Nail Product Curing System And Method For Curing Nail Products

Abstract

A nail product curing system for curing nail products includes a housing having a nail treatment space configured to receive a hand of a user and to position one or more nails of the user, and one or more LED light sources on the housing for generating light in the nail treatment space for performing a curing process. The nail product curing system also includes a sensing and controlling system that includes touchless sensors on the housing configured to sense placement of the hand in the nail treatment space, and to control various parameters of the curing process using movement of the user's hands. The sensing and controlling system also includes a circuit board on the housing and a radio transmission controller in signal communication with the circuit board configured to control the LED light sources and the curing process using programmed instructions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A nail product curing system for curing nail products comprising:
 a housing having a nail treatment space configured to receive a hand and one or more nails of a user;   one or more LED light sources on the housing for generating light in the nail treatment space for performing a curing process for curing a nail product on the nails of the user; and   a sensing and controlling system comprising one or more touchless sensors on the housing configured to sense a placement of the hand of the user in the nail treatment space and to control the LED light sources and the curing process using input from the touchless sensors and programmed instructions.   
     
     
         2 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  wherein the sensing and controlling system comprises a circuit board on the housing and a radio transmission controller in signal communication with the circuit board. 
     
     
         3 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  wherein the touchless sensors include a hand activated sensor on the housing activated by movement of the hand of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  further comprising a light blocker on the housing for preventing light from escaping the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         5 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  further comprising a display panel on the housing for displaying information on the curing process. 
     
     
         6 . The nail product curing system of  claim 5  wherein the display panel is configured to display a remaining curing time. 
     
     
         7 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  further comprising a handle on the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  further comprising an external LED lamp removably attached to the housing. 
     
     
         9 . The nail product curing system of  claim 8  wherein the external LED lamp includes a blue light emitting diode (LED) configured to cure the nail product. 
     
     
         10 . The nail product curing system of  claim 8  wherein the external LED lamp includes a UVC light emitting diode (LED) configured to sterilize the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         11 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  wherein the LED light sources include a UVC light emitting diode (LED) configured to sterilize the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         12 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  further comprising a base removably attachable to the housing having a rounded edge proximate to the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         13 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  further comprising a cooling system on the housing configured to perform a cool down of the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         14 . The nail product curing system of  claim 1  further comprising a rechargeable battery on the housing configured to provide power for the LED light sources and for the sensing and controlling system. 
     
     
         15 . The nail product curing system of  claim 14  wherein the battery comprises an element selected from the group consisting of Ni—Cd batteries, Li-ion batteries, Li-polymer batteries, NiMH batteries, LiFePO4 batteries and super capacitors. 
     
     
         16 . The nail product curing system of  claim 14  wherein the housing includes a cavity for the battery and a removeable cover for the cavity. 
     
     
         17 . A nail product curing system for curing nail products comprising:
 a housing having an opening and a nail treatment space configured to receive a hand and one or more nails of a user for a curing process;   one or more LED light sources on the housing for generating light in the nail treatment space for performing the curing process; and   a sensing and controlling system comprising a plurality of touchless sensors on the housing configured to sense placement of the hand of the user in the nail treatment space and to control the LED light sources and the curing process, the sensing and controlling system comprising a control circuit including a circuit board on the housing and a radio transmission controller in signal communication with the circuit board, the touchless sensors including a hand activated sensor on the housing activated by movement of the hand of the user.   
     
     
         18 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  wherein the radio transmission controller includes a voice actuated communication system. 
     
     
         19 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  further comprising a light blocker on the housing proximate to the opening configured to prevent light from escaping the nail treatment space, the light blocker comprising a light absorbing material. 
     
     
         20 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  further comprising an external LED lamp on the housing configured to allow inspection and/or curing of the nail product externally of the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         21 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  further comprising a cooling system on the housing configured to perform a cool down of the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         22 . The nail product curing system of  claim 21  wherein the cooling system comprises a cooler, a fresh air inlet, and a heated air outlet, the cooler comprising a fan, a turbine, an evaporative cooler, a piezo cooler, or a peltier cooler. 
     
     
         23 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  wherein the control circuit is configured to control operation of the array of LED light sources including power, brightness, peak wavelength, on/off, and time of operation. 
     
     
         24 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  wherein the LED light sources include one or more UVC light emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) configured to sterilize the nail treatment space. 
     
     
         25 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  further comprising a base for the housing having a magnetic fastening system and a rounded edge proximate to the opening. 
     
     
         26 . The nail product curing system of  claim 25  wherein the base includes a pin alignment system. 
     
     
         27 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  wherein the radio transmission controller includes a rf technology selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, LTE, RFID, GPRS, Wi-Fi, IrDA, UWB, Zig-Bee, NFC, and a smart phone App. 
     
     
         28 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  wherein the LED light sources comprise light emitting diodes (LEDs) having a peak wavelength intensity of between 230-470μ m. 
     
     
         29 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  wherein one or more of the LED light sources comprise color LEDs configured for skin treatment of the user. 
     
     
         30 . The nail product curing system of  claim 17  wherein the touchless sensors comprise an element selected from the group consisting of optical sensors, capacitance sensors, IR sensors, laser TOF sensors, camera sensors, and voice sensors. 
     
     
         31 . The nail product curing system of  claim 30  wherein the touchless sensors include feedback sensors configured to employ vibration and indicators to indicate the parameters of the curing process. 
     
     
         32 . A method for curing nail products comprising:
 providing a housing having a nail treatment space configured to receive a hand and one or more nails of a user for a curing process, one or more LED light sources on the housing for generating light in the nail treatment space for performing a curing process for curing a nail product on the nails of the user, and a sensing and controlling system comprising one or more touchless sensors on the housing configured to sense a placement of the hand of the user in the nail treatment space and to control the LED light sources and the curing process using input from the touchless sensors and programmed instructions;   placing the hand of the user in the nail treatment space;   sensing the placement of the hand of the user using the sensing and controlling system; and   controlling the curing process using the sensing and controlling system.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the sensing and controlling system comprises a control circuit including a circuit board on the housing and a radio transmission controller in signal communication with the circuit board. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the radio transmission controller includes a voice actuated communication system and further comprising controlling the curing process using the voice actuated communication system. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 32  further comprising controlling power, brightness, peak wavelength, on/off, and time of operation of the LED light sources using the control circuit. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 32  further comprising cooling the hand of the user during the controlling step. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 32  further comprising providing a light blocker on the housing and preventing light from escaping the nail treatment space using the light blocker. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the touchless sensors include a hand activated sensor on the housing activated by movement of the hand of the user and further comprising starting the curing process by moving the hand of the user proximate to the hand activated sensor. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the LED light sources include one or more UVC light emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) configured to sterilize the nail treatment space and further comprising sterilizing the nail treatment space using the UVC light emitting diodes (UVC LEDs). 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the external LED lamp includes a blue light emitting diode (LED) configured to cure the nail product and further comprising curing the nail product using the external LED lamp. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the external LED lamp includes a UVC light emitting diode (LED) configured to sterilize the nail treatment space and further comprising sterilizing the nail treatment space using the external LED lamp. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the LED light sources include one or more color light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured for skin treatment of the user and further comprising treating the skin of the user using the color light emitting diodes (LEDs).