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Dawn K. Gifford

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Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12411278 Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safety Mark E. Froggatt, Jeffrey T. LaCroix, Patrick Roye, Alexander K. Sang 2025-09-09
12399357 Directing light into an optical fiber Mark E. Froggatt, Eric E. Sanborn, Brooks A. Childers 2025-08-26
12235095 Methods and apparatus to determine a shape of an optical fiber sensor Mark E. Froggatt, Justin W. Klein, Stephen T. Kreger 2025-02-25
12235138 Optical fiber with microgratings for increased measurable strain range Mark E. Froggatt, Alexander K. Sang 2025-02-25
11940305 Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes Mark E. Froggatt, Eric E. Sanborn, Alexander K. Sang 2024-03-26
11828586 Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber Mark E. Froggatt, Justin W. Klein, Stephen T. Kreger 2023-11-28
11781857 Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber Federico Barbagli, Samuel Chang, Anoop B. Kowshik, Oliver J. Wagner, Michael D. Paris +1 more 2023-10-10
11761797 Optical fiber with microgratings for increased measurable strain range Mark E. Froggatt, Alexander K. Sang 2023-09-19
11624870 Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safety Mark E. Froggatt, Jeffrey T. LaCroix, Patrick Roye, Alexander K. Sang 2023-04-11
11555692 Calculation of redundant bend in multi-core fiber for safety Patrick Roye, Mark E. Froggatt 2023-01-17
11473941 Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes Mark E. Froggatt, Eric E. Sanborn, Alexander K. Sang 2022-10-18
11473902 Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber Mark E. Froggatt, Justin W. Klein, Stephen T. Kreger 2022-10-18
11313674 Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber Federico Barbagli, Samuel Chang, Anoop B. Kowshik, Oliver J. Wagner, Michael D. Paris +1 more 2022-04-26
11193751 Method and apparatus for motion compensation in interferometric sensing systems Mark E. Froggatt, Alexander K. Sang, Justin W. Klein 2021-12-07
11035699 Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes Mark E. Froggatt, Eric E. Sanborn, Alexander K. Sang 2021-06-15
10983268 Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safety Mark E. Froggatt, Jeffrey T. LaCroix, Patrick Roye, Alexander K. Sang 2021-04-20
10962351 Calculation of redundant bend in multi-core fiber for safety Patrick Roye, Mark E. Froggatt 2021-03-30
10921117 Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber Mark E. Froggatt, Justin W. Klein, Stephen T. Kreger 2021-02-16
10908047 Registering measured optical fiber interferometric data with reference optical fiber interferometric data Mark E. Froggatt, Patrick Roye, Jeffrey T. LaCroix 2021-02-02
10876831 Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber Federico Barbagli, Samuel Chang, Anoop B. Kowshik, Oliver J. Wagner, Michael D. Paris +1 more 2020-12-29
10823627 Shape sensing with multi-core fiber sensor Eric E. Sanborn, Mark E. Froggatt, Jeffrey T. LaCroix, Patrick Roye, Alexander K. Sang 2020-11-03
10775157 Methods and apparatus for calibration for a fiber optic shape sensor Mark E. Froggatt, Jeffrey T. LaCroix, Eric E. Sanborn, Alexander K. Sang 2020-09-15
10739129 Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber Mark E. Froggatt, Justin W. Klein, Stephen T. Kreger 2020-08-11
10732075 Registering measured optical fiber interferometric data with reference optical fiber interferometric data Mark E. Froggatt, Patrick Roye, Jeffrey T. LaCroix 2020-08-04
10551173 Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber Mark E. Froggatt, Justin W. Klein, Stephen T. Kreger 2020-02-04