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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2001
Nikiforos Kollias, Skillman, NJ (US);
Kenneth Merola, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Pote, Easton, PA (US);
Gregory Payonk, Flanders, NJ (US);
Nikiforos Kollias, Skillman, NJ (US);
Kenneth Merola, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Pote, Easton, PA (US);
Gregory Payonk, Flanders, NJ (US);
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of photographing the skin of a person comprising the steps of: (i) illuminating the skin with at least one light source, where the light emitted from the light source is filtered using a polarizing filter; and (ii) capturing the image of the illuminated skin with a camera; wherein the angle formed by the light source, the skin, and the camera is from about 35 degrees to about 55 degrees.