L'oreal

Eastman-kodak Company

Grez, Joseph

Joseph Michael Recco

Joseph W Grez

Mark E Bartlett

Adam Paul Vallee

Scott P Mosby

Carolina Canamaque

Francis George Tatu

Richard Taylor

Mara Applebaum

John Streeter

John N Border

Scott C Cahall

Paul David Ludington

Carl Frederick Leidig

James A Schmieder

A formula delivery appliance generally includes a formula delivery head having features to mix, direct, and distribute formulation through nozzles to a desired location, such as the hair or scalp of a user. In this regard, the formula delivery head may include a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge the formulation at a desired flow rate. In some instances, the flow rate across the plurality of nozzles is controlled such that each nozzle has a flow rate within a specified percentage of the average flow rate across the plurality of nozzles.

Formula delivery head

Hair coloring appliances include an elongate handle and a consumable assembly removably couplable to the handle. The consumable assembly has a manifold chamber with a fluid inlet in selective fluid communication with a first formulation fluid source, a plurality of outlet nozzles configured to discharge a first formulation from the manifold chamber, and a distribution protrusion extending into the manifold chamber and configured to direct the flow of the first formulation from the fluid inlet to each of the plurality of outlet nozzles.

Formula delivery appliance

A formula delivery system can be used in conjunction with hair and scalp treatment appliances to supply a hair treatment formulation to the appliance. In one aspect, the formula delivery system delivers hair coloring formulation to the appliance. Formula delivery systems of the present disclosure generally include at least one fluid container configured to retain a volume of formulation for delivery of the formulation to a hair coloring appliance. In this regard, the formula delivery system may be configured to removably couple to an inlet member of the appliance that allows the appliance to draw the formulation from the fluid container for use within the appliance.

Formula delivery device

A formula delivery appliance can be used for treatment of the hair and scalp, such as an appliance used to color hair. The appliance may include a consumable assembly incorporating various components of the hair and scalp treatment appliance, a portion of which may be consumed and then replaced by a user. In this regard, the consumable assembly may include one or more formulation delivery packets, nozzles, manifold chambers, distribution protrusions, and the like. The hair treatment appliance may also include a rotatable coupling having a driven gear and a drive gear, where the driven gear may selectively engage the drive gear. In another aspect, the hair treatment appliance may also include a fluid container to retain a volume of formulation for delivery to the appliance.

A drive shaft coupling is provided, such as a coupling used with a formula delivery appliance. The drive shaft coupling generally includes a drive gear and a driven gear, with one of the drive gear and driven gear having a biasing member to allow axial translation. The drive shaft coupling is generally configured to transfer rotation from the drive gear to the driven gear. In one aspect, the drive shaft coupling is capable of alignment and coupling of the drive gear and driven gear upon the radial sliding of the coupling from a non-engagement position to an engagement position.

Drive shaft coupling

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a mold comprises a nubbin positioned within the mold, and an actuator positioned within the mold to align the nubbin. The actuator may be implemented with a piezoelectric material, a magnetorestrictive material, an electrorestrictive material, etc. In one embodiment, the actuator is formed into a cylinder and placed around a nubbin in a mold. When the actuator receives a stimulus, the actuator constricts decreasing the size of the inner diameter. Decreasing the size of the inner diameter causes the actuator to constrict and align the nubbin along a centerline.

Actuator base nubbin alignment

An optical system has a first lens element (L) having an outer portion () and a first tapered surface (). A second lens element (L) has an outer portion () and a second tapered surface (). The first lens element (L) and the second lens element (L) are spaced apart relative to each other and centered relative to the optical axis (O) by a portion of the first tapered surface () being in contact with a portion of the second tapered surface (), the outer portion () of the first lens element (L) being spaced apart from the outer portion () of the second lens element (L).

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Spencerport, NY, United States of America

Joseph Michael Recco