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William M. Silver
Also filed as: SILVER WILLIAM · SILVER WILLIAM M · SILVER WILLIAM MICHAEL
75 granted patents·4 pending applications·2,703 citations·filing 1986–2024
99Inventor score
Files withCOGNEX CORP38SILVER WILLIAM M28COGNEX TECH & INVESTMENT CORP6COGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVEST1EAMES ANDREW1
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79 records- 0197US6829371B1Auto-setup of a video safety curtain systemCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 7, 2004·97 cites·19 claims
- 0296US7305114B2Human/machine interface for a machine vision sensor and method for installing and operating the sameCOGNEX TECH & INVESTMENT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 4, 2007·164 cites·31 claims
- 0395US8249329B2Method and apparatus for detecting and characterizing an objectSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2012·44 cites·49 claims
- 0495US6469734B1Video safety detector with shadow eliminationCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·83 cites·19 claims
- 0594US8244041B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2012·53 cites·29 claims
- 0693US7016539B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 21, 2006·121 cites·35 claims
- 0793US6836567B1Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspectionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 28, 2004·70 cites·23 claims
- 0893US6658145B1Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspectionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 2, 2003·120 cites·38 claims
- 0993US5481712AMethod and apparatus for interactively generating a computer program for machine vision analysis of an objectCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 2, 1996·358 cites·34 claims
- 1091US8411929B2Method and system for dynamic feature detectionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 2, 2013·17 cites·15 claims
- 1191US5371690AMethod and apparatus for inspection of surface mounted devicesCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 6, 1994·147 cites·68 claims
- 1290US5602937AMethods and apparatus for machine vision high accuracy searchingCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 11, 1997·113 cites·20 claims
- 1390US4972359ADigital image processing systemCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 20, 1990·107 cites·18 claims
- 1490US4728195AMethod for imaging printed circuit board component leadsCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 1, 1988·71 cites·5 claims
- 1589US8229222B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2012·30 cites·27 claims
- 1689US6850646B1Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspectionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 1, 2005·77 cites·60 claims
- 1787US7167575B1Video safety detector with projected patternCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 23, 2007·65 cites·17 claims
- 1886US9122952B2Methods and apparatus for one-dimensional signal extractionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 1, 2015·6 cites·14 claims
- 1986US6856698B1Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern localizationCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 15, 2005·64 cites·20 claims
- 2086US5495537AMethods and apparatus for machine vision template matching of images predominantly having generally diagonal and elongate featuresCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 27, 1996·140 cites·24 claims
- 2185US8363972B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 29, 2013·19 cites·35 claims
- 2285US8295552B2Method for setting parameters of a vision detector using production line informationMIRTICH BRIAN V·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 23, 2012·8 cites·9 claims
- 2384US9589199B2Methods and apparatus for one-dimensional signal extractionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 7, 2017·3 cites·6 claims
- 2484US8867847B2Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 21, 2014·3 cites·16 claims
- 2584US7065262B1Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspectionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 20, 2006·29 cites·55 claims
- 2682US9094588B2Human machine-interface and method for manipulating data in a machine vision systemSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·7 cites·12 claims
- 2781US7088862B1Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspectionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 8, 2006·24 cites·30 claims
- 2881US7043055B1Method and apparatus for locating objects using universal alignment targetsCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 9, 2006·46 cites·10 claims
- 2980US8630478B2Method and apparatus for locating objectsSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 14, 2014·5 cites·13 claims
- 3080US7545949B2Method for setting parameters of a vision detector using production line informationCOGNEX TECH & INVESTMENT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 9, 2009·13 cites·4 claims
- 3180US7400744B2Stereo door sensorCOGNEX TECH & INVESTMENT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 15, 2008·54 cites·18 claims
- 3278US8363942B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionCOGNEX TECH & INVESTMENT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 29, 2013·11 cites·27 claims
- 3378US8265395B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2012·12 cites·31 claims
- 3478US6812933B1Method for rendering algebraically defined two-dimensional shapes by computing pixel intensity using an edge model and signed distance to the nearest boundaryCOGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVEST·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 2, 2004·17 cites·12 claims
- 3578US6671049B1Article of manufacture bearing a universal alignment targetCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 30, 2003·15 cites·17 claims
- 3678US5657403AVision coprocessingCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 12, 1997·53 cites·36 claims
- 3777US8270748B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 18, 2012·10 cites·22 claims
- 3877US8249297B2Method and apparatus for automatic visual event detectionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2012·6 cites·17 claims
- 3977US8238639B2Method and system for dynamic feature detectionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 7, 2012·10 cites·22 claims
- 4077US8237099B2Method and system for optoelectronic detection and location of objectsSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·7 cites·68 claims
- 4175US8254695B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 28, 2012·9 cites·23 claims
- 4275US8249362B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 21, 2012·9 cites·33 claims
- 4374US8363956B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 29, 2013·9 cites·16 claims
- 4474US8295613B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 23, 2012·8 cites·19 claims
- 4573US9218536B2Methods and apparatus for one-dimensional signal extractionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 22, 2015·2 cites·18 claims
- 4673US7251366B1Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspectionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 31, 2007·18 cites·34 claims
- 4772US8625880B2Method and apparatus for human interface to a machine vision systemSILVER WILLIAM·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·4 cites·22 claims
- 4872US8335380B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 18, 2012·7 cites·25 claims
- 4972US8320675B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 27, 2012·7 cites·42 claims
- 5072US8243986B2Method and apparatus for automatic visual event detectionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2012·6 cites·80 claims
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