Communications: electrical – Vehicle detectors – Photoelectric
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Lieu, Julie Bichngoc (Department: 2636)
Communications: electrical
Vehicle detectors
Photoelectric
C340S933000, C340S934000, C340S935000, C340S936000, C385S012000, C385S014000, C385S031000, C385S032000, C385S034000, C385S054000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07042369
ABSTRACT:
A traffic monitoring system comprises at least one sensor station (2) and an interferometric interrogation system (9); wherein the at least one sensor station (2) comprises at least one optical fiber sensor (5) deployed in a highway (1); and wherein the interferometric interrogation system (9) is adapted to respond to an optical phase shift produced in the at least one optical fiber sensor (5) due to a force applied by a vehicle passing the at least one sensor station (2).
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Hill David J
Nash Philip J
Lieu Julie Bichngoc
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
QinetiQ Limited
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