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Household Products & Personalized Formulation
The Global Reach | Patent Citation Archive
Original IMX automated-dispensing technology appears in subsequent patent literature concerning the preparation of personalized household and personal-care products through automated, at-home manufacturing systems.
At-Home
Product Manufacturing & Automated Formulation
Reed Quinn
and Spencer Quinn
US 2017/0136439 A1 — Appliance for Made-in-Home Personal Care Products and Household Cleaners was published in May 2017.
The invention describes an appliance for preparing household cleaners and personalized personal-care products using ingredient cartridges, a reaction chamber, controlled mixing, and product-delivery mechanisms.
The patent specification identifies potential applications including soaps, detergents, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, and other household and personal-care formulations.
Original IMX publication cited:
US 2006/0124196 A1 — Automated Customized Cosmetic Dispenser
The earlier IMX publication names Julie R. Bartholomew as an inventor and appears directly in the later application's patent-reference table.
Related U.S. grant:
US 10,046,301 B2 — Appliance for Made-in-Home Personal Care Products and Household Cleaners, granted August 14, 2018.
The published application and granted patent represent the same U.S. invention.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Original IMX Patent Cited: US 6,615,881 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
Citing Patents:
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US 7,009,519 — Product Dispensing Controlled by RFID Tags (2006)
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US 7,610,118 — Dispensing of Multiple Volatile Substances (2009)
Both S.C. Johnson patent records cite the original IMX dispensing patent in connection with technologies involving controlled product dispensing and volatile-substance delivery.
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Patent References
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