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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Chih-lin Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Greg J Leaf, Graham, WA (US);
Inventors:
Chih-Lin Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Greg J Leaf, Graham, WA (US);
Assignee:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods are described for predicting the percentage of latewood and specific gravity of lumber independent of moisture content using image analysis of the lumber surfaces.