Patent ID: 11918964
Assignee: SURETINT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for preparing a hair dye mixture, the method comprising:
accessing a control system having a processor, a computer-readable memory, and a display, the control system having a memory storing customer information and customer history data, the customer history data including customer hair dye mixtures, service date, services provided, and customer photographs;
providing custom color software configured to receive a formula defining instructions for blending a hair dye mixture using dye blending materials and amounts recommended for producing the hair dye mixture;
receiving input prompting creation of a hair dye custom color mixture;
prompting a user to select or enter two or more dye blending materials;
prompting a user for a desired original batch size of the hair dye custom color mixture;
monitoring a weight as dye blending materials are added;
indicating on the display the recommended amounts of the dye blending materials;
creating a custom hair dye mixture based upon the selected or entered dye blending materials and the corresponding amounts; and
saving the custom hair dye mixture, wherein the saving includes calculating a total batch volume based on gravity of the individual ingredients, storing the total batch volume for future reference to permit batch size scaling of the recipe, and storing a record with a precise amount of each ingredient dispensed, wherein the record includes a customer name, an amount each ingredient dispensed, and a date of the dispensing.