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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102530 | Colour measuring unit A colour measuring unit (1) comprising a radiation device (2) which emits light onto a surface (9) to be examined, wherein the radiation device (2) comprises at least one semiconductor-based light source (6), and a radiation detect... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8072602 | Combination of reader and incubator A detection arrangement for detecting presence of an analyte in a sample includes a processor, a memory, a display, a color measuring device, and a temperature controller for maintaining a constant temperature or a temperature profile of the sample. A method is also... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068225 | Color matching for display system for shops A color identifying display system having a lighting surface having an alterable apparent surface color, a color capture device to capture a color of an object placed within a detection area, and a processor. The lighting surface and the color capture device are cou... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064057 | Colour assessment apparatus and method A method of color assessment of a sample (10) with respect to a reference illuminant, includes illuminating the sample (10) with a light source (12) that comprises a fluorescent lamp (18) and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (24 | 11/22/2011 |
| 8040513 | Dual emission microscope There is provided a microscope device comprising: means for creating a collimated beam of light collected from a sample and comprising at least a first spectral range and a second spectral range, means for separating the collimated beam into a first beam containing ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040514 | Dental color measurement tool, dental color measurement tool system, and dental color measurement system A dental color measurement tool disposed opposite an opening portion for capturing light from an artificial tooth to undergo color measurement with a color measurement device includes at least one pair of guide posts having an engaging portion corresponding to an en... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8027038 | System and method for calibrating optical characteristics A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light rece... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8004680 | Color sensor performance The present disclosure includes a number of method, medium, and apparatus claims utilized for color sensor performance. One method includes determining performance of a color sensor, which can be performed by measuring a color parameter intensity and reflectance spe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7973932 | Apparatus for determining optical surface properties of workpieces The invention relates to an apparatus for determining optical surface properties of workpieces, comprising a housing, in the interior of which there is provided a carrier on which the workpiece be arranged, and comprising a radiation device which directs radiation o... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7961322 | Method for conditional application of color measurement error compensation in spectral sensors Color measurements of color samples are estimated by a system and method wherein an area coverage of a color sample is computed, the color sample is printed, a color of the printed color sample, such as a set of reflectance values, is measured at a first temperature... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7961319 | Method and apparatus for measuring color of a moving web A method and an apparatus for measuring color of a moving web. The web is measured by reflectance measurement and transmittance measurement, wherein the reflectance measurement is carried out by illuminating a surface of the web in a measuring area, where on the oth... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7961321 | Applications, systems and methods for identifying and monitoring critical colors in a print job and using an embedded color sensing device to measure critical color test patterns inserted in the print job Applications, systems and methods for identifying and monitoring critical colors in a print job and using an embedded color sensing device to measure critical color test patterns inserted in the print job are disclosed. The applications permits the user to interact ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7948624 | Photocatalysis testing device A photocatalysis testing device includes a reaction chamber, a light source, and a spectrophotometer. Reactants including a methylene blue (MB) solution and a photocatalyst can be added to the reaction chamber and illuminated by the light source. Color vanishing rat... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7933017 | Device, system and method for characterizing a colour device A method for characterizing a color reproduction device. A first output color measure responding to a first reference input color value is measured under normal measurement conditions. The measurement conditions are modified and a second output color measure respond... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7916296 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a color point of a light source Meeting a target color point using more than 3 primary light sources is achieved by calculating permutations of light sources, calculating for each of the permutations the contributions of the light sources to meet the color point, adding up the contributions of the... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907281 | System and method for calibrating optical characteristics A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light rece... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7894064 | Optical device for dispersing light An optical device includes an aperture stop that limits an angular extent of light from an illuminated sample. A first lens is positioned between the aperture stop and a detector plane. A second lens is positioned between the first lens and the detector plane and is... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894065 | Ink splitting correction method A method for the correction of measurement errors caused by surface effects induced by ink splitting during the color measurement of a printed sheet on a running printing device, includes scanning the printed sheet photoelectrically point by point and forming color ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880881 | Method of improving cheese quality A method is provided for improving the quality of cheese produced from a curd and whey mixture. The method comprises the steps of monitoring the curd and whey mixture during syneresis processing to collect color data, comparing the color data to a predetermined stan... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876441 | Control station for a printing press A control station for a printing press, includes at least one true color monitor for displaying at least one soft proof serving as a color reference for printed copies printed during the printing process, and at least one standard light source for at least partial i... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869041 | Color measurement instrument The color measurement instrument includes an illumination system and a sensing system. The illumination system is composed of a light emitting element and a light pipe. The light pipe has an incident surface at an illuminating end of the light emitting element and a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864320 | Method to minimize instrument differences in color management functions A method for estimating color measurements of color samples includes printing a color sample based on input data, measuring a color of the printed color sample with an in-line spectral sensor at a first temperature, and estimating a color of the printed color sample... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7847940 | Methods and apparatus for correcting banding of imaged regular patterns A multi-channel imaging head is calibrated in accordance with a pre-determined regular pattern to minimize swath-to-swath and inter-swath variations during the imaging of the regular pattern. The imaging parameters of the imaging head are optimized in accordance wit... | 12/07/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7821639 | Color measuring head and scanner device equipped therewith A scanner device includes a color measuring, a support surface for a measured object and a drive unit for moving the measuring head across the support surface and for adjusting the height of the measuring head in a direction perpendicular to the support surface. The... | 10/26/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7804597 | Method for matching paint A method for matching colour properties and texture properties of a repair paint to colour properties and texture properties of a paint film on a substrate to be repaired is provided. In the method, the texture of the paint film is imaged with a digital imaging devi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7768644 | Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light rece... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7746474 | Color identifying device for identifying colors of reaction surfaces produced by chemical reaction and gas identifying device A color identifying device includes a mount block, a color detector, a lens and a color identifier. A reactive board having a plurality of surfaces to be measured in respective predetermined positions is mounted in the mount block. The color detector has a plurality... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7692793 | Analyzing tunable optical filters using tunable source The specification describes an optical wavelength monitor/analyzer that uses a cost effective wavelength reference source. The wavelength reference source is a nominally fixed wavelength laser with inherent tunability over a very limited wavelength range, i.e. a few... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688447 | Color sensor Devices, systems, and methods for measuring the color of a sample are disclosed. The exemplary device may have one or more light emitting diodes for directing a beam of ultraviolet light onto the sample and may also have one or more light emitting diodes for directi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7684041 | Color inspection system A color inspection system capable of making a determination on pass or failure with accuracy equivalent to that for the case of a visual inspection even in the case of inspecting various textile products as measurement targets, such as raised cloth, cloth with print... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7675620 | Optical property measuring method and optical property measuring apparatus In an optical property measuring method and an optical property measuring apparatus, a spectral transmittance characteristic of a reference colored layer prepared as a reference is corrected based on a measured spectral reflection characteristic of a colored layer, ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7671991 | Handheld colour measurement device A handheld color measurement device includes a housing in which an optoelectronic measurement unit is located which receives measurement light originating from a measurement object, converts it into corresponding electrical measurement signals and processes these me... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667843 | Method of evaluating sensitivity grade of interior material used in vehicles A method of evaluating the sensitivity grade of an interior material used in vehicles comprises: evaluating sensitivity properties of an interior material before providing noise factors; evaluating sensitivity properties of the interior material after providing nois... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7646483 | Light emitting means with an integrated measuring module and measuring composition module for light emitting means A light emitting device with an integrated measuring module for determining at least one measured value for calculating the power consumption of the lamp, the luminosity emitted by the lamp and/or the operating time of the lamp. The measuring module is integrated in... | 01/12/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7623240 | Optical measuring device for test strips An optical measuring device (10) for detecting the coloring of test fields of a test strip (12), which is to be wetted with a liquid for detecting substances in said liquid, whereupon the reflectivity of the test fields changes depending on the concent... | 11/24/2009 |
