US 12,342,927 B2
Conformable point array for discretized cosmetic design application
David B. Kosecoff, San Francisco, CA (US); and Franck Giron, Clichy (FR)
Assigned to L'Oreal, Paris (FR)
Filed by L'Oreal, Paris (FR)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/364,415.
Prior Publication US 2023/0000241 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A46B 13/02 (2006.01); A45D 34/04 (2006.01); A45D 44/00 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A46B 13/02 (2013.01) [A45D 34/042 (2013.01); A45D 44/005 (2013.01); A46B 15/0055 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for application of cosmetic designs, the system comprising:
a client computing device configured to generate a cosmetic design;
an applicator array device, comprising:
a substrate; and
a plurality of applicator elements disposed on the substrate, together defining an applicator array, each applicator element comprising:
an applicator member having a length substantially orthogonal to an outer surface of the substrate, a first portion of the length extending from the outer surface of the substrate and a second portion of the applicator member extending through the substrate, wherein the first portion defines a first end and the second portion defines a second end opposite the first end; and
an applicator surface defined by the first end; and
a pigment applicator configured to reversibly couple with the applicator array device and to apply a pigment to a subset of the plurality of applicator members, wherein the pigment applicator comprises control circuitry, communication circuitry, and a controllable pigment applicator head, wherein the pigment applicator is configured to electronically couple with the client computing device, and wherein the pigment applicator is configured to print the pigment onto the subset of the applicator members in accordance with the cosmetic design.