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Title: Pressure pass-through apparatus, and method for making such

Abstract

An apparatus is provided which comprises pressure pass-thru means, which includes: an optic fiber having a first end and a second end; a first connector coupled to the first end; a second connector coupled to the second end; a housing between the first and second ends, wherein the housing covers a portion of the optic fiber, wherein a portion of the optic fiber in the housing is bare; a filing material inside the housing; and a swaged gland fitting on the housing to secure the apparatus to a pressure boundary.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1840292
Patent Number(s):
11073411
Application Number:
16/357,124
Assignee:
Oregon Health and Science University (Corvallis, OR); Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/18/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Marcum, Wade R., Weiss, Aaron W., Labrier, Daniel P., Jesse, Chris, Jones, Warren F., Kennedy, John, Phillips, Ann Marie, and Nixon, Chad Glenn. Pressure pass-through apparatus, and method for making such. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Marcum, Wade R., Weiss, Aaron W., Labrier, Daniel P., Jesse, Chris, Jones, Warren F., Kennedy, John, Phillips, Ann Marie, & Nixon, Chad Glenn. Pressure pass-through apparatus, and method for making such. United States.
Marcum, Wade R., Weiss, Aaron W., Labrier, Daniel P., Jesse, Chris, Jones, Warren F., Kennedy, John, Phillips, Ann Marie, and Nixon, Chad Glenn. Tue . "Pressure pass-through apparatus, and method for making such". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1840292.
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