Predicting material color shifts due to weathering
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1. A method for predicting the color of a color standard exposed to weathering conditions, comprising:
- determining the concentration of the colorants of the color standard;
obtaining weathered optical parameters for the color standard; and
predicting the color of the color standard from the concentration and weathered optical parameters.
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Abstract
Predicting material color shifts due to weathering. A color formulation tool determines the concentration of colorants from a color standard. The color formulation tool obtains weathered optical parameters for the color standard from a color database and predicts the color of the color standard from the colorant concentrations and weathered optical parameters.
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1. A method for predicting the color of a color standard exposed to weathering conditions, comprising:
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determining the concentration of the colorants of the color standard;
obtaining weathered optical parameters for the color standard; and
predicting the color of the color standard from the concentration and weathered optical parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for predicting the shift in color of a color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions, comprising:
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measuring the color of the color standard;
determining a color formula that matches the color standard;
obtaining weathered optical parameters corresponding to the colorants and concentration of colorants used in the color formula;
applying a light scatter model to the weathered optical parameters and colorant concentrations to determine the weathered color for color standard; and
predicting the shift in color of the color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions from the weathered color. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for determining a color formula that matches a color of a color standard and satisfies accelerated weathering test requirements, comprising:
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receiving a sample of the color standard;
measuring the color of the color standard; and
determining a color formula that produces the measured color and satisfies accelerated weathering test requirements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for predicting the shift in color of a color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions, comprising:
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inputting a color measurement of the color standard;
determining a color formula that matches the color standard;
obtaining weathered optical parameters corresponding to the colorants and concentration of colorants used in the color formula;
applying a light scatter model to the weathered optical parameters and colorant concentrations to determine the weathered color for the color standard; and
predicting the shift in color of the color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions from the weathered color. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for predicting the color of a standard exposed to weathering conditions, comprising:
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means for measuring the color of the color standard;
means for determining a color formula that matches the color standard;
means for obtaining weathered optical parameters corresponding to the colorants and concentration of colorants used in the color formula;
means for applying a light scatter model to the weathered optical parameters and colorant concentrations to determine the weathered color for color standard; and
means for predicting the shift in color of the color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions from the weathered color. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for determining a color formula that matches a color of a color standard and satisfies accelerated weathering test requirements, comprising:
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a spectrophotometer that measures the color of the color standard;
a color database containing a plurality of colorants and optical parameters and weathered optical parameters associated with each of the colorants; and
a computing unit, coupled to the spectrophotometer and color database, that determines a color formula that produces the measured color and satisfies accelerated weathering test requirements. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A color formulation tool, comprising:
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a data extraction component that extracts color data from a color database;
a color matching component that determines a color formula that matches the color of a color standard and satisfies accelerated weathering test requirements from the extracted color data; and
a color prediction component that predicts the shift in color for the color formula due to weathering. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for instructing a computer system to predict the color of a color standard exposed to weathering conditions, the computer instructions comprising:
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determining the concentration of the colorants of the color standard;
obtaining weathered optical parameters for the color standard; and
predicting the color of the color standard from the concentration and weathered optical parameters. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for instructing a computer system tc predict the shift in color of a color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions, the computer instructions comprising:
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measuring the color of the color standard;
determining a color formula that matches the color standard;
obtaining weathered optical parameters corresponding to the colorants and concentration of colorants used in the color formula;
applying a light scatter model to the weathered optical parameters and colorant concentrations to determine the weathered color for color standard; and
predicting the shift in color of the color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions from the weathered color. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for instructing a computer system to determine a color formula that matches a color of a color standard and satisfies accelerated weathering test requirements, the computer instructions comprising:
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receiving a sample of the color standard;
measuring the color of the color standard; and
determining a color formula that produces the measured color and satisfies accelerated weathering test requirements. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for instructing a computer system to predict the shift in color of a color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions, the computer instructions comprising:
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inputting a color measurement of the color standard;
determining a color formula that matches the color standard;
obtaining weathered optical parameters corresponding to the colorants and concentration of colorants used in the color formula;
applying a light scatter model to the weathered optical parameters and colorant concentrations to determine the weathered color for the color standard; and
predicting the shift in color of the color standard upon exposure to weathering conditions from the weathered color. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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