Method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates
First Claim
1. A method for matching a color of a sample, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of recipes, each of the plurality of recipes representing a mixture of one colorant and a clear vehicle and defining a concentration of the one colorant and a concentration of the clear vehicle;
applying each of the plurality of recipes to one or more absorbent substrates;
determining an absorption value and a scattering value for each of the plurality of recipes as applied to the one or more absorbent substrates; and
storing the plurality of recipes in a database, where each of the plurality of recipes is stored with an associated absorption value and an associated scattering value; and
using the plurality of recipes stored in the database to match the color of the sample.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates. In one embodiment, a method for matching a color of a sample includes generating a plurality of recipes, each of the recipes representing a mixture of one colorant and a clear vehicle and defining a concentration of the one colorant and a concentration of the clear vehicle, applying each of the recipes to one or more absorbent substrates, determining an absorption value and a scattering value for each of the recipes as applied to the absorbent substrates, storing the recipes in a database, where each of the recipes is stored with an associated absorption value and an associated scattering value, selecting a first recipe from among the recipes stored in the database, and evaluating a quality of the first recipe as a match to the color of the sample.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for matching a color of a sample, the method comprising:
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generating a plurality of recipes, each of the plurality of recipes representing a mixture of one colorant and a clear vehicle and defining a concentration of the one colorant and a concentration of the clear vehicle; applying each of the plurality of recipes to one or more absorbent substrates; determining an absorption value and a scattering value for each of the plurality of recipes as applied to the one or more absorbent substrates; and storing the plurality of recipes in a database, where each of the plurality of recipes is stored with an associated absorption value and an associated scattering value; and using the plurality of recipes stored in the database to match the color of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing an executable program for matching a color of a sample, where the program when executed by a processor performs steps comprising:
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generating a plurality of recipes, each of the plurality of recipes representing a mixture of one colorant and a clear vehicle and defining a concentration of the one colorant and a concentration of the clear vehicle; applying each of the plurality of recipes to one or more absorbent substrates; determining an absorption value and a scattering value for each of the plurality of recipes as applied to the one or more absorbent substrates; and storing the plurality of recipes in a database, where each of the plurality of recipes is stored with an associated absorption value and an associated scattering value; and using the plurality of recipes stored in the database to match the color of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for matching a color of a sample, where the system comprises:
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means for generating a plurality of recipes, each of the plurality of recipes representing a mixture of one colorant and a clear vehicle and defining a concentration of the one colorant and a concentration of the clear vehicle; means for applying each of the plurality of recipes to one or more absorbent substrates; means for determining an absorption value and a scattering value for each of the plurality of recipes as applied to the one or more absorbent substrates; means for storing the plurality of recipes in a database, where each of the plurality of recipes is stored with an associated absorption value and an associated scattering value; and means for using the plurality of recipes stored in the database to match the color of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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