Kit for illuminating the hair of a user and associated method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117489-B2
Application number	US-201515527468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2015
Priority date	Nov 18, 2014
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

The kit comprises a fluorescent material (30), the optical fiber (26) being configured to transmit the light emitted by the or each light emitting diode to the fluorescent material (30), the fluorescent material (30) being excited at the wavelength of the or each light emitting diode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A kit for illuminating the hair of a user, comprising:
at least one light emitting diode emitting light at a wavelength (λ l ),
an optical fiber coupled to the or each light emitting diode,
a fastening element to fasten the or each light emitting diode and/or the optical fiber to the hair of a user,
characterized in that the kit comprises a fluorescent material, the optical fiber being configured to transmit the light emitted by the or each light emitting diode to the fluorescent material, the fluorescent material being excited at the wavelength (λ l ) of the or each light emitting diode, and wherein the fluorescent material is arranged inside the optical fiber and/or is placed in a cosmetic composition intended to be applied on hair.

2. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorescent material is arranged inside the optical fiber.

3. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorescent material is placed in a cosmetic composition intended to be applied on hair.

4. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein a sample of external hair is permanently secured to the fastening element, the fluorescent material being located on the sample of external hair.

5. The kit according to claim 3 , wherein the optical fiber is a lossy fiber emitting light coming from the or each light emitting diode at least along a longitudinal segment of the optical fiber.

6. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the or each light emitting diode is a microled.

7. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the or each light emitting diode has a diameter inferior to 30 μm.

8. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the maximum operating power of the or each light emitting diode is lower than 5 mW.

9. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the wavelength (λ l ) of the light emitted by the or each light emitting diode is in a range between 315 nm and 420 nm.

10. The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorescent material comprises at least one fluorophore able to be excited at the wavelength (λ l ) of the or each light emitting diode, the light emitted by each excited fluorophore having a wavelength (λ f ) in the visible range.

11. The kit according to claim 10 , wherein the fluorescent material comprises at least a first fluorophore and a second fluorophore emitting light at different wavelengths (λ f ).

12. The kit according to claim 1 , comprising a power supply device for supplying the or each light emitting diode, the power supply device comprising a film battery or an inductive power source.

13. A method for illuminating the hair of a user comprising the steps of:
providing a kit according to claim 1 ,
fastening the or each light emitting diode and/or the optical fiber to the hair of a user with the fastening element,
powering the or each light emitting diode and transmitting the light emitted by the or each light emitting diode with the optical fiber, and
exciting the fluorescent material with the light emitted by the or each light emitted diode and transmitted by the optical fiber.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the fluorescent material is placed in a cosmetic composition intended to be applied on hair, the method comprising a step of applying the cosmetic composition on the hair of the user.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the kit comprises a sample of external hair permanently attached to the fastening element, the method comprising a step of securing the sample of external hair within the hair of the user.

16. The kit according to claim 2 , wherein the fluorescent material is placed in a cosmetic composition intended to be applied on hair.

17. The kit according to claim 2 , wherein a sample of external hair is permanently secured to the fastening element, the fluorescent material being located on the sample of external hair.

18. The kit according to claim 3 , wherein a sample of external hair is permanently secured to the fastening element, the fluorescent material being located on the sample of external hair.

19. The kit according to claim 4 , wherein the optical fiber is a lossy fiber emitting light coming from the or each light emitting diode at least along a longitudinal segment of the optical fiber.

20. The kit according to claim 3 , wherein the optical fiber is a lossy fiber emitting light coming from the or each light emitting diode along the entire length of the optical fiber.

Assignees

• Oreal

Inventors

• Perkins Steven
• Schultze Xavier

Classifications

• A45D8/20 Primary

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• A45D2008/004

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• A45D8/36

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• F21Y2115/10

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