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US 8,608,371 B2Granted
Automated customized cosmetic dispenser
AssigneeCosmetic Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsJulie R. Bartholomew, Kristopher Killen, William M Hunter, Michal E Istok
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the creation and dispensing of a custom formulation within a package at a retail point of sale. In one aspect, the invention includes an automated dispensing apparatus including at least a two-axis robot arm. In another aspect, the invention includes an automated mixer adapted to mix the dispensed custom formulation within the package.
Claims17
A retail point of sale customized dispensing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a retail point of sale dispenser;
- a carrier including:
- a plurality of mounts and
- a plurality of ingredient containers removably attached to the carrier via the plurality of mounts;
- a mixer adapted to translate an agitating member contained within a container;
- one or more informational retrieval devices;
- a cleaning device for cleaning needles, ladles, or aspirating tubes which are capable of dipping into the ingredient containers and withdrawing ingredients;
- a user interface including a data interface adapted to store information on the one or more information retrieval devices and receive information from the one or more information retrieval devices;
- and
- a transparent panel covering at least a portion of the dispensing apparatus;
- wherein the one or more informational retrieval devices are adapted to be kept by a user, and
- wherein the dispensing apparatus includes a Cartesian table adapted for movement along three axes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.