WO2000003217A2 - Composite form as a component for a pressure transducer - Google Patents
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- WO2000003217A2 WO2000003217A2 PCT/US1999/012721 US9912721W WO0003217A2 WO 2000003217 A2 WO2000003217 A2 WO 2000003217A2 US 9912721 W US9912721 W US 9912721W WO 0003217 A2 WO0003217 A2 WO 0003217A2
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- elongated body
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BE1014702A3 (en) * | 2002-03-13 | 2004-03-02 | Voet Marc | Fibre optic cable for measuring temperature or extension of e.g. cables or pipelines, contains reinforcing structure around optical fibre |
US11796353B2 (en) | 2017-01-31 | 2023-10-24 | Optasense Holdings Limited | Cable for distributed sensing |
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US4725110A (en) * | 1984-08-13 | 1988-02-16 | United Technologies Corporation | Method for impressing gratings within fiber optics |
EP0379650A1 (en) * | 1989-01-23 | 1990-08-01 | SICOM Gesellschaft für Sensor- und Vorspanntechnik mbH | Fibre optical sensor for small tensile or compression forces |
DE19726731C1 (en) * | 1997-06-24 | 1998-04-23 | Daimler Benz Aerospace Ag | Pressure sensitive sensor cable |
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US4725110A (en) * | 1984-08-13 | 1988-02-16 | United Technologies Corporation | Method for impressing gratings within fiber optics |
EP0379650A1 (en) * | 1989-01-23 | 1990-08-01 | SICOM Gesellschaft für Sensor- und Vorspanntechnik mbH | Fibre optical sensor for small tensile or compression forces |
DE19726731C1 (en) * | 1997-06-24 | 1998-04-23 | Daimler Benz Aerospace Ag | Pressure sensitive sensor cable |
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BE1014702A3 (en) * | 2002-03-13 | 2004-03-02 | Voet Marc | Fibre optic cable for measuring temperature or extension of e.g. cables or pipelines, contains reinforcing structure around optical fibre |
US11796353B2 (en) | 2017-01-31 | 2023-10-24 | Optasense Holdings Limited | Cable for distributed sensing |
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