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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7014466 | Primer selection for architectural coatings A method for selecting an architectural primer providing highest chromaticity and color development for a given topcoat color. A primer selection system comprising a plurality of selectable gray shade primers, having the capability to overlay a desired topcoat color... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6926527 | Method and apparatus for transferring or applying a drawing to a surface The present invention comprises a kit. The kit provides the ability to transfer a drawing to an object and to provide color and/or shading in the transferred drawing. A first sheet is provided having a first side and a second side, the first side including a drawing... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6739345 | Make up application kit A make up kit comprises a base material in which colorants may be mixed to achieve desired hues that may then be applied to a person. The kit may further comprise a mixing dish in which the make up may be mixed and an instructional aide that instructs users on how t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6421125 | Device and method for determining compatible colors A set of color gages for assisting in selecting harmonious color combinations in accordance with those found in nature and the method of using such gages. In nature all colors can be classified into one of three groups called Solis, Aero and Aqua. All col... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6270123 | Color selection and identification guides for architectural surface coatings A color identification and selection display for use in connection with the retail sale of custom-tinted architectural coatings and paints is based on lightness values or levels and is assembled from a plurality of take-home cards in the form of elongated... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5643341 | System and method for on-site formulation of personalized color-maintaining shampoo products for individual users A system and method for the on-site formulation of a personalized hair color maintenance shampoo product. The system and method are used to produce on-site of the salon a hair color maintenance shampoo product which is appropriately tailored to the color ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5423284 | Method for growing crystals of N-type II-VI compound semiconductors A method which permits the growth of high-quality crystals of n-type II-VI compound semiconductors containing sulfur, by suppressing the reaction of a group III or VII element as a dopant with a group II material at low temperature. A raw material gas con... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5217377 | Paint color testing kit and method A kit and method for testing the color of paints to be applied to painted surfaces having primers or sealers thereon to determine if a paint color matches that of a painted surface. Preferably, the kit comprises a plurality of testing members removably mo... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5209664 | Artist's palette An artist's palette of any suitable configuration having at least three pairs of designated areas (A,B,C) in an adjacent relationship. Each pair of areas provided to receive a first color. Each designated area (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) of each pair having ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4735306 | Pallet with paint receptacles There is described a painter implement, more particularly a pallet with a base, such as a plate, whereon a plurality of locations for ready-to-use paint are provided, in which at least one receptacle wherein a liquid and/or paste supply can be stored, is ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4496510 | Activity toy An activity toy with which a child may create needle craft like textured designs using plastic or amorphous solid substances. In order to simulate the strands or nubs that create the textured design in neddle crafts a stand supported on a surface holds a ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4337046 | Basic color media set for providing tonally matched palettes A premixed basic color media set is disclosed, the basic set including coloring media varying through a spectral range of selected hues, which can be grouped to create palettes of tonally related source colors for use in rendering color compositions by ar... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4249318 | Basic color media set for providing tonally matched palettes A premixed basic color media set is disclosed, the basic set including coloring media varying through a spectral range of selected hues, which can be grouped to create palettes of tonally related source colors for use in rendering color compositions by ar... | 02/10/1981 |