14 patents
Utility
Method and System to Determine Strength of Green Wood Products Using Near Infrared Imaging
17 Nov 22
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, is used to accurately determine the strength of the green veneer sheet or other wood product.
David Bolton, Jude Richard Peek, Curtis Fennell
Filed: 28 Feb 22
Utility
Method and System to Determine Strength of Dry Wood Products Using Near Infrared Imaging
28 Jul 22
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, is used to accurately identify moisture content, the specific locations of the moisture on an entire surface of a dry veneer sheet or other wood product, and the strength of the dry veneer sheet or other wood product.
David Bolton, Jude Richard Peek, Curtis Fennell
Filed: 28 Feb 22
Utility
Method and System for Layered Wood Product Production
26 May 22
A method and system for production of layered wood products employs local and independently operating robotic panel assembly cells including one or more veneer handling robots, one or more core handling robots, and one or more glue application robots to produce stacks of layered wood product panels locally near the pressing stations.
David Bolton
Filed: 20 Nov 20
Utility
Method and System for Layered Wood Product Production
26 May 22
A method and system for production of layered wood products employs local and independently operating robotic panel assembly cells including one or more veneer handling robots, one or more core handling robots, and one or more glue application robots to produce stacks of layered wood product panels locally near the pressing stations.
David Bolton
Filed: 20 Nov 20
Utility
Method and System for Layered Wood Product Production
23 Dec 21
Irregularities on the surfaces of veneer, such as full veneer sheets and/or veneer core material are detected using Near InfraRed (NIR) technology, including Near InfraRed/Short Wave InfraRed (NIR/SWIR) cameras and detectors.
David Bolton, Jude Richard Peek, Curtis Fennell
Filed: 29 Jun 21
Utility
Method and System for Layered Wood Product Production
23 Dec 21
Irregularities on the surfaces of veneer, such as full veneer sheets and/or veneer core material are detected using Near InfraRed (NIR) technology, including Near InfraRed/Short Wave InfraRed (NIR/SWIR) cameras and detectors.
David Bolton, Jude Richard Peek, Curtis Fennell
Filed: 2 Jul 21
Utility
Method and System for Grading and Stacking Veneer Sheets Using Near Infrared Imaging
21 Oct 21
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, is used to accurately identify surface irregularities on a veneer surface.
David Bolton, Jude Richard Peek, Curtis Fennell
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Method and System for Grading and Stacking Veneer Strips Using Near Infrared Imaging
14 Oct 21
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, is used to accurately identify surface irregularities on a veneer surface.
David Bolton, Jude Richard Peek, Curtis Fennell
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Method and System for Detecting Moisture Levels In Wood Products Using Near Infrared Imaging
3 Jun 20
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, is used to accurately identify moisture content and the specific locations of the moisture on an entire surface of a veneer sheet or other wood product.
David Bolton
Filed: 17 Nov 19
Utility
Method and System for Detecting Moisture Levels In Wood Products Using Near Infrared Imaging and Machine Learning
3 Jun 20
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, and machine learning methods and systems, including one or more Machine Learning (ML) based moisture level detection models, are used to accurately identify moisture content and the specific locations of the moisture on an entire surface of a veneer sheet or other wood product and provide moisture level prediction data for the veneer sheet or other wood product.
David Bolton
Filed: 17 Nov 19
Utility
Method and System for Moisture Grading Wood Products Using Superimposed Near Infrared and Visual Images
3 Jun 20
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, and one or more visual cameras are used to generate superimposed image data representing a visual/NIR composite image of wood product and correlating moisture levels with physical features of the surfaces of the wood product.
David Bolton
Filed: 17 Nov 19
Utility
Method and System for Ensuring the Quality of a Wood Product Based on Surface Irregularities Using Near Infrared Imaging
3 Jun 20
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, is used to accurately identify surface irregularities on a surface of a veneer sheet or other wood product.
David Bolton
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Method and System for Ensuring the Quality of a Wood Product Based on Surface Irregularities Using Near Infrared Imaging and Machine Learning
3 Jun 20
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, and machine learning methods and systems, including one or more Machine Learning (ML) based surface irregularity prediction models, are used to accurately identify surface irregularities on a surface of a wood product, such as a veneer sheet or ribbon, and provide irregularity prediction data for the wood product.
David Bolton
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
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
3 Jun 20
Near InfraRed NIR technology, including NIR cameras and detectors, are used to detect irregularity in the surface of a wood product.
David Bolton
Filed: 26 Nov 19
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