Patents by Inventor Kristi Kauffman

Kristi Kauffman 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).

  • Dynamic generation of custom color selections
    Patent number: 11741640
    Abstract: A computer system for dynamic generation of custom color selections receives from a user an indication of a target color. The computer system also identifies a location of the target color within a mathematically-defined color space. The computer system identifies a location of a second color within the mathematically-defined color space. Additionally, the computer system generates a first golden triangle within the mathematically-defined color space. The location of the target color comprises a first vertex of the first golden triangle. The location of the second color comprises a second vertex of the first golden triangle. A location of a third color comprises a third vertex of the first golden triangle. The computer system then displays on a user interface an indication of the target color, the second color, and the third color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Alison Norris, Kristi Kauffman, Francis Groves
  • DYNAMIC GENERATION OF CUSTOM COLOR SELECTIONS
    Publication number: 20210082158
    Abstract: A computer system for dynamic generation of custom color selections receives from a user an indication of a target color. The computer system also identifies a location of the target color within a mathematically-defined color space. The computer system identifies a location of a second color within the mathematically-defined color space. Additionally, the computer system generates a first golden triangle within the mathematically-defined color space. The location of the target color comprises a first vertex of the first golden triangle. The location of the second color comprises a second vertex of the first golden triangle. A location of a third color comprises a third vertex of the first golden triangle. The computer system then displays on a user interface an indication of the target color, the second color, and the third color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Alison Norris, Kristi Kauffman, Francis Groves
  • METHOD OF RECOVERING INORGANIC PIGMENT
    Publication number: 20140275348
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of recovering inorganic pigment such as TiO2 from a coating composition that includes liquid, an organic component, and an inorganic component. The coating composition is thermally treated to remove at least a portion of the organic component and yield an inorganic pigment composition having a higher concentration of the inorganic pigment (TiO2) than in the original coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Valenta, Linda Anderson, David Asay, John Donnelly, Michael A. Mayo, Gregory J. McCollum, Michael Zalich, Kristi Kauffman, Roxalana L. Martin, Michael J. Pawlik, Stuart D. Hellring, Ruby Chakraborty