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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Suriyasri Subramanian, State College, PA (US);
Susan Lynette Hafenstein, Lemont, PA (US);
THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of estimating a proportion of particles filled with material. The method includes: obtaining an image depicting a plurality of particles; generating a plurality of classes based on the plurality of particles; identifying at least one of the plurality of classes having a central portion with a greater density than a central portion of at least one other of the classes; and estimating a proportion of the plurality of particles that are filled with material based on identifying at least one of the classes having a central portion with high density.