37 patents
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Determining wellbore properties with an optic fibre while lowering a casing
17 Aug 21
This application relates to method and apparatus for determining properties of a wellbore (201).
Kevin Boone
Filed: 19 Dec 16
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Apparatus, systems, and methods for determining nonlinear properties of a material to detect early fatigue or damage
17 Aug 21
An inspection apparatus detects one or more characteristics of a material sample and includes a transmitter to transmit an initial signal to the material sample, and a receiver to receive a detected signal from the material sample associated with the initial signal.
Matthew Ryan Webster, Kevin Farinholt, Gheorghe Bunget
Filed: 15 Jun 18
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Distributed measurement of minimum and maximum in-situ stress in substrates
1 Jun 21
A system for performing distributed measurements of in-situ stress includes an expandable element with at least one fiber optic sensor.
Osgar John Ohanian, III, Daniel R. Vandenberge, Matthew Anthony Davis
Filed: 28 Aug 18
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Nanofiber-reinforced Hydrogel Medical Dressings
27 May 21
Medical dressings include a non-woven polymeric nanofiber mat embedded within a chitosan hydrogel matrix.
Lauren Anne COSTELLA, Christopher K. TISON, Matthew PATTERSON, Keley BRODERICK, Lindsay WOODARD, Mallory GASBARRE
Filed: 8 Apr 19
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Downhole surveillance
16 Mar 21
Method and apparatus for surveying the downhole environment in a steam stimulated well such as a Steam Assisted Gravity Draining well are described.
James Roy, Carson Laing
Filed: 31 Mar 15
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Sine-cosine optical frequency encoder devices based on optical polarization properties
19 Jan 21
Optical polarization-based devices and techniques are provided to enable low cost construction and easy signal processing to measure the light frequency via measurements of signals associated with a delay between the two orthogonal polarizations after passing through a DGD element and the retardation value of the DGD element without directly measuring the optical frequency.
Xiaotian Steve Yao, Xiaojun James Chen
Filed: 9 May 18
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Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensor
16 Dec 20
One example coherent optical time domain reflectometer device includes a coherent light source that produces coherent probe light pulses at an optical wavelength; an optical coupling unit coupled to f a fiber link under test to direct the coherent probe light pulses into the fiber link and to receive reflected probe light pulses from the fiber link; an optical detection unit to receive the reflected probe light pulses and structured to include an optical interferometer to process the reflected probe light pulses along two different optical paths to generate different optical output signals from the reflected probe light pulses along different optical paths, and optical detectors to receive the optical output signals from the optical interferometer; and a device controller coupled to the optical detection unit to extract information on spatial distribution of acoustic—or vibration—or strain-dependent characteristics as a function of distance along the fiber link under test.
Hongxin CHEN, Xiaotian Steve Yao
Filed: 9 Feb 17
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Security switch
2 Nov 20
The present disclosure relates to optical switching devices and switch modules that are designed for long-term security monitoring of high-value infrastructure access entry points.
Stephen K. Ferguson
Filed: 1 May 19
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Methods and apparatus for interferometric interrogation of an optical sensor
26 Oct 20
A high-speed interrogation system is provided for interferometric sensors, one example of which is an EFPI sensor, that operates based on spectral interference.
Janet Renee Pedrazzani, Matthew Davis, Evan M. Lally
Filed: 8 Nov 18
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Measurement systems and methods for corrosion testing of coatings and materials
7 Sep 20
A measurement system permits environmental, corrosion damage, and mechanical property measurements to assess protection properties of coatings.
Fritz John Friedersdorf, Conrad Koenig Andrews, Paul Gordon Muskopf, Kathryn Beryl Ridder
Filed: 24 Sep 14
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Measurement systems and methods for corrosion testing of coatings and materials
7 Sep 20
A measurement system permits environmental, corrosion damage, and mechanical property measurements to assess protection properties of coatings.
Fritz John Friedersdorf, Conrad Koenig Andrews, Paul Gordon Muskopf, Kathryn Beryl Ridder
Filed: 5 Apr 17
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Complete characterization of polarization-maintaining fibers using distributed polarization analysis
27 Jul 20
Devices, systems and techniques for measuring optical polarization-related parameters in optical materials and devices such as polarization maintaining (PM) fiber links based on polarization crosstalks that spatially distribute over a length of a material such as a PM fiber link.
Xiaotian Steve Yao, Xiaojun Chen
Filed: 26 Jul 15
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Overcoming Rayleigh backscatter in wavelength division multiplexed fiber optic sensor systems and fault detection in optical networks
27 Jul 20
Systems, methods, and structures for overcoming Rayleigh backscatter in wavelength division multiplexed fiber optic systems and in particular fiber optic sensor systems along with method(s) for detecting faults in optical networks employing the intentional temporal separation of share wavelength noise and demarcation signals in conjunction with the use of accumulated Rayleigh noise signal(s) to detect a fault location.
Todd Christian Haber, Justin Stay, Joel Leslie Mock, Daniele Costantini
Filed: 10 Mar 19
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Sensitive optical fiber shape sensing based on shape-related optical polarization evolution
1 Jun 20
This patent document discloses fiber sensing techniques and devices for shape monitoring by using single- and multi-core optical fiber implementations and optical interferometry.
Anton Khomenko, Xiaotian Steve Yao, Xiaojun James Chen
Filed: 21 Feb 18
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Sprayable Barrier and Methods for Prevention of Postoperative Adhesions
1 Apr 20
Biologically acceptable surgical barrier materials are comprised of a polyelectrolytic complex of chitosan and sodium alginate.
Lauren Anne COSTELLA, Michael J. DANILICH, Christopher K. TISON, Patrick COTTLER
Filed: 27 Mar 18
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Dissolvable Nanofiber Materials and Specimen Recovery Kits Including the Same for High Efficiency Specimen Recovery
18 Mar 20
Biological specimen recovery materials include cellulose acetate nanofibers that are capable of dissolution upon contact with a liquid comprising a dissolution effective amount (e.g., between about 1 to about 10M) guanidinium isothiocyanate (GITC).
Christopher K. TISON, Blaine BUTLER, Matthew PATTERSON, Nikolai BRAUN
Filed: 20 Dec 17
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Methods and Apparatus for Interferometric Interrogation of an Optical Sensor
22 Jan 20
A high-speed interrogation system is provided for interferometric sensors, one example of which is an EFPI sensor, that operates based on spectral interference.
Janet Renee Pedrazzani, Matthew Davis, Evan M. Lally
Filed: 8 Nov 18