Patents Assigned to Building Component Verification Systems, Inc.
  • Methods, apparatuses, and systems for image-based measurement and inspection of pre-engineered structural components
    Patent number: 8718371
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for image-based measurement and inspection of pre-engineered structural components, such as building trusses and wall panels. A system can include: a light source; a camera; a first memory storage; a second memory storage; and a processing unit configured to (i) detect a characteristic of the structural component, (ii) compare the characteristic to a corresponding characteristic of at least one reference data, and (iii) indicate a result of the comparison. A method can include: causing a light source to illuminate a portion of the structural component, receiving a reflection of the light source from the illuminated portion of the structural component, and storing data corresponding to the intensity of the reflection; comparing the stored data to at least one reference data; and indicating a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Building Component Verification Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril Robert Thompson, Steven Corley
  • Methods, apparatuses, and systems for image-based measurement and inspection of pre-engineered structural components
    Patent number: 8131008
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for image-based measurement and inspection of pre-engineered structural components, such as building trusses and wall panels. A system can include: a light source; a camera; a first memory storage; a second memory storage; and a processing unit configured to (i) detect a characteristic of the structural component, (ii) compare the characteristic to a corresponding characteristic of at least one reference data, and (iii) indicate a result of the comparison. A method can include: causing a light source to illuminate a portion of the structural component, receiving a reflection of the light source from the illuminated portion of the structural component, and storing data corresponding to the intensity of the reflection; comparing the stored data to at least one reference data; and indicating a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Building Component Verification Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril Robert Thompson, Steven Corley