IP Library Granted Patent US 11,389,982
Granted Patent B2
US 11,389,982 · App. 16/841,435 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Skin treatment personal care device and method of manufacture

Inventors: Frank Beerwerth (Kaltenholzhausen, DE); Judith VonDahlen (Frankfurt, DE); Dalibor Dadic (Koenigstein, DE)
Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
B26B21/46A61N5/0616A61N5/0624B26B21/4012B26B21/4056B26B21/526H05K1/181H05K3/303H05K7/2039A61N2005/0626A61N2005/0644A61N2005/0652A61N2005/0668H05K2201/10106H05K2201/10151H05K2201/10522
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Patent No.
US 11,389,982
App. No.
16/841,435
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A skin treatment personal care with a handle having a gripping portion at one end and a head portion at an opposing end. The head portion includes a heat dissipating housing having a top surface and defines a pocket. The heat dissipating housing is made of a material having a thermal diffusivity greater than 10 W/m K. A light emitting diode adapted to provide one or more skin benefits is positioned within in the pocket. A window forms a water tight seal covering the LED.

Claims (21)

1. A skin treatment personal care device comprising:

a handle having a gripping portion at one end and a head portion at an opposing end, the head portion includes a heat dissipating housing having a top surface and defining a pocket, the heat dissipating housing comprising a material having a thermal diffusivity greater than 10 W/m K;

a light emitting diode adapted to provide one or more skin benefits positioned within in the pocket;

a window forming a water tight seal covering the LED; and

a shaving razor cartridge mounted to the heat dissipating housing.

2. The skin treatment personal care device of claim 1 wherein the LED is recessed by a vertical distance of 0.1 mm to 1 mm from top surface of the heat dissipating housing.

3. The skin treatment personal care device of claim 1 wherein the window comprises a transparent filler at least partially filling the pocket.

4. The skin treatment personal care device of claim 1 wherein the window comprises sapphire glass.

5. The skin treatment personal care device of claim 1 wherein heat dissipating housing comprises aluminum.

6. The skin treatment personal care device of claim 1 wherein the LED has a wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm.

7. The skin treatment personal care device of claim 1 wherein the light emitting diode is mounted to a printed circuit board that is in communication with a control circuit.

8. The skin treatment personal care device of claim 7 further comprising a thermal sensor mounted to the printed circuit board that is in communication with the control circuit.

9. A light bar assembly comprising:

a chassis having a top surface and a front wall;

a printed circuit board mounted to the chassis;

a light emitting diode adapted to provide one or more skin benefits mounted to the printed circuit board;

a heat dissipating housing mounted over the printed circuit board, the heat dissipating housing having a top surface defining a pocket, the heat dissipating housing comprising a material having a thermal diffusivity greater than 10 W/m K, wherein the light emitting diode is positioned within the pocket and a window forming a water tight seal covers the LED, and a thermal sensor is mounted between a pair of light emitting diodes.

10. The light bar assembly of claim 9 further comprising a thermal sensor mounted to the circuit board.

11. The light bar assembly of claim 9 wherein the circuit board is mounted to the top surface of the chassis and the front wall of the chassis.

12. The light bar assembly of claim 9 further comprising a plurality of sensors positioned between the pair of light emitting diodes.

13. The light bar assembly of claim 9 wherein the light emitting diode is recessed a horizontal distance of 0.1 mm to 1 mm below the top surface of the heat dissipating housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: BEERWERTH, FRANK; VON DAHLEN, JUDITH; DADIC, DALIBOR
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 053645/0498 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62829795 · Apr 5, 2019
Related Publication 20200316800A1 · Oct 8, 2020
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