In-line fiber sensing, noise cancellation and strain detection

    公开(公告)号:US10731969B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15573301

    申请日:2016-05-12

    发明人: Ming Han

    摘要: An in-line fiber-optic sensing element, a system, and methods for detecting strain using a fiber optic sensor are described that include using at least two chirped grating structures. In an implementation, an in-line fiber-optic sensing element that employs example techniques in accordance with the present disclosure includes an optically transmissive fiber including a core and an outer layer; a Fabry-Perot cavity defined by a portion of the optically transmissive fiber and two chirped fiber-Bragg grating structures, where the two chirped grating structures are separated and are configured to reflect light.

    Systems and Methods of Derivative Strategy Selection and Composition
    3.
    发明申请
    Systems and Methods of Derivative Strategy Selection and Composition 审中-公开
    衍生战略选择与组合的系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130297476A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-07

    申请号:US13731695

    申请日:2012-12-31

    发明人: Greg Hammond

    IPC分类号: G06Q40/04

    CPC分类号: G06Q40/04

    摘要: A method and apparatus of selecting derivative strategies, where candidate derivative strategies are selected from a set of essentially all possible derivative strategies available for an underlying, based upon a user's market sentiment for an underlying, to perform favorably under the foreseen conditions being most appropriate to the user's strategic intent and the choices afforded by the relevant markets.

    摘要翻译: 一种选择衍生策略的方法和设备,其中候选衍生策略从基于所有可能的潜在衍生策略的集合中选择,基于用户对潜在的市场情绪,在预期的条件下,最适合于 用户的战略意图和相关市场的选择。

    Removable Shoe Spike System
    4.
    发明申请
    Removable Shoe Spike System 审中-公开
    可拆卸鞋钉系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150189950A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-09

    申请号:US14416197

    申请日:2013-07-26

    发明人: Alex Adams

    IPC分类号: A43C15/16 A43B5/00

    摘要: The present system, method and apparatus are adapted for the quick and easy exchange of spikes on athletic shoes. More specifically, the system, apparatus and methods comprise a spike having an opening, an aglet adapted for coupling to the shoe, for example by way of a shoelace, and a coupling head affixed to the aglet which is adapted to couple with the opening on the spike so as to allow a user to quickly and easily replace, remove or install spikes in the athletic shoe. The disclosure thus allows the user to have the tool attached to their shoe at all times so as to avoid carrying additional equipment while wearing the shoe.

    摘要翻译: 本系统,方法和装置适用于快速方便地在运动鞋上交换钉。 更具体地说,系统,装置和方法包括具有开口的钉,适于与靴子连接的靴子,例如通过鞋带,以及固定在该奶嘴上的联接头,该连接头适于与开口连接 尖峰,以便使用户能够快速方便地更换,移除或安装运动鞋中的尖峰。 因此,本公开允许使用者始终将工具附接到其鞋上,以避免在穿着鞋时携带附加设备。

    Fiber-optic temperature and flow sensor system and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10520355B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15919326

    申请日:2018-03-13

    摘要: A fiber optic sensor, a process for utilizing a fiber optic sensor, and a process for fabricating a fiber optic sensor are described, where a double-side-polished silicon pillar is attached to an optical fiber tip and forms a Fabry-Pérot cavity. In an implementation, a fiber optic sensor in accordance with an exemplary embodiment includes an optical fiber configured to be coupled to a light source and a spectrometer; and a single silicon layer or multiple silicon layers disposed on an end face of the optical fiber, where each of the silicon layer(s) defines a Fabry-Pérot interferometer, and where the sensor head reflects light from the light source to the spectrometer. In some implementations, the fiber optic sensor may include the light source coupled to the optical fiber, a spectrometer coupled to the optical fiber, and a controller coupled to the high-speed spectrometer.

    Monolithic heat-transfer device
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10267567B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US14595516

    申请日:2015-01-13

    IPC分类号: F28D15/00 F28F13/00 F28D15/02

    摘要: A monolithic heat-transfer device can include a container wall configured to retain a working fluid, where the container wall is formed of a single material. The container wall also includes an interior surface configured to be in fluid communication with the working fluid. The monolithic heat-transfer device also includes a channel disposed in the interior surface of the container wall, where the channel comprises a microstructure and a nanostructure. The microstructure and the nanostructure are materially contiguous with the single material forming the container wall. In some embodiments, the nanostructure comprises one or more layers of nanoparticles. The monolithic heat-transfer device can be configured as a heat pipe, which can be constructed from the container wall and a second container wall joined together and sealed to one another to contain the working fluid (e.g., using laser welding, electron beam welding (EBW), and so forth).

    Control of change of phase through physical surface shaping

    公开(公告)号:US11047053B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US14595452

    申请日:2015-01-13

    IPC分类号: C25B11/02 C25B1/04 B01J7/02

    摘要: A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a solid structure configure to contact each of a material in a liquid phase and a material in a vapor phase, the solid structure including a plurality of microstructures protruding at angles relative to a horizontal plane; and a layer of nanoparticles positioned on the plurality of microstructures, the layer of nanoparticles having a composition that is at least one of a same material as the plurality of microstructures and an oxide of the same material as the plurality of microstructures, the plurality of microstructures defining one or more valleys, each of the one or more valleys positioned between the layer of nanoparticles of adjacent microstructures of the plurality of microstructures, the one or more valleys configured to govern at least one of a size and a shape of a bubble of the material in the vapor phase.

    Fiber optic bolometer
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10359316B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US15617801

    申请日:2017-06-08

    摘要: The present disclosure is directed to a fiber optic bolometer device. In an implementation, a fiber optic bolometer device includes an optical fiber and a silicon layer that comprises a Fabry-Pérot interferometer. The silicon layer includes a first surface and a second surface. The fiber optic bolometer device includes a reflective dielectric film disposed over the first surface of the silicon layer where the reflective dielectric film is adjacent to an end face of the optical fiber. The fiber optic bolometer device also includes an absorptive coating disposed over the second surface of the silicon layer (e.g., the surface distal to the end face of the optical fiber).

    Mechanical Connection for Concrete Structures

    公开(公告)号:US20190063060A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US16111479

    申请日:2018-08-24

    IPC分类号: E04B1/41 E04B1/04

    摘要: A system and method for connecting precast concrete structures includes anchoring a sleeve within a pocket formed in one of the concrete structures, and placing the concrete structures in contact with one another such that the pocket is diposed around a protruding end of a shear connector embedded in the other concrete structure. A bridge is inserted around the protruding end of the shear connector and a fastener is installed onto the protruding end of the shear connector to engage the bridge and urge the bridge in abutting relation with a lip of the sleeve. The pocket is then filled with a grout.