Patents by Inventor Marc A. Manheimer

Marc A. Manheimer 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: 5483161
    Abstract: A general-purpose magnetic field sensor capable of sensitively measuring uniform magnetic fields includes a magneto-optic (Faraday-effect) sensor and a flux concentrator. Both the magneto-optic sensor and the flux concentrator have high magnetic permeability. The magneto-optic sensor is positioned in close proximity to the flux concentrator. The combination of the high-permeability magneto-optic material and the flux concentrator creates a magnetic circuit which efficiently concentrates the magnetic field into the magneto-optic sensor, and greatly enhances the measurement sensitivity. The preferred embodiment uses a pair of cylindrical flux concentrators in axial alignment. A sensing beam passes through a central axis hole in the cylindrical flux concentrators. The Faraday effect sensor is co-axially aligned with the holes in the cylindrical flux concentrators. The concentrators and Faraday effect sensor create a continuous flux concentrating magnetic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Merritt N. Deeter, Gordon W. Day, Marc A. Manheimer, Thomas J. Beahn