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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. 21, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Amado Cordova, West Hills, CA (US);
Robert J Hoover, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Thomas McLean, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Ralph A Patterson, Moorpark, CA (US);
John P Rahn, West Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Litton Systems, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356350 ;
Abstract
A potted sensor coil for a fiber optic gyroscope includes an inter-layer stress relief layer of lubricating material. The coil is wound into a known pattern. Various coil configurations can be realized in which a coating layer of lubricant relieves stressing at the interface between the outer jacket of the fiber and the coil potting material.