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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2024
Applicant:
Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Yoshida, Kakogawa, JP;
Akira Sakamoto, Kasai, JP;
Assignee:
PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/21 (2014.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/032 (2013.01); B23K 26/21 (2015.10); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06T 2207/30136 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sputter measurement system includes: a camera that captures an image of an observation region including a molten portion that is melted during welding; a telecentric lens disposed between the molten portion and the camera; and a controller that measures a size of a sputter flying from a molten portion based on an image captured by the camera.