Patents by Inventor Guy Laenen

Guy Laenen 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).

  • Patent number: 8128254
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flush-mounted flashing light for approach guidance of aircraft, having a housing which has a housing pot (10) which can be inserted below ground level (F) and a housing cover (12) which covers this approximately at ground level (F) and having an optical system, which is arranged in the housing for controlled production and directed emission of light flashes, which comprises a light source (20) for production of light flashes and a prism (40) for varying the direction of the beam direction of the light flashes, with at least one light outlet opening (13) being provided in the housing cover (12) for light flashes to emerge from in a predetermined emission direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: ADB BVBA
    Inventors: Guy Laenen, Michel Vanderen, Jean-Claude Vandevoorde, Louis Willems
  • Publication number: 20110187580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for detecting a vehicle, especially an aircraft (A), on an airport runway (R), especially a take-off or landing strip, a taxi strip or in the ramp region, said device comprising at least one radar sensor (11) which is arranged in the region of the runway (R) and used to scan a spatial detection region (E) by means of a radar beam. The fact that the detection region (E) comprises two lobe-shaped partial regions (E1, E2) extending horizontally over the runway (R) and transversally to the direction of travel (V) of the vehicle (A), and the radar sensor (11) is designed to scan the detection region (E) by means of microwaves, enables vehicles moving on runways to be detected with higher measuring precision, higher sensor reliability and using a robust measuring principle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Guy Laenen, Jean-Claude Vandevoorde, Geert Bollens
  • Publication number: 20100053946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flush-mounted flashing light for approach guidance of aircraft, having a housing which has a housing pot (10) which can be inserted below ground level (F) and a housing cover (12) which covers this approximately at ground level (F) and having an optical system, which is arranged in the housing for controlled production and directed emission of light flashes, which comprises a light source (20) for production of light flashes and a prism (40) for varying the direction of the beam direction of the light flashes, with at least one light outlet opening (13) being provided in the housing cover (12) for light flashes to emerge from in a predetermined emission direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Guy Laenen, Michel Vanderen, Jean-Claude Vandevoorde, Louis Villems
  • Publication number: 20100033966
    Abstract: Disclosed is a glide-angle light for approach guidance of aircraft, comprising a housing with a light outlet opening in which a light channel with an optical axis is arranged, along which a light source for production of a light beam, a colored filter for splitting the light beam into a filtered beam component and an unfiltered beam component and a lens arrangement for focused emission of the light beam through the light outlet opening are arranged. Only a single light channel is arranged in the housing so that the glide-angle lights according to the invention can be produced at considerably less cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Guy Laenen, Ludo Moons, Pierre Trémouroux, Jean-Claude Vandevoorde
  • Patent number: 7175314
    Abstract: The invention relates to a unidirectional lighting device for illuminating objects and/or for marking lanes, preferably in the airport area. Said device comprises a base having an external housing for placing and fastening the lighting device and optical components which comprise at least one light source, one reflector and one front glass and which produce a light beam along an optical axis. The external housing does not consist of metal and the optical components are disposed in an optical module to be added on to the base, thereby providing a lighting device which is easy to maintain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guy Laenen, Jean-Claude Vandevoorde, Louis Willems
  • Publication number: 20060146536
    Abstract: The invention relates to a unidirectional lighting device for illuminating objects and/or for marking lanes, preferably in the airport area. Said device comprises a base having an external housing for placing and fastening the lighting device and optical components which comprise at least one light source, one reflector and one front glass and which produce a light beam along an optical axis. The external housing does not consist of metal and the optical components are disposed in an optical module to be added on to the base, thereby providing a lighting device which is easy to maintain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Guy Laenen, Jean-Claude Vandevoorde, Louis Willems