Patents by Inventor Steve J. Sanders

Steve J. Sanders 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).

  • Publication number: 20100309473
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for sensing current. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having first and second opposing ends, a recirculator configured such that when light propagates from the respective first and second ends of the optical fiber, at least some of the light is reflected, directed or passed by the recirculator into the respective opposing ends of the optical fiber to propagate through the optical fiber and form an optical loop having an opening there through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Glen A. Sanders, Steve J. Sanders
  • Patent number: 7460741
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing current and a method for sensing current are provided. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having first and second opposing ends and a hollow passageway therethrough, a recirculator configured such that when light propagates from the respective first and second ends of the optical fiber, at least some of the light is reflected by the recirculator into the respective opposing ends of the optical fiber to propagate through the optical fiber and form an optical loop having an opening therethrough, and a Faraday sensitive material positioned in the optical loop such that the light passes therethrough, an index of refraction of the Faraday sensitive material changes when a current flows through the opening of the optical loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Glen A. Sanders, Steve J. Sanders
  • Publication number: 20080159684
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing current and a method for sensing current are provided. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having first and second opposing ends and a hollow passageway therethrough, a recirculator configured such that when light propagates from the respective first and second ends of the optical fiber, at least some of the light is reflected by the recirculator into the respective opposing ends of the optical fiber to propagate through the optical fiber and form an optical loop having an opening therethrough, and a Faraday sensitive material positioned in the optical loop such that the light passes therethrough, an index of refraction of the Faraday sensitive material changes when a current flows through the opening of the optical loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Glen A. Sanders, Steve J. Sanders