US 6,510,366 · Granted 2003-01-21
Apparatus and method for customizing cosmetic products
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.
Patent details
- Publication number
- US 6,510,366
- Filing date
- 2000-02-02
- Grant date
- 2003-01-21
- Assignee
- Elizabeth Arden Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc.
- Inventor(s)
- MURRAY LIAM ANTHONY, STATHAM MICHAEL
- CPC class
- A45D44/005
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