Patents Assigned to Lighting Systems
  • Publication number: 20200176972
    Abstract: A disconnect component coupled between a lighting load and a main power line. The disconnect component includes an input coupled to the main power line and a neutral line input to the disconnect component from the 277 volt circuit and an output coupled to the lighting load. The disconnect component includes a monitor that monitors a voltage on the main power line and a coupling component that couples the main power line to the output. The coupling component is configured to decouple the main power line from the output when the monitor senses a voltage on the main power line is higher than an upper limit voltage and re-couple the main power line to the output when the monitor senses that the voltage on the main power line is below the upper limit voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Appalachian Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. WASSEL, John R. RONEY
  • Patent number: 10641458
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly, a lighting apparatus and a vehicle. The light emitting assembly includes: a mounting plate; a light source assembly mounted on the mounting plate and including a first light source configured for emitting light with a first color and a second light source configured for emitting light with a second color; and a light guide member having a light entrance section and a light guide section integrally formed, the light guide member being configured to couple the light emitted from the light source assembly into the light guide member. The first light source and the second light source of the light source assembly are mounted on different mounting sub-plates of the mounting plate respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Foshan Ichikoh Valeo Auto Lighting Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhixin Xiang, Zebin Ni
  • Patent number: 10627560
    Abstract: An optical system for a lighting device, comprising a light-guiding optical part configured for spreading light beams generated by light sources situated opposite to a rear side of the optical part. Light beams are coupled into the light-guiding optical part, and after passing through the light-guiding optical part the light beams are emitted through its output surface. Rear side of light-guiding optical part is equipped with macroscopic cavities, each pair of adjacent macroscopic cavities forming between themselves an optical segment, whose two sides, which separate the optical segment from the pair of macroscopic cavities, comprise a reflective surface. The optical segment comprises a rear surface on the rear side, opposite to which a light source is positioned. The reflective surfaces are configured for reflecting a part of the light beams, which were coupled through the rear surface into the optical segment, and then directing them to the output surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Vit Simurda, Jakub Hruska
  • Patent number: 10618672
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit includes a housing; a mounting structure, mounted to the housing and extending away from the housing substantially along a first cross-sectional plane; a lens cover, mounted to the housing, surrounding the mounting structure, and defining an inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit, with the mounting structure dividing the inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit into a first partial inner space and a second partial inner space; a plurality of anti-collision light sources, configured to emit respective sequences of warning light flashes in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Norbert Menne, Christian Schoen
  • Patent number: 10611480
    Abstract: An overhead aircraft passenger service unit, which is configured to be placed above the passenger seats within an aircraft cabin, comprises at least one cavity for housing at least one oxygen mask and at least one removable cover, which at least partially covers an opening of the cavity. The removable cover houses and/or supports at least one functional component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Stefan Becker
  • Patent number: 10604275
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit comprises a housing, at least one light source, and a heat sink. The heat sink includes at least one first heat sink portion and at least one second heat sink portion. The at least one light source is thermal connected with the at least one first heat sink portion for transferring heat from the at least one light source to the at least one first heat sink portion; and the at least one second heat sink portion is configured to be selectively attachable to the at least one first heat sink portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl
  • Patent number: 10598842
    Abstract: A light device for a motor vehicle is provided that contains a rod-like light guide (1) having a longitudinal axis (15) connecting two ends of the light guide (1), and a primary light source (2) at least one of the ends of the light guide (1) for emitting primary light rays (10) in the light guide (1). The light guide (1) comprises a front output surface (4) for the output of the primary light rays (10) and at a rear side (12) of the light guide (1) unbinding elements (6) to direct the primary light rays (10) propagating along the light guide (1) to the output surface (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O.
    Inventors: Jan Martoch, Marek Rakovcik
  • Patent number: 10598336
    Abstract: A light device for motor vehicles, especially a signal lamp, comprises a carrier housing (1), covered by a translucent cover (2), and an inner chamber (3) wherein at least one light source for generating light rays is mounted, and a transparent optical part (5) with at least one output surface for the output of at least a part of light rays from the transparent optical part. The light device further comprises at least one macrotexture (8) the surface of which consists of individual surfaces designed for transmission and/or reflection of a part of light rays, the macrotexture and the transparent optical part arranged in such a way that in a view of the inner chamber (3) towards the output surface through the translucent cover from the outside of the light device, the impression of a spatial effect is produced, which is even visible with the light source being off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Patrik Hanulak, Kamil Oczko, Peter Hajduk
  • Patent number: 10594130
    Abstract: A disconnect component coupled between a lighting load and a main power line. The disconnect component includes an input coupled to the main power line and a neutral line input to the disconnect component from the 277 volt circuit and an output coupled to the lighting load. The disconnect component includes a monitor that monitors a voltage on the main power line and a coupling component that couples the main power line to the output. The coupling component is configured to decouple the main power line from the output when the monitor senses a voltage on the main power line is higher than an upper limit voltage and re-couple the main power line to the output when the monitor senses that the voltage on the main power line is below the upper limit voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Appalachian Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Wassel, John R. Roney
  • Patent number: 10591132
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • Patent number: 10569902
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit according to exemplary embodiments of the invention comprises: a housing including a mounting portion, which is configured for mounting the aircraft light unit to an aircraft; at least one light source; and a heat sink; wherein the heat sink comprises: a first heat sink portion comprising a plurality of cooling ribs being thermally connected with the at least one light source for transferring heat from the at least one light source to the plurality of cooling ribs; and at least one second heat sink portion comprising two heat sink plates and a clamping pin and being configured such that the second heat sink portion is selectively attachable, particularly clampable, to a respective cooling rib of the first heat sink portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Jai Ganesh Palanisamy, Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Abhilash Krishna
  • Patent number: 10563834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light guiding optical system comprising at least two light guides (6, 7, 8), to which is assigned a light unit (9) with at least one source (91) of light. The inner light guide (6) is provided with an input surface (61) with which it is situated opposite the light unit (9) and is further is provided with a broken stepped transition surface (67), which comprises at least one decoupling surface (64) and at least one reflective surface (65), whereby the broken stepped transition surface (67) of the inner light guide (6) is associated with an input surface (77, 87) of a coupling light guide (7, 8) which comprises at least one coupling surface (71, 81).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Ales Hendrych
  • Publication number: 20200043307
    Abstract: An aircraft emergency exit door indication system may comprise a first plurality of light sources, a controller, and a first sensor associated with a first exit door. The first sensor feedback signal indicates an availability for egress through the first exit door. The first plurality of light sources is operated by the controller based upon the first sensor feedback signal. The light sources may be lights that already exist in an aircraft such as ceiling wash lights, sidewall wash lights, floor path lights, dome lights, or passenger service unit lights. The system may include a second plurality of light sources logically separated from the first plurality of light sources based upon its location relative to the first exit door and a second exit door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Philippe Lapujade
  • Patent number: 10549866
    Abstract: An aircraft may include a first pair of forward-facing flash position lamps disposed at a first wing tip, the first pair of flash position lamps comprising a first flash position lamp and a second flash position lamp, a second pair of forward-facing flash position lamps disposed at a second wing tip, the second pair of flash position lamps comprising a third flash position lamp and a fourth flash position lamp, and a controller in electronic communication with the first pair of flash position lamps, wherein at least one of the first flash position lamp and the second flash position lamp are configured to flash, while maintaining a combined intensity of the first pair of forward-facing flash position lamps above a desired intensity, to indicate a change in direction of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Philippe Lapujade, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • Patent number: 10538332
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger service unit kit includes an overhead passenger service unit panel including at least one hinge pin extending along an edge portion of the overhead passenger service unit panel and an elastic fixing element for fixing the overhead passenger service unit panel to an aircraft support structure. The fixing element includes at least one first end, which is configured for rotatably connecting with the at least one hinge pin; and at least one opposing second end, which is configured for engaging with a mounting rail of the aircraft support structure. The overhead passenger service unit panel further includes a forcing element, which is configured for acting onto the fixing element generating a tension within the fixing element for securely fixing the at least one second end of the fixing element to the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha
  • Patent number: 10539277
    Abstract: A modular light assembly having a control housing surrounding a power driver and at least one modular component. The modular component includes two side portions, a plurality of ribs extending between the two side portions to form a grated portion, and a flat portion configured to receive a COB LED. The lighting assembly may also comprise a video assembly having a camera and control circuitry provided within the lighting and video assembly for remotely controlling the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Appalachian Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Wassel
  • Patent number: 10518899
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl
  • Patent number: 10513349
    Abstract: A combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit comprises a mounting portion for mounting the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit to an aircraft, wherein the mounting portion is configured for orienting a horizontal cross-sectional plane (H) of the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit substantially horizontally with respect to the aircraft; and at least one light source. The combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit has a take-off light output, which is centered on a take-off light emission axis and which has a take-off light peak intensity, and a tower signal light output, which is centered on a tower light emission axis (B) and which has a tower light peak intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Norbert Menne
  • Patent number: 10501203
    Abstract: A combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit includes a housing for mounting the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit to a side portion of a fuselage of an aircraft; at least one light source; and an optical system for shaping a light emission distribution of the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit; wherein the light emission distribution comprises a first illumination region for illuminating a wing region of the aircraft and a second illumination region for illuminating a lateral forward airfield region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha
  • Publication number: 20190359117
    Abstract: A regulating assembly (1) for a light source and a lighting and/or signaling device, an adjusting device (1200), a lighting device and a motor vehicle, a bezel device (3000), and a gas guiding device and a lighting and/or signaling device containing the same are provided. The regulating assembly (1) and the adjusting device (1200) are used to adjust the lighting and/or signaling module in the lighting device provided in the housing of the lighting device. The bezel device (3000) and the gas guiding device may be used for the lighting and/or signaling device. The regulating assembly (1) comprises a supporting frame (10) coupled in a displaceable manner to the light source, a fixed regulating portion (11) which is rotatable, and horizontal and vertical regulating portions (12,13) in a form of a ball-headed screw-thread part (121).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: FOSHAN ICHIKOH VALEO AUTO LIGHTING SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daihua LI, Sishui HU, Zhenchao CHEN, Xiaozhong GUO, Jinjin PEI, Min DENG