Patent ID: 9010386
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B01F,C09D

Abstract:
1. A point-of-sale custom color system for tinting white-pigmented and unpigmented base paints and stains, the system comprising an automated colorant dispenser having a minimum fluid dispensing quantity less than 0.01 fluid ounce (<0.3 cm 3 ) for placing colorant into the base paint or stain, the dispenser providing an array of colorants including: a) white colorant, b) black colorant, c) yellow-hued colorant, d) green-hued colorant having a color strength greater than that of a comparison colorant containing 12 wt. % PG7 pigment, e) blue-hued colorant having a color strength greater than that of a comparison colorant containing 7 wt. % PB15:2 pigment, and f) red-hued colorant having a color strength greater than that of a comparison colorant containing 17 wt. % PR209 pigment, wherein said blue-hued colorant is dispensed into the base paint or stain whenever a blue-hued tint is required.