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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Boise Cascade Company, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boise Cascade Company, Boise, ID (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 3/60 (2006.01); G06T 3/20 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); G06T 3/20 (2013.01); G06T 3/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30161 (2013.01); H04N 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A black and white image of a wood product, such as a veneer sheet, is captured with a first camera and a color image of the wood product is captured with a second camera. Computer processing of the black and white image is performed to determine dimensions of the wood product, the existence of voids within the wood product, and the presence of debris on the wood product. Computer processing of the color image is performed to determine whether colored defects are present in the wood product. A grade is assigned to the wood product based on this computer processing. The wood product can then be sorted based on the grade.