公开(公告)号：US11136139B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16564177

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Marion Depta ,  Norbert Menne

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  F21S43/14 ,  B64C3/56 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21Y113/13 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21W103/10 ,  F21W107/30

Abstract: An aircraft light for a foldable wing tip of an aircraft includes a first lighting structure, including at least one first light source and a first optical system, with the at least one first light source and the first optical system in operation generating a first light output; a second lighting structure, including at least one second light source and a second optical system, with the at least one second light source and the second optical system in operation generating a second light output; wherein the first light output and the second light output are of the same color and wherein the first light output and the second light output are angled with respect to each other; and wherein the aircraft light is configured to control the at least one first light source and the at least one second light source depending on a wing tip orientation signal, which is indicative of an orientation of the foldable wing tip.

公开(公告)号：US11077959B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16702606

申请日：2019-12-04

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  B64D47/04 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/04

Abstract: A combined forward navigation and anti-collision light for an aircraft includes a forward navigation light source; a first lens, arranged over the forward navigation light source, with the forward navigation light source and the first lens in operation generating a forward navigation light output; an anti-collision light source; a second lens, arranged over the anti-collision light source, with the anti-collision light source and the second lens in operation generating an anti-collision light output; and a mounting structure, to which the forward navigation light source, the first lens, the anti-collision light source, and the second lens are mounted, wherein the mounting structure provides a common mounting plane, with the forward navigation light source and the anti-collision light source being arranged on the common mounting plane.

公开(公告)号：US10941864B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US15983130

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Sascha Lueder ,  Ramesh Srinivasamurthy

IPC: F16K1/32 ,  B64D47/02 ,  F21S45/30 ,  F21V31/03 ,  F16K15/02 ,  F16K24/00

Abstract: A drain valve for draining liquid from an enclosed space comprises a movable plunger, which is movable between a closed position in which the plunger does not allow liquid to flow through the drain valve, and at least one open position, in which the plunger allows liquid to flow through the drain valve; and an elastic element, which is configured to urge the movable plunger into its closed position. The plunger is provided with at least one duct extending through the plunger and allowing fluid to flow through the drain valve when the plunger is positioned in its closed position, wherein said at least one duct is closed by a semi-permeable medium, which is permeable for air and water vapor and impermeable for liquid water.

公开(公告)号：US10906665B1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16712457

申请日：2019-12-12

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H05B47/16 ,  H05B45/20 ,  F21V23/04

Abstract: A method of emitting an anti-collision light output from an unmanned aerial vehicle includes emitting a plurality of light flashes of different colors within a flash duration interval, with the flash duration interval being at most 0.2 s; wherein the plurality of light flashes within the flash duration interval comprise at least one blue light flash and at least one yellow light flash or wherein the plurality of light flashes within the flash duration interval comprise at least one cyan light flash, at least one magenta light flash, and at least one yellow light flash.

公开(公告)号：US20200094986A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16573198

申请日：2019-09-17

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha

IPC: B64D47/04 ,  B64D47/06 ,  F21V31/00 ,  F21S45/30

Abstract: An exterior aircraft light includes a housing configured to be mounted to an exterior portion of an aircraft; at least one light source mounted to the housing; a lens cover, cooperating with the housing for forming an inner space of the exterior aircraft light, with light from the at least one light source leaving the exterior aircraft light through the lens cover into an outside environment of the aircraft; and a gasket arranged between the housing and the lens cover, the gasket having at least one flap portion forming at least one check valve for fluid discharge from the inner space of the exterior aircraft light towards the outside environment of the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US10591132B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15959368

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Christian Schoen ,  Andre Hessling von Heimendahl

IPC: F21S43/20 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  B64D47/04 ,  B64D33/02

Abstract: An LED light unit comprises a support portion, a light source having at least one LED, the light source being arranged on the support portion and having a source-side light intensity distribution (LISS), and a refractive optical element having an inner surface and an outer surface, with at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface being non-spherical, the refractive optical element being arranged over the light source and being attached to the support portion.

公开(公告)号：US10518899B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15680276

申请日：2017-08-18

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl

IPC: B64D47/02 ,  F21V1/20 ,  F21V21/00 ,  B64F1/20 ,  B64D47/04 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V7/06 ,  F21V13/04 ,  F21V21/005 ,  F21S41/143 ,  F21S41/255 ,  F21S41/32 ,  F21S41/33 ,  F21S41/153 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: An aircraft head light comprises: a plurality of lighting arrangements, each lighting arrangement comprising a light source and a generally parabolic reflector surrounding the respective light source. The plurality of lighting arrangements are arranged in a side-by-side relationship, with the generally parabolic reflectors of adjacent lighting arrangements having respective reflector contact sections. For at least one adjacent pair of the plurality of lighting arrangements, said adjacent pair comprising a first lighting arrangement and a second lighting arrangement the reflector contact section of the generally parabolic reflector of the first lighting arrangement is parabolic and the reflector contact section of the generally parabolic reflector of the second lighting arrangement is non-parabolic.

公开(公告)号：US10362657B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15380612

申请日：2016-12-15

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Robert Trinschek

IPC: F21V7/00 ,  B64D47/02 ,  F21V13/04 ,  F21V17/06 ,  H05B33/08 ,  F21W107/30 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit includes a support plate, an LED, mounted to the support plate, a near end of life detector for sensing a light output level of the LED, the near end of life detector being mounted to the support plate, and a transparent optical element for shaping an output light intensity distribution of the exterior aircraft light unit, wherein the transparent optical element jointly encases the LED and the near end of life detector, with light from the LED reaching the near end of life detector through the transparent optical element.

公开(公告)号：US10302265B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15953886

申请日：2018-04-16

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Christian Schoen ,  Andre Hessling von Heimendahl

IPC: F21V19/00 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S41/14 ,  F21S41/141 ,  F21S41/20 ,  F21S43/20 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64D33/02 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: An LED light unit, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle, such as an aircraft, a road vehicle, a ship or a rail car, has a support portion a light source having at least one LED, the light source being arranged on the support portion, and a refractive optical element having an inner surface and an outer surface the refractive optical element being attached to the support portion and being arranged over the light source. The refractive optical element has a chamfer portion adjacent the support portion, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface has at least one chamfer surface in the chamfer portion.

公开(公告)号：US10273022B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15209895

申请日：2016-07-14

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Norbert Menne ,  Elmar Schrewe ,  Robert Trinschek ,  Andre Hessling-von Heimendahl

IPC: B64D47/02 ,  H05K1/05 ,  H05K1/18 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H05K3/34

Abstract: An aircraft LED light unit comprises at least one printed circuit board which comprises at least one metal core layer and at least one dielectric layer, and at least one LED disposed on the printed circuit board and which comprises an anode and a cathode for electrically coupling to a power source. One of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to an electrical conductor which is disposed on the dielectric layer and is coupled to a first terminal of the power source, wherein the dielectric layer electrically isolates the electrical conductor from the metal core layer, and the other one of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to the metal core layer of the at least one printed circuit board, wherein the metal core layer is coupled to a second terminal of the power source.