FARO Technologies, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →578Patents
499Active
578Granted
63Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 23, 1993 → Nov 10, 2023 · 56 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5402582A | Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus | Physics | 326 | Expired |
| US6131299A | Display device for a coordinate measurement machine | Physics | 279 | Expired |
| US5611147A | Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus | Physics | 252 | Expired |
| US5412880A | Method of constructing a 3-dimensional map of a measurable quantity using three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus | Physics | 242 | Expired |
| US6366831B1 | Coordinate measurement machine with articulated arm and software interface | Physics | 188 | Expired |
| US5978748A | Host independent articulated arm | Physics | 183 | Expired |
| US5768792A | Method and apparatus for measuring and tube fitting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 178 | Expired |
| US7246030B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner | Physics | 161 | Expired |
| US7269910B2 | Method for improving measurement accuracy of a portable coordinate measurement machine | Physics | 159 | Expired |
| US5510977A | Method and apparatus for measuring features of a part or item | Physics | 156 | Expired |
| US8630314B2 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing measurements taken by multiple metrology devices | Physics | 155 | Active |
| US6151789A | Adjustable handgrip for a coordinate measurement machine | Physics | 155 | Expired |
| US6219928A | Serial network for coordinate measurement apparatus | Physics | 154 | Expired |
| US7804602B2 | Apparatus and method for relocating an articulating-arm coordinate measuring machine | Physics | 149 | Active |
| US7352446B2 | Absolute distance meter that measures a moving retroreflector | Physics | 148 | Expired |
| US6965843B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 148 | Expired |
| US7174651B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 139 | Expired |
| US6892465B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated magnetic mount | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 130 | Expired |
| USD423534S | Articulated arm | General | 129 | Expired |
| US6935036B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 127 | Expired |
| US7296979B2 | Stable vacuum mounting plate adapter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 124 | Expired |
| US7881896B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner | Physics | 119 | Active |
| US6904691B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine with improved counter balance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 117 | Expired |
| US6253458A | Adjustable counterbalance mechanism for a coordinate measurement machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 113 | Expired |
| US6925722B2 | Portable coordinate measurement machine with improved surface features | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 110 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.