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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:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1993
Lisa B Maurice, Jericho, VT (US);
Frederick L Lichtenfels, II, Vergennes, VT (US);
Bruce R Kline, Starksboro, VT (US);
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An optic sensor system comprising N optic sensors, each of the N sensors operating with received input light and providing output light having a characteristic corresponding to a sensed parameter; a number, less than N+2, of devices wherein each of the devices operates as a light source and as a light detector such that one device can be used to transmit interrogation light to two of the sensors, with two other of the devices being used to receive output light from the interrogated sensors; and optic waveguide means for transmitting light between the sensors and the devices.