Sensory Analytics Announces Grant of Three New Patents Related to Coating Thickness Measurement
Sensory Analytics, the fast-growing provider of award-winning SpecMetrix® coating and film thickness measurement systems, today announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have issued new patents covering the company’s unique coating thickness measurement systems for multiple industrial coating applications, including paints and automotive coatings.
These three important new patents cover the methods and systems of Sensory’s unique, rugged optical interference (ROI) technologies that power all SpecMetrix coating thickness measurement systems in major industrial markets.
The latest patents significantly expand the company’s intellectual property portfolio related to the measurement of any coating applied to metal and most other manufacturing substrates throughout the Americas.
“The addition of the broad new Canadian patent and U.S. application patents expands the strength and scope of our intellectual property portfolio that drives our SpecMetrix product lines. Industry leaders continue to specify our industry-leading SpecMetrix coating thickness measurement solutions within the global coated metal, flexible packaging, automotive, electronics, glass and other industrial coating markets,” commented Greg Frisby, Global Industry Director of SpecMetrix Systems at Sensory Analytics.
Legacy methods for measuring coating thickness in manufacturing processes are not as effective for the use of coatings in the process and the levels of actionable data are insufficient to improve quality and process control. The ability to continuously monitor and more accurately control the applied thickness of coatings and finishes with SpecMetrix systems prevents poor coating quality and provides coating consistency that reduces plant costs.
SpecMetrix measurement systems provide all Sensory customers and industry partners with more accurate, objective, real-time coating measurement data to aid process optimization and data-driven decision making. With their unique ability to measure a wide variety of clear and opaque coatings and materials, including scratch-resistant powder coatings and barrier coatings, SpecMetrix systems are helping manufacturing customers in over 50 countries experience significant cost savings by optimizing coating usage, increasing production throughput and reducing labor hours, while avoiding costly quality claims.
