Patent ID: 11918098
Assignee: YUV BEAUTY, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. A method for dispensing hair product from a hair product dispenser, said method comprising:
a. a plurality of cartridges containing hair products removably secured to a rotatable platform, each of said cartridges comprising a cap and a valve;
b. a platform rotator motor in mechanical communication with said rotatable platform;
c. said receptacle formed for receiving dispensed hair products from said cartridges;
d. a scale for weighing said receptacle and said dispensed hair products;
e. a plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms for dispensing said plurality of hair products as controlled by a first computing device, wherein said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms further comprises:
i. a linear stepper motor;
ii. a pin controlled by said linear stepper motor;
iii. an actuator capable of opening said valve when pressure is applied to said actuator by said pin;
iv. said valve opening to dispense said hair product from one of said cartridges; and
v. an alignment mechanism capable of aligning said pin with said cap of said one of said cartridges on said rotatable platform; and
vi. a plurality of computing devices each including a processor and memory, for:
1. receiving data related to previous hair product combination requests from a plurality of independent user interfaces;
2. receiving instructions from said plurality of independent user interfaces for hair product requests;
3. sending data related to previous hair product requests to a plurality of independent user interfaces;
4. storing data related to previous hair product requests; and
5. operating said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms in response to data from said scale while controlling at least one of said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms to release at least one of said plurality of hair product in an amount directed by a formula for a desired product.