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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:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lynn M Kimball, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Laura J Bauer, Edina, MN (US);
William V Fowler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Laurie E Lynch, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Optical Sensors Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ; C08F / ; C08F / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4271632 ; 427-212 ; 427508 ; 427510 ; 427512 ; 427514 ; 427516 ; 427157 ; 427518 ; 427519 ; 427520 ;
Abstract
A method for making a fiber optic sensor includes the steps of applying an adhesive composition to the distal end of an optical fiber, and applying a solution containing a copolymer of (a) a cellulose acrylamide, (b) an acrylamide, and (c) a copolymerizable monomeric fluorescent indicator species thereto to form a sensing layer.