Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Dichter

Wilhelm Dichter 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).

  • Patent number: 6137903
    Abstract: A method and system for color transformation of a color variation in an original image into a new color variation in a transformed image of the original image based on a representative color in a target image, the color image workstation is provided having a color computer and a video monitor. The original image and the target image are input into the color computer. A plurality of color samples are picked at points on the target image by use of the video monitor. A statistical analysis is employed to obtain the representative color of the target image. A plurality of color samples are picked at points on the original image also by use of the video monitor. A statistical analysis is employed to obtain a representative color of the original image. By use of the representative color of the original image and the color variation of the original image, and also by use of the representative color of the target image, image points of the original image are transformed to the transformed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Linotype-Hell AG
    Inventor: Wilhelm Dichter
  • Patent number: 5612795
    Abstract: Original CMYK printing colors of an original image are corrected, and then the corrected printing colors are converted by color computer to RGB video signals for display on a color video display. The desired corrections are defined in terms of HSL (hue, saturation, luminance) changes. The original CMY printing colors are transformed to the corrected or new CMY printing colors by use of the HSL changes without a color space translation. The HSL changes are directly applied to the original CMY printing colors to arrive at the new CMY printing colors. The transformation comprises using a gray line representing an absence of color and changing luminance within the original CMYK printing color space and executing the HSL changes with respect to the gray line. The HSL changes are clamped within the color space so that no new CMYK printing colors result which are unprintable outside the color space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Linotype-Hell AG
    Inventor: Wilhelm Dichter
  • Patent number: 5502642
    Abstract: A method for defining a three dimensional neighborhood in a CMY color space. A CMY color space is provided having a gray line therein. The neighborhood is defined by defining boundaries thereof based on at least one correction H, S, L range with respect to the gray line. Changes within the neighborhood may be assigned weighting based on HSL positions of color points therein. With the invention, the hue, saturation, and luminance neighborhoods of a selected CMY color are determined directly from the original CMY image and CMY colors with respect to the gray line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Linotype-Hell AG
    Inventor: Wilhelm Dichter
  • Patent number: 5359436
    Abstract: A method for defining a new value of K (black) corresponding with a change in CMY components. Original CMYK printing colors are provided. The original CMY printing colors are corrected to create new CMY printing colors. A value of a smallest one of the original CMY colors is sensed. A value of a smallest one of the new CMY colors is sensed. By use of each of these smallest values, the original K printing color value is modified to create a recalculated K printing color value. The recalculated black value corrects for distortion of original gray balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Linotype-Hell AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Dichter, Eggert Jung
  • Patent number: 4141165
    Abstract: A double action revolver has a frame on which is mounted a cylinder, a trigger and a hammer. A hammer or main spring is interposed between the trigger and hammer such that pulling the trigger causes the spring to compress and bias the hammer toward its fired position. The position of the hammer remains essentially unchanged during initial trigger pull by virtue of a toggle spring device interposed between the frame and the hammer. When the hammer spring is sufficiently compressed, a surface on the trigger contacts and engenders a deflection or buckling of the toggle spring device. Buckling of the toggle spring device permits the hammer spring to drive the hammer to the fired position in which a cartridge is fired.A spring loaded cylinder stop, having a projection adapted to be received in a locking recess on the cylinder, is adapted to be displaced forwardly, against the bias of its spring load during initial trigger return from the pulled position to its normal or released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignee: Colt Industries Operating Corp.
    Inventors: Wilhelm Dichter, Henry J. Tatro, C. Edward Warner