Patents by Inventor David Kenneth MacFarlane

David Kenneth MacFarlane 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: 6437863
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a test subject based on color uses a color measuring instrument to detect change in a color factor indicative of a condition such as a disease, spoilage, ageing, etc. A medical condition such as bilirubinemia that affects skin color can be detected. One measures color factors such as Hunter b and L in the subjects' skin color. For predetermined ranges of one color factor, in particular L, changes in the other color factor, e.g. Hunter b, above predetermined levels are indicative of the medical condition. In many cases, a single measurement of the color factors can be utilized as a warning of the likelihood of the medical or contaminated condition, if the ordinary range of the color factor is known for healthy individuals with skin coloration like that of the test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson Macfarlane, David Kenneth Macfarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6330341
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining accurate hair color classifications and appropriate coloring agents to bring about a selected change of color include a table of hair color classifications, a color measuring instrument to arrive at Hunter L, a and b for use in identifying a particular classification from the table and a database that identifies appropriate coloring agents based on a selection of coloring actions from a menu and the classifications of hair color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson Macfarlane, David Kenneth Macfarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6314372
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining accurate hair color classifications and appropriate coloring agents to bring about a selected change of color include a table of hair color classifications, a color measuring instrument to arrive at Hunter L, a and b values for use in identifying a particular classification from the table and a database that identifies appropriate coloring agents based on a selection of coloring actions from a menu and the classifications of hair color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson Macfarlane, David Kenneth Macfarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6308088
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a test subject based on color uses a color measuring instrument to detect change in a color factor indicative of a condition such as a disease, spoilage, ageing, etc. A medical condition such as bilirubinemia that affects skin color can be detected. One measures color factors such as Hunter b and L in the subjects' skin color. For predetermined ranges of one color factor, in particular L, changes in the other color factor, e.g. Hunter b, above predetermined levels are indicative of the medical condition. In many cases, a single measurement of the color factors can be utilized as a warning of the likelihood of the medical or contaminated condition, if the ordinary range of the color factor is known for healthy individuals with skin coloration like that of the test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson MacFarlane, David Kenneth MacFarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6157445
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a test subject based on color uses a color measuring instrument to detect change in a color factor indicative of a condition such as a disease, spoilage, ageing, etc. A medical condition such as bilirubinemia that affects skin color can be detected. One measures color factors such as Hunter b and L in the subjects' skin color. For predetermined ranges of one color factor, in particular L, changes in the other color factor, e.g. Hunter b, above predetermined levels are indicative of the medical condition. In many cases, a single measurement of the color factors can be utilized as a warning of the likelihood of the medical or contaminated condition, if the ordinary range of the color factor is known for healthy individuals with skin coloration like that of the test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson Macfarlane, David Kenneth Macfarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6129664
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a test subject based on color uses a color measuring instrument to detect change in a color factor indicative of a condition such as a disease, spoilage, ageing, etc. A medical condition such as bilirubinemia that affects skin color can be detected. One measures color factors such as Hunter b and L in the subjects' skin color. For predetermined ranges of one color factor, in particular L, changes in the other color factor, e.g. Hunter b, above predetermined levels are indicative of the medical condition. In many cases, a single measurement of the color factors can be utilized as a warning of the likelihood of the medical or contaminated condition, if the ordinary range of the color factor is known for healthy individuals with skin coloration like that of the test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson Macfarlane, David Kenneth Macfarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6128516
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a test subject based on color uses a color measuring instrument to detect change in a color factor indicative of a condition such as a disease, spoilage, ageing, etc. A medical condition such as bilirubinemia that affects skin color can be detected. One measures color factors such as Hunter b and L in the subjects' skin color. For predetermined ranges of one color factor, in particular L, changes in the other color factor, e.g. Hunter b, above predetermined levels are indicative of the medical condition. In many cases, a single measurement of the color factors can be utilized as a warning of the likelihood of the medical or contaminated condition, if the ordinary range of the color factor is known for healthy individuals with skin coloration like that of the test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson Macfarlane, David Kenneth Macfarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6067504
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining accurate hair color classificatinos and appropriate coloring agents to bring about a selected change of color include a table of hair color classifications, a color measuring instrument to arrive at Hunter L, a and b values for use in identifying a particular classification from the table and a database that identifies appropriate coloring agents based on a selection of coloring actions from a menu and the classifications of hair color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson MacFarlane, David Kenneth MacFarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5671735
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a test subject based on color uses a color measuring instrument to detect change in a color factor indicative of a condition such as a disease, spoilage, ageing, etc. A medical condition such as hyperbilirubinemia that affects skin color can be detected. One measures color factors such as Hunter b and L in the subjects' skin color. For predetermined ranges of one color factor, in particular L, changes in the other color factor, e.g. Hunter b, above predetermined levels are indicative of the medical condition. In many cases, a single measurement of the color factors can be utilized as a warning of the likelihood of the medical or contaminated condition, if the ordinary range of the color factor is known for healthy individuals with skin coloration like that of the test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darby Simpson MacFarlane, David Kenneth MacFarlane, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr.