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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Florida A&m University, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Inventors:
Tarik J. Dickens, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Kunal Joshi, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Phong Tran, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Assignee:
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/242 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G02B 6/02052 (2013.01); G01N 2201/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a system and method for detecting or sensing damage within a target material, as well as related devices. In some embodiments, a damage sensing system including a target material, an optical fiber embedded into the target material, where the optical fiber has an outer surface running the length of the optical fiber, a photosensitive receiver, and a triboluminescent coating coated on the optical fiber.