Patents by Inventor Timothy S. Meyer

Timothy S. Meyer 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 sensing system and method
    Patent number: 9002150
    Abstract: An optical sensing system includes a transmitter assembly for generating a generated signal having a frequency in an optical wavelength. An optical sensing fiber is coupled to the transmitter assembly for receiving the generated signal and producing a reflected signal from backscattering of the generated signal. The system also includes a receiver assembly coupled to the optical sensing fiber for receiving the reflected signal. The system further includes a controller in communication with the receiver assembly for determining environmental effects imposed on the optical sensing fiber based on characteristics of the reflected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Meyer, Michael D. Holt, Richard T. Kane, Kenneth B. Tysinger
  • OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130301978
    Abstract: An optical sensing system includes a transmitter assembly for generating a generated signal having a frequency in an optical wavelength. An optical sensing fiber is coupled to the transmitter assembly for receiving the generated signal and producing a reflected signal from backscattering of the generated signal. The system also includes a receiver assembly coupled to the optical sensing fiber for receiving the reflected signal. The system further includes a controller in communication with the receiver assembly for determining environmental effects imposed on the optical sensing fiber based on characteristics of the reflected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Timothy S. Meyer, Michael D. Holt, Richard T. Kane, Kenneth B. Tysinger