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Roanoke, VA, United States of America

Luna Innovations Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 83

% Expired Patents = 21.7

CIPO Patents = 4

EPO Patents = 14

Trademarks = 5

Forward Citations = 2,586

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114 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Mark Earl Froggatt (16 out of 97 patents)

Mark E Jones (10 out of 14 patents)

Fritz John Friedersdorf (9 out of 9 patents)

4. Kent A Murphy (7 out of 27 patents)

5. Dawn K Gifford (6 out of 43 patents)

6. Thomas A Wavering (6 out of 6 patents)

7. Joseph S Heyman (6 out of 32 patents)

8. Martin Emerson Rogers (6 out of 21 patents)

9. Bryan Koene (5 out of 6 patents)

10. John Edward Lynch (5 out of 5 patents)

11. Jennifer L Elster (5 out of 5 patents)

12. Matthew Anthony Davis (4 out of 5 patents)

13. Evan M Lally (4 out of 11 patents)

14. Nathan K Brown (4 out of 4 patents)

15. Janice Paige Phillips (4 out of 4 patents)

Core Competencies:

Fiber Optic Sensors

Corrosion Testing

Measurement Systems

Environmental Monitoring

Interferometric Measurements

Optical Waveguide

Acoustic Sensors

Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry

High Sensitivity

Flexible Structures

Nonlinear Material Properties

Optical Imaging

83 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12590865 - Measuring fiber insertion losses in an optical fiber sensing system (2026-03-31),

2. 12422317 - Fiber optic sensor egress/ingress ruggedization for flexible woven structures (2025-09-23),

3. 12000691 - One or more fiber optic sensors locally bonded with a flexible filament structure (2024-06-04),

4. 11923898 - Calculation of distributed birefringence and polarization mode dispersion from waveguide scatter with full polarization state optical frequency domain reflectometry (2024-03-05),

5. 11199476 - Dissolvable nanofiber materials and specimen recovery kits including the same for high efficiency specimen recovery (2021-12-14),

6. 11169019 - Distributed fiber optic acoustic sensor (2021-11-09),

7. 11092573 - Apparatus, systems, and methods for determining nonlinear properties of a material to detect early fatigue or damage (2021-08-17),

8. 11022717 - Distributed measurement of minimum and maximum in-situ stress in substrates (2021-06-01),

9. 10823985 - Security switch (2020-11-03),

10. 10816369 - Methods and apparatus for interferometric interrogation of an optical sensor (2020-10-27),

11. 10768093 - Measurement systems and methods for corrosion testing of coatings and materials (2020-09-08),

12. 10768092 - Measurement systems and methods for corrosion testing of coatings and materials (2020-09-08),

13. 10727938 - Overcoming Rayleigh backscatter in wavelength division multiplexed fiber optic sensor systems and fault detection in optical networks (2020-07-28),

14. 10422631 - Optical fiber and method and apparatus for accurate fiber optic sensing under multiple stimuli (2019-09-24),

15. 10324316 - Security switch (2019-06-18),

Company Overview

Luna Innovations Inc., headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, specializes in advanced fiber optic sensor technologies. The company develops innovative solutions for various applications, including corrosion testing, environmental monitoring, and measurement systems. Luna's expertise extends to interferometric measurements and optical waveguides, enabling precise data collection in challenging environments. With a focus on enhancing safety and efficiency, Luna Innovations plays a pivotal role in industries such as aerospace, energy, and structural health monitoring.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 6 2026

83 Patents

#1 in Roanoke, VA

#74 in Virginia

#4,468 in US

#9,142 in the World

Roanoke, VA, United States of America

Luna Innovations Inc.

Forward Citations = 2,586

114 inventors:

Mark Earl Froggatt (16 out of 97 patents)

Mark E Jones (10 out of 14 patents)

Fritz John Friedersdorf (9 out of 9 patents)

4. Kent A Murphy (7 out of 27 patents)

5. Dawn K Gifford (6 out of 43 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Luna Innovations Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/luna-innovations

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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