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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2019
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Hong H. Tat, Redmond, WA (US);

Jason Wu, Sammamish, WA (US);

Brian T. Miller, Auburn, WA (US);

Kerth J. Downs, Auburn, WA (US);

Grant C. Zenkner, Chicago, IL (US);

Wayne A. Berry, Puyallup, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/16 (2006.01); G02B 21/24 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); H04N 13/246 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G02B 21/362 (2013.01); G06T 3/0006 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G01N 2223/40 (2013.01); G02B 21/0016 (2013.01); G02B 21/16 (2013.01); G02B 21/24 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01); H04N 13/246 (2018.05);
Abstract

An example fixture includes a hollow elongate section having a first end and a second end, and the first end has an opening for receiving a lens portion of an imaging device and the second end is structurally configured to brace against a surface of an object being imaged. The hollow elongate section is configured to hold the lens portion of the imaging device at a fixed distance from an object being imaged and to control an amount of incident light on the lens portion. Example methods of configuring an imaging device for capturing images of an object include holding, via a fixture, a lens portion of an imaging device at a fixed distance from an object being imaged, controlling an amount of incident light on the lens portion of the imaging device, and holding a calibration object in a field of view of the imaging device.


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