Patents by Inventor Andre Hessling

Andre Hessling 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).

  • ADJUSTABLE RELEASE LANYARD
    Publication number: 20190009914
    Abstract: A lanyard assembly for an evacuation system may comprise a lanyard body and a pin housing. The lanyard body may comprise an actuator connect portion, a pin housing connect portion, and a center member extending between the actuator connect portion and the pin housing connect portion. The pin housing may be slidably coupled to the pin housing connect portion of the lanyard body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Schmidt, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • Erosion detector for an exterior aircraft lighting device and exterior aircraft lighting device comprising the same
    Patent number: 10151708
    Abstract: An erosion detector for an exterior aircraft lighting device is configured for detecting the state of erosion of an at least partially transparent cover of an exterior aircraft lighting device and includes: at least one light source, which is configured for radiating light onto the at least partially transparent cover; at least one light detection element, which is configured for detecting light reflected by the at least partially transparent cover and for providing a corresponding detection signal; and an evaluation unit, which is configured for evaluating the detection signal for determining the state of erosion of the at least partially transparent cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha
  • COMBINED AIRCRAFT TAKE-OFF AND TOWER SIGNAL LIGHT UNIT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180334264
    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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Anil Kumar JHA, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Norbert MENNE
  • DRAIN VALVE, EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT AND POWER SUPPLY BOX
    Publication number: 20180335150
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Anil Kumar JHA, Sascha LUEDER, Ramesh SRINIVASAMURTHY
  • COMBINED AIRCRAFT WING SCAN AND RUNWAY TURN-OFF LIGHT UNIT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180334263
    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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Anil Kumar JHA
  • EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT
    Publication number: 20180334265
    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: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Anil Kumar JHA, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL
  • Helicopter search light
    Patent number: 10136492
    Abstract: A helicopter search light comprises: a lighting arrangement, having at least one light source, the lighting arrangement having an adjustable light output; a light detector, which is configured for detecting light emitted by the at least one light source and reflected by the ground and/or at least one item on the ground and for providing a detection signal which is correlated to an amount of light detected; and a control unit which is configured for controlling the adjustable light output of the lighting arrangement of the helicopter search light depending on the detection signal provided by the light detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Christian Schoen
  • AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT
    Publication number: 20180281989
    Abstract: An aircraft light unit includes a mounting portion, which is configured for mounting the light unit to an aircraft; and at least one light source, which is configured for emitting light. The light unit is configured to emit at least one first output of white light into a predefined first spatial sector and to emit at least one second output of white light into a predefined second spatial sector. The light of the at least one first output of white light comprises a first percentage of radiation having a wavelength that is shorter than a predefined threshold, and the light of the at least one second output of white light comprises a second percentage of radiation having a wavelength that is shorter than the predefined threshold, wherein the first percentage of radiation is smaller than the second percentage of radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Christian SCHOEN, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL
  • At least partially transparent exterior aircraft light cover and exterior aircraft lighting device comprising the same
    Patent number: 10086952
    Abstract: An at least partially transparent exterior aircraft light cover includes at least one protrusion provided at a lateral end of the exterior aircraft light cover, wherein the at least one protrusion is configured to be introduced into a corresponding reception provided at an exterior aircraft light casing and wherein the protrusion is formed for allowing the cover to pivot, with the protrusion providing a fulcrum, when the protrusion is introduced into the reception. The at least partially transparent exterior aircraft light cover further includes at least one fixing device, which is provided in a pivotable portion of the cover and which is configured for removably fixing said pivotable portion to the casing for preventing a pivoting motion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl
  • Exterior aircraft light unit
    Patent number: 10082285
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit comprises a housing defining an interior space for accommodating at least one light source; and a hygroscopic material, which is arranged inside the interior space for absorbing water and/or moisture from inside the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Andreas Gausepohl
  • LED LIGHT UNIT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN LED LIGHT UNIT
    Publication number: 20180245764
    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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • Layer material for arranging on a rotor blade tip of a helicopter, helicopter light system, and helicopter comprising the same
    Patent number: 10053214
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a layer material configured to be arranged on a rotor blade tip of a helicopter comprises at least one light emitting or reflecting section that emits or reflects light after being exposed to a remote light source. The light source can be arranged on the body of the helicopter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl
  • LED LIGHT UNIT AND METHOD OF REPLACING AN LED LIGHT UNIT
    Publication number: 20180231205
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • GROUND ILLUMINATION AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT
    Publication number: 20180231204
    Abstract: A ground illumination aircraft light unit includes a mounting portion, which is configured for mounting the light unit to an aircraft; a transparent cover, which is mounted to the mounting portion and in combination with the mounting portion defines an interior space of the light unit; and at least one light source, which is arranged within the interior space of the light unit and which is configured for emitting light for illuminating an airfield in the vicinity of the aircraft. The light unit is configured to emit predominantly p-polarized light in a predefined spatial sector; and to emit non-polarized light in an area outside said predefined spatial sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Christian Schoen
  • Exterior helicopter light unit and method of operating an exterior helicopter light unit
    Patent number: 10017274
    Abstract: An exterior helicopter light unit (2) with a dynamic output light intensity distribution includes a plurality of LEDs (30), and an optical system (32) for shaping the output light intensity distribution from light emitted by the plurality of LEDs (30), wherein each of the plurality of LEDs (30) contributes to the output light intensity distribution in an LED-specific output direction region, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs (30) are individually dimmable, with a level of dimming for each of said portion of the plurality of LEDs (30) in operation being set depending on a distance of the exterior helicopter light unit (2) to ground (200) in the respective LED-specific output direction region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling-von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha, Christo Tsibadze
  • METHOD OF OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT HEADLIGHT SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT HEADLIGHT SYSTEM, AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180170577
    Abstract: A method of operating an aircraft headlight system of an aircraft, the aircraft headlight system having at least one headlight, includes the steps of operating the aircraft headlight system in a landing light mode during a descent of the aircraft, with the at least one headlight emitting a landing light output in the landing light mode; operating the aircraft headlight system in a taxi light mode during taxiing of the aircraft, with the at least one headlight emitting a taxi light output in the taxi light mode; and transforming the landing light output into the taxi light output after touch-down of the aircraft by operating the aircraft headlight system in at least one intermediate lighting mode between operating the aircraft headlight system in the landing light mode and operating the aircraft headlight system in the taxi light mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Christian SCHOEN
  • LIGHTING SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT CABIN AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180141663
    Abstract: A lighting system of an aircraft cabin includes a plurality of light units disposed at a plurality of locations within the aircraft cabin, wherein each of the plurality of light units includes at least one infrared light source, with an emission of infrared light across the aircraft cabin resulting from an operation of the at least one infrared light source of the plurality of light units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Christian Schoen, Rolf Broelemann
  • Exterior aircraft light unit and aircraft comprising the same
    Patent number: 9963245
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit includes a plurality of LEDs; a support plate for supporting the plurality of LEDs, the support plate having a main plane of extension, wherein the support plate has a curved, concave LED support surface, substantially orthogonal to the main plane of extension, and wherein the plurality of LEDs are arranged along the curved, concave LED support surface; and a reflector, facing the plurality of LEDs and shaped to reflect light from the plurality of LEDs past the support plate towards an outside of the exterior aircraft light unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl
  • LED light unit and method of producing an LED light unit
    Patent number: 9951922
    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 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • LED light unit and method of replacing an LED light unit
    Patent number: 9945527
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl