US Patent Issued to SWIMC on Sept. 1 for "Methods and software applications for tinting using low resolution spectrophotometer" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,921, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SWIMC LLC (Cleveland).

"Methods and software applications for tinting using low resolution spectrophotometer" was invented by Stephen M. Revnew (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), Anthony T. Congin (Willoughby, Ohio), James A. Leonard (Shaker Heights, Ohio), William M. Wharry (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), Timothy Beitl (Brunswick, Ohio), Michael C. Dowell (Aurora, Ohio) and William E. Weber III (North Ridgeville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and software applications for transmitting high-resolution spectral curve data to a tinter for generating a tint formula usable to custom-tint a base paint ...