Patents by Inventor Fred Taugwalder

Fred Taugwalder 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).

  • Miniature optical sensor
    Patent number: 6654102
    Abstract: A miniature laser Doppler probe includes a laser, lens, another lens with a diffraction grating etched thereon, and a focusing lens. The focusing lens focuses the diffraction grating on an interrogation volume which has the particles whose movement is to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Darius Modares, Mory Gharib, Fred Taugwalder