Patents by Inventor Larry Eugene Stepnhoek

Larry Eugene Stepnhoek 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).

  • METHOD FOR MATCHING SPARKLE APPEARANCE OF COATINGS
    Publication number: 20140244558
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a process for producing one or more predicted target sparkle values of a target coating composition. An artificial neural network can be used in the process. The process disclosed herein can be used for color and appearance matching in the coating industry including vehicle original equipment manufacturing (OEM) coatings and refinish coatings. A system for producing one or more predicted target sparkle values of a target coating composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: AXAL TA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Mahnaz Mohammadi, Larry Eugene Stepnhoek