Sensored fiber reinforced polymer grate

Ross, Michael P.; Mack, Thomas Kimball

Title: Sensored fiber reinforced polymer grate

Abstract

Various technologies described herein pertain to a sensored grate that can be utilized for various security fencing applications. The sensored grate includes a grate framework and an embedded optical fiber. The grate framework is formed of a molded polymer such as, for instance, molded fiber reinforced polymer. Further, the grate framework includes a set of elongated elements, where the elongated elements are spaced to define apertures through the grate framework. The optical fiber is embedded in the elongated elements of the grate framework. Moreover, bending or breaking of one or more of the elongated elements can be detected based on a change in a characteristic of input light provided to the optical fiber compared to output light received from the optical fiber.

Inventors:: Ross, Michael P.; Mack, Thomas Kimball

Issue Date:: 2017-08-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1373728

Patent Number(s):: 9720156

Application Number:: 13/493,042

Assignee:: Ross; Michael P. Mack; Thomas Kimball

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS

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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
G02B6/00 - Light guides

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
G08B13/124 - {with the breaking or disturbance being optically detected, e.g. optical fibers in the perimeter fence}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Jun 11

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Tape-shaped optical fiber cable patent-application, August 2007

Self-Repairing, Reinforced Matrix Materials patent-application, May 2008

Determination of the integrity of part of structural materials
patent, July 1986

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patent, January 1997

Optic fiber security fence system
patent, October 2006

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