Patents Assigned to Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
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Patent number: 8579479Abstract: The warning lamp for an aircraft is provided with a housing (10) which possesses a light permeable cover (12) that is exposed to the surrounding air when the housing is mounted on the aircraft, with a frontal cover area and a rear cover area, a mounting element (44) to fasten the cover to a lower part (14) of the housing (10), wherein one edge (41) of the cover (12) is covered by an edge of the mounting element (44) and protrudes from it, a lamp with at least one LED (42,46,58,60), which is arranged within an area that is covered by the cover (12), and a cooling body (18) for the at least one LED (42,46,58,60), wherein the cooling body (18) possesses a cooling surface (32) that is exposed to the surrounding air when the housing (10) is mounted on the aircraft. The frontal cover area is formed by a frontal cover element (22) which is made from a light permeable first material. The rear cover area is formed by a rear cover element (28), which is made from a light permeable second material.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventors: Carsten Kohlmeier-Beckmann, Martin Griesbach, Bernhard Müller, Sonja Ferling, Andre Hessling, Sascha Lüder
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Patent number: 8579480Abstract: An LED landing light arrangement for an aircraft comprises a plurality of LED light sources (12,14,16) for arrangement on an aircraft (24), primarily on the wing roots (20), on the front edges of the wings (22) and/or on the landing gears (18). The LED light sources (12,14,16) are operative to generate, relative to the central axis of the aircraft (24), a light distribution (10) ahead of the aircraft (24) that is spread substantially in a Y-shaped configuration in an obliquely downward direction. The light distribution (10) comprises two converging lateral regions (34,36) arranged laterally ahead of the aircraft (24), and a central region (40) running from said converging lateral regions (34,36) along an extension of said central axis and oriented in a direction away from the aircraft (24).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventors: Benjamin Willeke, Enrico Beier, Alexander Wernicke, Andre Hessling
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Publication number: 20130155706Abstract: An integrated aircraft landing and taxi light includes upper and lower reflector regions in the shape of substantially circular segments and a central longitudinal third reflector region extending between the upper and lower reflector regions. Landing light LEDs are arranged within the upper and lower reflector regions and the outer portions of the central longitudinal reflector region with the diagonals of the LED dies oriented substantially along radial lines extending outward from the center of the light. Taxi light LEDs are arranged within the central and outer portions of the central longitudinal reflector region such that the sides of the LED dies are oriented substantially horizontally and vertically with respect to the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventor: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
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Publication number: 20130088148Abstract: A method for controlling an aircraft having a plurality of LEDs, light so as to emit a desired light intensity includes the steps of providing a reference LED located within or outside of the aircraft light, providing thermal conditions resulting in a thermal stress for the reference LED similar to the maximum thermal stress, and observing the reference LED by means of an optical sensor for monitoring the optical aging behavior of the reference LED throughout its lifetime. The desired light intensity of the aircraft light is achieved by controlling the plurality of LEDs in accordance with the monitored aging behavior of the reference LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Andre HESSLING, Robert TRINSCHECK
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Publication number: 20130077331Abstract: An aircraft light consists of a housing containing a light source, a heat sink element forming at least part of the exterior surface of the housing and an auxiliary thermal capacitor that is thermally decoupled from the heat sink element. A thermally expandable medium is coupled to the heat sink element and operates to thermally decouple the light source from the heat sink element and thermally couple the light source to the auxiliary thermal capacitor and vice versa, depending on the actual temperature of the heat sink element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: Andre HESSLING
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Publication number: 20130077332Abstract: A light for an aircraft comprises a holder for carrying a first group of light emitting diodes arranged along a curvilinear line and a first reflector having an elliptic reflective partial surface defining a plurality of focal points forming a first curvilinear focal line coinciding with the light emitting sites of the first group of light emitting diodes and second focal point or curvilinear focal line. The light further includes a second optical unit comprising a single further focal point or curvilinear focal line that coincides with the second focal point or focal line of the first reflector. The light further includes a second group of light emitting diodes displaced axially with respect to the first light emitting diodes, which emit light that bypasses the second focal point or focal line of the first reflector of the first optical unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Andre HESSLING, Martin GRIESBACH
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Publication number: 20130077330Abstract: An aircraft light for emitting light in a desired spatial angular region and with a desired light distribution, comprises a reflector having an upper reflector portion and a lower reflector portion both being symmetrical to a plane. A first row of LEDs are face away from the reflector. A second row of LEDs face towards the reflector. Each of the upper and lower portions of the reflector comprises first, second, and third reflective surfaces with the first reflective surface being convexly shaped, the second reflective surface being substantially flat, and the third reflective surface being partially parabolically shaped.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventor: Andre HESSLING
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Patent number: 8183790Abstract: The LED reading light, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle such as, for example, an airplane, a bus, or a ship, is provided with two power supply connections (17) for connection to a power supply unit (16), an LED light means for giving off light with a desired light intensity, and a coding component (14), in particular a coding resistor, which is connected to at least one of the power supply connections (17), where the electrical parameter of the coding component (14) specifies the magnitude of a power supply current which can be provided for the LED light means by the power supply unit (16). Furthermore, the LED reading light is provided with a current controller (18) which is connected between the coding component (14) and the LED light means (12) and provides an operating current for the operation of the LED light means (12).Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventor: Steffen Roebke
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Patent number: 8129908Abstract: The navigation lighting device for an aircraft, in particular a military aircraft and preferably a fighter aircraft is provided with several navigation light units with navigation lights, a power supply unit for the navigation tight units, and a central actuation unit for the actuation of the navigation light units in each one of several modes of operation. The navigation light units can be actuated for operation in a mode of operation by the central actuation unit sequentially in a predetermined sequence and thus with a time offset. Each navigation light unit comprises a control unit connected to the actuation unit for the actuation of its navigation light in the operation mode predetermined by the central actuation unit. The control units of the navigation light units comprise time-delay elements for the temporal delay of the actuation of the navigation lights on the receipt of an actuation signal of the central actuation unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventors: Steffen Roebke, Andreas Huentelmann, Robert Trinscheck
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Patent number: 8118441Abstract: The invention relates to an LED light, particularly a reading or seat lamp for vehicles such as travel coaches or airplanes, said light being equipped with a housing (36), a plurality of LEDs comprising first LEDs (16) that transmit electromagnetic radiation in a first wavelength range, and an activation unit (12) for activating the first LEDs (16). The LED light further comprises a conversion material (24) that, upon excitation by at least part of the electromagnetic radiation from the first LEDs (1.6), emits electromagnetic radiation in a conversion wavelength range that is in the visible spectrum range and is at least partially different from the first wavelength range. The LEDs further comprise second LEDs (18) that, in order to shift the color of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the conversion material (24) upon excitation by the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the first LEDs (16), emit electromagnetic radiation in a second wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventor: Andre Hessling
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Patent number: 8006376Abstract: The method for assembly of an LED lighting device comprising an LED module and a reflective and/or refractive optical unit and provided particularly as a reading or seat light for use in a vehicle such as, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventors: Sonja Ferling, Sascha Lüder, Martin Griesbach, Andre Hessling
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Publication number: 20100102736Abstract: The invention relates to an LED light, particularly a reading or seat lamp for vehicles such as travel coaches or airplanes, said light being equipped with a housing (36), a plurality of LEDs comprising first LEDs (16) that transmit electromagnetic radiation in a first wavelength range, and an activation unit (12) for activating the first LEDs (16). The LED light further comprises a conversion material (24) that, upon excitation by at least part of the electromagnetic radiation from the first LEDs (1.6), emits electromagnetic radiation in a conversion wavelength range that is in the visible spectrum range and is at least partially different from the first wavelength range. The LEDs further comprise second LEDs (18) that, in order to shift the color of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the conversion material (24) upon excitation by the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the first LEDs (16), emit electromagnetic radiation in a second wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: Andre Hessling
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Publication number: 20100096989Abstract: The navigation lighting device for an aircraft, in particular a military aircraft and preferably a fighter aircraft is provided with several navigation light units (22, 24, 26) with navigation lights (48, 50, 52), a power supply unit (28) for the navigation light units (22, 24, 26), and a central actuation unit (32) for the actuation of the navigation light units (22, 24, 26) in each one of several modes of operation. The navigation light units (22, 24, 26) can be actuated for operation in a mode of operation by the central actuation unit (32) sequentially in a predetermined sequence and thus with a time offset. Each navigation light unit (22, 24, 26) comprises a control unit (42, 44, 46) connected to the actuation unit (32) for the actuation of its navigation light (48, 50, 52) in the operation mode predetermined by the central actuation unit (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventors: Steffen Roebke, Andreas Huentelmann, Robert Trinscheck
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Publication number: 20100039046Abstract: The LED reading light, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle such as, for example, an airplane, a bus, or a ship, is provided with two power supply connections (17) for connection to a power supply unit (16), an LED light means for giving off light with a desired light intensity, and a coding component (14), in particular a coding resistor, which is connected to at least one of the power supply connections (17), where the electrical parameter of the coding component (14) specifies the magnitude of a power supply current which can be provided for the LED light means by the power supply unit (16). Furthermore, the LED reading light is provided with a current controller (18) which is connected between the coding component (14) and the LED light means (12) and provides an operating current for the operation of the LED light means (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbHInventor: Steffen ROEBKE