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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139220 | Point-of purchase (POP) spectrophotometer for open-view measurement of a color sample Disclosed herein is a point-of-purchase (POP) spectrophotometer for open-viewing of a color sample. The POP spectrophotometer includes a housing assembly containing an illumination optical system and an imaging optical system in desired orientation. Also provided is... | 03/20/2012 |
| D652750 | Color verification card | 01/24/2012 |
| 8068258 | Calibration of electro-optical instrumentation within printing devices Systems and methods are disclosed for positioning or storing an electro-optical instrument (e.g., spectrophotometer) within a printing device to facilitate calibration or maintenance of the instrument. In various embodiments, the electro-optical instrument may be pi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7961320 | Color management system with system-level communications Color management systems and methods are provided wherein operations associated with an individual color measurement instrument are integrated into system-level operating software. Color measurement-related information associated with or derived from such color meas... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7944561 | Measuring an appearance property of a surface using a bidirectional reflectance distribution function An apparatus for measuring a spatially under-sampled Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of a surface. The apparatus may comprise a first light source directed to illuminate the surface from a first illumination direction, and a plurality of senso... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940396 | Measuring an appearance property of a surface using a spatially under-sampled bidirectional reflectance distribution function An apparatus for measuring a spatially under-sampled Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of a surface. The apparatus may comprise a first light source directed to illuminate the surface from a first illumination direction, and a plurality of senso... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7830514 | Color measurement systems and methods addressing effects of ultra-violet light Systems and methods are provided to address the potential impact of lighting conditions/light sources on color measurement and/or color matching, particularly as such light variation relates to UV levels. The systems and methods generally include a UV visualizer tha... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7808639 | Color measurement instrument A color measurement instrument and color measurement method for measuring a color of a surface are provided. The instrument includes a plurality of independently switchable light sources characterized by differing spectral ranges, and a plurality of light guides con... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7773221 | Industrially robust non-contact color measurement device A color measurement device designed for use at various stages of an industrial process is provided. The device offers enhanced insensitivity to ambient light, measurement depth variations, and/or ambient or environmental temperature variations. The device may be emb... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7636163 | Color measurement device with error detection A color measurement device includes an error detection function for color printing control. The color measurement device includes an optical measurement head, the optical measurement head being moveable linearly along a color bar region of a printing sheet, and bein... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7626724 | Auto-tracking spectrophotometer An auto-tracking spectrophotometer has a moveable look-ahead sensor for scanning at least a portion of a color matrix. The look-ahead sensor finds a portion of the color matrix for measurement by an optical system. The optical system for measuring the color matrix i... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7557925 | Optical instrument and parts thereof for optimally defining light pathways An optical assembly is disclosed that includes an illumination source, a detection sensor, a monitor sensor, and an optical piece having a first side adapted to face a sample. The optical piece defines an illumination channel extending from the illumination source t... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7557924 | Apparatus and methods for facilitating calibration of an optical instrument An optical system comprising an optical instrument and a processing unit. The optical instrument may comprise an illumination source and a sensor. The processing unit may comprise a data storage having stored thereon a characterization of the illumination source and... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7545499 | Systems and methods for measuring a colored flexible material during a manufacturing process A method for measuring a flexible colored material during a manufacturing process. The method includes automatically diverting the flexible material from a process path, placing the flexible material in contact with a rotatable drum, and measuring spectral data of t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7538334 | Devices and methods for targeting printing plates and measuring dot coverage thereon An apparatus, system and method for targeting an image formed on an imaging member. The imaging member includes an imaging sensitive layer formed thereon. The imaging member includes imaged and non-imaged areas. Light of a predetermined wavelength reflected from a t... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7499164 | Systems and methods for profiling and synchronizing a fleet of color measurement instruments A method for adjusting a color measurement of a secondary color measurement instrument. The method includes generating a profile for the secondary color measurement instrument based on color measurements of a master color measurement instrument, and applying the pro... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7492456 | Method for operating a color measurement system A color measurement system includes a hand held color measurement instrument, which may be provided with a wireless interface to a computer. The color measurement system includes a scanning guide for holding the hand held color measurement instrument in proper align... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7480035 | Glare-directed imaging Imaging that uses glare to confirm proper measurement of a sample. An imaging device illuminates an object and generates glare (i.e., specular reflection, diffuse reflection or a combination of the two) off the object's surface, which is displayed on a display as a ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7466416 | Color measurement system A color measurement system includes a hand held color measurement instrument, which may be provided with a wireless interface to a computer. The color measurement system includes a scanning guide for holding the hand held color measurement instrument in proper align... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7414752 | Scanner and printer profiling system An improved color correction system and more specifically, a color profiling system for a printer and scanner. Highly accurate device independent printer profiles are generated using a scanner and processing means. The process utilizes the simultaneous scanning of a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412130 | Fiber optic overmold method and product A termination is formed on an optical fiber by securing the fiber in a mold which defines a cavity for forming the termination. A liquid is injected into the cavity, which solidifies to form the termination. At least a portion of the mold is removed to expose the te... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7345763 | Method for operating a color measurement system A color measurement system includes a hand held color measurement instrument, which may be provided with a wireless interface to a computer. The color measurement system includes a scanning guide for holding the hand held color measurement instrument in proper align... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339156 | Method of creating a color profile for color measurement system A method of creating a color profile. The method includes measuring the color of a first object to create a first measurement; measuring the color of a second object to create a second measurement; and generating a color profile from the first measurement and the se... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322527 | Color measurement instrument capable of both strip reading and spot reading A color measurement instrument that is capable of both spot reading and strip reading. The instrument includes a handheld unit and a docking unit. When removed from the docking unit, the handheld unit is used for spot reading. When docked in the docking unit, the ha... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7301627 | Systems and methods for monitoring a process output with a highly abridged spectrophotometer A method for monitoring a process output with a highly abridged spectrophotometer. The method includes securing spectral data for each spectral primary used in a process, measuring spectral data with a highly abridged spectrophotometer for a sample produced by the p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7268879 | Color measurement engine with parallel detectors A color measurement instrument includes a housing and illuminators, a two-dimensional photodetector array, and an optics system within the housing. A UV filter wheel closes the housing to prevent contaminants from entering the housing. The filter wheel supports UV f... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262855 | Color measurement engine with UV filtered illumination A color measurement instrument includes a housing and illuminators, a two-dimensional photodetector array, and an optics system within the housing. A UV filter wheel closes the housing to prevent contaminants from entering the housing. The filter wheel supports UV f... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262853 | Color measurement instrument An LED-based color measurement instrument including an illumination system and a sensing system. The illumination system includes modulated LEDs and a temperature control system for regulating the temperature of the LEDs, thereby improving the consistency of their p... | 08/28/2007 |
