Patents by Inventor Christopher Caruso
Christopher Caruso has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11978102Abstract: In one scenario, a computer system receives from a user an indicator of a home décor item. The computer system identifies a color associated with the presented home décor item, and further determines other home décor items that have colors that coordinate with the color of the presented home décor item. The computer system also displays to the user images of the determined other home décor items, receives user input selecting some of the displayed home décor items and informs the user which of the selected home décor items are available at the retail establishment.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Publication number: 20220076310Abstract: In one scenario, a computer system receives from a user an indicator of a home décor item. The computer system identifies a color associated with the presented home décor item, and further determines other home décor items that have colors that coordinate with the color of the presented home décor item. The computer system also displays to the user images of the determined other home décor items, receives user input selecting some of the displayed home décor items and informs the user which of the selected home décor items are available at the retail establishment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Patent number: 11238511Abstract: In one scenario, a computer system receives from a user an indicator of a home décor item. The computer system identifies a color associated with the presented home décor item, and further determines other home décor items that have colors that coordinate with the color of the presented home décor item. The computer system also displays to the user images of the determined other home décor items, receives user input selecting some of the displayed home décor items and informs the user which of the selected home décor items are available at the retail establishment.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Publication number: 20210272180Abstract: The present invention is directed to determining products for a home project through a kiosk at a point of sale location corresponding to a retail establishment, and to determining products for a home project through a kiosk at a point of sale location corresponding to a retail establishment and based on a user's current or past behavior. In one scenario, a computer system receives user input including project information. The user input is converted into an electronic signal. The project information includes various user choices related to color profiles, and related to project materials or layout. The computer system determines a type of home project being pursued based on the received information. The computer system identifies products that correspond to the determined type of home project and received color profiles, and displays to the user images of the products that correspond to the determined type of home project and to the received color profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Patent number: 11030670Abstract: The present invention is directed to determining products for a home project through a kiosk at a point of sale location corresponding to a retail establishment, and to determining products for a home project through a kiosk at a point of sale location corresponding to a retail establishment and based on a user's current or past behavior. In one scenario, a computer system receives user input including project information. The user input is converted into an electronic signal. The project information includes various user choices related to color profiles, and related to project materials or layout. The computer system determines a type of home project being pursued based on the received information. The computer system identifies products that correspond to the determined type of home project and received color profiles, and displays to the user images of the products that correspond to the determined type of home project and to the received color profiles.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Publication number: 20180158123Abstract: In one scenario, a computer system receives from a user an indicator of a home décor item. The computer system identifies a color associated with the presented home décor item, and further determines other home décor items that have colors that coordinate with the color of the presented home décor item. The computer system also displays to the user images of the determined other home décor items, receives user input selecting some of the displayed home décor items and informs the user which of the selected home décor items are available at the retail establishment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Publication number: 20180158124Abstract: The present invention is directed to determining a desired color for a home project and producing paint having the desired color through a kiosk at a point of sale location corresponding to a retail establishment, and to determining a desired color for a home project and producing paint having the desired color. In one scenario, a computer system receives from a user an indication of a particular paint color. The computer system displays to the user a representation of the color corresponding to the indication of color. The computer system further receives user input directed to altering the displayed color, alters the displayed color based on the user input until the desired color is displayed, determines a unique tint formula corresponding to the desired color, and produces a paint code that can be used to create a paint having the desired color based on the tint formula.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Publication number: 20180137553Abstract: The present invention is directed to determining products for a home project through a kiosk at a point of sale location corresponding to a retail establishment, and to determining products for a home project through a kiosk at a point of sale location corresponding to a retail establishment and based on a user's current or past behavior. In one scenario, a computer system receives user input including project information. The user input is converted into an electronic signal. The project information includes various user choices related to color profiles, and related to project materials or layout. The computer system determines a type of home project being pursued based on the received information. The computer system identifies products that correspond to the determined type of home project and received color profiles, and displays to the user images of the products that correspond to the determined type of home project and to the received color profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Kevan M. Farley, Phillip J. Behrens
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Patent number: 9141252Abstract: A computer implemented method includes: providing a database of digital images of colors and metadata related to the colors; using one or more search criteria to identify one or more of the digital image colors; displaying the digital images of the identified colors; selecting a color of interest from the displayed colors; using the metadata to identify additional information related to the color of interest; displaying the digital image of the selected color and the additional information; and using the displayed digital image of the selected color and the additional information to make a final color selection. An apparatus that can be used to implement the method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Jeffrey Lipniskis, Phillip J. Behrens
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Patent number: 9123174Abstract: A computer implemented method that includes enabling, using a processor, a user to identify a first area of a digital image, wherein the first area will be colored with a first color. The method also includes segmenting, using the processor, the digital image into a first segment that represents the first area and a second segment that represents a second area of the digital image, wherein an original color of the second area will remain unchanged. The method further includes enabling, using the processor, the user to select the first color, wherein the first color corresponds a first coating color, and displaying, using the processor, the digital image with the first segment colored with the first color.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Phillip J. Behrens, Jeffrey Lipniskis, Srinivas Narasimhan, Mathew A. Ficco, Christopher Caruso
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Publication number: 20130257888Abstract: A computer implemented method that includes enabling, using a processor, a user to identify a first area of a digital image, wherein the first area will be colored with a first color. The method also includes segmenting, using the processor, the digital image into a first segment that represents the first area and a second segment that represents a second area of the digital image, wherein an original color of the second area will remain unchanged. The method further includes enabling, using the processor, the user to select the first color, wherein the first color corresponds a first coating color, and displaying, using the processor, the digital image with the first segment colored with the first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.Inventors: Phillip J. Behrens, Jeffrey Lipniskis, Srinivas Narasimhan, Mathew A. Ficco, Christopher Caruso
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Publication number: 20120170840Abstract: A computer implemented method includes: providing a database of digital images of colors and metadata related to the colors; using one or more search criteria to identify one or more of the digital image colors; displaying the digital images of the identified colors; selecting a color of interest from the displayed colors; using the metadata to identify additional information related to the color of interest; displaying the digital image of the selected color and the additional information; and using the displayed digital image of the selected color and the additional information to make a final color selection. An apparatus that can be used to implement the method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Jeffrey Lipniskis, Phillip J. Behrens
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Publication number: 20100262551Abstract: A method for selecting and purchasing a coating includes: selecting a desired color, comparing the desired color to a database of coating compositions to identify a coating composition having a color substantially matching the desired color, evaluating the suitability of the identified coating composition, and purchasing the identified coating composition. An apparatus for implementing the method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.Inventors: Christopher Caruso, Jeffrey Lipniskis, Mathew A. Ficco