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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:
Apr. 04, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Bnsf Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Inventors:

Rachel Kohler, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Darrell R. Krueger, Lawrence, KS (US);

Kevin Lawhon, Cleburne, TX (US);

Garrett Smitley, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Assignee:

BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06K 9/62 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06K 9/628 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 2207/20132 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a defect detector module, an image of a physical object and classifying, by the defect detector module, one or more first features from the image of the physical object into one or more first classifications using one or more machine learning algorithms. The method further includes analyzing, by the defect detector module, the one or more first classifications and determining, by the defect detector module, that the physical object comprises a defect based on analyzing the one or more first classifications.


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