Patents by Inventor Virgil H. Strahan, Jr.

Virgil H. Strahan, Jr. 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).

  • Fiber optic temperature sensor
    Patent number: 4223226
    Abstract: An inexpensive, lightweight fiber optic micro-sensor that is suitable for applications which may require remote temperature sensing. The disclosed temperature sensor includes a phosphor material that, after receiving incident light stimulation, is adapted to emit phosphorescent radiation output signals, the amplitude decay rate and wavelength of which are functions of the sensed temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: William H. Quick, Rudolf R. August, Kenneth A. James, Virgil H. Strahan, Jr., Donald K. Nichols