ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,020, issued on May 12, was assigned to Analex Corp. (Chantilly, Va.).
"Photonic shock and impulse (PSI) gauge" was invented by George Williams (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Todd Evan Vande Brake (Peyton, Colo.) and Gary Lee Paderewski (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for measuring movement of a test specimen, where the apparatus includes an electromagnetic transducer and an optical probe. The apparatus may include a test specimen holder and a body that move together. The optical probe may be configured to direct an optical beam through the body to the test specimen, which may provide for measurement of...