Patents by Inventor Erwin ALLES

Erwin ALLES 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).

  • Sensor for measuring a flow of a fluid
    Patent number: 12036012
    Abstract: A sensor is provided for measuring a flow of a fluid in a physiological environment, such as within a vessel of a human or animal subject. The sensor comprises an interrogation light guide extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the sensor. The interrogation light guide is configured to transmit interrogation light to, and receive reflected interrogation light from, the distal end of the sensor. The sensor further comprises an excitation light guide configured to transmit excitation light to the distal end of the sensor. The excitation light is provided for heating the fluid (directly or indirectly). The sensor further comprises a sensing element located at the distal end of the sensor. The sensing element comprises at least two etalons for reflecting interrogation light back along the interrogation light guide towards the proximal end of the sensor. Each etalon has a respective optical path length and further has at least one reflective surface external to the interrogation light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UCL BUSINESS LTD
    Inventors: Adrien Desjardins, Malcolm Finlay, Ioannis Papakonstantinou, Charles Alexander Mosse, Joanna M. Coote, Sacha Noimark, Erwin Alles
  • A SENSOR FOR MEASURING A FLOW OF A FLUID
    Publication number: 20210052173
    Abstract: A sensor is provided for measuring a flow of a fluid in a physiological environment, such as within a vessel of a human or animal subject. The sensor comprises an interrogation light guide extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the sensor. The interrogation light guide is configured to transmit interrogation light to, and receive reflected interrogation light from, the distal end of the sensor. The sensor further comprises an excitation light guide configured to transmit excitation light to the distal end of the sensor. The excitation light is provided for heating the fluid (directly or indirectly). The sensor further comprises a sensing element located at the distal end of the sensor. The sensing element comprises at least two etalons for reflecting interrogation light back along the interrogation light guide towards the proximal end of the sensor. Each etalon has a respective optical path length and further has at least one reflective surface external to the interrogation light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: UCL BUSINESS LTD
    Inventors: Adrien DESJARDINS, Malcolm FINLAY, Ioannis PAPAKONSTANTINOU, Charles Alexander MOSSE, Joanna M. COOTE, Sacha NOIMARK, Erwin ALLES