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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Jack Lombardi, Massapequa, NY (US);
Nicholas Morante, Selden, NY (US);
Color Access, Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for creating a customized color cosmetic mass at the point of sale to a customer. The method includes selecting a final color, identifying a combination of pellets to create the final color upon combination thereof, heating the combination of pellets in a container to a specified temperature to form a heated mixture, transferring the heated mixture from the container to a mold, cooling the mold until the heated mixture solidifies to form the cosmetic mass, and disassembling the mold to release the mass. The system includes a plurality of pellets having at least two different colors, a programmable device for identifying a combination of pellets to provide a final color, a container for receiving the combination of pellets, a heating unit for heating the pellets to form a homogeneous heated mixture, a mold defining the shape of the cosmetic mass for receiving the homogeneous heated mixture, and a cooling unit for cooling the mold until the heated mixture solidifies into the cosmetic mass.