Patents by Inventor Gannon T. Gambeski
Gannon T. Gambeski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10506339Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an integrated speaker-light unit includes a base unit adapted to be mounted to a fixture of an aircraft, a speaker unit disposed proximate the base unit, a horn element having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end positioned proximate the speaker unit and defining a first aperture, and the distal end defining a second aperture, where a greatest measurement of the second aperture is larger than a greatest measurement of the first aperture, an LED unit disposed at least partially in the horn element, and a housing element at least partially surrounding the horn element. The greatest measurement of the second aperture may be less than 4 inches. The base unit may be mounted to a passenger service unit such that the integrated speaker-light unit is presented as a passenger reading light.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
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Patent number: 10433393Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
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Publication number: 20190116642Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
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Patent number: 10219059Abstract: Disclosed herein is an overhead passenger service unit (PSU) for a vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism for mounting the PSU above at least one vehicle seat; a dynamic seat row marker that provides an indication of a seat position and a status portion indicating a status of a passenger or trip aspect that is readily viewable from a vehicle aisle and is changeable during a trip; and a programmable active display that is readily viewable from a passenger seat and provides trip changeable information about the trip to the passenger.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
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Patent number: 10206262Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
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Publication number: 20180063917Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
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Publication number: 20170203856Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an integrated speaker-light unit includes a base unit adapted to be mounted to a fixture of an aircraft, a speaker unit disposed proximate the base unit, a horn element having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end positioned proximate the speaker unit and defining a first aperture, and the distal end defining a second aperture, where a greatest measurement of the second aperture is larger than a greatest measurement of the first aperture, an LED unit disposed at least partially in the horn element, and a housing element at least partially surrounding the horn element. The greatest measurement of the second aperture may be less than 4 inches. The base unit may be mounted to a passenger service unit such that the integrated speaker-light unit is presented as a passenger reading light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
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Patent number: 9497820Abstract: A method of operating a lighting fixture comprising a plurality of discrete illumination sources of distinguishably different color coordinates comprises determining target color coordinates and luminous flux at which to operate the lighting fixture, determining input electrical power values for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that substantially produce the target color coordinates and luminous flux by referencing a calibration data lookup table having calibration data based on measurements of the plurality of discrete illumination sources, determining a color mixing zone defined by three distinguishably different color coordinates of the plurality of discrete illumination sources within which the target color coordinates lie according to the calibration data, determining luminous flux ratios for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources having one of the three distinguishably different color coordinates defining the color mixing zone that substantially produces the targetType: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Gannon T. Gambeski, David P. Eckel, Seckin K. Secilmis, Andrew B. Walsh, Richard Waring, Jr., Rand Lee, David Jenkins, Maciej Adam Jakuc, Jeffrey Reeder
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Publication number: 20160090192Abstract: Disclosed herein is an overhead passenger service unit (PSU) for a vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism for mounting the PSU above at least one vehicle seat; a dynamic seat row marker that provides an indication of a seat position and a status portion indicating a status of a passenger or trip aspect that is readily viewable from a vehicle aisle and is changeable during a trip; and a programmable active display that is readily viewable from a passenger seat and provides trip changeable information about the trip to the passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
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Publication number: 20160053977Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
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Publication number: 20150237688Abstract: A method of operating a lighting fixture comprising a plurality of discrete illumination sources of distinguishably different color coordinates comprises determining target color coordinates and luminous flux at which to operate the lighting fixture, determining input electrical power values for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that substantially produce the target color coordinates and luminous flux by referencing a calibration data lookup table having calibration data based on measurements of the plurality of discrete illumination sources, determining a color mixing zone defined by three distinguishably different color coordinates of the plurality of discrete illumination sources within which the target color coordinates lie according to the calibration data, determining luminous flux ratios for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources having one of the three distinguishably different color coordinates defining the color mixing zone that substantially produces the targetType: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Gannon T. Gambeski, David P. Eckel, Seckin K. Secilmis, Andrew B. Walsh, Richard Waring, JR., Rand Lee, David Jenkins, Maciej Adam Jakuc, Jeffrey Reeder
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Patent number: 9091422Abstract: An LED lighting element having an H-shaped housing. The housing, which may be an extruded housing, has a first section and a second section which is separated from the first section by a cross bar. A back plate is positioned opposite of the crossbar and is removably secured to the first section. A heat sink is located within the housing while a microcontroller and LED drive/control technology and integrated power supply contacts the heat sink and is attached to the back plate. An LED PC board that is electrically connected to the microcontroller and LED drive/control technology and integrated power supply is positioned in the second section and is attached to the housing. An end cap for the housing along with a method for constructing the lighting element are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Thomas F. Greenfield, Gannon T. Gambeski, David P. Eckel, Michael Glater, John M. Reilly, Seckin K. Secilmis, William J. Zbytniewski
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Patent number: 9018858Abstract: A method of operating a lighting fixture comprising a plurality of discrete illumination sources of distinguishably different color coordinates comprises determining target color coordinates and luminous flux at which to operate the lighting fixture, determining input electrical power values for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that substantially produce the target color coordinates and luminous flux by referencing a calibration data lookup table having calibration data based on measurements of the plurality of discrete illumination sources, determining a color mixing zone defined by three distinguishably different color coordinates of the plurality of discrete illumination sources within which the target color coordinates lie according to the calibration data, determining luminous flux ratios for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources having one of the three distinguishably different color coordinates defining the color mixing zone that substantially produces the targetType: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Gannon T. Gambeski, David P. Eckel, Seckin K. Secilmis, Andrew B. Walsh, Richard Waring, Jr., Rand Lee, David Jenkins, Maciej Adam Jakuc, Jeffrey Reeder
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Publication number: 20140028189Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED), remote phosphor, and other lighting technologies lighting assembly includes a plurality of lighting subassemblies and a power supply electrically coupled with the plurality of lighting subassemblies in parallel such that each of the plurality of lighting subassemblies receives electrical power from the power supply in parallel with the other of the plurality of lighting subassemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: David P. Eckel, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski
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Publication number: 20130016517Abstract: Aircraft washlight systems having an asymmetric lens are disclosed. An example vehicle cabin illumination system includes a light source located one side of a surface of a vehicle cabin, and an asymmetric lens through which the light passes to illuminate the surface with a substantially uniform light distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: David P. Eckel, Gannon T. Gambeski, William H. Valentine, JR.
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Publication number: 20120019164Abstract: A method of operating a lighting fixture comprising a plurality of discrete illumination sources of distinguishably different color coordinates comprises determining target color coordinates and luminous flux at which to operate the lighting fixture, determining input electrical power values for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that substantially produce the target color coordinates and luminous flux by referencing a calibration data lookup table having calibration data based on measurements of the plurality of discrete illumination sources, determining a color mixing zone defined by three distinguishably different color coordinates of the plurality of discrete illumination sources within which the target color coordinates lie according to the calibration data, determining luminous flux ratios for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources having one of the three distinguishably different color coordinates defining the color mixing zone that substantially produces the targetType: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Gannon T. Gambeski, David P. Eckel, Seckin K. Secilmis, Andrew B. Walsh, Richard Waring, JR., Rand Lee, David Jenkins, Maciej Adam Jakuc, Jeffrey Reeder
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Publication number: 20120013252Abstract: A method and associated illumination system are provided for illuminating an interior of a vehicle with a modular area illumination system, the modular area illumination system comprising: a system controller; and a plurality of an intelligent light module groups, each comprising: one or more light modules, each of which comprises a plurality of discrete illumination sources; a power supply; and an intelligent module group controller comprising: a) circuitry that controls the illumination levels of the illumination sources; and b) an interface for sending and receiving information; the method comprising: initializing each of the module groups to assign a unique address to respective module groups; sending a command, by the system controller, directly or indirectly, to each module group, the command being associated with a color and illumination value and setting; and receiving the command, by a module group, and adjusting a color and illumination of the illumination sources to the associated color.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: David P. Eckel, Gannon T. Gambeski, Seckin K. Secilmis
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Publication number: 20120014108Abstract: An LED lighting element having an H-shaped housing. The housing, which may be an extruded housing, has a first section and a second section which is separated from the first section by a cross bar. A back plate is positioned opposite of the crossbar and is removably secured to the first section. A heat sink is located within the housing while a microcontroller and LED drive/control technology and integrated power supply contacts the heat sink and is attached to the back plate. An LED PC board that is electrically connected to the microcontroller and LED drive/control technology and integrated power supply is positioned in the second section and is attached to the housing. An end cap for the housing along with a method for constructing the lighting element are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Thomas F. Greenfield, Gannon T. Gambeski, David P. Eckel, Michael Glater, John M. Reilly, Seckin K. Secilmis, William J. Zbytniewski
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Publication number: 20110309746Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) unit is therefore provided, comprising: an LED module, comprising: a plurality of LEDs; LED drive circuitry that drives the LEDs; an LED control bus that carries LED illumination control information to the LED drive circuitry; and a housing that at least partially surrounds LED module components; a power supply and control module, comprising: a power supply that converts a first voltage level to a second voltage level; a microcontroller that receives illumination instructions from an external source; an LED drive controller that receives lighting instructions from the microcontroller and transmits LED illumination information to the LED drive circuitry; a housing that at least partially surrounds power supply and control module components; an interface that connects the LED drive controller to the LED control bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: David P. Eckel, Kevin Lawrence, Gannon T. Gambeski, Seckin K. Secilmis, Vincent S. Cipolla, Michael Glater, Glenn Thomas Schmidt