AU5260090A - Real-time lumber grading process and system - Google Patents

Real-time lumber grading process and system

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Publication number
AU5260090A
AU5260090A AU52600/90A AU5260090A AU5260090A AU 5260090 A AU5260090 A AU 5260090A AU 52600/90 A AU52600/90 A AU 52600/90A AU 5260090 A AU5260090 A AU 5260090A AU 5260090 A AU5260090 A AU 5260090A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
real
grading process
lumber grading
time
time lumber
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Abandoned
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AU52600/90A
Inventor
Will Bauer
Carl Flatman
Dan Kenway
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VISIONSMART Inc
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VISIONSMART Inc
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Publication of AU5260090A publication Critical patent/AU5260090A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/04—Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
    • G06Q10/043—Optimisation of two dimensional placement, e.g. cutting of clothes or wood
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/04—Sorting according to size
    • B07C5/12—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B07C5/14—Sorting timber or logs, e.g. tree trunks, beams, planks or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/89—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination in moving material, e.g. running paper or textiles
    • G01N21/892—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination in moving material, e.g. running paper or textiles characterised by the flaw, defect or object feature examined
    • G01N21/898—Irregularities in textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. textiles, wood
    • G01N21/8986—Wood

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Human Resources & Organizations (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • Tourism & Hospitality (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Operations Research (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (AREA)
  • Game Theory and Decision Science (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
AU52600/90A 1989-03-29 1990-02-23 Real-time lumber grading process and system Abandoned AU5260090A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US33020489A 1989-03-29 1989-03-29
US330204 1989-03-29

Publications (1)

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AU5260090A true AU5260090A (en) 1990-10-22

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AU52600/90A Abandoned AU5260090A (en) 1989-03-29 1990-02-23 Real-time lumber grading process and system

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EP (1) EP0465478A1 (en)
AU (1) AU5260090A (en)
CA (2) CA2509500A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1990011488A1 (en)

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US9678019B2 (en) * 2015-09-15 2017-06-13 Lucidyne Technologies, Inc. Check grader-actuatable interface for board lumber scanning
US10384235B2 (en) 2016-09-23 2019-08-20 Lucidyne Technologies, Inc. Method of facilitating check grader reaction to output produced by automatic board lumber grading system
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US4207472A (en) * 1975-12-05 1980-06-10 The Bendix Corporation Lumber inspection and optimization system
US4221974A (en) * 1979-02-02 1980-09-09 The Bendix Corporation Lumber inspection and optimization system
US4286880A (en) * 1979-07-30 1981-09-01 The Bendix Corporation Scanning light beam lumber defect position system and method of using same
CA1253620A (en) * 1985-04-30 1989-05-02 Jon Claesson Method relating to three dimensional measurement of objects
ATE54027T1 (en) * 1986-02-22 1990-07-15 Pinsch Gmbh & Co Helmut K LUMBER TESTING DEVICE.

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CA2509500A1 (en) 1990-10-04
WO1990011488A1 (en) 1990-10-04
EP0465478A1 (en) 1992-01-15
CA2050575A1 (en) 1990-10-04

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