Methods and apparatus for color calibration and verification

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6271920
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09215907

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Methods and apparatus for calibrating a color measuring instrument with a color standard and verifying the color standard and calibration are provided. One method includes providing a color standard having a surface with at least two different colors (preferably arranged for a simultaneous color measurement), calibrating the instrument, and verifying that said color standard is an authorized color standard of a predetermined specification and that the calibration of the color measuring instrument has achieved predetermined specified results. Some of the provided methods and apparatus use a photosensitive portion of the color standard that changes color in a known way when exposed to a predetermined dose of light. Various color standards for use with this invention are provided.

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COLOR DATA LLC150 W 56TH STREET SUITE 5802 NEW YORK NY 10019

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Billmeyer, Jr Fred W Schenectady, NY 11 277
Macfarlane, Darby S Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 5 203
Macfarlane, David K Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 5 203

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