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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:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russell G. May, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Thomas A. Wavering, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Luna Innovations, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 ;
Abstract
A fiber optic system and method of use is disclosed. The fiber optic system comprises a laminated, pre-stressed, piezoelectric actuator; and a fiber optic strain gage having an input/output fiber, wherein the fiber optic strain gage is attached to a surface of the laminated, pre-stressed, piezoelectric actuator. The fiber optic system is useful for performing dynamic mechanical analysis on a sample.