Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Joachim Küpper

Wolfgang Joachim Küpper 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).

  • System for matching color and coarseness appearance of coatings
    Patent number: 9080915
    Abstract: A method and a system is provided for producing one or more matching formulas to match color and coarseness appearance of a target coating on a substrate. The method includes, but is not limited to providing a set of coating chips comprising at least two coating chips having different lightness values, and at least two coating chips having matching lightness values and different coarseness values. A system is also provided for matching color and coarseness appearance of the surface coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Hartmut Krause, Larry Eugene Steenhoek, Wolfgang Joachim Kuepper, Allan Blase Joseph Rodrigues, Wilhelm Kettler
  • SYSTEM FOR MATCHING COLOR AND COARSENESS APPEARANCE OF COATINGS
    Publication number: 20140239234
    Abstract: A method and a system is provided for producing one or more matching formulas to match color and coarseness appearance of a target coating on a substrate. The method includes, but is not limited to providing a set of coating chips comprising at least two coating chips having different lightness values, and at least two coating chips having matching lightness values and different coarseness values. A system is also provided for matching color and coarseness appearance of the surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: HARTMUT KRAUSE, LARRY EUGENE STEENHOEK, WOLFGANG JOACHIM KUEPPER, ALLAN BLASE JOSEPH RODRIGUES, WILHELM KETTLER
  • Method and system for matching color and coarseness appearance of coatings
    Patent number: 8743364
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a system for producing one or more matching formulas to match color and coarseness appearance of a target coating on a substrate. The method provides providing a set of coating chips comprising at least two coating chips having different lightness values, and at least two coating chips having matching lightness values and different coarseness values. This invention provides a simple method and the system for matching color and coarseness appearance of the surface coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Axalta Coating Systems IP Co., LLC
    Inventors: Hartmut Krause, Larry Eugene Steenhoek, Wolfgang Joachim Küpper, Allan Blase Joseph Rodrigues, Wilhelm Kettler
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING COLOR AND COARSENESS APPEARANCE OF COATINGS
    Publication number: 20120236309
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a system for producing one or more matching formulas to match color and coarseness appearance of a target coating on a substrate. The method provides providing a set of coating chips comprising at least two coating chips having different lightness values, and at least two coating chips having matching lightness values and different coarseness values. This invention provides a simple method and the system for matching color and coarseness appearance of the surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Hartmut Krause, Larry Eugene Steenhoek, Wolfgang Joachim Küpper, Allan Blase Joseph Rodrigues, Wilhelm Kettler