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System and method of determining paint formula having an effect pigment

A pigment and formulation technology, applied in the field of systems and methods for determining pigment formulations with effect pigments, can solve problems such as destruction, expensive precision photographic facilities, damage, etc., and achieve the effect without repeated trial and error

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-11-24
BASF COATINGS GMBH
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Unfortunately, such sophisticated photographic facilities tend to be very expensive and subject to destruction and damage in a typical crash center environment

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[0016] Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the present invention provides methods 100, 200 and computerized system 10 for determining and / or adjusting paint formulations.

[0017] refer to figure 1 and 2 , a first embodiment of the present invention provides a method 100 for adjusting a paint formulation using a computerized system 10 to match the paint coating a surface 12 of an object 14 . Pigment formulations include effect pigments. Effect pigments are often used in paints to provide texture, sparkle or other visual properties to the paint. Various metallic and dielectric materials are used as effect pigments. For example, aluminum and mica flakes are very commonly used. Of course, the person skilled in the art knows other materials for use as effect pigments. Object 14 is preferably a vehicle, such as a car (as in figure 2 shown in), motorcycle or boat. However, those skilled in the art unders...

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A system and method of determining a paint formula having an effect pigment is provided. The system includes a coarseness gauge which may be placed adjacent to a painted surface, such as that of a vehicle. A technician compares the gauge to the painted surface to determine a coarseness of the effect pigment. This coarseness is then used to select and / or adjust a paint formula such that an accurate match may be achieved.

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technical field [0001] The subject invention relates to a method and system for determining a paint formulation to match a paint having an effect pigment and coating a surface of an object. Background technique [0002] The use of effect pigments such as mica or metallic flakes in pigments is well known to those skilled in the art. The resulting pigments provide vivid effects that are often used to emphasize the shape of colored objects. Such effect pigments are frequently used in paints for vehicles; however, use has spread to various other industries as well. [0003] These effect pigments generally change the color of the pigment. In fact, the angle at which the colored object is viewed also plays a factor in the color. Of course, a number of other factors will affect the color and appearance of the pigment, including the size / roughness of the effect pigment, the type of material of the effect pigment, the purity / consistency of the effect pigment and the concentration ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01J3/46C09D7/80
CPCG01J3/46G01J3/463G01J3/0267
Inventor C·J·麦克拉纳汉J·P·索斯S·A·哈特福德
Owner BASF COATINGS GMBH