Patent Application
20230346105
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify key features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
In one aspect, a skin care system comprising a dispensing device configured to administer a light therapy and an applicator configured to apply a formula, comprising a reservoir configured to hold the formula, a roller ball configured to apply the formula, a connection configured to attach the cartridge to the dispensing device, and a microcontroller configured to direct the dispensing device to apply a vibration treatment is disclosed.
In another aspect, a method of administering multiple skin treatments, using the system, the method comprising selecting an applicator filled with a formula, placing the applicator into the dispensing device, identifying a vibration treatment to apply based on the applicator, applying the formula, administering light therapy, and administering the vibration treatment is disclosed.
The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
While illustrative embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Described herein is an applicator configured to apply a formula to a surface, such as skin. In some embodiments, the applicator is configured to fit inside of a dispensing device. A magnet inside a roller ball in the applicator is configured to deliver vibrational therapy while the formula is applied. The dispensing device is further configured to administer a light therapy simultaneously while administering the vibration treatment and applying the formula.
The roller ball 110 may be configured to distribute and apply a formula located a reservoir inside the applicator 100 (as shown in
In some embodiments, the applicator 100 also includes an attachment 120 configured to secure the applicator 100 into a dispensing device, such as the dispensing device 200 in
In operation, the applicator 100 can be placed inside a dispensing device (as shown in
In some embodiments, the applicator 100 further includes a piston 150 configured to push the formula 140 towards the roller ball 110 as the formula is applied. In some embodiments, the piston 150 is directed by circuitry on a dispensing device or on the applicator itself to push the formula 140.
In some embodiments, the applicator 100 includes a microcontroller 160 configured to identify the type of formula 140 inside the applicator 100 to a dispensing device. In some embodiments, the microcontroller 160 further identifies the type of treatment the applicator should apply, i.e., the type of vibration treatment that should be applied with the type of formula 140. In some embodiments, the vibration treatment is continuous. In some embodiments, the vibration treatment is pulsed. In some embodiments, the vibration treatment is applied for a specific time amount, such as one minute, or five minutes. In some embodiments, the applicator stops administering vibration treatment when the specific time amount has elapsed. In some embodiments, the vibration treatment may be one of any number of intensities of frequency. The microcontroller 160 may also be used to identify any number of things about the formula 140 or applicator 100, including the amount of formula 140 inside the applicator 100, the expiration date of the formula 140 inside the applicator 100, or when to replace the applicator.
In some embodiments, the applicator 100 further includes a magnet 180 inside the roller ball 110. In some embodiments the magnet 180 is configured to respond to a magnetic field inside the applicator or inside a dispensing device (as shown in
In some embodiments, the dispensing device 200 includes an end 210. The end 210 may be configured to be seen through the attachment 120 on the applicator 100. In some embodiments, the end 210 includes one or more light sources 220a, 220b configured to administer light therapy to a surface while the formula 140 is being applied.
In some embodiments, the one or more light sources 220a, 220b are LEDs. In some embodiments, there are only two light sources 220a, 220b on the dispensing device. In some embodiments, a first light source 220a is configured to administer light therapy in a first wavelength. In some embodiments, a second light source 220b is configured to administer light therapy in a second wavelength. In some embodiments, the light therapy in the first wavelength and the light therapy in the second wavelength are administered simultaneously. In some embodiments, the light therapy and applying the formula happen simultaneously. In some embodiments, there are one or more light sources 220a, 220b in a ring, located around the end 210 of the dispensing device 200.
In some embodiments, the dispensing device 200 includes one or more actuators 230. While the actuator is illustrated as a button, in some embodiments, the actuator may be a switch, a capacitive touch type button, a dial, or the like. The actuator may be configured to begin the administration of light therapy, to apply the formula, to control the vibration treatment, or all three. In some embodiments, the dispensing device 200 also includes a contact-less chip reader 240 to read the microcontroller 160 on the applicator 100.
In some embodiments, the dispensing device 200 further includes a coil 250 configured to generate a magnetic field to agitate a magnet in the roller ball of the applicator (as seen in
In operation, a user may place an applicator 100 into the dispensing device 200. When the actuator 230 is actuated, the formula is applied, the light therapy is administered, or both, simultaneously. A user may then apply the formula with the applicator 100. Additionally, the vibration treatment can be administered at the same time as the light therapy and applying the formula.
In block 410, an applicator is selected having a specific formula and configured to direct the applicator and/or the dispensing device to administer a specific vibration treatment. In some embodiments, the vibration treatment is continuous. In some embodiments, the vibration treatment is pulsed. In some embodiments, the vibration treatment is applied for a specific time amount, such as one minute, or five minutes. In some embodiments, the applicator stops administering vibration treatment when the specific time amount has elapsed. In some embodiments, the applicator further directs the applicator and/or the dispensing device to administer the vibration treatment at a specific intensity.
In block 420, the applicator is attached to the dispensing device. In some embodiments, the applicator is attached to the dispensing device with an attachment. In some embodiments, the applicator is clear to allow one or more light sources on the dispensing device to emit light through the attachment. In some embodiments, the applicator slides, clicks, or connects into the dispensing device. In some embodiments, the applicator attaches to the dispensing device with a threaded connection or a magnet.
In block 430, the dispensing device reads the microprocessor (or contactless chip) on the applicator with a contactless reader. In some embodiments, the microprocessor on the applicator identifies the type of formula, the type of vibration treatment to administer, the lifetime of the applicator, the amount of formula inside the applicator, or a combination thereof.
In block 440, formula is applied as the roller ball is rolled along a surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a user's face. In some embodiments, the surface may be any portion of the user's skin.
In block 450, light therapy is applied with the dispensing device. In some embodiments, the dispensing device includes an actuator configured to begin both the application of the formula and the administration of the light therapy. In some embodiments, the dispensing device includes two or more light sources configured to administer the light therapy. In some embodiments, the dispensing device is configured to deliver two or more types of light therapy, either one at a time, or simultaneously. In such embodiments, one light source is configured to administer a first light therapy, and another light source is configured to administer a second light therapy. In some embodiments, the first light therapy may include emitting a first light at a first wavelength, and the second light therapy may include emitting a second light at a second wavelength.
In block 460, the vibration treatment is applied with the applicator. In some embodiments, blocks 440, 450, and 460 occur simultaneously. In some embodiments, the method further includes removing the applicator and placing a second applicator into the dispensing device to administer a second vibration treatment and/or a second formula.
In block 470, the method ends.
