Electrostatic spraying of a cosmetic composition
US6860439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B1/06
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A personal product comprising a liquid cosmetic composition and a hand-held electrostatic spraying device suitable for applying the composition to the human body, said hand-held electrostatic spraying device comprising a slit nozzle having a maximum width of from 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm, means for containing the liquid cosmetic composition, means for supplying the liquid cosmetic composition to the nozzle, an electricity source, high voltage circuitry arranged so that, in use, liquid cosmetic composition sprayed in atomised form from the nozzle is electrically charged, and control means for selectively applying a high voltage.
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