Patents by Inventor Glen R. Williams

Glen R. Williams 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, system and process for detecting tensile loads on a rope having an optical fiber incorporated therein
    Patent number: 5182779
    Abstract: A system for monitoring strains and stresses on rope structures and rigid structures containing the ropes is provided wherein a fiber optic is included in a rope structure and change in the fiber's light transmissive/reflective properties, which are caused by strains and stresses on the fiber, are monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: LTV Aerospace and Defense Company
    Inventors: William L. D'Agostino, Michael D. Barrick, Glen R. Williams