Systems for applying pigment to a substrate with a spectrophotometer integral to the system
First Claim
1. A system for applying pigment to a substrate, comprising:
- a spectrophotometer integral to the system supplying light to the substrate and receiving light from the substrate, wherein the light received from the substrate is spectrally analyzed by a spectrometer;
one or more pigment dischargers integral to the system, wherein the one or more pigment dischargers apply one or more pigments to the substrate;
wherein, the spectrometer spectrally analyzes the or more pigments applied to the substrate;
wherein the spectrometer comprises;
an optical sensing circuit having thereon a plurality of optical sensors and one or more processing elements;
a plurality of filters fixedly positioned over at least a first group of the optical sensors, wherein the plurality of filters each have spectral transmission characteristics over a predetermined spectrum;
an optical manifold fixedly positioned over at least certain of the plurality of filters, wherein the optical manifold has a plurality of exit windows and at least one entrance port, wherein light entering the entrance port is transmitted to an interior portion of the optical manifold, wherein at least a portion of the light is transmitted from the exit windows through at least certain of the filters for sensing by at least certain of the optical sensors;
wherein light may be coupled to the entrance port, wherein at least first spectral data corresponding to the light is generated by the one or more processing elements, wherein the spectrometer assembly is fabricated in a unitary manner.
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Abstract
Systems for applying pigment to a substrate has a spectrophotometer integral to the system and supplies light to the substrate and receives light from the substrate. One or more pigment dischargers integral to the system apply one or more pigments to the substrate. A spectrometer spectrally analyzes the one or more pigments applied to the substrate. The spectrometer includes an optical sensing circuit having plurality of optical sensors and one or more processing elements and a plurality of filter elements fixedly positioned with respect to at least a first group of the optical sensors. An optical implement is fixedly positioned with respect to the plurality of filter elements and has a plurality of outputs and at least one entrance. The spectrometer is fabricated in a unitary manner.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for applying pigment to a substrate, comprising:
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a spectrophotometer integral to the system supplying light to the substrate and receiving light from the substrate, wherein the light received from the substrate is spectrally analyzed by a spectrometer; one or more pigment dischargers integral to the system, wherein the one or more pigment dischargers apply one or more pigments to the substrate; wherein, the spectrometer spectrally analyzes the or more pigments applied to the substrate; wherein the spectrometer comprises; an optical sensing circuit having thereon a plurality of optical sensors and one or more processing elements; a plurality of filters fixedly positioned over at least a first group of the optical sensors, wherein the plurality of filters each have spectral transmission characteristics over a predetermined spectrum; an optical manifold fixedly positioned over at least certain of the plurality of filters, wherein the optical manifold has a plurality of exit windows and at least one entrance port, wherein light entering the entrance port is transmitted to an interior portion of the optical manifold, wherein at least a portion of the light is transmitted from the exit windows through at least certain of the filters for sensing by at least certain of the optical sensors; wherein light may be coupled to the entrance port, wherein at least first spectral data corresponding to the light is generated by the one or more processing elements, wherein the spectrometer assembly is fabricated in a unitary manner.
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2. A system for applying pigment to a substrate, comprising:
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a spectrophotometer integral to the system supplying light to the substrate and receiving light from the substrate, wherein light received from the substrate is spectrally analyzed by a spectrometer; one or more pigment dischargers integral to the system, wherein the one or more pigment dischargers apply one or more pigments to the substrate; wherein, the spectrometer spectrally analyzes the one or more pigments applied to the substrate; wherein the spectrometer comprises; an optical sensing circuit having plurality of optical sensors and one or more processing elements; a plurality of filter elements fixedly positioned with respect to at least a first group of the optical sensors, wherein each of the plurality of filter elements have spectral transmission characteristics over predetermined wavelengths; an optical implement fixedly positioned with respect to the plurality of filter elements, wherein the optical implement has a plurality of outputs for outputting light and at least one entrance for receiving light, wherein light received via the entrance is transmitted to an interior portion of the optical implement, wherein at least a portion of the light is transmitted from the outputs through at least certain of the filter elements for sensing by at least certain of the optical sensors; wherein light may be coupled from the substrate to the entrance, wherein spectral data corresponding to the light is generated by the one or more processing elements, wherein the spectrometer is fabricated in a unitary manner. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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