Transfer device for making up keratin materials

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11272777-B2
Application number	US-201415108305-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2014
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Mar 15, 2022
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022

Abstract

A process for making up an area of human keratin materials using a makeup device including a deformable substrate bearing a transfer surface intended to come into contact with the keratin materials and configured to receive a coat of cosmetic ink. The process includes the following steps: a. depositing at least one cosmetic ink onto the transfer surface by a digital printer, b. placing the transfer surface in contact with the area to be made up by mechanical action, especially by exerting a pressure on a surface opposite the transfer surface, and c. moving the transfer surface away from the area of the human keratin materials after the ink has been transferred.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A process for preparing a makeup device and for making up an area of human keratin materials using the makeup device,
the process comprising:
a. providing a makeup device comprising a mold having an imprint surface contoured to correspond with the area of human keratin materials and a deformable substrate attached to the mold, wherein the imprint surface and deformable substrate are spaced apart from one another, the substrate bearing a transfer surface intended to come into contact with the area of human keratin materials, and depositing at least one cosmetic ink onto the transfer surface by means of at least one digital printer,
b. after the cosmetic ink has been deposited onto the transfer surface, deforming the deformable substrate onto the contoured imprint surface of the mold under the action of a deformation tool such that the deformable substrate conforms to the contour of the imprint surface, the deformation tool being pneumatic, hydraulic, or arranged to create a negative pressure by suction,
c. transferring the cosmetic ink to the area of human keratin materials by placing the transfer surface, while the deformable substrate is conformed to the contoured imprint surface, in contact with the area of human keratin materials to be made up by mechanical action, and
d. moving the makeup device away from the area of human keratin materials after the cosmetic ink has been transferred.

2. The process according to claim 1 , the substrate being elastically deformable.

3. The process according to claim 1 , further comprising a preliminary step of making the imprint surface using a 3D printer or by direct molding of the area of human keratin materials.

4. The process according to claim 1 , the makeup device being at least partly assembled with the printer during the printing step a).

5. The process according to claim 1 , in which, during the printing step a), the substrate is supported by a removable substrate holder or directly supported by the support.

6. The process according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of finishing a pattern formed by the cosmetic ink borne by the transfer surface prior to performing the transfer step c) and/or a step of finishing the cosmetic ink on the area of human keratin materials.

Assignees

• Oreal

Inventors

• Giron Franck
• Samain Henri

Classifications

• B41M5/0256 Primary

  the transferable ink pattern being obtained by means of a computer driven printer, e.g. an ink jet or laser printer, or by electrographic means · CPC title

• B41J2/0057

  where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on the printing material · CPC title

• A45D40/30 Primary

  Masks for marking lips or eyelashes · CPC title

• B41M2205/10

  Post-imaging transfer of imaged layer; transfer of the whole imaged layer · CPC title

• G03G13/04

  Exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material · CPC title