US Patent Issued to COLLECTORS UNIVERSE on Dec. 9 for "Identifying and grading system and related methods for collectible items" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,888, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to COLLECTORS UNIVERSE INC. (Santa Ana, Calif.).

"Identifying and grading system and related methods for collectible items" was invented by Mark Frisbee (Ladera Ranch, Calif.), John Nelson (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) and Imir Kalkanci (Anaheim, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated evaluation system for obtaining images for collectible items and using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze different parameters of the images, such as an edge parameter, a corner parameter, and a centering parameter. The system can move the collectible items, which can be collectible cards, using a robotic a...