Angled cartridge assembly for a dispensing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11083880-B2
Application number	US-201514807198-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2015
Priority date	Jul 25, 2014
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

Included are embodiments of an angled cartridge assembly for modifying a treating surface. These embodiments may include a reservoir for storing a treatment composition, the treatment composition for being applied to the treating surface. Embodiments may also include a body portion that is coupled to the reservoir, where the body portion comprises a base surface and a dispensing surface, where the dispensing surface is disposed opposite the base surface on the angled cartridge assembly, and where the dispensing surface is disposed in a nonparallel configuration relative to the base surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for modifying a treating surface, comprising:
an image capture device for capturing an image of the treating surface;
a cartridge housing that is shaped to removably secure a cartridge assembly to the device, the cartridge assembly comprising a reservoir for storing a treatment composition and a body portion that is coupled to the reservoir, wherein the body portion comprises a base surface and a dispensing surface comprising an array of nozzles for applying the treatment composition to the treating surface, wherein the dispensing surface is disposed opposite the base surface on the cartridge assembly; wherein a center line of the image capture device is neither parallel nor perpendicular to a center line of the array of nozzles; and
a removable spacer component configured to provide a buffer to the dispensing surface, wherein the spacer component comprises an opening.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge assembly comprises a chip carrier assembly that facilitates dispensing a treatment composition onto the treating surface.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the treatment composition is a cosmetic.

4. The device of claim 1 further comprising a processor, wherein the cartridge assembly further comprises a connector for communicatively coupling the cartridge assembly and the processor for controlling dispensing of a treatment composition, wherein the connector facilitates communication of information related to the cartridge assembly to the device, and wherein the information includes at least one of the following:
contents of the treatment composition, logic for implementation on the device, an expiration date of the treatment composition, logic instructions for changing a setting on the device, or remaining battery life.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the treatment surface is skin.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the center line of the image capture device and the center line of the array of nozzles pass through the opening.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Rabe Thomas Elliot
• Sherman Faiz Feisal
• Bush Stephan Gary
• Meschkat Stephan James Andreas
• Striemer Grant Edward Anders
• Colecchia Andrea
• Dodd Simon

Classifications

• B41J3/407

  for marking on special material · CPC title

• B41J3/36

  for portability {, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers (B41J3/4075 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41J2/17553

  Outer structure · CPC title

• B41J2/17546

  electronically · CPC title

• B41J2/17526

  Electrical contacts to the cartridge · CPC title