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COGNEX CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    956
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    2,965
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 9.0%
About

COGNEX CORP has a total of 956 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 9.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1986. It filed its patents most often in United States, China and Japan. Its main competitors in its focus markets computer technology, audio-visual technology and optics are ARCSOFT CORP LTD, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS and ULSEE INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing COGNEX CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Nunnink Laurens 98
#2 Michael David J 74
#3 Negro James A 49
#4 Ye Xiangyun 40
#5 Wallack Aaron S 39
#6 Silver William M 36
#7 Mcgarry John 36
#8 Wallack Aaron 34
#9 Liu Lifeng 33
#10 Silver William 30

Latest patents

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