Loading patent…
AssigneeSilixa Ltd.
InventorsMahmoud Farhadiroushan, Veronique Mahue, Tom Parker, Sergey Shatalin
Estimating the term…
A prefabricated mat-like structure having lengths of fiber mounted thereon or therein in a predetermined deployment pattern that provides a high spatial density of fiber to give increased spatial sensing resolution is described. The prefabricated mat-like structures may be very easily deployed by being placed against and/or wrapped around an object to be monitored, typically being fastened in place by clamps or the like. In addition, easy removal from the object is also obtained, by simply unfastening the mat-like structure, which may then be redeployed elsewhere. The prefabricated mat-like structure having the fiber already mounted thereon or therein therefore provides a very convenient and easily installable and removable solution
1-40. (canceled)
An apparatus, comprising a flexible mat-like substrate having a length of optical fiber mounted thereon or therein for use in an optical fiber sensor system, the length of the optical fiber being arranged in a deployment pattern on or in said substrate so as to provide a sensing area comprising said deployment pattern of increased spatial sensing resolution relative to the native sensing resolution otherwise provided by the fiber to the optical fiber sensing system, wherein the mat is provided with one or more areas of increased hardness with respect to the remainder of the substrate, the arrangement being such that the fiber lays over the areas of increased hardness.
An apparatus, comprising a flexible mat-like substrate having a length of optical fiber mounted thereon or therein for use in an optical fiber sensor system, the length of the optical fiber being arranged in a deployment pattern on or in said substrate so as to provide a sensing area comprising said deployment pattern of increased spatial sensing resolution relative to the native sensing resolution otherwise provided by the fiber to the optical fiber sensing system, wherein the fiber is mounted on the surface of the mat within raised protusions within which the fiber runs.
An apparatus, comprising a flexible mat-like substrate having a length of optical fiber mounted thereon or therein for use in an optical fiber sensor system, the length of the optical fiber being arranged in a deployment pattern on or in said substrate so as to provide a sensing area comprising said deployment pattern of increased spatial sensing resolution relative to the native sensing resolution otherwise provided by the fiber to the optical fiber sensing system, the flexible mat-like substrate comprising a plurality of layers of flexible substrate having fiber respectively arranged thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.