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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12695991 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2024

Automated foreign object debris detection system using generative ai

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

Lakshmi Ethirajan, Bangalore, IN;

Manoj Nath, Bangalore, IN;

Sarin Kumar Thayyilsubramanian, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Thai Q Tran

Assistant Examiner:

Nienru undefined Yang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/70 (2022.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01); G06T 11/60 (2026.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/70 (2022.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01);
Abstract

Detecting foreign object debris (FOD) is provided. The method comprises receiving images captured by a number of imaging devices in a defined inspection area. A generative artificial intelligence (AI) model generates a natural language text caption describing the images. A text classifier AI model classifies FOD in the images based on the natural language text caption. An explainable AI model identifies words and phrases within the natural language text caption according to which the text classifier AI model made the classification. A report is displayed in a user interface, wherein for each identified FOD the report includes a location where the FOD was identified in the inspection area, the captured image with the natural language text caption, and highlighting of the key words and phrases identified by the explainable AI model. A generative AI translation model can then translate the report into a specified second language.

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Ethirajan, Lakshmi. (2026). Automated foreign object debris detection system using generative ai (U.S. Patent No. 12695991). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12695991

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