ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,775, issued on Aug. 25.

"System and method for providing authenticated historical architectural paint colors" was invented by Michael Drew Cassidy (Decatur, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for accurately reproducing historical architectural paint colors comprises a database storing a digital collection of authenticated paint color source materials, a spectrometer device for analyzing color paint chips to determine digital color profiles, and a computer processor for converting the digital color profiles into paint color formulas. A paint production system produces paint batches and color samples according to th...