instructions, reservoirs for containing different cosmetic chemical compositions, pumps and a mechanism for activating the pumps to dose the chemical compositions into a common dosing chamber in a manner determined by the operating instructions. Importantly, the pumps must have pistons capable of reciprocating and rotating motion.
An apparatus for customizing a personal care product at point of sale to a customer, the apparatus comprising:
A method for customizing a cosmetic product at point of sale to a customer is provided wherein the method comprises the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.