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Kent A. Murphy
Also filed as: MURPHY KENT · MURPHY KENT A
30 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,017 citations·filing 1983–2018
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32 records- 0198US5301001AExtrinsic fiber optic displacement sensors and displacement sensing systemsINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 5, 1994·207 cites·13 claims
- 0297US6366722B1Optical waveguide sensors having high refractive index sensitivityLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 2, 2002·161 cites·45 claims
- 0396US6275628B1Single-ended long period grating optical deviceLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·213 cites·49 claims
- 0496US5864641AOptical fiber long period sensor having a reactive coatingF & S INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 26, 1999·236 cites·23 claims
- 0594US6426796B1Fiber optic wall shear stress sensorLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 30, 2002·135 cites·37 claims
- 0693US5641956AOptical waveguide sensor arrangement having guided modes-non guided modes grating couplerF & S INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 24, 1997·170 cites·10 claims
- 0792US6429421B1Flexible fiber optic microbend device, with interlocking flexible fibers, sensors, and method useLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·75 cites·17 claims
- 0892US6035082AProcess for preparing an optical fiber sensor with enhanced sensitivityLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·112 cites·15 claims
- 0990US6343168B1Optical sensor arrangementLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 29, 2002·74 cites·7 claims
- 1090US6021240AOptical sensor activation deviceF & S INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 1, 2000·100 cites·14 claims
- 1188US5381229ASapphire optical fiber interferometerINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 10, 1995·81 cites·10 claims
- 1286US6471942B1Imaging and treatment method for bodyLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 29, 2002·28 cites·15 claims
- 1385US4426215AMethod of fabricating a low loss fused biconical taper fiber optic couplerITT·Filed 1983·Granted Jan 17, 1984·41 cites·6 claims
- 1482US4928004AMethod and apparatus for sensing strainINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1988·Granted May 22, 1990·41 cites·22 claims
- 1579US9222850B2Integrated optics reflectometerAX INSTR LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·6 cites·18 claims
- 1679US5446280ASplit-spectrum self-referenced fiber optic sensorINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 29, 1995·34 cites·8 claims
- 1779US5208877AFiber optic grating-based weighted, two-mode fiber sensorsINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1991·Granted May 4, 1993·37 cites·4 claims
- 1877US5224182ASpatially-weighted two-mode optical fiber sensorsVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 29, 1993·34 cites·5 claims
- 1975US6215943B1Optical fiber holderLUNA INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·50 cites·22 claims
- 2073US4550974ALow loss fused biconical taper optic couplerITT·Filed 1985·Granted Nov 5, 1985·30 cites·4 claims
- 2170US9557243B2Integrated optics reflectometerAXONOPTICS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·2 cites·19 claims
- 2268US5809189AControlled dopant diffusion for fiber optic couplerVIRGINIA TECH INTELL PROP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 15, 1998·36 cites·14 claims
- 2365US5339374AFused biconical taper fiber optic coupler station and fabrication techniquesINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 16, 1994·22 cites·9 claims
- 2459US4950886APartially reflecting optical fiber splice for temperature and strain measurementCLAUS RICHARD O·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 21, 1990·24 cites·10 claims
- 2554US5448673AControlled dopant diffusion for fiber optic couplerINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 5, 1995·19 cites·7 claims
- 2644US5216731AFused biconical taper fiber optic coupler station and fabrication techniquesINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 1, 1993·11 cites·10 claims
- 2743US2013237281A1Communication Methods and Devices for the InfirmCONCERO LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2841US5189299AMethod and apparatus for sensing strain in a waveguideVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST & ST·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 23, 1993·11 cites·30 claims
- 2939US10962478B2Spectral imaging apparatus and methodsAXON DX LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3039US5024518AOphthalmic contact lens with internal fixation light for examination of the optic nerveINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 18, 1991·25 cites·8 claims
- 3138US2018328848A1Cell detection, capture, analysis, aggregation, and output methods and apparatusAXON DX LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3232US4915471AOptical splice and method for making the sameINNOVATIVE TECH CENTER·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 10, 1990·2 cites·6 claims
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