Automated profiling of the hardness of wood

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11486806
APP PUB NO 20200200658A1
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16807046

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The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.

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  • OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES, INC.

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Bingel,, III Nelson G Senoia, US 3 15
Geitner, Lawrence J Hamburg, US 10 84
More, Randal K Lafayette, US 9 87
Pope, Thomas Newnan, US 17 42

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