Patents by Inventor Jianmin Gong

Jianmin Gong 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ON-LINE, REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL GASES DISSOLVED IN TRANSFORMER OIL
    Publication number: 20120300210
    Abstract: An inspection probe for directly measuring a transmission spectrum of a solvent oil in a transformer includes a tube having a plurality of apertures spaced along a side of the tube to allow oil to pass therethrough, and first and second optical collimators disposed at opposing ends of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Bo Dong, Anbo Wang, Jianmin Gong
  • System, device, and method for detecting perturbations via a fiber optic sensor
    Patent number: 7189958
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a spatially distributed multimode optical fiber; a photodetector configured to detect optical signals provided from said fiber; a wireless digital module coupled to said photodetector and adapted to wirelessly transmit a wireless signal encoding a plurality of detected variables of the optical signals; a wireless receiver adapted to receive the wireless signal; and a signal processing module coupled to said wireless receiver and adapted to decode and interpret the plurality of detected variables of the optical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Spillman, Jr., Kenith Meissner, II, Jianmin Gong, Michael F. Mayer, Jennifer Diane Bennett
  • System, device, and method for detecting perturbations
    Publication number: 20060278240
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a spatially distributed multimode optical fiber; a photodetector configured to detect optical signals provided from said fiber; a wireless digital module coupled to said photodetector and adapted to wirelessly transmit a wireless signal encoding a plurality of detected variables of the optical signals; a wireless receiver adapted to receive the wireless signal; and a signal processing module coupled to said wireless receiver and adapted to decode and interpret the plurality of detected variables of the optical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: William Spillman, Kenith Meissner, Jianmin Gong, Michael Mayer, Jennifer Bennett