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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Knauf Gips KG, Iphofen, DE;
Inventor:
Leslie Eversole, Milton, PA (US);
Assignee:
KNAUF GIPS KG, Iphofen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/04 (2006.01); B28B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/046 (2013.01); B28B 19/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems and methods for continuous wallboard manufacturing, and in particular methods that include measuring a wallboard width and edge profiles in a post-kiln stack of at least two wallboards or more with a laser scanner, preferably a two-dimensional (2D) laser scanner positioned at a distance from a post-kiln conveyor and performing a laser scan of the stack passing by on the post-kiln conveyor.