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Miles K. Thorland, Fort Collins, CO US
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20140231504 | DECISION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - Decision devices, systems, and methods to provide a product resource are provided herein. The decision devices include an analysis engine. The analysis engine receives an information resource and at least one product parameter. The analysis engine searches the information resource to identify at least one search result and dynamically analyzes the at least one search result to provide the product resource. | 08-21-2014 |
Rodney Thorland, Shoreview, MN US
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20090185175 | CAVITY RING DOWN SYSTEM HAVING A COMMON INPUT/OUTPUT PORT - A system having a multiple-mirror ring-down cavity with one mirror where light may be input into the cavity and light from the cavity may be detected. A valve may permit light to enter or not to enter the cavity. An amplifier may be connected to a detector for detecting light from the cavity. The amplifier may be off or set at a low gain when light is entering the cavity and be on at a medium or high gain at a time when light is not entering the cavity. | 07-23-2009 |
Rodney H. Thorland, Elk River, MN US
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20100258527 | METHODS OF PROTECTING SURFACES FROM POLISHING RESIDUE - A method of protecting a surface of a device from residual polishing compound comprises applying a thin barrier layer of coating material to the surface of the device; polishing the surface with a polishing compound; rinsing the polishing compound from the device; and removing the thin barrier layer from the surface of the device to remove the residual polishing compound. | 10-14-2010 |
Rodney H. Thorland, Blaine, MN US
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20100027022 | FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE - An improved resonator fiber-optic gyro (RFOG). An example RFOG includes a closed-coil resonator where counter-propagating laser beams are done by fiber couplers. Signals are extracted from the ring resonator using other fiber couplers. The fiber couplers may be fiber spliced couplers, free-space fiber-to-fiber coupling elements or comparable coupling devices. A silicon structure may be used to align components of the gyro or just the coupling elements. The resonator includes a hollow-core fiber. | 02-04-2010 |
20130061655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GETTERING AN ATOMIC SENSOR - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for providing an atomic sensor device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor, wherein the sensor body contains a gas evacuation site located on the sensor body, the gas evacuation site configured to connect to a gas evacuation device. The device also comprises a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, an opening in the getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, such that gas within the sensor body can freely enter the getter container. The device further comprises an evaporable getter enclosed within the getter container, the evaporable getter facing away from the sensor body. | 03-14-2013 |
20130232739 | MEANS TO ATTACH GETTER TO GETTER RETAINING RING - A retaining clip for a getter is provided. The retaining clip for a getter includes a curved structure including a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, a first-edge surface, and a second-edge surface opposing the first-edge surface, the curved structure curved in a major curve having a major radius-of-curvature and a major axis perpendicular to the major radius-of-curvature; and at least one tab seamlessly extending from at least one of the first-edge surface and the second-edge surface. The curved structure is configured to be operably retained in a getter cavity with the getter that is attached to the at least one tab. | 09-12-2013 |
Rodney H. Thorland, Shoreview, MN US
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20090323055 | CRDS BREWSTER GAS CELL - A toxic gas sensor or device which is a cavity ring-down spectroscopy device having two or more mirror components. Each of the mirror components has two Brewster windows attached to it. The Brewster windows are resistant to toxic gases and together with the respective mirror form a hermetically sealed volume for the mirror surface to protect it from the environment or test gases. The Brewster windows may have a heating mechanism to remove contaminants, condensation, and provide temperature stabilization and other beneficial features. | 12-31-2009 |
20110199611 | Detector for cavity ring-down spectroscopy - A cavity ring-down spectroscope includes a ring-down cavity. A trigger detector is optically coupled within the ring-down cavity to generate a signal to indicate a desired radiation level in the ring-down cavity. A controller is coupled to the trigger detector to control light provided to the ring-down cavity. A ring-down time may then be measured. | 08-18-2011 |
Rodney Harold Thorland, Blaine, MN US
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20150192417 | RING LASER GYROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED POLARIZATION - A ring laser gyroscope comprises a laser block that defines an optical closed loop pathway configured to contain a lasing gas. A plurality of mirror structures are respectively mounted on the laser block, with each of the mirror structures having a respective reflective surface that is in optical communication with the optical closed loop pathway. A plurality of electrodes are coupled to the laser block, with the electrodes configured to generate a pair of counter-propagating laser beams from the lasing gas in the optical closed loop pathway. At least one optical sensor is coupled to one of the mirror structures, with the optical sensor in optical communication with the closed loop pathway. A polarizer is in optical communication with the optical sensor. The polarizer is configured to pass laser light having substantially one polarization mode to the optical sensor. | 07-09-2015 |