Apparatus for acquiring data used to evaluate and reproduce the color of a sample on the basis of the chroma and glossiness of the sample
US5619319A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/51
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for acquiring both color and glossiness of a sample such as a painted material in order to inspect the quality of their color and glossiness by comparing them with those of another sample. The apparatus mainly consists of a standard light source, chroma sensing means, glossiness sensing means, decision data storing means storing various color and glossiness data together with a computer program, and a CPU for the comparison of data. The apparatus can be used for color reproduction in the automobile industry.
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