Check grader-actuatable interface for board lumber scanning

US9678019B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LUCIDYNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Aaron R. Paul · Corvallis, US
• Josh Miller · Corvallis, US
• Mark Miller · Las Vegas, US
• Wendy Roberts · San Francisco, US
• Mark Hiatt · Charlotte, US
• Hayden Michael Aronson · Corvallis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 15, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 15, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/30161
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A lumber check grader-actuatable interface enables a check grader to interact with grade-quality measured boards of lumber conveyed along a flow path and passing in front of the check grader. The interface accurately and continuously tracks the location of each board in front of a check grader and tracks the location of the check grader's hands relative to the boards. Gestures can, therefore, be used for a selected board to perform additional actions, such as changing the grade or changing the trims. The interface enables a check grader to walk alongside and keep pace with a board of interest as it is transported and to provide feedback to the interface about a needed change for the board of interest. By knowing which board is of interest to a check grader, the interface can display additional information for only that board without overwhelming the check grader with non-stop information overload.