US 11,952,160 B2
Flexible production of cosmetics in factory
Florent Valceschini, Paris (FR); Richard Besen, New York, NY (US); Christopher Hipple, New York, NY (US); and Fred Orsita, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to L'OREAL, Paris (FR)
Filed by L'OREAL, Paris (FR)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,564.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/168,722, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2105999 (FR), filed on Jun. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0315262 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 43/52 (2006.01); B65B 3/04 (2006.01); B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65B 57/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 57/04 (2013.01) [B65B 3/04 (2013.01); B65B 43/46 (2013.01); B65B 43/52 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39001 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for dispensing a cosmetic container, comprising:
a conveyer belt configured to transport a receiver container along a fill line;
a robotic arm disposed at an ingress position of the fill line;
a sensor disposed at an egress position of the fill line;
circuitry configured to
receive an order having a container type;
control the robotic arm to obtain a container corresponding to the container type and place it a predetermined position on the conveyor belt at an entrance of the fill line;
transmit information of a sequence position of the container and the container type to the sensor;
verify that the correct container is at the sequence position at the egress of the fill line after the container has been filed with a cosmetic product,
wherein the robotic arm has access to a plurality of container types that include a glass bottle and a plastic bottle.