Sensing "pattern" Patents (Class 144/386)
  • Publication number: 20090223600
    Abstract: An automated floor board texturing cell includes a programmable robot that stores, or has access to, a plurality of patterns. The robot automatically selects a stored pattern for at least one of the floor boards introduced into the cell. The robot textures the floor boards to exhibit the selected pattern. The robot may select a pattern for a batch of floor boards or for each individual floor board. Pattern selection can be random or based on stored information such as a production schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: John C. TAPPAN