Licensing Opportunities with AITHER Engineering, Inc.

Aither Engineering, Inc. owns or holds license to a small portfolio of intellectual property that is available for licensing. This portfolio pertains to fiber Bragg grating sensing instrumentation, fiber Bragg grating sensor packaging, applications based on fiber Bragg gratings, and magnetorheological dampers for recoil applications.

Wholly or Jointly Owned

Patent Number: 6,256,090

• Title: “Method and Apparatus for Determining the Shape of a Flexible Body”
• Inventors: Chen and Chen
• Issue Date: July 3, 2001
• Description: This patent describes the use of embedded fiber optic sensors along the length of a long, slender flexible body for obtaining distributed strain measurements and use of these measurements for determining of the body’s shape.

Patent Number: 6,668,105

• Title: “Fiber Optic Strain Sensor”
• Inventors: Chen and Chen
• Issue Date: Dec. 23, 2003
• Description: This patent describes the arrangement and fabrication of a temperature-compensated fiber Bragg grating strain sensor. A pair of fiber Bragg gratings are employed to provide a strain-free temperature measurement and a combined strain/temperature measurement. This dual parameter system is designed to be easily installed and multiplexible with other Bragg grating sensors.

Patent Number: 6,694,856

• Title: “Magnetorheological Damper and Energy Dissipation Method”
• Inventors: Chen and Wereley
• Issue Date: Feb. 24, 2004
• Description: This patent pertains to the use of magnetorheological fluid-based dampers in high-force, high-stroke recoil applications.

U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application Number: 11/061,727

• Title: ”LIBS System for Engine Exhaust Monitoring”
• Inventors: Buckley, Baldwin, and Kratzsch
• Issue Date: Expected 2007
• Description: This patent pertains to the use of a LIBS system for monitoring the exhaust flow of engines.

If you are interested in discussing these license opportunities with AITHER Engineering, Inc., please contact us at info@aitherengineering.com.