Patent ID: 8141599
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B01F,C09D

Abstract:
1. A method for point-of-sale custom paint or stain tinting, by dispensing colorant into white-pigmented or unpigmented base paint or stain using an automated colorant dispenser having a minimum fluid dispensing quantity less than 0.01 fluid ounce (<0.3 cm 3 ) and an array of colorants including white colorant, black colorant, yellow-hued colorant, green-hued colorant having a color strength greater than that of a comparison colorant containing 12 wt. % PG7 pigment, blue-hued colorant having a color strength greater than that of a comparison colorant containing 7 wt. % PB15:2 pigment, and 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.