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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Carl W. Stoesz, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventor:
Carl W. Stoesz, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G01L 1/24 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G01L 1/242 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12138 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic strain locking arrangement includes a cable assembly having an outer radial surface, an optical fiber strain transmissively coupled to the outer radial surface, and tubing disposed at the outer radial surface. The tubing is strain locked to the outer radial surface through at least one of interference fit with granules at least partially embedded into at least one of the tubing and the outer radial surface and adhesive bonding to both the tubing and the outer radial surface.