Tinting Machine System

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20080257446A1
SERIAL NO

11577200

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A tinting machine system for tinting base paint supplied in a container which base paint is suitable for use in a tinted coating composition so as to produce a tinted coating composition, the tinting machine system comprising a tinting machine and processing means, the tinting machine having a colourant dispenser system comprising an actuator able to dispense a pre-determined amount of at least one colourant into the container, and weighing means able to weigh the container to determine an actual dispensed weight of each individual colourant and/or an actual total dispensed weight, the processing means able to compare the actual dispensed weight of each individual colourant and/or the actual total dispensed weight, with a correct weight for the tinted coating composition stored in the processing means for each dispensed tinted coating composition, the processing means comprising statistical analysis means to statistically analyse the actual dispensed weight of each individual colourant and/or the actual total dispensed weight for each dispensed tinted coating composition so as to calculate a colourant weight dispenser error value for each colourant dispenser system, thereby enabling any colourant dispenser system causing concern to be identified.

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IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITEDLONDON

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oakes, Ian David Berkshire, GB 3 54

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