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Patent No.:

US 12731237 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2022

System and method for facial mask detection and disinfection for reuse

Applicants:

Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QA;

Synaptic Vanguard Wll, Doha, QA;

Inventors:

Nazmul Ahsan, Doha, QA;

Shidin Balakrishnan, Doha, QA;

Sarada Prasad Dakua, Doha, QA;

Abdulla Al-Ansari, Doha, QA;

Julien Abi Nahed, Doha, QA;

Joji Abraham, Doha, QA;

Carlos Velasquez, Doha, QA;

Assignee:

HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION, Doha, QA;

Attorney:

K&L Gates LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ramon A Mercado

Assistant Examiner:

John Martin O'malley

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A61L 2/10 (2026.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 103/50 (2026.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/50 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); B07C 5/342 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B25J 9/1682 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/50 (2022.01); A61L 2103/50 (2026.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0063 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06V 2201/06 (2022.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for handling, inspecting, and orienting a mask to be placed into a disinfection system. The systems and methods include a computer vision system configured to detect the mask position and calculate an orientation angle of the mask, a first robotic arm configured to lift the mask and adjust the mask position based on the orientation angle, and a second robotic arm configured to hold open the mask for a visual inspection of an internal and an external surface of the mask.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ahsan, Nazmul. (2026). System and method for facial mask detection and disinfection for reuse (U.S. Patent No. 12731237). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12731237

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