Patents by Inventor Catherine Anne Marchand

Catherine Anne Marchand 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).

  • Color selection method
    Patent number: 6914613
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a color selection method, which includes the steps of selecting colors in accordance with identification criteria supplied, for example, by a vehicle manufacturer; displaying the colors in the form of color reference chips on the screen of a display unit attached to a computer; selecting a desired color chip from the color reference chips on the screen; accessing and displaying color formulas; and then finally selecting a desired color formula that lists all the ingredients needed to prepare a coating composition, such as automotive refinish paint or architectural paint, from the color formulas displayed on the screen. The technician can then mix the ingredients, such as tints, in the proportions provided in the desired color formula to make the coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Yada Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Anne Marchand, Guy N. Rydberg
  • Color selection method
    Publication number: 20040093112
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a color selection method, which includes the steps of selecting colors in accordance with identification criteria supplied, for example, by a vehicle manufacturer; displaying the colors in the form of color reference chips on the screen of a display unit attached to a computer; selecting a desired color chip from the color reference chips on the screen; accessing and displaying color formulas; and then finally selecting a desired color formula that lists all the ingredients needed to prepare a coating composition, such as automotive refinish paint or architectural paint, from the color formulas displayed on the screen. The technician can then mix the ingredients, such as tints, in the proportions provided in the desired color formula to make the coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicants: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, YADA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Catherine Anne Marchand, Guy N. Rydberg