Patents by Inventor Daniel ECKERSTROEM

Daniel ECKERSTROEM 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).

  • Patent number: 12031871
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining temperature changes of an optical fibre having Fiber Bragg Grating patterns provided in at least one portion of the optical fibre. The method involves: emitting light into the optical fibre in a first direction from a first detector arrangement, receiving reflections from the patterns of such emitted light by the first detector arrangement, and processing the reflections for determining a current temperature change related to the optical fibre; and on the basis of predetermined criteria, emitting light into the optical fibre in an opposite, second, direction from a second detector arrangement, receiving reflections from the patterns of such emitted light by the second detector arrangement, and processing the reflections for determining a current temperature change related to the optical fibre. A computer program product comprising program code for implementing the above-described method is also provided, along with an associated system and platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Roy Josefsson, Daniel Eckerstroem
  • Patent number: 11686643
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arrangement (100) for obtaining a quantity related to a temperature along a part of an optical fibre (110). The arrangement comprises a light emitter (120) arranged to emit light into the optical fibre (110). The optical fibre is at at least one location along said part of the optical fibre provided with a Fibre Bragg Gratings, FBGs (111, 112, 113), wherein the FBGs are arranged to reflect light within a predetermined wavelength range. The arrangement further comprises a detector (160) arranged to receive and detect the reflected light, a first optical shutter (130) arranged in the optical path after the light emitter. The first optical shutter is arranged to be opened and closed in order to let the emitted light through and into the optical fibre (110), a second optical shutter (150) arranged to be opened and closed in order to let the reflected light through, and an optical circulator (140) having a first, a second and a third port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Daniel Eckerstroem, Mats Forselius, David Esselius
  • Publication number: 20220128416
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining temperature changes of an optical fibre (250) having Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) patterns provided in at least one portion (Portion 1) of said optical fibre (250), said optical fibre (250) being connected between a first detector arrangement (210) and a second detector arrangement (220), the method comprising the steps of: emitting (s410) light into said optical fibre (250) in a first direction (D1) from said first detector arrangement (210), receiving reflections from said (FBG) patterns of such emitted light by said first detector arrangement (210), and processing said reflections for determining a current temperature change related to said optical fibre (250); on the basis of predetermined criteria, emitting (s440) light into said optical fibre (250) in an opposite, second, direction (D2) from said second detector arrangement (220), receiving reflections from said (FBG) patterns of such emitted light by said second detector arrangement (220), and processin
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Roy JOSEFSSON, Daniel ECKERSTROEM
  • Patent number: 11248969
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining temperature changes of an optical fibre having Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) patterns provided in at least one portion (Portion 1) of the optical fibre. The optical fibre is connected between a first detector arrangement and a second detector arrangement. Light is emitted into the optical fibre in a first direction from the first detector arrangement, which receives reflections from the FBG patterns of the emitted light. The reflections are processed for determining a current temperature change related to the optical fibre. On the basis of predetermined criteria, light is emitted into the optical fibre in an opposite second, direction from the second detector arrangement. The second detector arrangement receives reflections from the FBG patterns of the light emitted in the second direction and the reflections are processed for determining a current temperature change related to the optical fibre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Roy Josefsson, Daniel Eckerstroem
  • Publication number: 20210215566
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arrangement (100) for obtaining a quantity related to a temperature along a part of an optical fibre (110). The arrangement comprises a light emitter (120) arranged to emit light into the optical fibre (110). The optical fibre is at at least one location along said part of the optical fibre provided with a Fibre Bragg Gratings, FBGs (111, 112, 113), wherein the FBGs are arranged to reflect light within a predetermined wavelength range. The arrangement further comprises a detector (160) arranged to receive and detect the reflected light, a first optical shutter (130) arranged in the optical path after the light emitter. The first optical shutter is arranged to be opened and closed in order to let the emitted light through and into the optical fibre (110), a second optical shutter (150) arranged to be opened and closed in order to let the reflected light through, and an optical circulator (140) having a first, a second and a third port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel ECKERSTROEM, Mats FORSELIUS, David Esselius
  • Publication number: 20190293500
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining temperature changes of an optical fibre (250) having Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) patterns provided in at least one portion (Portion 1) of said optical fibre (250), said optical fibre (250) being connected between a first detector arrangement (210) and a second detector arrangement (220), the method comprising the steps of: emitting (s410) light into said optical fibre (250) in a first direction (D1) from said first detector arrangement (210), receiving reflections from said (FBG) patterns of such emitted light by said first detector arrangement (210), and processing said reflections for determining a current temperature change related to said optical fibre (250); on the basis of predetermined criteria, emitting (s440) light into said optical fibre (250) in an opposite, second, direction (D2) from said second detector arrangement (220), receiving reflections from said (FBG) patterns of such emitted light by said second detector arrangement (220), and processing s
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Roy JOSEFSSON, Daniel ECKERSTROEM