Appeal No. 95-3684
Application 08/110,273
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for
custom-izing a cosmetic product at the point of sale to the
customer.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A machine for custom blending of a color cosmetic
product comprising:
(i) a means for receiving operating instructions
about a customer's optimal formula;
(ii) a plurality of dispensers each containing a
cosmetic composition of a different color
selected from the group consisting of white,
yellow, red and black;
(iii) a means for activating dosing to a common
dosing chamber of certain selected ones of the
cosmetic compositions and at certain
concentrations as determined by the operating
instructions; and
(iv) a means for delivering the dosed formula
into a container to the customer as a color
cosmetic product.
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Cedrone et al. (Cedrone) 4,766,548 Aug.
23, 1988
Krauss et al. (Krauss) 4,871,262 Oct. 03,
1989
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
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