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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. 11, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Chih-lin Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stanley L Floyd, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Mark a Stanish, Seattle, WA (US);
David N Bogue, Federal Way, WA (US);
Chih-Lin Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stanley L Floyd, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Mark A Stanish, Seattle, WA (US);
David N Bogue, Federal Way, WA (US);
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods are provided for using light reflection patterns to determine various properties of fibrous materials, such as wood. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for determining a dive angle for grain. Further, the present invention relates to methods for using information in Tplots, combined with knowledge of the microstructure of a wood sample surface, to find pith location and/or ring curvature.
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