A tinting machine system
CA 2584044 C · Owner: Imperial Chemical Industries Plc · Inventors: Oakes, Ian David
Overview
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A tinting machine system (20) for tinting base paint supplied in a container (44) which base paint is suitable for use in a tinted coating composition so as to produce a tinted coating composition the tinting machine system , comprising a tinting machine (22) and processing means (24 26), the tinting , machine having a colourant dispenser system (30) comprising an actuator able to dispense a pre-determined amount of at least one colourant into the container, and weighing means (48) able to weigh the container to determine an actual dispensed weight, able to compare the actual dispensed weight of each individual colourant and/or the actual total dispensed weight with a correct , weight …
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- Filed September 30, 2005 and granted December 17, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 30, 2025.
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