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Industrial Materials & Precision Dispensing
The Global Reach | Patent Citation Archive
Original IMX patents appear in subsequent patent literature involving industrial color formulation, precision liquid handling, automated powder dispensing, chemical preparation, and material-management systems.
Electronic Liquid Handling & Material Tracking
Advanced Technology Materials — Electronic Liquid Handling
Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.'s US 6,879,876 B2 — Liquid Handling System with Electronic Information Storage, granted in April 2005, describes liquid-handling systems incorporating electronically stored information associated with containers and dispensing operations.
A separate patent family includes US 2010/0004772 A1 — Systems and Methods for Managing Material Storage Vessels Having Information Storage Elements, subsequently granted as US 9,031,683 B2.
Original IMX patent cited in both families:
US 6,672,341 B2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
The two patent families independently reference the original IMX dispensing invention in subsequent technologies involving electronic container identification, industrial liquid management, and controlled material delivery.
Industrial Color, Polymer & Powder Processing
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen — Powder Identification & Handling
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen's US 9,254,955 B2 — Container for Powder, a Method for Marking/Identification of a Powder Container and an Apparatus for Use of Powder from the Container was granted in February 2016.
The invention concerns powder containers incorporating identification information and controlled handling of powder materials, including applications involving coating processes.
Original IMX patents cited:
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US 6,615,881 B2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
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US 6,672,341 B2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
Both citations are identified in the patent's reference table.
Savaqwa — Automated Powder-Colorant Dispensing
Savaqwa Ltd.'s WO 2023/180766 A1 — Powder Colourant Dispensing and Mixing Apparatus was published in September 2023.
The invention describes equipment for preparing customized paint formulations using calculated powder quantities, controlled dispensing, and a rotating carousel.
Original IMX patent cited:
US 6,412,658 B1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
The international publication directly references the original IMX powder-dispensing patent. The PCT application's recorded status is ceased.
Stibbe Management BV / Lenteq LP — Industrial Color Formulation
Stibbe Management BV and Lenteq LP's US 2009/0115087 A1 — System and Method for Moulding Coloured Synthetic Products and a Dye Dispensing Apparatus was published in May 2009.
The invention describes the controlled dispensing of liquid dyes for producing customized colors in molded synthetic products.
Original IMX patents cited:
The references document citations to original IMX color-selection and dispensing technologies in subsequent industrial polymer-coloring systems.
The U.S. application was subsequently abandoned.
Yuanhao Zhou and Co-Inventors — Automated Particulate Batching
US 12,540,841 B2 — Particulate Matter Batching Apparatus was granted in February 2026.
The invention, naming Yuanhao Zhou, Zhengyang Liu, and Hong Chen, describes equipment for positioning particulate-material containers and dispensing measured quantities through automated rotating mechanisms.
Original IMX patents cited:
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US 6,412,658 B1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
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US 6,672,341 B2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
Both earlier IMX patents appear in the grant's reference table. The two references belong to one later patented invention.
Computer-Controlled Liquid Formulation
GFI Innovations — Precision Liquid Dispensing
GFI Innovations, Inc.'s US 2013/0074982 A1 — Methodology and Apparatus for Storing and Dispensing Liquid Components to Create Custom Formulations was published in March 2013.
The invention describes computerized equipment for preparing customized liquid formulations using controlled ingredient delivery, stored formulation information, and precision dispensing mechanisms.
Representative original IMX patents and publications cited:
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US 6,412,658 B1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
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US 2003/0062379 A1 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
The references establish direct patent citations connecting original IMX automated formulation and color-selection inventions with subsequent precision liquid-dispensing systems.
The U.S. application was subsequently abandoned.
Chemical Preparation, Dilution & Digital Product Systems
NCH Corporation — Automated Chemical Dilution
NCH Corporation's US 2011/0008220 A1 — Automated Chemical Diluter System Having Disposable Components was published in January 2011 and subsequently granted as US 8,961,893 B2 in February 2015.
The invention describes equipment for dispensing concentrated chemical solids into a mixing chamber, where measured quantities of water are introduced to prepare diluted solutions.
Original IMX documents cited:
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US 7,121,429 B2 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
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US 2008/0047972 A1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
These references document original IMX computerized selection and powder-dispensing inventions in subsequent patent literature involving industrial chemical dilution.
Rohm and Haas — Digital Chemical-Product Commerce
Rohm and Haas Company's US 6,882,980 B1 — Chemical Product Commerce Network was granted in April 2005.
The invention describes computerized systems for chemical-product transactions, formulation information, product-testing data, and electronic commerce resources.
Original IMX publication cited:
US 2001/0047309 A1 — Nail Polish Color Selection System and Method
The patent identifies the original IMX publication among its cited references, documenting a connection within patent literature involving computerized product-selection and chemical-product information systems.
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Patent References
These records document references to original inventions associated with Julie R. Bartholomew, MD and historical IMX technologies.
References may appear in granted patents, published applications, patent citation lists, technical specifications, or related international patent-family records.
Multiple publications belonging to the same invention family are identified together where appropriate. Direct citations and family-level references are distinguished when relevant.
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