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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2021
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jonathan B. Arthur, Hudson, WI (US);
Aaron K. Nienaber, Maplewood, MN (US);
Nicholas G. Amell, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas J. Strey, River Falls, WI (US);
Erich A. Mielke, St. Paul, MN (US);
Talha Ahsan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Vincent J.L. Chevrier, St. Paul, MN (US);
Thaine W. Fuller, Lakeland, MN (US);
Brett R. Hemes, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An imaging and repair system () is presented that includes a first imaging system () configured to image and detect a defect on a worksurface. The first imaging system comprises a first camera configured to capture a plurality of first images of the worksurface. The plurality of first images are stored in a data source. The system also includes a second imaging system () configured to image and characterize an orange peel of the worksurface in an area proximate the defect. Characterizing the worksurface comprises identifying a delta value of orange peel. The system also includes a defect repair processor configured to select a repair strategy based on a defect type. The system also includes a defect modifier configured to modify the selected repair strategy based on the orange peel characterization of the worksurface. The system also includes a defect repair tool () configured to automatically effect the modified repair strategy.