Patents by Inventor Scott M. Dennison

Scott M. Dennison 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).

  • Optical distribution system incorporating an improved absorbance-based optical fiber sensor
    Patent number: 5258616
    Abstract: An optical distribution system incorporating improved absorbance-based optical fiber sensor incorporating fiber optic couplers, thereby eliminating fiber optic connectors in the system to provide improved efficiency and improved output in the system, the system further incorporating specific thermal stabilizing mechanisms to improve the stability of the system and a specific construction for the photodiode assembly to minimize internal reflection therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Robert A. Gutcheck, Maxie W. Fields, Jr., Tim C. Reynolds, Scott M. Dennison