Valspar Sourcing, Inc.

Paul S Sara

Andrew Ubel

Sanford Lee Hertz

Robert William Springate

S Lee Hertz

An apparatus and method for preparing a stain to match a target color of a selected substrate (e.g., wood species). The apparatus and method may include a computer system and hardware or software to display to a user of such system an image array depicting a target image of a stained building material and a plurality of images of colored stains as applied to the same or other building materials.

Digital method for matching stains

An apparatus and method for preparing a stain to match a target color of a selected substrate (e.g., wood species). The apparatus may include a computer and hardware and/or software to store a database of stain records, create or load spectral data (e.g., a digital image) of a target sample, and display images and/or process spectral data. The apparatus may facilitate stain selection, and may also dispense colorant agents and/or vehicles to create stains. The apparatus may be used in a 'manual' mode (whereby a human compares database and target images and makes a selection); an 'automatic' mode (whereby the computer suggests a match based on the selected substrate); or a &#x201c;combination&#x201d; mode (whereby the computer suggests a match and the user can then compare the suggested match with various images to achieve a final selection).

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Cary, IL, United States of America

Paul S Sara