Patent · US Expired

Fingernail decorating

US5931166A · kind A · utility

120Cited by

3References

19Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Paul J. Weber · Pompano Beach, US
Michael Weber · Burgstetten, DE
Luiz B. Da Silva · Danville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 1998
Grant date	Aug 3, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA45D2029/005
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention provides a method and an apparatus for decorating or coloring fingernails or toenails. According to the method, a subject's fingernail is scanned to obtain an image and the image is transferred to a computer. The computer then maps out the fingernail surface and scales a selected image or design to fit on the fingernail. This information is then used by the computer to activate an inkjet assembly to print out the stored image on the fingernail surface.

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