Heating system for a cosmetic mask

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10477944-B2
Application number	US-201615383554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2016
Priority date	Jun 19, 2014
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

A heating system comprising a packette for heating a mask, wipe or towelette. In preferred embodiments, the packette comprises printed heating elements, printed circuit elements and a means of connecting to a power source. Power may be supplied through a USB-type connector or a handheld power supply that is custom designed to work with the heating packette.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A kit comprising:
A base, multiple heating packettes reposed in the base, and a power cable, wherein:
each heating packette comprises:
top and bottom panels having:
perimeter portions that are bonded together to form a reservoir between the two panels, the reservoir measuring 25 mm-150 mm by 25 mm-150 mm;

a fabric that is impregnated with a cosmetic or personal care preparation disposed in the reservoir; and
at least one heating element that is in physical contact with at least one of the panels, wherein the heating element:
is a continuous resistive electric path that has a positive terminal and a negative terminal located near the perimeter portion of that panel on which the heating element is located;
has a resistance between 1Ω and 15Ω, and is able to convert electrical energy into heat at a rate of 5 watts to 10 watts; and
comprises a positive thermal coefficient ink that is printed onto the exterior surface of the top or bottom panel; and

the power cable has two metal clips at one end, and a USB-type connector at the other end for connecting a power source to the positive and negative terminals of one of the heating packettes, wherein the voltage of the power source is in the range of 1.5 V to 12 V;
wherein the heating packette is configured with an integrated circuit that has programmed instructions, and the USB-type power cable is able to transfer data to and from the packette.

2. The packette heating system of claim 1 wherein the top and bottom panels are 25μ to 100μ thick.

3. The kit of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a USB jack that is able to draw power from a power source housed within the base.

Assignees

• Elc Man Llc

Inventors

• Bouix Herve F
• Jacob Christophe

Classifications

• A47K2010/3293

  combined with wipe warming devices · CPC title

• H05B3/34

  flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs · CPC title

• H05B3/145

  Carbon only, e.g. carbon black, graphite · CPC title

• H05B2203/016

  Heaters using particular connecting means · CPC title

• H05B3/146

  Conductive polymers, e.g. polyethylene, thermoplastics · CPC title