As a global tech company, FARO owns approximately 450 patents in countries around the world — with hundreds more pending. Here are a few of the most impactful patents.
3D Metrology Patents
US–7701559
ADM That Measures a Moving Retroflector
Eliminates the need for an additional interferometer (April 20, 2010)
US–9500469
LLP with HDR
Increases dynamic range of measurements made with LLP (Nov 22, 2016)
Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Patents
US–8896819
Focus Folded Optics
Shrinks scanner by combining reflective and refractive optics (Nov 25, 2014)
US–10445913
Improved 2D Floor Plans
Combines 2D scanner submaps (Oct 15, 2019)
Public Safety Analytics Patents
US–7847922
Bullet Trajectory
Determines bullet trajectory by scanning a rod inserted into a bullet hole (Dec 7, 2010)
US–9858682
Freestyle Technology
Enables 3D measurement of uncoded spots (Jan 2, 2018)
