Inventor · Grand Blanc, MI, US

Michael G. Nygaard

37Patents
10h-index
17Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 2007 → May 24, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7812970B2 Method and system for inspecting parts utilizing triangulation Physics 30 Active
US7777900B2 Method and system for optically inspecting parts Physics 29 Active
US8132802B2 Apparatus for quickly retaining and releasing parts to be optically measured Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US8570504B2 Method and system for optically inspecting parts Physics 21 Active
US8237935B2 Method and system for automatically inspecting parts and for automatically generating calibration data for use in inspecting parts Physics 19 Active
US7920278B2 Non-contact method and system for inspecting parts Physics 18 Active
US8004694B2 System for indirectly measuring a geometric dimension related to an opening in an apertured exterior surface of a part based on direct measurements of the part when fixtured at a measurement station Physics 16 Active
US8416403B2 Method and system for high-speed, high-resolution 3-D imaging of manufactured parts of various sizes Physics 15 Active
USD732696S1 Frame structure for windows General 13 Active
US9539619B2 High speed method and system for inspecting a stream of parts at a pair of inspection stations Physics 10 Active
US8723068B2 Method and system for optically inspecting manufactured rounds of ammunition or cylindrical components of the rounds to obtain rounds which exhibit superior accuracy when fired Physics 9 Active
US9019489B2 Method and system for optically inspecting parts Physics 8 Active
US8896844B2 High-speed, 3-D method and system for optically measuring a geometric dimension of manufactured parts Physics 8 Active
US9228957B2 High speed method and system for inspecting a stream of parts Physics 8 Active
US8993914B2 High-speed, high-resolution, triangulation-based, 3-D method and system for inspecting manufactured parts and sorting the inspected parts Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US9372160B2 Method and system for optically inspecting the ends of a manufactured part at a single inspection station having a measurement axis Physics 7 Active
US9486840B2 High-speed, triangulation-based, 3-D method and system for inspecting manufactured parts and sorting the inspected parts Physics 7 Active
US9370799B2 Method and system for optically inspecting a manufactured part at a single inspection station having a measurement axis Physics 7 Active
US9575013B2 Non-contact method and system for inspecting a manufactured part at an inspection station having a measurement axis Physics 7 Active
US10300510B2 High speed method and system for inspecting a stream of parts Physics 5 Active
US10207297B2 Method and system for inspecting a manufactured part at an inspection station Physics 5 Active
US9047657B2 Method and system for optically inspecting outer peripheral surfaces of parts Physics 5 Active
US9372077B2 High-resolution imaging and processing method and system for determining a geometric dimension of a part Physics 5 Active
US9697596B2 Method and system for optically inspecting parts Physics 4 Active
US9377297B2 High-resolution imaging and processing method and system for increasing the range of a geometric dimension of a part that can be determined Physics 4 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.