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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2010
James Kengo Andersen, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Eric Lee Goldner, Valencia, CA (US);
Agop Hygasov Cherbettchian, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Gerald Robert Baker, West Hills, CA (US);
David T. Beatson, Kennett Square, PA (US);
James Kengo Andersen, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Eric Lee Goldner, Valencia, CA (US);
Agop Hygasov Cherbettchian, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Gerald Robert Baker, West Hills, CA (US);
David T. Beatson, Kennett Square, PA (US);
US Seismic Systems, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic transducer is provided. The fiber optic transducer includes a fixed portion configured to be secured to a body of interest, a moveable portion having a range of motion with respect to the fixed portion, a spring positioned between the fixed portion and the moveable portion, and a length of fiber wound between the fixed portion and the moveable portion. The length of fiber spans the spring. The fiber optic transducer also includes a mass engaged with the moveable portion. In one disclosed aspect of the transducer, the mass envelopes the moveable portion.