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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Basf Coatings Gmbh;
Guido Bischoff, Münster, DE;
BASF COATINGS GMBH, Muenster, DE;
Abstract
Described herein is a computer-implemented method, including: obtaining, using an image capturing device, at least one digital image, each digital image being obtained at a different angle with respect to a surface of a target coating; performing, using an electronic computer processor in an operative connection with at least one filtering unit, a first image analysis on the obtained at least one image to determine at least one bright region within the at least one image by isolating image foreground data from image background data; performing, using the processor, a blob analysis to determine at least one corrupt area within the at least one bright region; and performing additional steps if at least one corrupt area is found. Also described herein are a respective system and a respective computer-readable medium.