Patents by Inventor Donald LaSala

Donald LaSala 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: 10715911
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an overhead passenger service unit (PSU) for a vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism for mounting the PSU above at least one vehicle seat; a dynamic seat row marker that provides an indication of a seat position and a status portion indicating a status of a passenger or trip aspect that is readily viewable from a vehicle aisle and is changeable during a trip; and a programmable active display that is readily viewable from a passenger seat and provides trip changeable information about the trip to the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon Gambeski, John Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
  • Patent number: 10506339
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an integrated speaker-light unit includes a base unit adapted to be mounted to a fixture of an aircraft, a speaker unit disposed proximate the base unit, a horn element having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end positioned proximate the speaker unit and defining a first aperture, and the distal end defining a second aperture, where a greatest measurement of the second aperture is larger than a greatest measurement of the first aperture, an LED unit disposed at least partially in the horn element, and a housing element at least partially surrounding the horn element. The greatest measurement of the second aperture may be less than 4 inches. The base unit may be mounted to a passenger service unit such that the integrated speaker-light unit is presented as a passenger reading light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
  • Patent number: 10433393
    Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
  • Publication number: 20190141447
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an overhead passenger service unit (PSU) for a vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism for mounting the PSU above at least one vehicle seat; a dynamic seat row marker that provides an indication of a seat position and a status portion indicating a status of a passenger or trip aspect that is readily viewable from a vehicle aisle and is changeable during a trip; and a programmable active display that is readily viewable from a passenger seat and provides trip changeable information about the trip to the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon Gambeski, John Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
  • Publication number: 20190116642
    Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
  • Patent number: 10219059
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an overhead passenger service unit (PSU) for a vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism for mounting the PSU above at least one vehicle seat; a dynamic seat row marker that provides an indication of a seat position and a status portion indicating a status of a passenger or trip aspect that is readily viewable from a vehicle aisle and is changeable during a trip; and a programmable active display that is readily viewable from a passenger seat and provides trip changeable information about the trip to the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
  • Patent number: 10206262
    Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
  • Publication number: 20180063917
    Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam
  • Publication number: 20170203856
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an integrated speaker-light unit includes a base unit adapted to be mounted to a fixture of an aircraft, a speaker unit disposed proximate the base unit, a horn element having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end positioned proximate the speaker unit and defining a first aperture, and the distal end defining a second aperture, where a greatest measurement of the second aperture is larger than a greatest measurement of the first aperture, an LED unit disposed at least partially in the horn element, and a housing element at least partially surrounding the horn element. The greatest measurement of the second aperture may be less than 4 inches. The base unit may be mounted to a passenger service unit such that the integrated speaker-light unit is presented as a passenger reading light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
  • Publication number: 20160090192
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an overhead passenger service unit (PSU) for a vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism for mounting the PSU above at least one vehicle seat; a dynamic seat row marker that provides an indication of a seat position and a status portion indicating a status of a passenger or trip aspect that is readily viewable from a vehicle aisle and is changeable during a trip; and a programmable active display that is readily viewable from a passenger seat and provides trip changeable information about the trip to the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Dunn, Eric Johannessen, Gannon T. Gambeski, John Terence Barker, Ronnie R. Moss, Jesse Richard Peck, Robert Linton, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Luis Sam
  • Publication number: 20160053977
    Abstract: A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jonathan Todzia, Donald LaSala, Gannon T. Gambeski, Matthew Dunn, Luis Sam