Patent
Ultrasonic artificial nail remover with a natural nail shaped tip
| العنوان: | Ultrasonic artificial nail remover with a natural nail shaped tip |
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| Patent Number: | 8,490,632 |
| تاريخ النشر: | July 23, 2013 |
| Appl. No: | 12/586680 |
| Application Filed: | September 25, 2009 |
| مستخلص: | An ultrasonic wave energy artificial nail remover in one aspect includes a handle, a body attached to the handle, an ultrasonic sound wave generator attached to the body, and a tip having the shape of a natural nail. The tip is made to vibrate by the ultrasonic sound wave generator. The shape of the tip allows for a quicker removal of the artificial nail and requires less skill to successfully remove an artificial nail without damaging the natural nail than removal with a narrow flat tip allows and requires. Ultrasonic energy is channeled through the natural nail shaped tip to facilitate removal of an artificial nail in a quick manner with little cleanup involved. |
| Inventors: | Han, Kyu Sang (Port Washington, NY, US) |
| Assignees: | Kiss Nail Products, Inc. (Port Washington, NY, US) |
| Claim: | 1. An artificial nail remover comprising: a handle; a body attached to said handle; an ultrasonic sound wave generator disposed in said body; a frequency controller disposed on a surface of the body for changing a frequency at which the artificial nail remover operates; and a tip having a natural nail shape rigidly fixed to said ultrasonic sound wave generator and protruding from the surface of said body, said tip being made to vibrate by said ultrasonic sound wave generator, wherein said tip comprises an upper convex surface and a lower concave surface opposed to the upper convex surface and said tip converges at a point. |
| Claim: | 2. The artificial nail remover according to claim 1 , wherein said ultrasonic generator operates at the frequency of between 20 kHz and 750 kHz. |
| Claim: | 3. The artificial nail remover according to claim 1 , wherein said body and said handle have a uniform length and a uniform width, said uniform length being greater than said uniform width. |
| Claim: | 4. An artificial nail remover comprising: a mount structure; at least one electronic driving module connected to and disposed in said mount structure; at least one piezoelectric transducer connected to and disposed in said mount structure; a frequency controller disposed on a surface of the mount structure for changing a frequency at which the artificial nail remover operates; a switch disposed on a surface of the mount structure for powering the transmission of ultrasonic waves to the tip; a tip having a natural nail shape rigidly fixed to said at least one piezoelectric transducer and protruding from the surface of said mount structure; and at least one link coupling said at least one piezoelectric transducer to said at least one electronic driving module, wherein said tip comprises an upper convex surface and a lower concave surface opposed to the upper convex surface and said tip converges at a point. |
| Claim: | 5. The artificial nail remover according to claim 4 , further comprising a current on-off switch for controlling a flow of current from said at least one electronic driving module to said at least one piezoelectric transducer, and a power on-off switch for controlling a flow of power from a power source to said at least one electronic driving module. |
| Claim: | 6. The artificial nail remover according to claim 4 , further comprising an on-off switch for controlling both a flow of current from said at least one electronic driving module to said at least one piezoelectric transducer and a flow of power from a power source to said at least one electronic driving module. |
| Claim: | 7. The artificial nail remover according to claim 4 , wherein the artificial nail remover operates at the frequency of between 20 kHz and 750 kHz. |
| Claim: | 8. The artificial nail remover according to claim 4 , wherein a ratio of a width of said mount structure to a width of said tip is in a range of from 1.5:1 to 3:1. |
| Claim: | 9. The artificial nail remover according to claim 4 , wherein a length of said mount structure is greater than a width of said mount structure. |
| Claim: | 10. An artificial nail remover comprising: a mount structure; a sonotrode connected to and disposed in said mount structure; a tip having a natural nail shape rigidly fixed to said sonotrode and protruding from a surface of said mount structure; a frequency controller disposed on the surface of the mount structure for changing a frequency at which the artificial nail remover operates; and a control unit for controlling and powering said sonotrode, said control unit comprising a power circuit and a control circuit with a switch for driving said power circuit, wherein said tip comprises an upper convex surface and a lower concave surface opposed to the upper convex surface and said tip converges at a point. |
| Claim: | 11. The artificial nail remover according to claim 10 , wherein the artificial nail remover operates at the frequency of between 20 kHz and 750 kHz. |
| Claim: | 12. The artificial nail remover according to claim 10 , wherein a ratio of a width of said mount structure to a width of said tip is in a range of from 1.5:1 to 3:1. |
| Claim: | 13. The artificial nail remover according to claim 10 , wherein a length of said mount structure is greater than a width of said mount structure. |
| Claim: | 14. A method for removing an artificial nail from a natural nail, the method comprising the steps of: providing a handheld artificial nail remover having an ultrasonic sound wave generator rigidly fixed to a natural nail-shaped tip, wherein said tip protrudes from a surface of said handheld artificial nail remover; and a switch disposed on a surface of said handheld artificial nail remover for powering the transmission of ultrasonic waves to the tip; positioning the natural nail-shaped tip at an interface between the artificial nail and the natural nail; changing a frequency at which the handheld artificial nail remover operates using a frequency controller disposed on the surface of the handheld artificial nail remover; vibrating the natural nail-shaped tip with the ultrasonic sound wave generator; and moving the natural nail-shaped tip along the natural nail until the artificial nail is separated from the natural nail, wherein said tip comprises an upper convex surface and a lower concave surface opposed to the upper convex surface and said tip converges at a point. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 132/736 |
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| Assistant Examiner: | Kalach, Brianne |
| Primary Examiner: | Manahan, Todd |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | The Farrell Law Firm, P.C. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.08490632 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |