Patents by Inventor Anna Lena Baumann

Anna Lena Baumann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device and method for determining a refractive index
    Patent number: 10184888
    Abstract: A device for determining a refractive index may be provided. The device including at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one first longitudinal portion and the core including at least one fiber Bragg grating in at least one second longitudinal portion. A method for determining a refractive index or a pressure change in a fluid may also provided. The method may include at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one longitudinal portion. A method for producing such a device may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schade, Jörg Burgmeier, Anna Lena Baumann, Björn Reinhard
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REFRACTIVE INDEX
    Publication number: 20170307521
    Abstract: A device for determining a refractive index may be provided. The device including at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one first longitudinal portion and the core including at least one fiber Bragg grating in at least one second longitudinal portion. A method for determining a refractive index or a pressure change in a fluid may also provided. The method may include at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one longitudinal portion. A method for producing such a device may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schade, Jörg Burgmeier, Anna Lena Baumann, Björn Reinhard