Patents by Inventor Paul Michael Beymore

Paul Michael Beymore 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).

  • Optimal tint identifier/selector
    Patent number: 8692991
    Abstract: A method for determining a paint formulation includes: obtaining target color information for a target color, identifying a plurality of toners and corresponding concentrations of the toners in a paint formula that can be used to produce a paint having a color that is similar to the target color, and modifying the paint formula by removing one of the identified toners having a lowest concentration to produce a modified paint formula that can be used to produce a paint having a color that is similar to the target color, and determining if the modified paint formula meets user specified acceptance criteria. An apparatus that can be used to perform the method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Michael Beymore, Jon David Whitby
  • OPTIMAL TINT IDENTIFIER/SELECTOR
    Publication number: 20130201476
    Abstract: A method for determining a paint formulation includes: obtaining target color information for a target color, identifying a plurality of toners and corresponding concentrations of the toners in a paint formula that can be used to produce a paint having a color that is similar to the target color, and modifying the paint formula by removing one of the identified toners having a lowest concentration to produce a modified paint formula that can be used to produce a paint having a color that is similar to the target color, and determining if the modified paint formula meets user specified acceptance criteria. An apparatus that can be used to perform the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Michael Beymore, Jon David Whitby