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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Bartsch, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Frank Skog, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
ASI Datamyte, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/28 ;
Abstract
A method and system for diagnosing surface imperfections of an article is provided. A data collection system collects data relating to the surface of the article, and a processor operatively coupled to the data collection system analyzes the surface data to determine deviations in the surface corresponding to surface imperfections and pre-made surface interruptions, and distinguishes between the imperfections and interruptions.