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Brooks A. Childers
Also filed as: CHILDERS BROOKS · CHILDERS BROOKS A
53 granted patents·15 pending applications·714 citations·filing 2000–2025
98Inventor score
Files withBAKER HUGHES INC13CHILDERS BROOKS A12DUNCAN ROGER GLEN7INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7DUNCAN ROGER G6
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68 records- 0196US7781724B2Fiber optic position and shape sensing device and method relating theretoLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 24, 2010·290 cites·47 claims
- 0294US9321222B2Optical fiber sensing with enhanced backscatteringCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·15 cites·20 claims
- 0394US8025445B2Method of deployment for real time casing imagingBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 27, 2011·91 cites·23 claims
- 0492US11815371B2Overlapping fiber gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 0592US8614795B2System and method of distributed fiber optic sensing including integrated reference pathDUNCAN ROGER·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 24, 2013·25 cites·20 claims
- 0692US7282698B2System and method for monitoring a wellBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 16, 2007·19 cites·22 claims
- 0790US6426496B1High precision wavelength monitor for tunable laser systemsNASA·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·46 cites·20 claims
- 0887US8265431B2Rotated single or multicore optical fiberCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 11, 2012·14 cites·21 claims
- 0986US7664347B2Multi-core optical fiber sensorBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 16, 2010·16 cites·10 claims
- 1084US7257301B2Optical fiberBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2007·12 cites·13 claims
- 1183US9335502B1Fiber optic cable arrangementWYSOCKI PAUL F·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·6 cites·15 claims
- 1283US8950472B2System for monitoring linearity of down-hole pumping systems during deployment and related methodsHARMAN ROBERT M·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 10, 2015·5 cites·10 claims
- 1383US2025347904A1Directing light into an optical fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1482US9551809B2Arrayed wave division multiplexing to improve spatial resolution of IOFDR fiber Bragg sensing systemBARRY ALEXANDER M·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 24, 2017·3 cites·19 claims
- 1582US9476294B2Device and method for discrete distributed optical fiber pressure sensingHARMAN ROBERT M·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 25, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 1682US8630515B2Rotated single or multicore optical fiberCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 14, 2014·6 cites·15 claims
- 1782US7421905B2Optical sensor with co-located pressure and temperature sensorsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 9, 2008·27 cites·28 claims
- 1881US12228434B2Overlapping fiber gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1981US9410903B2Incoherent reflectometry utilizing chaotic excitation of light sourcesDUNCAN ROGER GLEN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 9, 2016·4 cites·14 claims
- 2080US9341054B2System for monitoring linearity of down-hole pumping systems during deployment and related methodsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 17, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2180US9267821B2Combined swept-carrier and swept-modulation frequency optical frequency domain reflectometryCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 23, 2016·5 cites·22 claims
- 2280US8208767B2Sensor array configuration for extending useful sensing length of a swept-wavelength interferometry based systemDUNCAN ROGER G·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 26, 2012·10 cites·21 claims
- 2378US9784862B2Distributed downhole acousting sensingCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 10, 2017·5 cites·19 claims
- 2478US7310456B1Multi-core optical fiber pressure sensorBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 18, 2007·8 cites·21 claims
- 2576US11506519B2Overlapping fiber gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2676US8681322B2Distance measurement using incoherent optical reflectometryBARRY ALEXANDER M·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·6 cites·19 claims
- 2775US7369730B2Random refractive index modulated optical fibersBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 6, 2008·15 cites·17 claims
- 2874US7104141B2Optical sensor with co-located pressure and temperature sensorsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·17 cites·26 claims
- 2973US8757870B2Location dependent calibration for distributed temperature sensor measurementsHALL TRAVIS S·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 24, 2014·10 cites·19 claims
- 3072US7719690B2Optical inclination sensorBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·6 cites·16 claims
- 3169US8401355B2Hydrogen-resistant optical fiber/grating structure suitable for use in downhole sensor applicationsHOMA DANIEL SCOTT·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 19, 2013·2 cites·18 claims
- 3268US9255822B2Splicable fiber optic sensing system, method of making same and tape for sense transmissively locking an optical fiberSTOESZ CARL W·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·2 cites·17 claims
- 3368US9213121B2Acoustic sensing system for determining an interface between two materialsCHILDERS BROOKS·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 15, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 3468US9200508B2Method and apparatus for monitoring vibration using fiber optic sensorsDUNCAN ROGER G·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 1, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 3567US12399357B2Directing light into an optical fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3667US9546915B2Enhancing functionality of reflectometry based systems using parallel mixing operationsDUNCAN ROGER GLEN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 17, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3766US8638444B2Sensor array configuration for swept-wavelength interferometric-based sensing systemsDUNCAN ROGER GLEN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 28, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 3865US9557239B2Determination of strain components for different deformation modes using a filterCHEN JIANFENG·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2017·3 cites·17 claims
- 3963US8793102B2Multi-gap interferometric sensorsCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 29, 2014·2 cites·16 claims
- 4059US8558994B2EFPI sensorHOMA DANIEL S·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 15, 2013·1 cites·21 claims
- 4159US8385692B2On-line fiber Bragg grating ditheringBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·2 cites·17 claims
- 4259US8265441B2Hydrogen-resistant optical fiber/grating structure suitable for use in downhole sensor applicationsHOMA DANIEL SCOTT·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 11, 2012·2 cites·9 claims
- 4358US8508747B2Systems and methods for optically generated trigger multiplicationCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2013·1 cites·19 claims
- 4456US2023344191A1Tunable transmission-grating laser with feedbackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4550US7433551B2Fiber optic sensors systemBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·10 cites·28 claims
- 4649US9291505B2Polarization scrambling in interferometer systemsCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 22, 2016·0 cites·12 claims
- 4749US9069141B2Fiber optic termination arrangement and method of making the sameCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·0 cites·14 claims
- 4849US2013311095A1Multi-gap interferometric sensorsCHILDERS BROOKS A·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4948US9435944B2Phase mask period controlHOMA DANIEL S·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 6, 2016·0 cites·17 claims
- 5048US8965147B2Bend insensitive optical fiber with improved hydrogen resistanceHOMA DANIEL·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 24, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
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