Patent ID: 8813793

Claim:
A paint formulation and dispensing apparatus for mixing paint from a paint can having an open top and to a receiving can, said apparatus comprising: a dispensing lid which is attached to the paint can so that the lid overlies the open top of the paint can, said lid having a spout, a reservoir and a fluid passageway fluidly connected to the open top of the paint can, a valve disposed in said passageway and movable between a first position in which said valve fluidly connects said passageway to said reservoir, and a second position in which said valve fluidly connects said reservoir with said spout, a plunger slidably disposed in and sealed to said reservoir so that the position of said plunger in said reservoir determines the volume of said reservoir, a weight scale positioned below said spout, the receiving can positioned on said weight scale, said weight scale generating an electronic signal representative of the weight on said weight scale, a movable actuator which detachably engages and controls the position of said plunger, a processor which receives said electronic signal as an input signal and generates output signals to control the position of said actuator and said valve.