Patents by Inventor Bjorn Schallenberg

Bjorn Schallenberg 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).

  • AIRCRAFT BEACON LIGHT, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN AIRCRAFT BEACON LIGHT, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A HEALTH STATUS OF AN AIRCRAFT BEACON LIGHT
    Publication number: 20240010353
    Abstract: An aircraft beacon light comprises an annular light source support having a plurality of light passing portions; a plurality of light sources, arranged on the annular light source support for a radially outwards emission of light flashes; a light detector for sensing a light output level of at least a subset of the plurality of light sources; and at least one optical element for shaping a beacon light output from light emitted by the plurality of light sources, the at least one optical element having at least one light guiding portion for capturing stray light from at least said subset of the plurality of light sources and for guiding said stray light through the plurality of light passing portions and towards the light detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-von Heimendahl, Björn Schallenberg
  • Interior aircraft light, aircraft cabin lighting system, aircraft, and method of illuminating an aircraft cabin
    Patent number: 11673669
    Abstract: An interior aircraft light includes a mounting structure for mounting the interior aircraft light to an aircraft seat; a UV radiation source; and an optical system, configured to direct UV radiation from the UV radiation source towards a floor portion underneath the aircraft seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Marion Depta, Andreas Ueberschaer, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Björn Schallenberg
  • INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT, AIRCRAFT CABIN LIGHTING SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT, AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATING AN AIRCRAFT CABIN
    Publication number: 20200361608
    Abstract: An interior aircraft light includes a mounting structure for mounting the interior aircraft light to an aircraft seat; a UV radiation source; and an optical system, configured to direct UV radiation from the UV radiation source towards a floor portion underneath the aircraft seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Marion DEPTA, Andreas UEBERSCHAER, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Björn SCHALLENBERG
  • Interior aircraft light unit and method of producing an interior aircraft light unit
    Patent number: 10018321
    Abstract: An interior aircraft light unit includes at least one light source, in operation emitting light with a source side light intensity distribution, the source side light intensity distribution having a first intensity region and a second intensity region, with the first intensity region having a higher light intensity than the second intensity region, and a semi-transparent layer, disposed between the at least one light source and an outside of the interior aircraft light unit, for transforming the source side light intensity distribution into an adjusted light intensity distribution, wherein the semi-transparent layer has a transparency distribution having a lower degree of transparency in the first intensity region than in the second intensity region, such that the adjusted light intensity distribution is closer to an even light intensity distribution than the source side light intensity distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schoen, Stefan Becker, Bjorn Schallenberg
  • INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT
    Publication number: 20160097503
    Abstract: An interior aircraft light unit includes at least one light source, in operation emitting light with a source side light intensity distribution, the source side light intensity distribution having a first intensity region and a second intensity region, with the first intensity region having a higher light intensity than the second intensity region, and a semi-transparent layer, disposed between the at least one light source and an outside of the interior aircraft light unit, for transforming the source side light intensity distribution into an adjusted light intensity distribution, wherein the semi-transparent layer has a transparency distribution having a lower degree of transparency in the first intensity region than in the second intensity region, such that the adjusted light intensity distribution is closer to an even light intensity distribution than the source side light intensity distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Schoen, Stefan Becker, Bjorn Schallenberg