Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Webb

Joseph D. Webb 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).

  • Computerized color matching
    Patent number: 4813000
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for matching a selected color with predetermined available paint colors wherein a portable color meter is used to analyze a selected color and store chromaticity data representing the hue, chroma and brightness of the selected color. That stored chromaticity data is coupled to a computer which compares it with stored chromaticity data in the computer representing available color formulas and then selects one of the stored paint formulas most closely matching the chromaticity data representing the selected color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Jones-Blair Company
    Inventors: Larry D. Wyman, Joseph D. Webb