Inventor · Blacksburg, VA, US

Eric E. Sanborn

21Patents
6h-index
18Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: May 21, 2012 → Oct 12, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10823627B2 Shape sensing with multi-core fiber sensor Physics 70 Active
US10480926B2 Apparatus and method for generating 3-D data for an anatomical target using optical fiber shape sensing Physics 69 Active
US10416391B2 Interferometric alignment of optical multicore fibers to be connected Physics 9 Active
US10132614B2 Dissimilar cores in multicore optical fiber for strain and temperature separation Physics 8 Active
US10775157B2 Methods and apparatus for calibration for a fiber optic shape sensor Physics 8 Active
US10739529B2 Interferometric alignment of optical multicore fibers to be connected Physics 7 Active
US11035699B2 Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes Physics 3 Active
US10976155B2 Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systems Physics 3 Active
US11324393B2 Augmented accuracy using large diameter shape fiber Human Necessities 2 Active
US9797795B2 Distributed pressure measurement by embedded fiber optic strain sensor Physics 2 Active
US9329401B2 Variable polarization separation via beam splitter rotation Physics 1 Active
US10492871B2 Fiber management in medical instrument backend Human Necessities 1 Active
US11499818B2 Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systems Physics 1 Active
US10245115B2 Fiber optic sensing of tool strain or tool angle Physics 1 Active
US11473941B2 Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes Physics 0 Active
US11761754B2 Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systems Physics 0 Active
US12178550B2 System and method for distributed heat flux sensing of body tissue Human Necessities 0 Active
US11016316B2 Polarization control with low polarization-mode dispersion Physics 0 Active
US11076753B2 Fiber management in medical instrument backend Human Necessities 0 Active
US11940305B2 Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes Physics 0 Active
US12399357B2 Directing light into an optical fiber Physics 0 Active

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