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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Samuel Wolfe Stofel, West Chester, OH (US);
Lisa Jo Bartz, Singapore, SG;
Erica Vencil Buckner, Singapore, SG;
Tian Chen, Singapore, SG;
Jennifer Mary Marsh, Deerfield Township, OH (US);
Supriya Punyani, Singapore, SG;
Dana Hance Wolsing, Morning View, KY (US);
Brian Xiaoqing Song, Mason, OH (US);
Tiffany Tien-Yun Yang, Loveland, OH (US);
The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of detecting stray fibers emanating from a substrate comprising: a) Taking an image or a series of consecutive images of stray fibers in front of a contrasted background, that is created using one or more light sources, using a digital device; b) Segmenting of stray fibers and background from objects not directly contrasted against the background resulting in a binary image mask; c) Applying an edge detection technique to the image or modification of original image to enhance contrast of stray fibers against the background; and Applying the binary image mask from step b) to an image created in step c) to create an image in which only the stray fibers and/or outline of any other object contrasted against the background are present.