Assignee: Luna Innovations Incorporated

Location: Roanoke, VA
No. of patents: 22

Number	Title	Issue Date
8119092	Pegylation and hydroxylation of trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerenes A pegylated and hydroxlated trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerene is provided comprising a plurality of hydroxyl groups and one or more polyethylene glycol (PEG) moieties covalently bonded to a fullerene encapsulating a trimetallic nitride. Methods of pegy...	02/21/2012
8085165	Wireless corrosion sensor A passive sensor that is located on or adjacent to a structure that can be used to monitor the affect of environment on a structure or coating that is used to protect the structure. The sensor includes a parasitic element that interacts with the environment and infl...	12/27/2011
7934424	Ultrasonic material monitor for determining a characteristic of the material A material characteristic measurement approach measures an internal state of a material by measuring the nonlinear shift in velocity induced by different acoustic energies. The technology for implementing this measurement approach is relatively simple, robust, permi...	05/03/2011
7894874	Method and apparatus for enhancing the detecting and tracking of moving objects using ultrasound An ultrasonic pulse echo apparatus detects an object that is moving with respect to stationary objects. An ultrasonic transducer transmits a series of ultrasound pulses in a direction that intersects a path of the moving object. An ultrasound receiver receives a ser...	02/22/2011
7781724	Fiber optic position and shape sensing device and method relating thereto The present invention is directed toward a fiber optic position and shape sensing device and the method of use. The device comprises an optical fiber means. The optical fiber means comprises either at least two single core optical fibers or a multicore optical fiber...	08/24/2010
7758889	Fullerenes in targeted therapies Herein we disclose a composition, comprising a Cn-Ab, wherein Cn is a fullerene or nanotube comprising n carbon atoms, and Ab is a moiety comprising an antigen-binding site and is linked to the Cn. The composition can further comprise a therape...	07/20/2010
7633607	Method and apparatus for calibrating measurement equipment Measurement equipment may be calibrated using two different calibration paths. An initial calibration is performed using a calibration path in which an optical element may be coupled for testing after the initial calibration. Once the initial calibration has been pe...	12/15/2009
7570411	Optical limiter having trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerence films An exemplary optical limiter device (100) has an optically transmissive substrate (102) and a layer (104) on a first surface (106) of the substrate, the layer having a trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerene. The layer can be a th...	08/04/2009
7561276	Demodulation method and apparatus for fiber optic sensors An interferometric sensing arrangement includes an interferometric sensor having an optical path length that varies depending on one or more physical parameters to be measured using the interferometric sensor. One or more light sources are used to generate light at ...	07/14/2009
7540197	Sensors, methods and systems for determining physical effects of a fluid Sensors, methods and systems detect physical effects (e.g., corrosion, erosion, scaling and/or oxidation) of a fluid in contact with a diaphragm associated with a sensor assembly. The diaphragm preferably exhibits a first mechanical response when initially placed in...	06/02/2009
7538883	Distributed strain and temperature discrimination in polarization maintaining fiber A portion of a polarization maintaining (PM) optical fiber having two polarization states is analyzed. First and second spectral responses of the PM fiber portion are determined. In a preferred implementation, the spectral responses are determined using Optical Freq...	05/26/2009
7515276	High resolution interferometric optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) beyond the laser coherence length The technology described here enables the use of an inexpensive laser to measure an interferometric response of an optical device under test (DUT) at reflection lengths significantly greater than the coherence length of the laser. This is particularly beneficial in ...	04/07/2009
7513160	Digital pulsed phase locked loop A digital pulsed phase locked loop (DPPLL) provides exact measurements of echo phase, time, and/or position delay as well as echo amplitude. These exact measurements provide better and more reliable results that directly benefit the many real world applications for ...	04/07/2009
7454972	Method and apparatus for acoustically weighing moving loads Acoustic weight or mass sensing technology (referred to here as Acoustic Weigh In Motion (AWIN)) provides accurate weighing of any type of moving load moving over a load bearing medium. Acoustic transducers are affixed to or embedded in the load bearing medium. One ...	11/25/2008
7440087	Identifying optical fiber segments and determining characteristics of an optical device under test based on fiber segment scatter pattern data Complex data is obtained from OFDR backscatter measurements for an optical device under test (DUT). That complex scatter pattern data may be used along with a previously-determined fiber segment pattern to identify the fiber segment within the DUT, even when the DUT...	10/21/2008
7423079	Flame-retardant synthetic textile articles and methods of making the same Synthetic textile articles (e.g., filaments, fibers, yarns, fabrics and the like) and processes of making the same are provided which include flame-retardant SAP particles. The SAP particles are most preferably hydrated with an aqueous flame-retardant solution. In t...	09/09/2008
7404671	Dynamic acoustic thermometer Acoustic temperature measurement at a remote location is provided. An acoustic source transmits acoustic radiation to an acoustic receiver along an acoustic path. The path passes through or near the remote location. The temperature is non-uniform along the path. A c...	07/29/2008
7388673	Heterodyne optical spectrum analyzer A heterodyne optical signal analyzer (HOSA) permits accurate reconstruction of an optical input signal (Es) in the time domain. In one embodiment, a vector representation of the light is used to account for two polarization states of the optical signal. The componen...	06/17/2008
7379168	Polarization diversity detection without a polarizing beam splitter A fiber optic measurement device including an optical frequency domain reflectometer (OFDR) performs polarization diversity detection without using a polarizing beam splitter. ...	05/27/2008
7330245	Calculation of birefringence in a waveguide based on Rayleigh scatter Light is coupled into two polarization modes of a waveguide, e.g., an optical fiber. The spectral response of Rayleigh backscatter in the waveguide segment for the two polarization modes is measured, e.g., using OFDR, OTDR, OLCR, etc. The autocorrelation of the spec...	02/12/2008
7329461	Flame-retardant synthetic resin articles containing flame-retardant superabsorbent polymer (SAP) particles Flame-retardant synthetic resin articles and methods of making the same are provided whereby flame-retardant SAP particles are incorporated into synthetic resins, especially curable thermosettable resins. The SAP particles are most preferably hydrated with an aqueou...	02/12/2008
7319639	Acoustic concealed item detector The present invention is directed towards an acoustic concealed item detector and related methods for detection using acoustics. In an illustrative embodiment, a multi-frequency ultrasonic wave generator generates in a gaseous medium at least first and second ultras...	01/15/2008

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Assignee: Luna Innovations Incorporated