Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Koninkliike Philips N.v.

Babu Varghese

Rieko Verhagen

Jonathan Alambra Palero

Martin Jurna

Marco Baragona

Johan Lub

Vincentius Paulus Buil

Yannyk Parulian Julian Bourquin

Walter Hermans

Wouter Hendrik Cornelis Spoorendonk

Willem Auke Westerhof

Adrienne Heinrich

Franciscus Hendrikus Van Heesch

Margaret Ruth Horton

Arnoldus Johannes Martinus Jozeph Ras

Lu Wang

Hendrik Halling Van Amerongen

Natallia Eduardauna Uzunbajakava

Bart Willem Jan Spikker

Tim Tielemans

Willem Verkruijsse

Marius Iosif Boamfa

Frank Anton Van Abeelen

Pascal Jean Henri Bloemen

Elvira Johanna Maria Paulussen

Cornelis Gerardus Visser

Robbert Adrianus Maria Van Hal

Gerardus Johannes Nicolaas Doodeman

Oedilius Johannes Bisschop

Marc Alexander Pastoors

Karel Johannes Adrianus Van Den Aker

Paul Anton Josef Ackermans

Sahil Wadhwa

Mustafa Tolga Eren

Martijn Van Zutphen

Kiran Kumar Thumma

Stephanus Jacob Gerardus Tamminga

Marinus Arnoldus Martinus Vugts

Reinder Niels Lap

Willem Minkes

Nikolaj Vasiljevitsj Zjiroecha

Mathivanan Damodaran

Mounir Zeitouny

Cornelis Willem Hameetman

Boamfa Marius Iosif Boamfa

Stephanus Jacob Gerardus Temminga

Steffie Petronella Akkermans

Johannes Dirk Wierstra

Valentia Bonito

Arend Hinderikus Bakker

Anna Ezerskaia

Arnold Johannes Martinus Jozeph Ras

Anna Ezerskaya

Ralph Timotheus Huijgen

Peter Johannes Antonius Raedts

Bruno Jean François Frackowiak

Eldert Zeinstra

Walter Hermans Hermans

Bart W J Spikker

Valentina Bonito

A shaving unit () for use in an electric shaver () comprises at least one hair-cuffing unit () comprising an external cutting member () having hair-entry openings () in a cutting track surface () and an internal cutting member having at least one hair-cutting element and being movable relative to the external cutting member (), and a base member () supporting the at least one hair-cutting unit (). The shaving unit () further comprises at least one skin-heating unit () comprising a skin-contacting member () having a skin-contacting surface () arranged adjacent to the at least one hair-cutting unit () to contact the skin during use of the shaving unit (), and at least one infrared or near-infrared light source () integrated in the skin-contacting member (), thermally coupled to the skin-contacting surface () and arranged to emit infrared or near-infrared light via the skin-contacting surface ().

Shaving unit and electric shaver comprising a main body and a shaving unit

Electric shaver () having a main body () and a shaving unit () coupled to the main body. The shaving unit has three hair-cutting units () each having an external cutting member () with a skin-contact surface () with hair-entry openings () and an internal cutting member () which is rotatable relative to the external cutting member. The hair-cutting units each have at least one geometric parameter (w) that influences a hair-cutting process of each individual hair-cutting unit. The shaving unit can be positioned relative to the main body in at least two different angular positions about a central axis () of the shaving unit. A value of the geometric parameter of at least one of the hair-cutting units is different from the values of the geometric parameter of the other hair-cutting units.

Electric shaver with mutually different hair-cutting units

According to an aspect, there is provided a system () comprising a hair cutting device () having a cutting element for cutting a subject's hair; a localisation unit () for acquiring location data indicative of a location of the cutting element relative to a body part of the subject; a timer unit () for measuring time data associated with usage of the hair cutting device; and a processing unit () in communication with the hair cutting device, the localisation unit and the timer unit, the processing unit being configured to determine, based on the location data and the time data, an operating parameter to be applied to the hair cutting device.

Determining operating parameters of hair cutting devices

According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive image data in respect of a user () of a personal care device (), wherein the personal care device is to be used to treat a portion of the user; receive device operating data relating to the personal care device; determine position information of at least a treatment element () of the personal care device relative to the user; generate, based on the received image data, the received device operating data and the determined position information, an image () representative of a predicted appearance of the portion of the user following treatment using the personal care device; and provide the generated image for display on a representation of the user.

Predicting the appearance of a user following treatment

An apparatus for obtaining images for use in determining one or more properties of skin of a subject, the apparatus comprising an image sensor unit for generating an image of a skin sample, wherein the skin sample corresponds to an area of skin of the subject within a field of view, FOV, of the image sensor unit when the skin of the subject is spaced a predetermined working distance from the image sensor unit; a first light arrangement comprising one or more light sources for illuminating the skin of the subject; and a second light arrangement comprising one or more light sources for illuminating the skin of the subject. The one or more light sources in the first light arrangement are spaced from the image sensor unit and arranged such that light emitted by the light sources in the first light arrangement that is specularly reflected by a skin sample at the predetermined working distance is incident on the image sensor unit, and the one or more light sources in the second light arrangement are spaced from the image sensor unit and arranged such that light emitted by the light sources in the second light arrangement that is specularly reflected by a skin sample at the predetermined working distance is not incident on the image sensor unit.

Obtaining images for use in determining one or more properties of skin of a subject

A computer-implemented method of determining a location of a personal care device with respect to a skin surface of a subject, the personal care device being configured to perform a personal care treatment to the skin when in contact with the skin surface. The method includes receiving data representative of a measured degree of curvature of the skin surface within a first region of the skin surface of the subject, with which the personal care device is in contact; determining, by comparing the measured degree of curvature with curvature information for a plurality of regions of the skin surface of the subject contained in a database, an indication of a location of the first region of the skin surface on the subject; and performing, based on the determined indication of the location of the first region, an action in respect of the personal care device. A processing apparatus, a system, a personal care device, and a computer program product are also disclosed.

Determining a location of a device

A shaving unit and/or electric shaver having a lighting module for providing an optical heating function at a skin-contacting surface of the shaving unit is disclosed. An encapsulation arrangement for components of the lighting module using a potting material is described. The potting material encapsulates, on both an upper and lower side, a carrier to one or more lighting elements are mounted.

Shaving unit, electric shaver having the shaving unit, and associated method

A device for RF skin treatment includes an outer electrode arranged on an operational side of the device. The outer electrode has an annular or equilateral polygonal shape. An inner electrode is arranged at a center of the outer electrode and is surrounded by the outer electrode. An RF generator is arranged to supply an RF treatment voltage between the inner electrode and the outer electrode. A skin contact surface of the inner electrode has a largest cross-sectional dimension in a range of 200-500 &#x3bc;m, and the RF treatment voltage is less than 50 V.

Centrosymmetric radio frequency electrode configuration for skin treatment

The invention provides a system () comprising a sensor () for measuring a skin parameter, the sensor () comprising a plurality of spatially separated light sources () configured to provide light source light (), and one or more detectors () configured at a first distance (d) from each of the light sources (), wherein the first distance (d) is selected from the range of 5-80 mm, wherein the sensor () is configured to provide the light source light () with optical axes (OL) under an angle (a) relative to an optical axis (O) of the one or more detectors () selected from the range of 10-80&#xb0;, wherein the sensor () comprises at least three light sources (), wherein the light sources () are configured to provide unpolarized light source light (), wherein the system () further comprises an analysis system () wherein the analysis system () is configured to generate a corresponding skin sensor value on the basis of a detector response of the one or more detectors () at one or more wavelengths selected from a spectral range of 350-780 nm.

Optical skin sensor using optimal spectral bands to minimize the effect of probe pressure

The invention provides a system () comprising a sensor () for measuring a skin parameter, the sensor () comprising (i) a plurality of spatially separated light sources () configured to provide light source light (), and (ii) a detector () configured at a first distance (d) from each of the light sources (), wherein the first distance (d) is selected from the range of 5-80 mm, wherein the sensor () is configured to provide the light source light () with optical axes (OL) under an angle (&#x3b1;) relative to an optical axis (O) of the detector () selected from the range of 10-80&#xb0;, wherein the sensor () comprises at least three light sources (), wherein the light sources () are configured to provide unpolarized light source light (), wherein the sensor () further comprises (iii) a sensor opening () downstream of the light sources () and upstream of the detector () for propagation of the light source light () out of the sensor () and for entrance of reflected sensor light () into the sensor (), and (iv) a sensor window (), of a material () transmissive for the light source light (), configured downstream of the light sources (), configured upstream of the sensor opening (), and configured upstream of the detector () with a second distance (d) to the sensor opening () of at least 3 mm.

Skin sensor

A system includes a sensor for measuring a skin parameter. The sensor includes at least three spatially separated light sources for providing unpolarized visible light, a detector located at a first distance from each of the light sources selected from the range of 10-80 mm and at a second distance from the skin, and a polarizer including one or more of a segmented polarizer and a spatially varying polarizer. In a sensing mode, the light sources are configured to sequentially illuminate the skin with the light with optical axes at an angle of incidence selected from the range of 10&#xb0;-80&#xb0;, and the detector is configured to sequentially detect light reflected from the skin and generate corresponding detector signals.

Skin gloss measurement using Brewster's angle

A hair care device () comprises a heat source () for heating hair up till a first temperature that is no more than 150&#xb0; C. (and thus lower than a critical temperature at which hair cuticle damage will occur), and a radiation source () for&#x2014;in combination with heat from the heat source ()&#x2014;selectively heating a hair cortex to a second temperature exceeding the first temperature and sufficiently high for hair styling.

Hair care device

A pulsed laser skin treatment device is for laser induced optical breakdown of hair or skin tissue. The device has a light exit window to be placed against a surface to be treated such as skin during use. A feedback system is used for determining a state of contact between the light exit window and the surface. To this end the feedback system is capable of detecting a feedback signal representative for the state of contact. If the feedback signal or the state of contact is such that the risk of skin surface or device damage by the device operation is too high, the user or the device has a way to interrupt the treatment or to reduce light output to reduce or eliminate this risk.

Light based skin treatment device

There is provided a system () and method for determining a water or lipid level of skin. The system () comprises at least two electrodes () suitable for contacting skin, and a signal generator () configured to generate an electrical signal at a frequency across the at least two electrodes (). The system () is configured to measure a conductivity between the at least two electrodes (). The system () is further configured to determine a water or lipid level of skin based on the measured conductivity and the frequency of the electrical signal.

Determining a water and a lipid level of skin

There is provided a system () and method for determining a water or lipid level of skin. The system () comprises at least two electrodes () suitable for contacting skin, and a signal generator () configured to generate an electrical signal at a frequency across the at least two electrodes (). The system () is configured to measure a permittivity between the at least two electrodes (). The system () is further configured to determine a water or lipid level of skin based on the measured permittivity and the frequency of the electrical signal.

Determining a water or lipid level of skin

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Babu Varghese