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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:
Jan. 26, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
William L D'Agostino, Irving, TX (US);
Michael D Barrick, Arlington, TX (US);
Glen R Williams, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
LTV Aerospace and Defense Company, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 13 ;
Abstract
A system for monitoring strains and stresses on rope structures and rigid structures containing the ropes is provided wherein a fiber optic is included in a rope structure and change in the fiber's light transmissive/reflective properties, which are caused by strains and stresses on the fiber, are monitored.