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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry D Wyman, Irving, TX (US);
Joseph D Webb, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Jones-Blair Company, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364526 ; 356402 ; 356408 ; 364502 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for matching a selected color with predetermined available paint colors wherein a portable color meter is used to analyze a selected color and store chromaticity data representing the hue, chroma and brightness of the selected color. That stored chromaticity data is coupled to a computer which compares it with stored chromaticity data in the computer representing available color formulas and then selects one of the stored paint formulas most closely matching the chromaticity data representing the selected color.