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Patent No.:

US 10933557 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2019

Method and system for adjusting the production process of a wood product based on a level of irregularity of a surface of the wood product using near infrared imaging

Applicant:

Boise Cascade Company, Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

David Bolton, Lena, LA (US);

Jude Richard Peek, Pineville, LA (US);

Curtis Fennell, Boyce, LA (US);

Assignee:

Boise Cascade Company, Boise, ID (US);

Attorneys:

Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP

Philip McKay

Primary Examiner:

Kiho Kim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01); B27K 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); G01N 21/359 (2014.01); G06N 7/02 (2006.01); G06T 1/20 (2006.01); G01N 21/3563 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B27K 5/001 (2013.01); G01N 21/359 (2013.01); G06N 7/023 (2013.01); G06T 1/20 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); G01N 21/3563 (2013.01);
Abstract

Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, are used to detect irregularity in the surface of a wood product. Based on the detected irregularities at various locations in a given wood product, one or more actions are taken with respect to a production process used to produce the wood product to ensure the wood product is put to the most efficient, effective, and valuable use.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bolton, David. (2021). Method and system for adjusting the production process of a wood product based on a level of irregularity of a surface of the wood product using near infrared imaging (U.S. Patent No. 10933557). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10933557

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