Braun Gmbh

The Procter Gamble Company

The Gillette Company

Braun Aktiengesellschaft

Frank Beerwerth

Bernhard Kraus

Dalibor Dadic

Felix Heinemann

Christian Neyer

Katja Honnefeller

Alan David Willey

Gordon Gerald Guay

Uwe Bielfeldt

Manfred Kaiser

Klaus Heubach

Randy Purnell Washington

Jamie Angel Reed

David Salloum Salloum

Stevan Samuel

Michael Kloeppel-Riech

Sandra Smith

Horst Mannebach

Alois Koeppl

Klaus Amsel

Brigitte Harttmann

Robert Jung

Albrecht Jestadt

Alexander Kl&ouml;s

Heinz Bultges

Shyam Kishan Mandre

Anette Friedrich

Judith VonDahlen

Elke Kahler

Wolfgang Brey

Walter Zimmermann

Norbert Geister

Dimitri Bogatirsky

Heinz Richter

Albrecht Jest&auml;dt

Heinz B&uuml;ltges

Dmytro Bohatyrskyy

Dmitri Bogatirsky

Judith Vondahlen

Alois KÖPPL

David Salloum

Stevan A Samuel

Sonia Mendoza Rubico-Jamir

Patric Nahlen

The present application is concerned with a skin treatment device that has a handle section arranged to be held in a human user's hand, a treatment head section having a skin treatment unit and a skin contact frame having a skin contact surface, the skin contact frame at least partially encircling a skin treatment area and a vibration generation unit being coupled with the skin contact frame to vibrate at least a portion of the skin contact frame at an ultrasonic frequency.

Skin treatment device

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.

Skin treatment personal care device and method of manufacture

A light-based epilation device having at least two sub-groups of light emission elements, each of the sub-groups of light emission elements having at least one distinct light emission element, wherein the sub-groups of light emission elements are arranged for separate energizing, and a controller unit arranged for energizing the sub-groups of light emission elements in accordance with an energizing sequence so that the light emission unit quasi-continuously emits light

Light-based epilation device and method of cosmetic hair removal

The present invention refers to a skin or hair treatment device for emitting intense light radiation with an integrated sensor. The device has a housing; a treatment light source, wherein the treatment light source comprises an array of a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on a substrate; a sensor system, the sensor system has at least one sensing light source for emitting sensing light and at least one light sensor for detecting the sensing light, wherein the at least one sensing light source and the at least one light sensor are directed towards a device treatment window; and a control circuit having a processor.

Skin or hair treatment device and method for manufacturing same

The present invention is concerned with a skin treatment device, in particular a hair removal device, having a light emission unit comprising a substrate and a plurality of first LED dies mounted on the substrate on an area of at least 0.2 cm, in particular of at least 1 cm, wherein the skin treatment device is arranged to activate the first LED dies to emit a treatment light pulse having a pulse length in particular in the range of between 10 ms and 300 ms and the first LED dies have a radiant flux such that a radiant fluence on the skin of a user of at least 1 J/cmis achieved by application of the treatment light pulse, wherein the light emission unit has at least two selectable active areas of first LED dies, where the selectable active areas have different sizes, and at least three second LED dies are mounted on the substrate at locations suitable for visibly indicating each of the selectable active areas.

The present invention is concerned with a hair removal device having a light emission unit having a substrate and a plurality of first LED dies that are mounted on the substrate on an area of at least 0.2 cm, in particular of at least 1 cm, the first LED dies having a peak emission wavelength in the far red or infrared wavelength range of between 700 nm and 980 nm, wherein the hair removal device is arranged to emit a treatment light pulse having a pulse length in the range of between 60 ms and 120 ms and the first LED dies have a radiant flux such that a radiant fluence on the skin of a user in the range of between 3 J/cmand 7 J/cmis achieved by application of the treatment light pulse.

Hair removal device

The present invention is concerned with a hair removal device for removal of red hairs that has a light emission unit having a substrate and a plurality of first LED dies emitting at a peak emission wavelength in a wavelength range of between about 480 nm and about 510 nm, the first LED dies being mounted on the substrate on an area in the range of between about 0.2 cmand about 100 cm, wherein the hair removal device is arranged to emit a treatment light pulse by the first LED dies having a pulse length in the range of between about 30 ms and about 200 ms, and the first LED dies have a radiant flux such that a radiant fluence on the skin of a user in the range of between about 3 J/cmand about 6 J/cmis achieved by application of the treatment light pulse.

The present disclosure is concerned with a skin treatment device having at least a first LED, at least a first controllable current source, in particular a first controllable constant current source, for driving the first LED, a control unit for controlled switching of at least the first controllable current source between a first state in which current is provided to the first LED and a second state in which no current is provided to the first LED, and at least a first current sensor that is connected or connectable with the first LED so that the first current sensor and the first LED form a current path at least in the second state of the first controllable current source.

The present invention is concerned with a skin treatment device, in particular a temporal hair removal device, having a light emission unit having a substrate, a plurality of first LED dies mounted on the substrate on an area of at least 0.2 cm, in particular of at least 1.0 cm, where the first LED dies are each arranged for emitting light at a first peak emission wavelength in the far red or infrared wavelength range of between 700 nm and 980 nm, and at least one second LED die arranged for emitting light at a second peak emission wavelength in the visible wavelength range of between 400 nm and below 700 nm, wherein the skin treatment device is arranged to activate the first LED dies to emit a treatment light pulse, the treatment light pulse in particular having a pulse length of between 10 ms and 300 ms, and the first LED dies have a radiant flux such that a radiant fluence on the skin of a user of at least 1 J/cmis achieved by application of the treatment light pulse, and the skin treatment device is arranged to activate the at least one second LED die to emit a visible light pulse simultaneously with the emission of the treatment light pulse.

An appliance for shaping fibrous material where when the applicance is in the closed position, the portion of the fibrous material received between the first inner face and the second inner face can receive light energy from the light source and heat energy from the heating element. Also a method, use and kit.

Appliance for shaping fibrous material

An appliance for shaping fibrous material where when the appliance is in the closed position, the portion of the fibrous material received between the first inner face and the second inner face can receive light energy from the light source and heat energy from the heating element. Also a method, use and kit.

A light emitting device for use as a hair removal device is provided. The light emitting device has at least one radiation source for electromagnetic radiation providing at least one operating beam during operation of the device, a housing being intransparent for the operating beam having an output opening, at least one radiation source for electromagnetic radiation providing at least one sensing beam during operation of the device, at least one detector for detecting the sensing beam, at least one sensing window having a contact boundary surface, and a controller communicating with the radiation source providing the operating beam and with a detector and being operable to influence operation of the radiation source providing the operating beam responsive to the sensing beam detected at the detector.

Light emitting device

A device for treating the skin, for instance for removing body hair. The device includes a working head, which includes an irradiating device for irradiating the skin surface to be treated, preferably by means of light; a contact surface surrounding the irradiating device for supporting the working head on the skin surface; and a safety device for controlling the irradiation and/or for providing a safety signal. The safety device includes a recording device for recording the support of the working head on the skin surface. The contact surface defines a bell-like pressure and/or sound chamber and the recording device encompasses an impermeability sensor device for determining the over-pressure and/or sound impermeability of the pressure and/or sound chamber.

Device for treating the skin

A metal-air battery is shown. The metal-air battery includes a housing holding at least one metal-air cell and an interface electrically coupled to the housing holding the at least one metal-air cell. The interface includes an air management system. The air management system includes a housing having at least one cavity and a passage to allow air flow from the cavity. The housing carries contacts to make electrical contact with the interface. A motor is disposed within the one cavity and an impeller is in communication with the motor. An electronic circuit is provided to control the motor and a cover disposed over one side of the housing. The metal-air battery can be a zinc-air battery.

Air management system for zinc-air battery

The invention is directed to a protective cap () for a temperature measurement probe () of an infrared radiation thermometer () that can be introduced into a body cavity (). The protective cap () is comprised of a base body () shaped to fit the body cavity () and having a window () transparent to infrared radiation. The base body () is provided with additional structures () at least in parts to improve heat insulation between the temperature measurement probe () and the body cavity (). This heat insulation of the temperature measurement probe () prevents measurement errors by the infrared radiation thermometer ().

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Kaltenholzhausen, Germany

Frank Beerwerth