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Patent No.:

US 12601667 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2022

Automated turf testing apparatus and system for using same

Applicant:

Biocore Llc, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Inventors:

Jeff Crandall, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Edward Meade Spratley, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Philipe Aldahir, Chattanooga, TN (US);

Zack Sutton, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Steven Sutton, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Assignee:

BIOMECHANICS CONSULTING AND RESEARCH, LLC, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Attorneys:

Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC

Nathan A. Evans

Primary Examiner:

Henok Shiferaw

Assistant Examiner:

Woo C Rhim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/32 (2006.01); G01N 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); G01N 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/32 (2013.01); G01N 3/00 (2013.01); G01N 3/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/1038 (2013.01); A61B 5/6807 (2013.01); G01N 19/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and method for inspection of at least one of grass, artificial turf, infill, or dirt, on a surface, using optical photographic images from a camera and three-dimensional ('3D') depth scans using the camera and one or more laser, to create a mask to distinguish aspects of the surface, so that the surface can be measured and analyzed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Crandall, Jeff. (2026). Automated turf testing apparatus and system for using same (U.S. Patent No. 12601667). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12601667

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