公开(公告)号：US5407374A

公开(公告)日：1995-04-18

申请号：US155593

申请日：1993-11-22

申请人： James M. Sullivan ,  Charles R. Sherts

发明人： James M. Sullivan ,  Charles R. Sherts

IPC分类号： B63B35/81 ,  A63C15/06

CPC分类号： B63B35/812

摘要： A water ski has an automatic step-in binding which remains open while a skier is being pulled from the water and closes when the skier steps into the binding after being pulled from the water. The rear closure of the step-in binding pivots around an axis at the heel when the skier enters the binding, and is engaged by a latch which secures the rear closure in a closed position. Alternatively, the rear closure of the step-in binding includes a heelpiece which moves slidably along a track. The heelpiece is moved slidably along the track by a spring which is released when the skier steps into the binding by a trigger assembly and trigger lip.

摘要翻译： 滑水者具有自动步进装订功能，当滑水者从水中被拉出时保持打开状态，并且在滑水者从水中拉出之后进入装订状态时关闭。 当滑雪者进入装订装置时，踏板装订的后盖围绕跟部的轴线枢转，并且通过将后部闭合件固定在关闭位置的闩锁接合。 或者，踏入装订的后盖包括沿着轨道可滑动地移动的高跟部件。 鞋跟通过弹簧可滑动地沿着轨道移动，弹簧当滑雪者通过扳机组件进入装订并触发唇部时释放。

公开(公告)号：US06813013B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-02

申请号：US10193876

申请日：2002-07-12

申请人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Richard T. Jones ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Richard T. Jones ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders

IPC分类号： G01N2100

CPC分类号： G01K11/3206 ,  G01D5/35316 ,  G01K5/52

摘要： A pressure-isolated Bragg grating temperature sensor includes an optical element, which includes an optical fiber having at least one Bragg grating disposed therein. The Bragg grating is encased within and fused to at least a portion of an inner glass capillary tube, or comprises a large diameter waveguide grating having a core and a wide cladding and having the grating disposed therein, encased within an outer tube to form a chamber. An extended portion of the sensing element that has the grating therein extends inwardly into the chamber, which allows the grating to sense temperature changes but isolates the grating from external pressure. More than one grating or pair of gratings may be used and more than one fiber or optical core may be used. At least a portion of the sensing element may be doped between a pair of gratings to form a temperature tuned laser, or the grating or gratings may be configured as a tunable DFB laser disposed in the sensing element.

摘要翻译： 压力隔离布拉格光栅温度传感器包括光学元件，其包括其中布置有至少一个布拉格光栅的光纤。 布拉格光栅被封装在内玻璃毛细管的至少一部分中并且熔合到内玻璃毛细管的至少一部分中，或包括具有芯和宽包层并且具有设置在其中的光栅的大直径波导光栅，该光栅包围在外管内以形成室 。 其中具有光栅的感测元件的延伸部分向内延伸到腔室中，这允许光栅感测温度变化，但是将光栅与外部压力隔离。 可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅，并且可以使用多于一个的光纤或光纤。 感测元件的至少一部分可以掺杂在一对光栅之间以形成温度调节的激光器，或者光栅或光栅可被配置为设置在感测元件中的可调DFB激光器。

公开(公告)号：US06781054B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US10656463

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Francis M. Sullivan ,  James M. Sullivan

发明人： Francis M. Sullivan ,  James M. Sullivan

IPC分类号： H02G304

CPC分类号： H02G3/0608

摘要： A removable tube within each junction box interconnecting conduit pipes thereby providing a travel-smooth path for fish tapes through a junction box. Each guide tube has a ring near each end providing an insertion limit into a conduit. Each tube has a perforated score line along its length for easy removal after wire installation.

摘要翻译： 每个接线盒内的一个可拆卸的管道互连管道，从而为通过接线盒的鱼带提供行进平滑的路径。 每个导管在每个端部附近具有环，从而为导管提供插入极限。 每根管子沿其长度具有穿孔刻痕线，以便在电线安装后方便拆卸。

公开(公告)号：US06363089B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-26

申请号：US09691997

申请日：2000-10-19

申请人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Paul E. Sanders

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Paul E. Sanders

IPC分类号： H01S310

CPC分类号： G02F1/0115 ,  G02B6/0218 ,  G02B6/022 ,  G02F1/0128 ,  G02F2201/307

摘要： A compression-tuned bragg grating includes a tunable optical element 20,600 which includes either an optical fiber 10 having at least one Bragg grating 12 impressed therein encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 20or a large diameter waveguide grating 600 having a core and a wide cladding. Light 14 is incident on the grating 12 and light 16 is reflected at a reflection wavelength &lgr;1. The tunable element 20,600 is axially compressed which causes a shift in the reflection wavelength of the grating 12 without buckling the element. The shape of the element may be other geometries (e.g., a “dogbone” shape) and/or more than one grating or pair of gratings may be used and more than one fiber 10 or core 612 may be used. At least a portion of the element may be doped between a pair of gratings 150,152, to form a compression-tuned laser or the grating 12 or gratings 150,152 may be constructed as a tunable DFB laser. Also, the element 20 may have an inner tapered region 22 or tapered (or fluted) sections 27. The compression may be done by a PZT, stepper motor or other actuator or fluid pressure.

摘要翻译： 压缩调谐布拉格光栅包括可调谐光学元件20,600，其包括光纤10，其具有印刷在其中的至少一个布拉格光栅12，该光纤10被封装在玻璃毛细管20或大直径波导光栅600的至少一部分中并且熔合到其中， 一个核心和宽广的包层。 光14入射到光栅12上，光16以反射波长lambd1反射。 可调谐元件20,600被轴向压缩，这导致光栅12的反射波长的偏移而不使元件弯曲。 元件的形状可以是其他几何形状（例如，“狗骨”形状）和/或可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅，并且可以使用多于一个的光纤10或核612。 元件的至少一部分可以掺杂在一对光栅150,152之间，以形成压缩调谐的激光器，或者光栅12或光栅150,152可被构造为可调DFB激光器。 此外，元件20可以具有内锥形区域22或锥形（或凹槽）部分27.压缩可以由PZT，步进电动机或其他致动器或流体压力来实现。

公开(公告)号：US06982996B1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US09455868

申请日：1999-12-06

申请人： Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Alan D. Kersey

发明人： Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Alan D. Kersey

IPC分类号： H01S3/30 ,  G02B6/16

CPC分类号： G02B6/022 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/02042 ,  H01S3/06708 ,  H01S3/06729 ,  H01S3/06754

摘要： A large diameter optical waveguide, grating, and laser includes a waveguide 10 having at least one core 12 surrounded by a cladding 14, the core propagating light in substantially a few transverse spatial modes; and having an outer waveguide dimension d2 of said waveguide being greater than about 0.3 mm. At least one Bragg grating 16 may be impressed in the waveguide 10. The waveguide 10 may be axially compressed which causes the length L of the waveguide 10 to decrease without buckling. The waveguide 10 may be used for any application where a waveguide needs to be compression tuned, e.g., compression-tuned fiber gratings and lasers or other applications. Also, the waveguide 10 exhibits lower mode coupling from the core 12 to the cladding 14 and allows for higher optical power to be used when writing gratings 16 without damaging the waveguide 10. The shape of the waveguide 10 may have other geometries (e.g., a “dogbone” shape) and/or more than one grating or pair of gratings may be used and more than one core may be used. The core and/or cladding 12,14 may be doped with a rare-earth dopant and/or may be photosensitive. At least a portion of the core 12 may be doped between a pair of gratings 50,52 to form a fiber laser or the grating 16 or may be constructed as a tunable DFB fiber laser or an interactive fiber laser within the waveguide 10. The waveguide may resemble a short “block” or a longer “cane” type, depending on the application and dimensions used.

摘要翻译： 大直径光波导，光栅和激光器包括具有由包层14围绕的至少一个芯12的波导10，芯以基本上几个横向空间模式传播光; 并且所述波导的外波导尺寸d 2大于约0.3mm。 可以在波导10中施加至少一个布拉格光栅16.波导10可以被轴向压缩，这导致波导10的长度L在没有弯曲的情况下减小。 波导管10可用于波导需要被压缩调谐的任何应用，例如压缩调谐的光纤光栅和激光器或其它应用。 此外，波导10表现出从芯12到包层14的较低模式耦合，并且允许在写入光栅16时使用更高的光功率，而不损坏波导10.波导10的形状可具有其他几何形状（例如， “狗骨”形状）和/或可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅，并且可以使用多于一个的核心。 芯和/或包层12,14可掺杂稀土掺杂剂和/或可以是光敏的。 芯12的至少一部分可以掺杂在一对光栅50,52之间以形成光纤激光器或光栅16，或者可以被构造为波导10内的可调DFB光纤激光器或交互光纤激光器。波导 可能类似于短的“块”或更长的“手杖”类型，具体取决于所使用的应用和尺寸。

公开(公告)号：US06776045B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-17

申请号：US10007735

申请日：2001-11-08

申请人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  James R. Dunphy ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  James R. Dunphy ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders

IPC分类号： G01L900

CPC分类号： G01L11/025

摘要： A fiber grating pressure sensor for use in an industrial process includes an optical sensing element 20,600 which includes an optical fiber 10 having a Bragg grating 12 impressed therein which is encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 20 and/or a large diameter waveguide grating 600 having a core and a wide cladding and which has an outer transverse dimension of at least 0.3 mm. Light 14 is incident on the grating 12 and light 16 is reflected from the grating 12 at a reflection wavelength &lgr;1. The sensing element 20,600 may be used by itself as a sensor or located within a housing 48,60,90,270,300. When external pressure P increases, the grating 12 is compressed and the reflection wavelength &lgr;1 changes. The shape of the sensing element 20,600 may have other geometries, e.g., a “dogbone” shape, so as to enhance the sensitivity of shift in &lgr;1 due to applied external pressure and may be fused to an outer shell 50. A temperature grating 270 may be used to measure temperature and allow for a temperature-corrected pressure measurement. The sensor may be suspended within an outer housing 112, by a fluid, spacers, or other means. The sensor may also be combined with an instrument, an opto-electronic converter and a controller in an industrial process control system.

摘要翻译： 用于工业过程的光纤光栅压力传感器包括光学传感元件20,600，光学传感元件20,600包括光纤10，该光纤10具有印刷在其中的布拉格光栅12，该布置光栅12被封装在玻璃毛细管20的至少一部分内并与其融合，和/或 具有芯和宽包层并且具有至少0.3mm的外横向尺寸的大直径波导光栅600。 光14入射到光栅12上，光16以反射波长λ1从光栅12反射。 感测元件20,600可以自身用作传感器或位于壳体48,60,270,300内。 当外部压力P增加时，光栅12被压缩，反射波长λ1变化。 感测元件20,600的形状可以具有其他几何形状，例如“狗骨”形状，以便增强由于施加的外部压力而导致的λ1偏移的灵敏度，并且可以将其熔合到外壳50.温度光栅270可以 用于测量温度并允许进行温度校正的压力测量。 传感器可以通过流体，间隔件或其他装置悬挂在外壳体112内。 传感器还可以与工业过程控制系统中的仪器，光电转换器和控制器组合。

公开(公告)号：US06668656B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-30

申请号：US10191710

申请日：2002-07-09

申请人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  James R. Dunphy ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  James R. Dunphy ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert N. Brucato ,  Paul E. Sanders

IPC分类号： G01L900

CPC分类号： G01L11/025

摘要： A fiber Bragg grating based sensor is disclosed. The sensor comprises an optical waveguide having a core and a cladding. The core comprises a pressure sensor such as a fiber Bragg grating. In one embodiment, a support is affixed around the cladding which has two first portions each having a first diameter. The pressure sensor is located at a second portion of the support positioned between the two first portions which has a second smaller diameter, thus giving the sensor a “dog bone” shape. In another embodiment, the dog bone shape is imparted by positioning the pressure sensor at a portion of a waveguide having a reduced cladding diameter.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种基于光纤布拉格光栅的传感器。 传感器包括具有芯和包层的光波导。 核心包括诸如光纤布拉格光栅的压力传感器。 在一个实施例中，支撑件固定在包层周围，该包层具有两个各自具有第一直径的第一部分。 所述压力传感器位于所述支撑件的位于所述两个第一部分之间的第二部分，所述第二部分具有第二较小的直径，从而使所述传感器成为“狗骨”形状。 在另一个实施例中，通过将压力传感器定位在具有减小的包层直径的波导的部分处来施加狗骨形状。

公开(公告)号：US06490931B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-10

申请号：US09399403

申请日：1999-09-20

申请人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  James R. Dunphy ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert J. Maron ,  Richard T. Jones ,  Guy A. Daigle ,  John J. Grunbeck ,  Alan D. Kersey

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  James R. Dunphy ,  Christopher J. Wright ,  Martin A. Putnam ,  Robert J. Maron ,  Richard T. Jones ,  Guy A. Daigle ,  John J. Grunbeck ,  Alan D. Kersey

IPC分类号： G01L900

CPC分类号： G01L1/242 ,  G01L11/025

摘要： A fused tension-based fiber grating pressure sensor includes an optical fiber having a Bragg grating impressed therein. The fiber is fused to tubes on opposite sides of the grating and an outer tube is fused to the tubes to form a chamber. The tubes and fiber may be made of glass. Light is incident on the grating and light is reflected from the grating at a reflection wavelength &lgr;1. The grating is initially placed in tension as the pressure P increases, the tension on the grating reduced and the reflection wavelength shifts accordingly. A temperature grating may be used to measure temperature and allow for a temperature-corrected pressure measurement.

摘要翻译： 基于熔融张力的光纤光栅压力传感器包括其中印有布拉格光栅的光纤。 纤维被熔合到光栅的相对侧上的管，并且外管与管融合以形成室。 管和纤维可以由玻璃制成。 光入射到光栅上，光以反射波长lambd1从光栅反射。 当压力P增加时，光栅最初处于张力状态，光栅上的张力减小，反射波长相应地移动。 温度光栅可用于测量温度并允许进行温度校正的压力测量。

公开(公告)号：US06298184B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-02

申请号：US09205845

申请日：1998-12-04

申请人： Martin A. Putnam ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Christopher J. Wright

发明人： Martin A. Putnam ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Matthew B. Miller ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Christopher J. Wright

IPC分类号： G02B634

CPC分类号： G02B6/02133 ,  G02B2006/02161

摘要： A method and apparatus for forming a tube-encased fiber grating includes an optical fiber 28 which is encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 120 and a substantially transparent index-matching medium 122, such as an optically flat window, having an optically flat surface 126 adjacent to the tube 120. A substantially transparent index-matching intermediate material (e.g., UV transparent oil) 124 is used between the window 22 and the tube 120 to substantially eliminate the interface between the tube 120 and the medium 122. A pair of writing beams 26,34 are incident on and pass through the medium 122, the tube 120 and intersect and interfere in a region 30 on the fiber 28. Also, the width Wb of the writing beams 26,34 may be set to be less than the width Woil of the intermediate material 124 to eliminate surface damage (ablations) of the tube 120. Attentively, the medium 122 may have a geometry to eliminate surface ablations (e.g., a collar shape) and/or to match the shape of the tube 120. More than one grating or pair of gratings may be written in the tube-encased fiber or one or more gratings may be formed in multiple fibers 28,250 encased in the tube 120. Further, high intensity writing beams 26,34 on the fiber 28 may be achieved by having the medium 122 have a predetermined thickness T.

摘要翻译： 用于形成管封装光纤光栅的方法和装置包括：光纤28，其被包裹在玻璃毛细管120和基本上透明的折射率匹配介质122的至少一部分内并且熔合到光纤平面窗口 具有与管120相邻的光学平坦表面126.在窗口22和管120之间使用基本上透明的折射率匹配中间材料（例如，UV透明油）124，以基本上消除管120和管120之间的界面 介质122.一对写入光束26,34入射并穿过介质122，管120并且交叉并干涉光纤28上的区域30.而且，写入光束26,34的宽度Wb可以 被设定为小于中间材料124的宽度Wo，以消除管120的表面损伤（消融）。注意地，介质122可以具有几何形状以消除表面消融（例如，套环形状）和/或t o匹配管120的形状。可以将多于一个的光栅或一对光栅写入管封装的光纤中，或者一个或多个光栅可以形成在封装在管120中的多个光纤28,250中。此外，高强度写入光束 26,34可以通过使介质122具有预定厚度T来实现。

公开(公告)号：US08422835B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US11172616

申请日：2005-06-30

申请人： James R. Dunphy ,  John J. Sgambelluri ,  John Grunbeck ,  George Talmadge ,  Robert F. Robinson ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Joseph F. Robbins

发明人： James R. Dunphy ,  John J. Sgambelluri ,  John Grunbeck ,  George Talmadge ,  Robert F. Robinson ,  James M. Sullivan ,  Joseph F. Robbins

IPC分类号： G02B6/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/4248 ,  E21B47/123 ,  G01L11/025 ,  G02B6/24 ,  G02B6/4428

摘要： An optical waveguide feedthrough assembly passes at least one optical waveguide through a bulk head, a sensor wall, or other feedthrough member. The optical waveguide feedthrough assembly comprises a cane-based optical waveguide that forms a glass plug sealingly disposed in a feedthrough housing. For some embodiments, the optical waveguide includes a tapered surface biased against a seal seat formed in the housing. The feedthrough assembly can include an annular gold gasket member disposed between the tapered surface and the seal seat. The feedthrough assembly can further include a backup seal. The backup seal comprises an elastomeric annular member disposed between the glass plug and the housing. The backup seal may be energized by a fluid pressure in the housing. The feedthrough assembly is operable in high temperature and high pressure environments.

摘要翻译： 光波导馈通组件使至少一个光波导通过散装头，传感器壁或其它馈通构件。 光波导馈通组件包括基于基准的光波导，其形成密封地布置在馈通壳体中的玻璃塞。 对于一些实施例，光波导包括朝向形成在壳体中的密封座偏压的锥形表面。 馈通组件可以包括设置在锥形表面和密封座之间的环形金垫片构件。 馈通组件还可以包括备用密封件。 备用密封件包括布置在玻璃塞和壳体之间的弹性环形构件。 备用密封件可以通过壳体中的流体压力来激励。 馈通组件可在高温和高压环境中操作。