B44D 3/003
Methods or devices for colour determination, selection or synthesis
Official title: {Methods or devices for colour determination, selection or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables}
B44D3/003 (Methods or devices for colour determination, selection or synthesis) appears on 157 US grants and 121 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44D- Granted patents
- 157
- Published applications
- 121
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 278
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Metalized powder painted color sample16 Jun 2026US 12,654,484 B2Color Communications, Inc.
- Method and system for creating paint color examples4 Nov 2025US 12,459,290 B2
- Method for determining parameters specific to the custom-made coloring of the hairs of a given individual21 Oct 2025US 12,446,679 B2L'oreal
- Techniques for identifying skin color in images having uncontrolled lighting conditions7 Oct 2025US 12,437,577 B2L'oreal
- Method and system for providing decor and appearance based on colour change under illuminant change11 Mar 2025US 12,246,555 B2Fritz Egger GmbH & Co. OG
- Metalized Powder Painted Color Sample10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264445 A1Color Communications, Inc.
- Paint can mixer devices and methods19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077322 A1
- Metalized Powder Painted Color Sample12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187364 A1Color Communications, Inc.
- Secure color selection apparatus7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367457 A1PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
- Method and system for creating paint color examples12 Sep 2024US 2024/0300260 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for achieving decor on a surface element187US 6,465,046 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2002
- Method and machine for batching coloring agents into paints and varnishes168US 4,705,083 ACorob S.R.L. Automatic Machinery Project · 1987
- Process for the manufacturing of surface elements with a structured upper surface162US 6,991,830 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2006
- Method and system for customizing dermatological foundation products161US 5,785,960 AElizabeth Arden Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1998
- Process for making paints139US 4,403,866 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1983