Abstract:
An applicator device includes a photo-active formulation assembly and a photo-dose assembly operably coupled to the photo-active formulation assembly. The photo-active formulation assembly includes one or a plurality of dispenser portions and one or more photo-activatable formulation reservoirs. The photo-active formulation assembly is operable to dispense a photo-activatable formulation from the one or more photo-activatable formulation reservoirs onto one or more regions of a biological surface. The photo-dose assembly includes at least one illuminator oriented to focus electromagnetic energy onto one or more focal regions of a biological surface. The focused electromagnetic energy is of a character and for a duration sufficient to photo-activate the photo-activatable formulation dispensed from the one or more photo-activatable formulation reservoirs.
Abstract:
Devices and methods for electrostatic application of cosmetics are described. In one embodiment, a system for electrostatic deposition of cosmetic material on a surface includes: a housing; a nozzle configured for breaking the cosmetic material into cosmetic particles and for directing the cosmetic particles out of the housing and toward the surface; and a reservoir configured for holding the cosmetic material. The reservoir is connected to the nozzle. The system also includes an airflow conduit configured to provide air to the nozzle; and a nozzle electrode configured proximately to the nozzle. The nozzle electrode is configured to charge the cosmetic particles.
Abstract:
A container constructed from paperboard, card board stock, etc., includes at least one panel that is configured to be removed from the container. The panel is configured, for example, with a plurality of score lines, to enable the panel to transition from its primary configuration to a different, secondary configuration. The secondary configuration can form a handle, a stirrer or mixing stick, etc., for use with the contents of the packaging. The container can be included as part of a kit that is presented at a point of sale.
Abstract:
An applicator includes a roller, a treatment composition component, a cutaneous measurement component, and a controller. The roller contacts a portion of skin at a contact location and subsequently a target location. The treatment composition component selectively deposits a composition on a roller surface at a deposition location that is on the roller surface a circumferential distance away from the contact location. The cutaneous measurement component generates one or more parameters associated with the target location on the portion of skin. The target location is a target distance from the contact location that is equal to or greater than the circumferential distance. The controller controls the treatment composition component to selectively deposit the treatment composition on the roller surface in response to the one or more parameters associated with the target location on the portion of skin generated by the cutaneous measurement component.
Abstract:
A device for stimulating saliva production in a subject includes a source of vibratory motion and a saliva stimulation assembly configured to elicit a salivary response by delivery of a vibratory stimulus. The saliva stimulation assembly includes one or more contact points coupled to the source of vibratory motion and configured to be placed against one or more stimulation sites on one or more portions of skin of the subject. The source of vibratory motion is configured such that, when the source of vibratory motion is operating and the one or more contact points are placed against the stimulation site, the one or more contact points vibrate at a stimulation frequency that produces a stimulus transmitted via the at least one portion of skin to the one or more salivary glands to stimulate saliva production by the one or more salivary glands.
Abstract:
A linear actuator includes an oscillating component that includes a threaded element, a traveler located inside the oscillating component that includes a mating threaded element, and a directional clutch located between the oscillating component and the traveler. The oscillating component is configured to be coupled to a source of oscillating motion and to be driven by the source of oscillating motion to cause oscillatory movements of the oscillating component. The directional clutch is configured to cause the oscillating component to drive the traveler in the first rotational direction when the oscillating component is rotated in the first rotational direction and to allow the oscillating component to slip by the traveler when the oscillating component is rotated in the second rotational direction. The threaded element and the mating threaded element are engaged such that rotational movement of the traveler in the first rotational direction causes linear movement of the traveler.
Abstract:
A linear actuator includes an oscillating component that includes a threaded element, a traveler located inside the oscillating component that includes a mating threaded element, and a directional clutch located between the oscillating component and the traveler. The oscillating component is configured to be coupled to a source of oscillating motion and to be driven by the source of oscillating motion to cause oscillatory movements of the oscillating component. The directional clutch is configured to cause the oscillating component to drive the traveler in the first rotational direction when the oscillating component is rotated in the first rotational direction and to allow the oscillating component to slip by the traveler when the oscillating component is rotated in the second rotational direction. The threaded element and the mating threaded element are engaged such that rotational movement of the traveler in the first rotational direction causes linear movement of the traveler.
Abstract:
The present disclosure seeks to address the primary problem of long application durations to deliver an effective dose of an active ingredient. The devices combine mechanical motion with electrically induced flux (e.g., iontophoresis). The combination of techniques in a single device can reduce the treatment time required to deliver the active ingredient in an effective dose, or deliver a larger dose over the same duration of application.
Abstract:
A cleansing workpiece suitable for use with a personal care appliance. The cleansing workpiece includes a cleanser and a cleansing component, such as a number of tufts each having a plurality of bristles. In use, the cleansing workpiece can be rotated, reciprocated, oscillated, etc., over a subject's skin in order for the cleansing workpiece to dispense or apply a quantity of the cleanser onto the subject's skin and/or for the cleansing component to clean, massage, and/or exfoliate a subject's skin with the aid of dispensed cleanser. The cleanser may be continuously applied to the subject's skin as the cleansing component.
Abstract:
A personal care device that is capable of two-way communication is provided. In some embodiments, the personal care device operates in a first mode and a second mode depending on whether a signal has been received from a networked computing device, thus allowing a single human-machine interface (HMI) device to both control the personal care device and to cause signals to be sent to the networked computing device. In some embodiments, the personal care device is configured to present media streamed from the networked computing device, and/or to stream audio detected by the personal care device to the networked computing device.