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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Wink Robotics, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Amundson, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nathan Harding, Oakland, CA (US);
H. Keith Nishihara, Los Altos, CA (US);
Russell B. Ford, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
WINK ROBOTICS, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 44/00 (2006.01); A41G 5/02 (2006.01); A45D 40/30 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2022.01); A41D 13/11 (2006.01); A41G 3/00 (2006.01); B05B 13/04 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B25J 9/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); G06V 10/42 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); A45D 29/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 44/00 (2013.01); A41D 13/11 (2013.01); A41D 13/1169 (2013.01); A41D 13/1184 (2013.01); A41G 3/00 (2013.01); A41G 5/02 (2013.01); A45D 40/30 (2013.01); B05B 13/0431 (2013.01); B25J 9/023 (2013.01); B25J 9/043 (2013.01); B25J 9/1615 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 11/008 (2013.01); B25J 11/0075 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); B25J 19/06 (2013.01); G06K 9/6256 (2013.01); G06K 9/6262 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/42 (2022.01); G06V 40/171 (2022.01); A45D 29/00 (2013.01); A45D 2044/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/1045 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for ensuring safe operation of a robot used for cosmetics applications, including the retrofitting of robots not originally design for such applications. In some embodiments, the robot is used for the automatic placement of eyelash extensions onto the natural eyelashes of a subject. In some embodiments, a safety barrier is provided by a physical barrier or light curtain. In other embodiments, readily deformable end effectors are used.