Patents by Inventor Susanna Bracci

Susanna Bracci 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the immobilization of vitreous supports at the ends of plastic or glass optical fibers for the construction of fiber-optic chemical sensor
    Patent number: 5530779
    Abstract: A description is given of a method for the construction of a fiber-optic sensor in which a chromophore is fixed on a support and said support is linked to at least one optical fiber for the transmission and reception of a light signal. According to the invention, the end of the optical fiber (F) is heated and brought to a softening temperature, and the support (S) is immobilized on the optical fiber (F) by partially incorporating it in the softened portion of the optical fiber and subsequently cooling and solidifying the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
    Inventors: Francesco Baldini, Susanna Bracci, Franco Cosi, Riccardo Falciai