Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Image Processing–based Automated Surface Defect Detection In Smartphone Printed Circuit Boards (pcbs)

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641065111 A) filed by Srm Trp Engineering College on May 23, 2026, for Image Processing–based Automated Surface Defect Detection In Smartphone Printed Circuit Boards (pcbs).

Inventors include Dr. A Muthuraj; Reeshwar Ravikumar; Rishikeshwaran M; Sudharsan L S; and Yoghanaarayanan A.

The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.

Abstract: This invention presents an image processing–based automated system for detecting surface defects in smartphone printed circuit boards (PCBs). The system captures high-resolution images of PCB surfaces and processes them using several image preprocessing techniques inclu...