Apparatus for applying coating to nails

• Main Authors: Peterson, Peter, Peterson, Janet, Boggavarapu, Deepak, Walia, Herpreet Singh, Schulz, Casey Kute
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.04.2021
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; LINING MACHINES; MANICURING OR OTHER COSMETIC TREATMENT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

Systems and apparatuses for applying coating to nails are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to performing image processing on an image of the nail to locate a boundary of the nail. The method can further include determining a path along which to move the nail relative to an applicator, the applicator being used to coat the nail. In a further embodiment, using the located boundary of the nail, a dispensing procedure for the applicator to follow to coat the nail is determined.