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COGNEX TECH & INVESTMENT CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    108
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COGNEX TECH & INVESTMENT CORP has a total of 108 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1997. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets computer technology, optics and audio-visual technology are PLACEMETER INC, SILVER WILLIAM M and COBB WESLEY KENNETH.

Patent filings per year

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

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Equitz William H 11
#2 Nichani Sanjay 11
#3 Silver William M 9
#4 Wallack Aaron S 8
#5 Nunnink Laurens 8
#6 Testa Justin 7
#7 Bachelder Ivan 7
#8 Koljonen Juha 7
#9 Nadabar Sateesh 7
#10 Wallack Aaron 7

Latest patents

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US2006131418A1 Hand held machine vision method and apparatus
US2006131419A1 Low profile illumination for direct part mark readers