Patents by Inventor Marion DEPTA

Marion DEPTA 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: 11260989
    Abstract: An aircraft beacon light for an aircraft wing with a foldable wing tip includes a housing, a lens cover, and at least one light source arranged between the housing and the lens cover, wherein the aircraft beacon light is configured to emit flashes of red light in operation, and wherein the housing and the lens cover are shaped to embed the aircraft beacon light into a hinge assembly coupling the foldable wing tip to a main wing portion of the aircraft wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Marion Depta, Norbert Menne
  • Publication number: 20210323666
    Abstract: A helicopter lighting system includes a docking station, configured to be mounted to a helicopter and configured for allowing an unmanned aerial vehicle to dock to and to separate from the docking station. The system also includes unmanned aerial vehicle, in particular an unmanned aerial vehicle of a multicopter type, configured for docking to and separating from the docking station, the unmanned aerial vehicle including at least one lighting device, configured for illuminating at least one target object or area which is visible from the helicopter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Marion DEPTA, Norbert MENNE
  • Patent number: 11136139
    Abstract: An aircraft light for a foldable wing tip of an aircraft includes a first lighting structure, including at least one first light source and a first optical system, with the at least one first light source and the first optical system in operation generating a first light output; a second lighting structure, including at least one second light source and a second optical system, with the at least one second light source and the second optical system in operation generating a second light output; wherein the first light output and the second light output are of the same color and wherein the first light output and the second light output are angled with respect to each other; and wherein the aircraft light is configured to control the at least one first light source and the at least one second light source depending on a wing tip orientation signal, which is indicative of an orientation of the foldable wing tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha, Marion Depta, Norbert Menne
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10836506
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light for indicating a movement of a foldable wing tip between a folded up position and a laterally extended position includes a light source; and a control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to operate the light source to emit a warning light output in response to a warning light control signal indicative of the movement of the foldable wing tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha, Marion Depta, Norbert Menne
  • Patent number: 10815004
    Abstract: A lens structure for placement over a light source and for attachment to a circuit board around the light source includes a circuit board engagement portion for being placed towards the circuit board, a recess provided in the circuit board engagement portion for receiving the light source upon attachment of the lens structure to the circuit board, a light entry surface around the recess, a lens body, a light exit surface distal from the circuit board engagement portion, and an attachment structure, the attachment structure being partially molded into the lens body and partially extending from the lens body for attaching the lens structure to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Marion Depta, Norbert Menne, Elmar Schrewe
  • Patent number: 10730639
    Abstract: An aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light, configured to illuminate a vertical stabilizer of an aircraft, has a housing having a length (L), a width (W), and a height (H), the length (L) being greater than the width (W) and the height (H); and a plurality of light sources being arranged spaced along the length (L) of the housing (8) for a distributed illumination of the vertical stabilizer, wherein the housing (8) is configured to be mounted adjacent the vertical stabilizer on a tail portion of a fuselage of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Marion Depta, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha, Andreas Ueberschaer, Christian Schoen
  • Publication number: 20200122857
    Abstract: An aircraft beacon light for an aircraft wing with a foldable wing tip includes a housing, a lens cover, and at least one light source arranged between the housing and the lens cover, wherein the aircraft beacon light is configured to emit flashes of red light in operation, and wherein the housing and the lens cover are shaped to embed the aircraft beacon light into a hinge assembly coupling the foldable wing tip to a main wing portion of the aircraft wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Anil Kumar JHA, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Marion DEPTA, Norbert MENNE
  • Publication number: 20200094988
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light for indicating a movement of a foldable wing tip between a folded up position and a laterally extended position includes a light source; and a control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to operate the light source to emit a warning light output in response to a warning light control signal indicative of the movement of the foldable wing tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha, Marion Depta, Norbert Menne
  • Publication number: 20200094987
    Abstract: An aircraft light for a foldable wing tip of an aircraft includes a first lighting structure, including at least one first light source and a first optical system, with the at least one first light source and the first optical system in operation generating a first light output; a second lighting structure, including at least one second light source and a second optical system, with the at least one second light source and the second optical system in operation generating a second light output; wherein the first light output and the second light output are of the same color and wherein the first light output and the second light output are angled with respect to each other; and wherein the aircraft light is configured to control the at least one first light source and the at least one second light source depending on a wing tip orientation signal, which is indicative of an orientation of the foldable wing tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha, Marion Depta, Norbert Menne
  • Publication number: 20190291894
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light includes a housing having a length (L), a width (W), and a height (H), the length (L) being greater than the width (W) and the height (H) and the housing having a front end region and a rear end region, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a tail portion of a fuselage of an aircraft; at least one first light source, arranged in the rear end region of the housing, for providing aircraft rearward signal lighting; and a plurality of second light sources, which are arranged spaced along the length (L) of the housing for a distributed illumination of a stabilizer of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Marion DEPTA, Anil Kumar JHA, Andreas UEBERSCHAER, Christian SCHOEN
  • Publication number: 20190256223
    Abstract: An aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light, configured to illuminate a vertical stabilizer of an aircraft, has a housing having a length (L), a width (W), and a height (H), the length (L) being greater than the width (W) and the height (H); and a plurality of light sources being arranged spaced along the length (L) of the housing (8) for a distributed illumination of the vertical stabilizer, wherein the housing (8) is configured to be mounted adjacent the vertical stabilizer on a tail portion of a fuselage of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Marion DEPTA, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Anil Kumar JHA, Andreas UEBERSCHAER, Christian SCHOEN
  • Publication number: 20190016473
    Abstract: A lens structure for placement over a light source and for attachment to a circuit board around the light source includes a circuit board engagement portion for being placed towards the circuit board, a recess provided in the circuit board engagement portion for receiving the light source upon attachment of the lens structure to the circuit board, a light entry surface around the recess, a lens body, a light exit surface distal from the circuit board engagement portion, and an attachment structure, the attachment structure being partially molded into the lens body and partially extending from the lens body for attaching the lens structure to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Marion DEPTA, Norbert MENNE, Elmar SCHREWE
  • Patent number: 10085323
    Abstract: A helicopter search light comprises a lighting arrangement comprising at least one light source and having an adjustable light output; a light detector, which is configured for detecting light reflected by the ground and/or at least one item on the ground and for providing a detection signal which is correlated to an amount of light detected; and a control unit, coupled to the light detector for receiving the detection signal and to the at least on light source for controlling the adjustable light output of the lighting arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schoen, Bjoern Schallenberg, Juergen Rodenkirchen, Marion Depta
  • Publication number: 20180054875
    Abstract: A helicopter search light comprises a lighting arrangement comprising at least one light source and having an adjustable light output; a light detector, which is configured for detecting light reflected by the ground and/or at least one item on the ground and for providing a detection signal which is correlated to an amount of light detected; and a control unit, coupled to the light detector for receiving the detection signal and to the at least on light source for controlling the adjustable light output of the lighting arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Christian SCHOEN, Bjoern SCHALLENBERG, Juergen RODENKIRCHEN, Marion DEPTA