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Mark E. Froggatt
Also filed as: FROGGATT MARK · FROGGATT MARK E · FROGGATT MARK EARL
95 granted patents·11 pending applications·2,919 citations·filing 1993–2025
99Inventor score
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106 records- 0199US7042573B2Apparatus and method for the complete characterization of optical devices including loss, birefringence and dispersion effectsLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 9, 2006·165 cites·10 claims
- 0298US10921117B2Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 0398US10823627B2Shape sensing with multi-core fiber sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·76 cites·20 claims
- 0498US7538883B2Distributed strain and temperature discrimination in polarization maintaining fiberLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 26, 2009·69 cites·34 claims
- 0598US7515276B2High resolution interferometric optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) beyond the laser coherence lengthLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 7, 2009·100 cites·30 claims
- 0698US5798521AApparatus and method for measuring strain in bragg gratingsUS ARMY·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·272 cites·30 claims
- 0797US11828586B2Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0897US10551173B2Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 4, 2020·9 cites·20 claims
- 0997US9784569B2Methods and apparatus to determine strain on an optical core based on tracked change in phaseINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·29 cites·21 claims
- 1097US8773650B2Optical position and/or shape sensingFROGGATT MARK E·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 8, 2014·130 cites·41 claims
- 1197US7948633B2Compensating for time varying phase changes in interferometric measurementsLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2010·Granted May 24, 2011·22 cites·23 claims
- 1297US7772541B2Fiber optic position and/or shape sensing based on rayleigh scatterLUNA INNNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 10, 2010·429 cites·35 claims
- 1397US7330245B2Calculation of birefringence in a waveguide based on Rayleigh scatterLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 12, 2008·74 cites·30 claims
- 1497US6566648B1Edge triggered apparatus and method for measuring strain in bragg gratingsUS NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE A·Filed 2000·Granted May 20, 2003·122 cites·20 claims
- 1597US6545760B1Apparatus and method for measuring strain in optical fibers using rayleigh scatterNASA·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 8, 2003·212 cites·10 claims
- 1697US6376830B1System and method for measuring the transfer function of a guided wave deviceNASA·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 23, 2002·100 cites·9 claims
- 1796US11624870B2Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safetyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 11, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1896US10545283B2Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safetyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·8 cites·20 claims
- 1996US7781724B2Fiber optic position and shape sensing device and method relating theretoLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 24, 2010·290 cites·47 claims
- 2096US7440087B2Identifying optical fiber segments and determining characteristics of an optical device under test based on fiber segment scatter pattern dataLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 21, 2008·114 cites·20 claims
- 2196US6856400B1Apparatus and method for the complete characterization of optical devices including loss, birefringence and dispersion effectsLUNA TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 15, 2005·132 cites·46 claims
- 2295US11761754B2Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 2395US11499818B2Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 15, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 2495US10739129B2Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 2595US10739529B2Interferometric alignment of optical multicore fibers to be connectedINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·11 cites·20 claims
- 2695US10480926B2Apparatus and method for generating 3-D data for an anatomical target using optical fiber shape sensingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 19, 2019·73 cites·20 claims
- 2795US10378885B2Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 13, 2019·7 cites·24 claims
- 2895US8400620B2Registration of an extended reference for parameter measurement in an optical sensing systemFROGGATT MARK E·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·36 cites·35 claims
- 2995US6900897B2Apparatus and method for correcting errors generated by a laser with non-ideal tuning characteristicsLUNA TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 31, 2005·90 cites·14 claims
- 3094US11313674B2Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 26, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 3194US11162782B2Methods and apparatus for OFDR interrogator monitoring and optimizationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 3294US10983268B2Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safetyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 3393US11035699B2Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 15, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 3493US10782121B2Methods and apparatus for OFDR interrogator monitoring and optimizationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 22, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 3593US10775157B2Methods and apparatus for calibration for a fiber optic shape sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 3693US10416391B2Interferometric alignment of optical multicore fibers to be connectedINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·11 cites·23 claims
- 3793US10132614B2Dissimilar cores in multicore optical fiber for strain and temperature separationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·12 cites·7 claims
- 3893US8531655B2Compensating for non-ideal multi-core optical fiber structureKLEIN JUSTIN W·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·46 cites·29 claims
- 3992US11815371B2Overlapping fiber gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 4092US10962351B2Calculation of redundant bend in multi-core fiber for safetyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 30, 2021·9 cites·15 claims
- 4192US10378883B2Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 13, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 4292US9025158B2Interferometric measurement with crosstalk suppressionFROGGATT MARK E·Filed 2011·Granted May 5, 2015·16 cites·25 claims
- 4391US8714026B2Strain sensing with optical fiber rosettesFROGGATT MARK E·Filed 2011·Granted May 6, 2014·8 cites·23 claims
- 4491US8004686B2Compensating for time varying phase changes in interferometric measurementsLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 23, 2011·16 cites·31 claims
- 4590US10976155B2Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 13, 2021·4 cites·26 claims
- 4690US6426496B1High precision wavelength monitor for tunable laser systemsNASA·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·46 cites·20 claims
- 4790US2025369745A1Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safetyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4887US11473902B2Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 18, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4987US9772176B2Overlapped chirped fiber bragg grating sensing fiber and methods and apparatus for parameter measurement using sameINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 26, 2017·7 cites·26 claims
- 5086US12235095B2Methods and apparatus to determine a shape of an optical fiber sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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