COGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION

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Patent applications and USPTO patent grants for COGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION.The latest application filed is for "method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device".

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COGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION - Mountain View CA
Cognex Technology and Investment Corp. - Mountain View CA
Cognex Technology and Investment Corporation - Mt. View CA
Cognex Technology and Investment Corporation - Natick MA
Cognex Technology and Investment Corp. - Mt. View CA
COGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION - 1001 Rengstorff Avenue Mountain View CA

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Patent Activity

Patent	Date
Low profile illumination for direct part mark readers Grant 9,495,573 - Nunnink November 15, 2	2016-11-15
Method and apparatus for configuring and testing a machine vision detector Grant 8,891,852 - Eames , et al. November 18, 2	2014-11-18
Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognition Grant 8,867,847 - Silver , et al. October 21, 2	2014-10-21
Light pipe illumination system and method Grant 8,770,483 - Gerst, III , et al. July 8, 2	2014-07-08
Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Grant 8,740,078 - Gerst, III , et al. June 3, 2	2014-06-03
Low profile illumination for direct part mark readers Grant 8,672,227 - Nunnink March 18, 2	2014-03-18
System for initiating communication between a user interface and a vision processor Grant 8,661,346 - Olson , et al. February 25, 2	2014-02-25
Method and apparatus for locating objects Grant 8,630,478 - Silver January 14, 2	2014-01-14
Method and apparatus for human interface to a machine vision system Grant 8,625,880 - Silver , et al. January 7, 2	2014-01-07
System and method for displaying and using non-numeric graphic elements to control and monitor a vision system Grant 8,582,925 - Mirtich , et al. November 12, 2	2013-11-12
Method and Apparatus for Providing Omnidirectional Lighting in a Scanning Device App 20130233926 - Gerst, III; Carl W. ; et al.	2013-09-12
Light Pipe Illumination System and Method App 20130194819 - Gerst; Carl W. ; et al.	2013-08-01
Methods For Finding And Characterizing A Deformed Pattern In An Image App 20130188870 - Davis; Jason	2013-07-25
System and method for assigning analysis parameters to vision detector using a graphical interface Grant RE44,353 - Mirtich , et al. July 9, 2	2013-07-09
General pose refinement and tracking tool Grant 8,437,502 - Siddiqui , et al. May 7, 2	2013-05-07
Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognition Grant 8,363,942 - Silver , et al. January 29, 2	2013-01-29
Light pipe illumination system and method Grant 8,342,405 - Gerst, III , et al. January 1, 2	2013-01-01
Methods for finding and characterizing a deformed pattern in an image Grant 8,345,979 - Davis January 1, 2	2013-01-01
System and method of auto-exposure control for image acquisition hardware using three dimensional information Grant 8,326,084 - Marrion, Jr. , et al. December 4, 2	2012-12-04
Decoding distorted symbols Grant 8,322,620 - Ye , et al. December 4, 2	2012-12-04
Method for setting parameters of a vision detector using production line information Grant 8,295,552 - Mirtich , et al. October 23, 2	2012-10-23
Method and apparatus for locating objects Grant 8,290,238 - Silver October 16, 2	2012-10-16
Hand held symbology reader illumination diffuser Grant 8,286,878 - Nunnink October 16, 2	2012-10-16
Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Grant 8,282,000 - Gerst, III , et al. October 9, 2	2012-10-09
Method for locating and decoding distorted two-dimensional matrix symbols Grant 8,270,749 - Nadabar , et al. September 18, 2	2012-09-18
Method and apparatus for high resolution decoding of encoded symbols Grant 8,265,404 - Nunnink , et al. September 11, 2	2012-09-11
Method and apparatus for automatic visual event detection Grant 8,249,296 - Silver , et al. August 21, 2	2012-08-21
Method and apparatus for detecting and characterizing an object Grant 8,249,329 - Silver August 21, 2	2012-08-21
Method and apparatus for automatic visual event detection Grant 8,249,297 - Silver August 21, 2	2012-08-21
Method and apparatus for automatic visual event detection Grant 8,243,986 - Silver , et al. August 14, 2	2012-08-14
Image preprocessing for probe mark inspection Grant 8,189,904 - Wallack , et al. May 29, 2	2012-05-29
Method and apparatus for providing a focus indication for optical imaging of visual codes Grant 8,181,878 - Nunnink , et al. May 22, 2	2012-05-22
Automatically determining machine vision tool parameters Grant 8,126,253 - Wallack , et al. February 28, 2	2012-02-28
Methods and apparatus for practical 3D vision system Grant 8,111,904 - Wallack , et al. February 7, 2	2012-02-07
Hand Held Machine Vision Method and Apparatus App 20110309149 - Testa; Justin	2011-12-22
Method for partitioning a pattern into optimized sub-patterns Grant 8,081,820 - Davis , et al. December 20, 2	2011-12-20
Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Grant 8,061,613 - Gerst, III , et al. November 22, 2	2011-11-22
System and method for employing color illumination and color filtration in a symbology reader Grant 8,061,610 - Nunnink November 22, 2	2011-11-22
Light pipe illumination system and method Grant 8,061,614 - Gerst, III , et al. November 22, 2	2011-11-22
System for initiating communication between a user interface and a vision processor Grant 8,056,009 - Olson , et al. November 8, 2	2011-11-08
Method for Locating and Decoding Distorted Two-Dimensional Matrix Symbols App 20110268361 - Nadabar; Sateesh ; et al.	2011-11-03
Deterministic triggering over an ethernet network Grant 7,970,924 - Sarao , et al. June 28, 2	2011-06-28
Method of pattern location using color image data Grant 7,965,887 - Wallack , et al. June 21, 2	2011-06-21
Hand held machine vision method and apparatus Grant 7,963,448 - Testa June 21, 2	2011-06-21
Method and apparatus for human interface to a machine vision system Grant 7,957,554 - Silver , et al. June 7, 2	2011-06-07
Image preprocessing for probe mark inspection Grant 7,885,453 - Wallack , et al. February 8, 2	2011-02-08
Decoding distorted symbols Grant 7,878,402 - Ye , et al. February 1, 2	2011-02-01
Integrated illumination assembly for symbology reader Grant 7,874,487 - Nunnink , et al. January 25, 2	2011-01-25
Low profile illumination for direct part mark readers Grant 7,823,789 - Nunnink November 2, 2	2010-11-02
Light pipe illumination system and method Grant 7,823,783 - Gerst, III , et al. November 2, 2	2010-11-02
System and method for displaying and using non-numeric graphic elements to control and monitor a vision system Grant 7,720,315 - Mirtich , et al. May 18, 2	2010-05-18
Method and apparatus for backlighting a wafer during alignment Grant 7,639,861 - Michael , et al. December 29, 2	2009-12-29
System and method for assigning analysis parameters to vision detector using a graphical interface Grant 7,636,449 - Mirtich , et al. December 22, 2	2009-12-22
Method and system for enhanced portal security through stereoscopy Grant 7,623,674 - Nichani , et al. November 24, 2	2009-11-24
Hand held symbology reader illumination diffuser Grant 7,617,984 - Nunnink November 17, 2	2009-11-17
System and method for providing diffuse illumination in a symbology reader Grant 7,614,563 - Nunnink , et al. November 10, 2	2009-11-10
Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Grant 7,604,174 - Gerst, III , et al. October 20, 2	2009-10-20
Method and apparatus for adjusting focus in a symbology reader Grant 7,549,582 - Nunnink June 23, 2	2009-06-23
Method for setting parameters of a vision detector using production line information Grant 7,545,949 - Mirtich , et al. June 9, 2	2009-06-09
Focusing mechanism for a vision detector Grant 7,417,803 - Costigan , et al. August 26, 2	2008-08-26
Methods for locating and decoding distorted two-dimensional matrix symbols Grant 7,412,106 - Nadabar , et al. August 12, 2	2008-08-12
Stereo door sensor Grant 7,400,744 - Nichani , et al. July 15, 2	2008-07-15
Method and apparatus for monitoring a passageway using 3D images Grant 7,397,929 - Nichani , et al. July 8, 2	2008-07-08
Tree-style hierarchical control with graphical depiction of non-hierarchical interrelationships Grant 7,313,761 - Mcclellan December 25, 2	2007-12-25
Human/machine interface for a machine vision sensor and method for installing and operating the same Grant 7,305,114 - Wolff , et al. December 4, 2	2007-12-04
Web marking and inspection system Grant 7,297,969 - Wolinsky , et al. November 20, 2	2007-11-20
Image preprocessing for probe mark inspection Grant 7,242,801 - Wallack , et al. July 10, 2	2007-07-10
Method for generating a focused image of an object Grant 7,221,805 - Bachelder May 22, 2	2007-05-22
Method and Apparatus for Backlighting a Wafer during Alignment App 20070058168 - Michael; David J. ; et al.	2007-03-15
Methods for finding and characterizing a deformed pattern in an image Grant 7,190,834 - Davis March 13, 2	2007-03-13
Method for locating bar codes and symbols in an image Grant 7,181,066 - Wagman , et al. February 20, 2	2007-02-20
Methods and apparatus for reading bar code identifications Grant 7,175,090 - Nadabar February 13, 2	2007-02-13
Method and apparatus for automatic measurement of pad geometry and inspection thereof Grant 7,171,036 - Liu , et al. January 30, 2	2007-01-30
Methods and apparatuses for detecting classifying and measuring spot defects in an image of an object Grant 7,162,073 - Akgul , et al. January 9, 2	2007-01-09
Gauging based on global alignment and sub-models Grant 6,993,177 - Bachelder January 31, 2	2006-01-31
Large data set storage and display for electronic spreadsheets applied to machine vision Grant 6,859,907 - McGarry February 22, 2	2005-02-22
Location of generally rectangular shaped objects in an image Grant 6,853,751 - Milligan, Jr. , et al. February 8, 2	2005-02-08
Method for refining a parameter of a contour in an image Grant 6,697,535 - Dutta-Choudhury February 24, 2	2004-02-24
Control methods and apparatus for coupling multiple image acquisition devices to a digital data processor Grant 6,684,402 - Wolff January 27, 2	2004-01-27
System and method for servoing robots based upon workpieces with fiducial marks using machine vision Grant 6,681,151 - Weinzimmer , et al. January 20, 2	2004-01-20
Obstacle detection system Grant 6,678,394 - Nichani January 13, 2	2004-01-13
Determining three-dimensional orientation of objects Grant 6,594,623 - Wang , et al. July 15, 2	2003-07-15
Semiconductor device image inspection utilizing rotation invariant scale invariant method Grant 6,563,324 - Nichani May 13, 2	2003-05-13
Processing continuous data streams in electronic spreadsheets Grant 6,490,600 - McGarry December 3, 2	2002-12-03