Patents
US 12307772 B2: System and method for automated foreign material exclusion attendant
- Granted
- 2025-05-20
- Filed
- 2022-03-14 application 17654706
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method to account for foreign material in a zone includes the steps of training an object detection model to identify an object using a set of database images of objects on a computer utilizing AI algorithms to create a trained object detection model, receiving an object in an area within a field of view of a camera, distinguishing whether the object is entering the foreign material zone or exiting the foreign material zone, and identifying the object using the trained object detection model. In response to the distinguishing step, the method includes storing the image in a log representing the objects in the foreign material exclusion zone in response to the object being identified by the AI-based trained object detection model when the object is entering he foreign material zone or removing the image from the log when the object is exiting the foreign material zone.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250520.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 1,177 patents | US company or organization | Orlando, FL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael R. Vindler | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zachary Franczyk | Oakmont, PA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott A. Karstetter | Monroeville, PA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Phani Ram Kumar Kuruganty | Pages Corner, NJ | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rajat Vikram Singh | Santa Clara, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/73 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V20/50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/51 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SIEMENS CORPORATION signed 2022-03-07 | SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. ORLANDO, FL | 59258/223 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-03-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KURUGANTY, PHANI RAM KUMAR signed 2021-03-15 SINGH, RAJAT VIKRAM signed 2021-03-15 | SIEMENS CORPORATION ISELIN, NJ | 59258/131 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-03-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FRANCZYK, ZACHARY signed 2021-03-15 KARSTETTER, SCOTT A. signed 2021-03-15 VINDLER, MICHAEL R. signed 2021-03-15 | SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. ORLANDO, FL | 59257/973 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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