Patent ID: 8451013
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: B29C,G01L,G01M

Abstract:
1. An insulated fiber sensor apparatus comprising: a. a composite of a plurality of fibers in a matrix wherein each of said plurality of fibers has a first diameter that is approximately the same for each fiber; b. a single insulated carbon fiber with a first end and a second end, said single insulated fiber comprised of a single continuous and undivided fiber with a diameter approximately the same as said first diameter of said plurality of fibers and wherein said single continuous and undivided fiber has mechanical properties approximately the same as said plurality of fibers and wherein said single continuous and undivided fiber is covered with insulation such that said single insulated fiber has a second diameter and wherein said second diameter of said single insulated fiber is less than approximately eleven times the first diameter of the plurality of fibers, wherein said single insulated fiber is connected with said composite, and wherein said insulation separates said single insulated fiber from said matrix and from said plurality of fibers; and c. wherein the first end and the second end of said continuous and undivided single insulated fiber is conformed to connect with a measurement device for measuring the electrical resistance of said continuous and undivided single insulated fiber.