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).
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Patent number: 11969514Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
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Patent number: 11911527Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Daniel Tilmont, Eric Johannessen, John Edquist
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Publication number: 20230100580Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventor: John Edquist
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Publication number: 20230030338Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: JOHN EDQUIST, THOMAS MARTZ, DAVID MCCONNELL, STEVEN POTEET, KATHERINE PIMENTEL
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Patent number: 11480329Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
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Publication number: 20220306296Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: John Edquist, Sanjay Bajekal, Frank Hashberger, Fangzhong Guo
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Publication number: 20220305153Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen, Sanjay Bajekal
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Publication number: 20220226518Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
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Publication number: 20220090777Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: John Edquist, Eric Johannessen
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Patent number: 11273757Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: John Edquist, Jeremy Fredrich
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Publication number: 20220062467Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Daniel Tilmont, Eric Johannessen, John Edquist
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Publication number: 20220062481Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INCInventors: John Edquist, Van Phifer, Eric Johannessen
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Publication number: 20210291727Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: John Edquist, Jeremy Fredrich
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Patent number: 11006500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: John Edquist, Jeremy Fredrich, Brendan M. Upton, Van Phifer
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Patent number: 10894614Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: John Edquist