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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Hunter Engineering Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Douglas, St. Charles, MO (US);
Sean D. Reynolds, St. Louis, MO (US);
Gregory F. Meyer, St. Louis, MO (US);
Daniel R. Dorrance, Ballwin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Engineering Company, St. Llouis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G01M 1/32 (2006.01); G01M 11/08 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01M 17/013 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0008 (2013.01); G01B 11/2513 (2013.01); G01M 1/326 (2013.01); G01M 11/081 (2013.01); G01M 17/013 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for utilizing vehicle wheel assembly surface profile data acquired by a vehicle wheel service system from a non-contact imaging sensor and a projected pattern of optically distinct elements on the vehicle wheel assembly surface to identify one or more features of the vehicle wheel assembly, to receive operator input, and to facilitate the placement of imbalance correction weights onto the vehicle wheel assembly surface.