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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:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2010
Applicant:
Eric Udd, Fairview, OR (US);
Inventor:
Eric Udd, Fairview, OR (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In certain variations, fiber shape sensing or measuring systems, devices and methods are described herein, which allow for measurement of three dimensional bending as well as twist measurements of various fibers, e.g., optical fibers and fiber optic probes of various sizes. In certain variations, the systems are designed to take advantage of unique light guiding properties of optical fibers and various fiber gratings.