US 12,480,933 B2
Systems and methods for automatically characterizing lumber
Christopher Barrett Ames, Durham, NC (US); and Adam Konneker, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to Botbuilt, Inc., Durham, NC (US)
Filed by BotBuilt, Inc., Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/175,834.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/632,420, filed on Apr. 10, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0321217 A1, Oct. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. G01N 33/46 (2006.01); B41J 3/01 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); G01N 21/956 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 33/46 (2013.01) [B41J 3/01 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); G01N 21/956 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for characterization of lumber, the system comprising:
a computing module having processor that generates a first fiducial to be printed on the lumber;
an applicator module having a first printer that prints the first fiducial onto the lumber;
a vision module having a camera that captures the first fiducial as printed on the lumber;
wherein the processor determines lumber information based on a print distortion of the first fiducial as printed on the lumber; and
wherein the first printer prints a label including the lumber information onto the lumber.