US 12,462,368 B2
Stone slab manufacturing methods and systems
Eric Scott Olson, Excelsior, MN (US); Brian R. Scoggin, Prior Lake, MN (US); Arthur S. Hartman, II, New Prague, MN (US); Leslie Brey, St. Peter, MN (US); and Martin E. Davis, Excelsior, MN (US)
Assigned to Cambria Company LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by Cambria Company LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/221,066.
Application 18/221,066 is a continuation of application No. 16/832,505, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,741,590.
Application 16/832,505 is a continuation of application No. 15/460,900, filed on Mar. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,607,332, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/460,900 is a continuation of application No. 14/978,587, filed on Dec. 22, 2015, granted, now 9,613,412, issued on Apr. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/270,236, filed on Dec. 21, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0046442 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); B24B 7/22 (2006.01); G06F 16/51 (2019.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06Q 50/08 (2012.01)
CPC G06T 7/0004 (2013.01) [B24B 7/22 (2013.01); G06F 16/51 (2019.01); G06F 16/5866 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06Q 50/08 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of processing manufactured stone slabs, the method comprising:
imaging a manufactured stone slab to generate a slab image file associated with a particular manufactured stone slab, wherein the slab image file comprises a dimensional accuracy between aesthetic features within the slab image file consistent with the particular manufactured stone slab;
generating a plurality of metadata for the slab image file, the plurality of metadata associated with physical characteristics of the particular manufactured stone slab;
associating the plurality of metadata with the slab image file according to a unique identifier for the particular manufactured stone slab;
assigning the particular manufactured stone slab to a group of manufactured stone slabs when at least one characteristic of the plurality of metadata is within a range associated with the at least one characteristic for the group; and
distributing from a first location to a second location, the particular manufactured stone slab and another particular manufactured stone slab sharing the at least one characteristic of the group.