Patents by Inventor Bernd Ganzer

Bernd Ganzer 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: 7040786
    Abstract: The anticollision light for aircraft, particularly airplanes, is provided with a holding body (12) with an outer side and several LEDs (16) arranged at the outer side of the holding body (12) the light-radiating directions of which point away from the holding body (12). Further, the anticollision light is provided with a drive unit (18) for the pulse-like drive of at least some of the LEDs (16) and a refractive optical element (26) for generating a desired spatial distribution of the light of the LEDs (16), the refractive optical element (26) surrounding the holding body at least in the region of the LEDs (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Goodrich Hella Aerospace Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Ganzer, Rico Schulz
  • Patent number: 6786618
    Abstract: An aircraft position light for an aircraft is provided with a luminous device for emitting light and a reflector arrangement. The luminous device comprises a first and a second light source, which emit light within a light radiation solid angle, the two light sources being arranged symmetrically to the preferential axis and central axes of the light radiation solid angles being inclined so as to face each other. The reflector arrangement comprises a first and a second reflection surface allocated to the first and second light source, respectively. The first reflection surface is arranged opposite to the first light source and the second reflection surface is arranged opposite to the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Goodrich Hella Aerospace Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Rico Schulz, Sascha Lueder, Bernd Ganzer
  • Publication number: 20040130900
    Abstract: The anticollision light for aircraft, particularly airplanes, is provided with a holding body (12) with an outer side and several LEDs (16) arranged at the outer side of the holding body (12) the light-radiating directions of which point away from the holding body (12). Further, the anticollision light is provided with a drive unit (18) for the pulse-like drive of at least some of the LEDs (16) and a refractive optical element (26) for generating a desired spatial distribution of the light of the LEDs (16), the refractive optical element (26) surrounding the holding body at least in the region of the LEDs (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Bernd Ganzer, Rico Schulz
  • Publication number: 20030072165
    Abstract: The light particularly serves as position light for an aircraft, preferably for being mounted to the rear end of an aircraft, such as, e.g., an airplane, and is provided with a luminous means for emitting light and a reflector arrangement. The luminous means comprises a first and a second light source which are substantially identical and respectively emit light within a light radiation solid angle with a central axis, the two light sources being arranged symmetrically to the preferential axis and the central axes of the light radiation solid angles being inclined so as to face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Rico Schulz, Sascha Lueder, Bernd Ganzer
  • Publication number: 20010026452
    Abstract: An aircraft floodlight includes a lens placed in front of a housing thereof, a gas discharge lamp that is provided along with a reflector, and an electronic power supply unit. The housing has at least two reflectors that are aligned at different angles to one another and generate overlapping cones of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Bernd Ganzer, Norbert Koniczek, Peter Metzger