Patent ID: 11874220
Assignee: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method for seeding a formulation engine, comprising:
receiving spectrometric data from a target coating;
processing the spectrometric data through a probabilistic colorant analysis, wherein processing the spectrometric data through a probabilistic colorant analysis comprises:
initiating a set of colorant decision points, wherein each colorant decision point comprises a set of independent calculations of the spectrometric data that each provide an assessment about a presence of a particular effect pigment type within the target coating,
calculating at least a portion of the colorant decision points within the set of colorant decision points, wherein each colorant decision point provides a probability that an effect pigment type is present within the target coating,
calculating a set of final colorant probabilities, wherein each final colorant probability within the set of final colorant probabilities is calculated by combining a subset of probabilities calculated by the set of colorant decision points, and
create a proposed set of matching colorants by associating each final colorant probability with a final colorant from within a set of final colorants;

identifying a proposed matching coating based upon the proposed set of matching colorants; and
displaying the proposed matching coating.