Custom cosmetic blending machine with handheld colorimeter

摘要

A colorimeter or other instrument measures the color composition and texture of a person's skin and an individual custom formulation is produced. A computer system accepts data from a colorimeter 300 or like instrument and uses a main executable program 502 and a subroutine 504 for color analysis to derive an average color that is used to select a closest matching color from a database of approximately 20,000 interpolated colors, the interpolated colors sometimes derived from a database of approximately 2,000 human skin colors. The closest match may also be found within a database comprising approximately 2,000 human skin colors and 20,000 interpolated human skin colors. The disclosed machines and methods then custom formulate such color to produce foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, skin care products, nail polish, hair dye, lipstick, lip gloss, blush, mascara, eyeliner eye shadow and other products.

主权项

1. A system for producing custom color mixed cosmetics from an individually created custom formula producing a color selected from a database of interpolated colors and actual human skin colors and using a colorimeter to obtain an averaged color from a customer's skin, the system comprising:
a) non-transitory non-signal computer readable medium containing machine readable instructions; b) a processor; c) a main executable program in communication with the processor, the main executable program in communication with a first subroutine for color averaging, the first subroutine in communication with a hand held colorimeter, the colorimeter using the first color averaging subroutine to obtain an average skin color, the average skin color used to find a closest match to a database of approximately 20,000 interpolated colors, the interpolated colors derived from a database of approximately 2,000 human skin colors d) a set of machine readable instructions in communication with firmware located upon a custom cosmetic blending machine, the set of machine readable instructions transmitted from the first color averaging subroutine, the machine readable instructions creating custom color mixing instructions to create a color that is the closet match between the average skin color and a color within the database of approximately 20,000 interpolated colors and 2,000 human skin colors, and the custom color mixing instructions controlling a plurality of peristaltic pumps, e) the peristaltic pumps connected to flexible tubing and canisters connected to the flexible tubing; f) a bent needle nozzle attached to each of the peristaltic pumps such that the bent needle nozzles direct fluid to a center section of a consumer container; g) the canisters attached to canister caps, and the canisters having strainers to prevent foreign material from entering the bent needle nozzles; h) a sanitary elevator and tub, the tub storing alcohol and the sanitary elevator raising the tub to contain the bent nozzle needles when the bent nozzle needles are not in use, the sanitary elevator including a sensor measuring the height of the tub to position the tub at a correct elevation to store the bent nozzle needles within the alcohol; and i) a heater and fan attached to a thermal sensor, the heater and fan preventing the machine from reaching a temperature below 67 F degrees.