ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,353, issued on March 18.
"Surface inspection sensor" was invented by Araz Yacoubian (Encinitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various surface and structural defects are currently inspected visually. This method is labor intensive, requiring large maintenance man hours, and is prone to errors. To streamline this process, herein is described an automated inspection system and apparatus based on several optical technologies that drastically reduces inspection time, provides accurate detection of defects, and provides a digital map of the location of defects. The technology uses a sensor that includes a pattern projection genera...