Patents by Inventor Peter A. Cripton

Peter A. Cripton 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).

  • Pressure sensor for biological fluids and use thereof
    Patent number: 8317723
    Abstract: A pressure sensor for connecting to a detector is provided. The pressure sensor comprises: an optical fibre, having a distal end with a distal plane for sensing pressure, a proximal end for communicating with a patch cord, and an In-fibre Bragg grating (FBG) therebetween; a housing, having a distal aperture, a proximal aperture and a bore therebetween, and sized to accept the optical fibre; an annular ring, forming a flexible seal between said optical fibre and housing at least distal to the FBG and a holder for retaining the housing. The FBG is housed in the housing such that in use, axial strain is transferred to said In-fibre Bragg grating housed within said housing by pressure exerted on the distal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: UVic Industry Partnerships Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Raymond Dennison, Peter Martin Wild, David Robert Wilson, Peter A. Cripton, Marcel Dvorak
  • PRESSURE SENSOR FOR BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090247899
    Abstract: A pressure sensor for connecting to a detector is provided. The pressure sensor comprises: an optical fibre, having a distal end with a distal plane for sensing pressure, a proximal end for communicating with a patch cord, and an In-fibre Bragg grating (FBG) therebetween; a housing, having a distal aperture, a proximal aperture and a bore therebetween, and sized to accept the optical fibre; an annular ring, forming a flexible seal between said optical fibre and housing at least distal to the FBG and a holder for retaining the housing. The FBG is housed in the housing such that in use, axial strain is transferred to said In-fibre Bragg grating housed within said housing by pressure exerted on the distal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Raymond Dennison, Peter Martin Wild, David Robert Wilson, Peter A. Cripton, Marcel Dvorak