US Patent 9743463 Induction heating device for shaving and cosmetic applications

An induction-heating device for heating and or melting a heat affected product zone of shaving or cosmetic products (6A) stored in a product container (6) which consists of a layer of the product immediately below a top product surface and heated by an electrically conductive metallic target member (7) having through-passages overlying the top product surface and energized by an induction coil (3) into which an electromagnetic field is generated by electronic circuitry for a predetermined time period into the product container, thereby permitting the heated and or melted product to flow through the through-passages onto the top surface of the target member to be collected by a user for shaving or cosmetic purposes.