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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Julie R. Bartholomew, Birmingham, MI (US);
Kristopher Killen, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William M. Hunter, Macomb, MI (US);
Michael E. Istok, Macomb, MI (US);
Julie R. Bartholomew, Birmingham, MI (US);
Kristopher Killen, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William M. Hunter, Macomb, MI (US);
Michael E. Istok, Macomb, MI (US);
Cosmetic Technologies, L.L.C., West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the creation and dispensing of a custom formulation within a package at a retail point of sale. In one aspect, the invention includes an automated dispensing apparatus including at least a two-axis robot arm. In another aspect, the invention includes an automated mixer adapted to mix the dispensed custom formulation within the package.