The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Gregory F. Rossano, Enfield, CT (US);
Gregory A. Cole, West Hartford, CT (US);
Tomas Kozel, Brno, CZ;
Jianjun Wang, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G01N 21/27 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for inspecting electrical components within a housing. The method may be useful for identifying dust, grime, corrosion, tree-like structures, edges and/or slots on electrical components. The method includes capturing two optical images of an electrical component and comparing the images. Variations in pixels between the two images may be used to generate warnings.