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Willard Foster
Also filed as: FOSTER WILLARD · FOSTER WILLARD P
10 granted patents·211 citations·filing 1998–2018
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10 records- 0193US7016539B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 21, 2006·121 cites·35 claims
- 0289US10041786B2System and method for efficient surface measurement using a laser displacement sensorCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 7, 2018·4 cites·15 claims
- 0389US9605950B2System and method for efficient surface measurement using a laser displacement sensorCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 28, 2017·8 cites·8 claims
- 0489US8229222B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2012·30 cites·27 claims
- 0585US8363972B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 29, 2013·19 cites·35 claims
- 0678US8265395B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2012·12 cites·31 claims
- 0774US8363956B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 29, 2013·9 cites·16 claims
- 0869US10223589B2Vision system for training an assembly system through virtual assembly of objectsCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 5, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 0969US8331673B1Method for fast, robust, multi-dimensional pattern recognitionSILVER WILLIAM M·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 11, 2012·6 cites·49 claims
- 1066US10775160B2System and method for efficient surface measurement using a laser displacement sensorCOGNEX CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
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