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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Ryan D. Baldwin, Pullman, WA (US);
Harry E. Moore, Moscow, ID (US);
James D. Logan, Pullman, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan D. Baldwin, Pullman, WA (US);
Harry E. Moore, Moscow, ID (US);
James D. Logan, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Metriguard, Inc, Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01); G01N 33/46 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/221 (2013.01); G01N 33/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the grain angle of a wood object which has a circular cross section of constant or varying radius along the object's length. This apparatus may be hand-held or fixed mounted as testing circumstances dictate. The resulting grain angle may be displayed in real time, as perceived by the user, or transmitted to a processing unit for data collection or interpretation.