US Patent Issued on July 28 for "Apparatus and method for classifying timber logs" (Swedish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,694,509, issued on July 28.

"Apparatus and method for classifying timber logs" was invented by Jan Erik Rendahl (Virserum, Sweden), Jonny Edvardsson (Virserum, Sweden) and Bjorn Lundsten (Grimslov, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an apparatus and method configured for classifying timber logs in a wood processing chain. The apparatus comprises an image processor. The image processor is configured to receive a first log image of a first end of log and determine a first end pattern. The image processor is configured to receive a second log image of a second end of the same log, wherein the second end is opposite the first...