- Patent Title: Method and system for adjusting the production process of a wood product based on a level of irregularity of a surface of the wood product using near infrared imaging
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Application No.: US16697466Application Date: 2019-11-27
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Publication No.: US10933557B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- 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: G01J5/00
- IPC: G01J5/00 ; B27K5/00 ; H04N5/33 ; G01N21/359 ; G06N7/02 ; G06T1/20 ; G01N21/3563
Abstract:
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, are used to detect irregularity in the surface of a wood product. Based on the detected irregularities at various locations in a given wood product, one or more actions are taken with respect to a production process used to produce the wood product to ensure the wood product is put to the most efficient, effective, and valuable use.
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