Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging system for analysis of wood products
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Application No.: US16205027Application Date: 2018-11-29
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Publication No.: US10825164B1Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: David Bolton , Jude Richard Peek , Curtis Fennell
- Applicant: Boise Cascade Company
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Boise Cascade Company
- Current Assignee: Boise Cascade Company
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP
- Agent Philip McKay
- Main IPC: G06T7/00
- IPC: G06T7/00 ; H04N5/247 ; G06T7/90 ; H04N9/04 ; G06T7/70 ; G06T3/60 ; G06T3/20 ; G06T7/60

Abstract:
A black and white image of a wood product, such as a veneer sheet, is captured with a first camera and a color image of the wood product is captured with a second camera. Computer processing of the black and white image is performed to determine dimensions of the wood product, the existence of voids within the wood product, and the presence of debris on the wood product. Computer processing of the color image is performed to determine whether colored defects are present in the wood product. A grade is assigned to the wood product based on this computer processing. The wood product can then be sorted based on the grade.
Public/Granted literature
- US1664152A Concrete-form brace Public/Granted day:1928-03-27
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