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Granted Patent B2
US 10,182,642 · App. 14/711,534 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Deep pore cleansing device configured to deliver a cyclical mechanical strain and mist to skin

Inventor: Iranpour Khormaei (Vancouver, WA)
Assignee: L'OREAL
A46B7/08A46B11/0017A46B11/08A46B13/02A47K7/043A46B2200/1006A61H7/005A61H33/12A61H2033/0029A61H2033/061A61H2201/0153A61H2201/0207A61H2201/0228A61H2201/105A61H2201/1207A61H2201/1671A61H2201/1695A61H2201/5038
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Patent No.
US 10,182,642
App. No.
14/711,534
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable skin cleaning apparatus that includes a cleanser assembly and a mist dispenser assembly. The cleanser assembly is configured to apply a cyclical mechanical force to a skin surface area of a user with a cleaning object. The mist dispenser assembly is configured to deliver a heated misted liquid to a skin surface area of a user.

Claims (17)

1. A portable skin cleaning apparatus comprising:

a handle portion;

at least one storage container configured to store a liquid;

a cleanser assembly configured to apply a cyclical mechanical force to a skin surface area of a user with a cleaning object;

a heating element configured to receive the liquid from the at least one storage container and heat the liquid; and

a delivery mechanism configured to receive the heated liquid and emit particles of the heated liquid as a heated misted liquid to the skin surface area of a user, wherein

the at least one storage container includes a first storage container and a second storage container each configured to store the liquid as the source for the heated misted liquid, wherein the second storage container is provided closer to the delivery mechanism than the first storage container and has a smaller volume than the first storage container.

2. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery mechanism includes circuitry configured to activate delivery of the heated misted liquid to the skin surface area of a user.

3. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store a predetermined profile that includes at least one of a predetermined temperature and time setting, wherein the portable skin cleaning apparatus is configured to deliver the heated misted liquid to the skin surface area of a user based on the predetermined profile.

4. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined profile further includes a time setting for applying the cyclical mechanical force of the cleanser assembly to the skin surface of the user, and the predetermined profile specifies a sequence for operating the delivery mechanism and the cleanser assembly relative to each other.

5. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second storage container is detachable from the handle portion of the portable skin cleaning apparatus.

6. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the detachable second storage container is a single-use storage container.

7. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the heating element is a thin resistive heater provided within or adjacent to the delivery mechanism.

8. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery mechanism is a nebulizer.

9. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the delivery mechanism is integrated with the cleanser assembly.

10. The portable skin cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cleanser assembly includes a plurality of brush bristles configured to apply the cyclical mechanical force to the skin surface of the user.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a battery power supply configured to provide power to at least the cleanser assembly and the delivery mechanism.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2016
From: KHORMAEI, IRANPOUR
To: L'OREAL
Reel/Frame 037494/0733 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160331106A1 · Nov 17, 2016
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