Patents Assigned to VA Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
  • Fiber optic wall shear stress sensor
    Patent number: 6426796
    Abstract: A fiber optic wall shear stress sensor is presented. The sensor comprises a floating head supported by a physical arrangement. At least one optical fiber is positioned in an operable relationship to the floating head wherein an interferometric region is formed between the floating head and each optical fiber. The interferometric region changes in response to a shear force on the floating head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignees: Luna Innovations, Inc., VA Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade J. Pulliam, Joseph A. Schetz, Mark E. Jones, Kent A. Murphy