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US 6,615,881 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for custom cosmetic dispensing
AssigneeIMX Labs, Inc.
InventorsJulie R. Bartholomew, Richard T. Jobe, Thomas C. Bodiker, II, Timothy E. O'Meara, Dave Hanselman, Jim Foley
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Abstract
Improved custom cosmetic formulation dispensing system including ingredients reservoirs for syringe dispensing. The ingredients reservoirs are carried by a translatable carrier to bring the respective reservoirs into dispensing alignment with a package, into which a preselected amount of the ingredient is dispensed.
Claims37
A custom cosmetic dispensing method, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing, at retail point of sale, a plurality of liquid cosmetic ingredients in a plurality of dispensing containers, each of the plurality of dispensing containers being moveable for providing the plurality of cosmetic ingredients to a first package and a second package, each of the plurality of dispensing containers configured as a syringe;
- b) actuating at least two of the plurality of dispensing containers for dispensing at least two of the plurality of cosmetic ingredients into the first package thereby forming a first cosmetic formulation in the first package;
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- c) actuating at least two of the plurality of dispensing containers for dispensing at least two of the plurality of cosmetic ingredients into the second package thereby forming a second cosmetic formulation in the second package.
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A custom cosmetic dispensing method, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing, at retail point of sale, a plurality of liquid cosmetic ingredients in a plurality of dispensing containers, each of the plurality of dispensing containers being moveable for providing the plurality of cosmetic ingredients to a first package and a second package, each of the plurality of dispensing containers configured as a syringe;
- b) actuating at least two of the plurality of dispensing containers with an automated system for dispensing at least two of the plurality of cosmetic ingredients into the first package thereby forming a first cosmetic formulation in the first package, the first cosmetic formulation being a lip gloss, the first package including an advanceable plunger;
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- c) actuating at least two of the plurality of dispensing containers with an automated system for dispensing at least two of the plurality of cosmetic ingredients into the second package thereby forming a second cosmetic formulation in the second package.
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A custom cosmetic dispensing method, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing, at retail point of sale, a plurality of liquid cosmetic ingredients in a plurality of dispensing containers, each of the plurality of dispensing containers being moveable for providing the plurality of cosmetic ingredients to a first package and a second package, each of the plurality of dispensing containers configured as a syringe;
- b) actuating at least two of the plurality of dispensing containers with an automated system for dispensing at least two of the plurality of cosmetic ingredients into the first package thereby forming a first cosmetic formulation in the first package, the first cosmetic formulation being a hand or foot cosmetic;
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- c) actuating at least two of the plurality of dispensing containers with an automated system for dispensing at least two of the plurality of cosmetic ingredients into the second package thereby forming a second cosmetic formulation in the second package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.