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8184930 |
Titania nanotube and method for producing same
A titania nanotube suitable as an optical sensor or gas sensor is provided. The titania nanotube has a length of 1 μm or more; preferably a diameter of 0.1 μm or less and an aspect ratio of 100 o...
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8180185 |
Fiber optic sensor for detecting multiple parameters in a harsh environment
A fiber optic sensor is provided. The fiber optic sensor includes a fiber core having a plurality of grating elements wherein, the grating elements comprise a periodic or a quasiperiodic modulated...
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8175423 |
Filtered fiber optic probe
A fiber optic probe assembly which incorporate a series of graduated shaped and nestable members, e.g. cylindrical annular members which enable uniform and repetitive construction and assembly of...
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8172180 |
Temperature monitoring
A temperature monitoring arrangement for an electro-thermal ice protection system is provided for a slat of an aircraft wing, incorporating heater mats of composite material, wherein, in order to...
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8170382 |
Fiber-optic temperature sensor assembly
A fiber-optic temperature sensor assembly comprises a cap with an inner cavity. A sensor member is received in the inner cavity of the cap. The sensor member has light-transmitting properties...
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8168379 |
Application of surface plasmon resonance technology for detecting and genotyping HPV
The present invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and qualitatively detect different HPV genotypes. It also discloses an efficient formula to make a mixed SAM that can greatly...
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8158440 |
Method for quantitative measurement of thyroid related antibodies or antigens in a serum sample
This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and quantitatively measure the concentrations of thyroid hormones and related antibodies in a serum sample, which can be used to...
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8158342 |
Method for the identification of human immunodeficiency virus related antibodies in blood
This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and qualitatively measure the presence of HIV related antibodies in a serum sample for the diagnosis of HIV infection. It also...
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8158409 |
Nanoscale surface plasmonics sensor with nanofluidic control
A microfluidically-controlled transmission mode nanoscal surface plasmonics sensor device comprises one or more arrays of aligned nanochannels in fluid communication with inflowing and outflowing...
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8160406 |
Acoustic sensor with at least one photonic crystal slab
An acoustic sensor includes at least one structure including at least one photonic crystal slab and an optical fiber optically coupled to the at least one photonic crystal slab, and having at least...
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8158343 |
Method to detect virus related immunological markers for the diagnosis of respiratory tract infections
This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and qualitatively detect the presence of respiratory tract viruses-related immunological markers in a serum sample, which can be used...
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8153445 |
Method for screening of infectious agents in blood
This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and qualitatively detect the presence of infectious agent related antibodies and/or antigens in a serum sample, which can be used to...
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8155491 |
Cable
In order to improve a cable, comprising an inner cable body, in which at least one conductor strand of an optical and/or electrical conductor runs in the longitudinal direction of the cable, a...
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8151648 |
Ultra-miniature fiber-optic pressure sensor system and method of fabrication
Ultra-miniature surface-mountable Fabry-Perot pressure sensor is constructed on an optical fiber which utilizes a 45° angled fiber tip covered with a reflective layer which steers the optical axis ...
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8155486 |
Flexural disc fiber optic sensor and method of forming same
A fiber optic sensor employs at least two flexural discs that are spaced apart from one another along a central axis. A fiber optic coil is affixed to at least one of the flexural discs. A proof...
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8155485 |
Plasmon photocatalysis
Plasmons on a waveguide may deliver energy to photocatalyze a reaction. The waveguide or other energy carrier may be configured to carry electromagnetic energy and generate plasmon energy at one or...
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8155487 |
Sensor element
In an embodiment, a sensor element is provided. The sensor element may include a light input configured to receive input light, a sample chamber configured to accommodate a sample, and at least one...
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8144271 |
Multi-touch sensing through frustrated total internal reflection
High-resolution, scalable multi-touch sensing display systems and processes based on frustrated total internal reflection employ an optical waveguide that receives light, such as infrared light,...
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8144333 |
Optical fiber structure monitoring and analysis
A system and method for monitoring the structural integrity of a structure is provided. An optical fiber is acoustically coupled to one or more of the structural elements. A source of optical...
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8139905 |
Generator protection system
A temperature sensor is disclosed. The sensor includes an optical fiber and at least one twin-grating structure formed on the optical fiber. Each twin-grating structure includes a first optical...
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8139210 |
Real-time monitoring apparatus for biochemical reaction
The present invention relates to an apparatus for real-time monitoring chemical reaction between various biomaterials. More particularly, the present invention directed to a real-time monitoring...
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8135247 |
Packaged sensors and harsh environment systems with packaged sensors
A fiber sensor package is disclosed. The fiber sensor package includes an interconnection between a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber within a tubing such that the first and second...
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8135246 |
Three-dimensional sensor optical waveguide, and three-dimensional sensor employing the same
A three-dimensional sensor optical waveguide which permits size reduction, and a three-dimensional sensor employing the same. A three-dimensional sensor optical waveguide includes a plurality of...
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8135244 |
Real time measurement of shock pressure
A fiber-based optical pressure-sensor, made using semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (NQDs) as the active transducing material, provides response time fast enough for shock wave measurements....
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8135245 |
Fiber optic sensing system
A fiber optic sensing system comprises a housing disposed in a flow path, and a fiber optic sensor. The fiber optic sensor comprises an optical fiber secured in the housing, a Bragg grating, a...
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8131121 |
Optical fiber pipeline monitoring system and method
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a fiber surveillance system for monitoring a pipeline is provided. The surveillance system includes an optical fiber acoustically coupled to...
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8123400 |
Multi-core fiber grating sensor
A twin core fiber for sensor applications is developed. It is particularly useful in de-coupling the strain and temperature and thus obtaining both measurement parameters at the same time and...
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8119350 |
Method of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to detect genomic aberrations in patients with multiple myeloma
The present invention discloses using SPR technology to detect MM related genomic imbalances in bone marrow samples. An efficient formula to make a mixed SAM that can greatly enhance the...
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8121442 |
Optical fiber surveillance topology
In accordance with an aspect of the disclosed technology, a fiber surveillance system includes a single optical fiber, used, for example, in the detection of acoustic signals associated with...
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8116601 |
Fiber optic shape sensing
A shape sensing system to determine the position and orientation of one link with respect to another link in a kinematic chain. An optical fiber is coupled to two or more links in a kinematic...
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8114682 |
Method for the quantitative evaluation of sex hormones in a serum sample
This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and quantitatively measure the concentrations of different sex hormones in a serum sample, which can be used to evaluate different...
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8111952 |
Strain sensing device and method of measuring strain
A strain sensing device has a sub-assembly with at least one optical fiber therein, and a metallic coating encasing the sub-assembly. The metallic coating is strain coupled to the sub-assembly. A...
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8110408 |
Method for quantitative detection of diabetes related immunological markers
This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and quantitatively measure the concentrations of diabetes related immunological makers in a serum sample, which can be used to...
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8111953 |
Optical power modulation vital sign detection method and measurement device
A vital sign measurement device includes a sensor fixation device, a sensor frame, an optical sensing system, and an output unit. The sensor fixation device is adapted to be placed against an...
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8110409 |
Method to measure serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis
This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and quantitatively measure the concentrations of different liver fibrosis-associated serum biomarkers in a serum sample, which can be...
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8103135 |
Well bore sensing
A sensor system for use in a well bore includes a metal-clad fiber-optic cable, the fiber optic cable include one or more Bragg gratings, and each Bragg grating is configured such that a value or...
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8097466 |
Optical reagent format for small sample volumes
An optical waveguiding optical format enables consistent optical analysis of small sample volumes with minimal variation in light path length among optical formats. The optical format is comprised...
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8098966 |
Thermal sensing fiber devices
There is provided a thermal sensing fiber grid, including a plurality of rows and columns of thermal sensing fibers, each of which includes a semiconducting element that has a fiber length and that...
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8098967 |
Generator protection system
A magnetic flux sensor is disclosed. The sensor comprises an optical fiber and at least one twin-grating structure formed on the optical fiber. Each twin-grating structure comprises a first optical...
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8095196 |
Microsensor needle for pH measurement in tissue
A sensor probe for in-situ measurement of pH in a human tissue (e.g., cardiovascular) environment comprises a hollow needle having a tip and a back end. The tip is insertable into the tissue. An...
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8090227 |
Purging of fiber optic conduits in subterranean wells
Purging of fiber optic conduits in subterranean wells. A downhole optical sensing system includes an optical line, at least two tubular conduits, one conduit being positioned within the other...
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8079763 |
Optical assembly of a hollow core fibre gas cell spliced to fibre ends and methods of its production
An optical assembly includes a gas cell and an optical fiber portion in which the gas cell is contiguously attached to the optical fiber portion. The gas cell can be made, for example from...
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8077314 |
Measuring a characteristic of a multimode optical fiber
To measure a characteristic of a multimode optical fiber, a light pulse source produces a light pulse for transmission into the multimode optical fiber. A spatial filter passes a portion of...
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8076909 |
Method and system for monitoring the condition of generator end windings
A method and system for monitoring the operating conditions of an electric generator. The system includes a triad sensor array formed within a predetermined section of a fiber optic conductor. The...
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8077557 |
Multiple aperture VCSEL EAMR heads
A magnetic recording device comprises a multi-aperture vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) operably coupled to a magnetic recording head and a plurality of waveguides disposed in the...
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8078028 |
Optical patch panel device
Various embodiments of patch panel devices are enclosed. In some embodiments, signals received are in an electrical or optical form and converted to the other form. The converted signal is provided...
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8073293 |
Sensing device having a large diameter D-shaped optical waveguide
An optical sensor formed from an optical waveguide having at least one core surrounded by a cladding and a large diameter generally D-shaped portion is disclosed. Axial or compressive strain across...
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8073294 |
Remote optical fiber surveillance system and method
In accordance with one aspect of the disclosed technology, wireless communications are used in a fiber surveillance system to enable monitoring of remote locations for vibrations, acoustic signals,...
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8068714 |
Optical waveguide feedthrough assembly
An optical fiber feedthrough assembly includes a glass plug disposed in a recess of a feedthrough housing. The glass plug may define a large-diameter, cane-based, waveguide sealed within the recess...
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8062595 |
Nucleic acid analysis chip integrating a waveguide and optical apparatus for the inspection of nucleic acid probes
A chip for nucleic acid analysis includes a body (2, 9), in which a detection chamber (7) is formed for accommodating nucleic acid probes (12, 12′). A waveguide (8) is integrated in the body (2, 9...
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