Patents by Inventor John Edquist

John Edquist 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: 11969514
    Abstract: A sanitization system for an aircraft may comprise: a power source; and a plurality of sanitizers in electrical communication with the power source, each sanitizer in the plurality of sanitizers configured to emit ultraviolet radiation having an average wavelength between 200 and 230 nm, the power source configured to provide power to each sanitizer in the plurality of sanitizers in succession during an occupied flight of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
  • Patent number: 11911527
    Abstract: A sanitization system for an aircraft cabin may comprise: a cabin of an aircraft; a light system including a lighting unit configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation output between 300 and 430 nanometers (“nm”); an external reactive oxygen species (ROS) generator in fluid communication with the cabin, wherein the sanitization system is configured to disinfect a target area of the cabin by targeting the target area with the electromagnetic radiation output and the ROS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Tilmont, Eric Johannessen, John Edquist
  • Publication number: 20230100580
    Abstract: A disinfecting system for a lavatory may comprise an ultraviolet light source, a controller in operable communication with the ultraviolet light source, and a lavatory sensor operably coupled to the controller. The controller may be configured to track a number of consecutive incomplete dosage cycles. The controller may be configured to determine whether to implement a first dosage cycle or second dosage cycle based on a comparison of the number of consecutive incomplete dosage cycles to a threshold number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventor: John Edquist
  • Publication number: 20230030338
    Abstract: A method of verifying sanitization of an area may comprise: emitting, via a sanitization system, a UV-C light towards a desired surface to be sanitized, the UV-C light including a first wavelength between 200 nm and 280 nm; and determining the desired surface is being sanitized by verifying whether the desired surface absorbs the UV-C light and re-emits a visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: JOHN EDQUIST, THOMAS MARTZ, DAVID MCCONNELL, STEVEN POTEET, KATHERINE PIMENTEL
  • Patent number: 11480329
    Abstract: A lighting unit may include a first light-emitting diode (“LED”), a second LED, and a third LED. The first LED may be configured to emit first electromagnetic radiation having a first wavelength of between about 600 nanometers (“nm”) and about 740 nm, the second LED may be configured to emit second electromagnetic radiation having a second wavelength of between about 500 nm and about 565 nm, and the third LED may be configured to emit third electromagnetic radiation having a third wavelength between about 315 nm and about 430 nm. Thus, the third electromagnetic radiation may be disinfecting UV-A radiation that is incorporated into a lighting unit that produces visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
  • Publication number: 20220306296
    Abstract: A system for touchless control of a lavatory of an aircraft includes at least one sensor located in the lavatory and configured to detect detected data corresponding to the lavatory. The system further includes at least one actuator or light source located in the lavatory and configured to perform an action. The system further includes a central controller coupled to the at least one sensor and the at least one actuator or light source and configured to make an inference based on the detected data and to control the at least one actuator or light source based on the inference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Sanjay Bajekal, Frank Hashberger, Fangzhong Guo
  • Publication number: 20220305153
    Abstract: A system for centrally controlled sanitization of a lavatory of an aircraft using ultraviolet (UV) light includes a first UV light source configured to emit a first UV light, and a second UV light source configured to emit a second UV light. The system further includes a central controller coupled to the first UV light source and the second UV light source and configured to independently control the first UV light source and the second UV light source to emit the first UV light and the second UV light at least one of at different times or for different durations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen, Sanjay Bajekal
  • Publication number: 20220226518
    Abstract: A sanitization system for an aircraft may comprise: a power source; and a plurality of sanitizers in electrical communication with the power source, each sanitizer in the plurality of sanitizers configured to emit ultraviolet radiation having an average wavelength between 200 and 230 nm, the power source configured to provide power to each sanitizer in the plurality of sanitizers in succession during an occupied flight of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
  • Publication number: 20220090777
    Abstract: A lighting unit may include a first light-emitting diode (“LED”), a second LED, and a third LED. The first LED may be configured to emit first electromagnetic radiation having a first wavelength of between about 600 nanometers (“nm”) and about 740 nm, the second LED may be configured to emit second electromagnetic radiation having a second wavelength of between about 500 nm and about 565 nm, and the third LED may be configured to emit third electromagnetic radiation having a third wavelength between about 315 nm and about 430 nm. Thus, the third electromagnetic radiation may be disinfecting UV-A radiation that is incorporated into a lighting unit that produces visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
  • Patent number: 11273757
    Abstract: An aircraft emergency lighting system is disclosed. This emergency lighting system may include interior emergency lighting, interior ambient light sensors, exterior emergency lighting, and exterior ambient light sensors. The interior emergency lighting, the exterior emergency lighting, or both, may be controlled based upon an input of the interior ambient light condition (e.g., using an output from at least one of the interior ambient light sensors) and based upon an input from at least one of the exterior ambient light sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Jeremy Fredrich
  • Publication number: 20220062467
    Abstract: A sanitization system for an aircraft cabin may comprise: a cabin of an aircraft; a light system including a lighting unit configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation output between 300 and 430 nanometers (“nm”); an external reactive oxygen species (ROS) generator in fluid communication with the cabin, wherein the sanitization system is configured to disinfect a target area of the cabin by targeting the target area with the electromagnetic radiation output and the ROS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Tilmont, Eric Johannessen, John Edquist
  • Publication number: 20220062481
    Abstract: A handheld disinfection device includes a housing, an electromagnetic radiation source, a sensor, and a controller. The housing is configured to be grasped by an operator and the electromagnetic radiation source is affixed to the housing and is configured to operably emit disinfecting electromagnetic radiation. The sensor and the controller are coupled to the housing, and the controller includes a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon that cause the processor to perform various operations. The various operations may include receiving, by the processor, operational data from the sensor pertaining to an operator's manipulation of the handheld disinfection device during a disinfecting treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC
    Inventors: John Edquist, Van Phifer, Eric Johannessen
  • Publication number: 20210291727
    Abstract: An aircraft emergency lighting system is disclosed. This emergency lighting system may include interior emergency lighting, interior ambient light sensors, exterior emergency lighting, and exterior ambient light sensors. The interior emergency lighting, the exterior emergency lighting, or both, may be controlled based upon an input of the interior ambient light condition (e.g., using an output from at least one of the interior ambient light sensors) and based upon an input from at least one of the exterior ambient light sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Jeremy Fredrich
  • Patent number: 11006500
    Abstract: An end of life detection system for an anti-collision light may comprise a reflector and a plurality of LEDs located around an exterior of the reflector. A trend LED and reference LED may be located in an interior of the reflector. The trend LED may be powered on with plurality of LEDs. The reference LED may be powered on during an initial power-on self-check and turned off after completion of the initial power-on self-check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Jeremy Fredrich, Brendan M. Upton, Van Phifer
  • Patent number: 10894614
    Abstract: A halo light assembly may comprise a laminate transparency and a light source disposed around the laminate transparency. The laminate transparency may comprise a diffusion layer disposed on an internal surface of the laminate transparency. The light source may be disposed adjacent to, and oriented towards, the laminate transparency. The light source may be configured to emit light into the laminate transparency and reflect the light off of the diffusion layer and/or provide a halo effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: John Edquist