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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshitaka Teraoka, Suita, JP;
Tomomi Setoguchi, Chigasaki, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/46 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/251 (2013.01); G01N 2201/061 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0633 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-angle colorimeter includes an index calculation unit that calculates, based on a predetermined calculation formula, an index corresponding to a particle diameter of a glittering material, which is used for metallic coating or pearl coating, using optical parameters used in color evaluation of the metallic coating or pearl coating on a surface of an object.