Patents by Inventor Norbert MENNE

Norbert MENNE 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10618672
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit includes a housing; a mounting structure, mounted to the housing and extending away from the housing substantially along a first cross-sectional plane; a lens cover, mounted to the housing, surrounding the mounting structure, and defining an inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit, with the mounting structure dividing the inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit into a first partial inner space and a second partial inner space; a plurality of anti-collision light sources, configured to emit respective sequences of warning light flashes in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Norbert Menne, Christian Schoen
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10513349
    Abstract: A combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit comprises a mounting portion for mounting the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit to an aircraft, wherein the mounting portion is configured for orienting a horizontal cross-sectional plane (H) of the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit substantially horizontally with respect to the aircraft; and at least one light source. The combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit has a take-off light output, which is centered on a take-off light emission axis and which has a take-off light peak intensity, and a tower signal light output, which is centered on a tower light emission axis (B) and which has a tower light peak intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Norbert Menne
  • Patent number: 10273022
    Abstract: An aircraft LED light unit comprises at least one printed circuit board which comprises at least one metal core layer and at least one dielectric layer, and at least one LED disposed on the printed circuit board and which comprises an anode and a cathode for electrically coupling to a power source. One of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to an electrical conductor which is disposed on the dielectric layer and is coupled to a first terminal of the power source, wherein the dielectric layer electrically isolates the electrical conductor from the metal core layer, and the other one of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to the metal core layer of the at least one printed circuit board, wherein the metal core layer is coupled to a second terminal of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Norbert Menne, Elmar Schrewe, Robert Trinschek, Andre Hessling-von Heimendahl
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20180334264
    Abstract: A combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit comprises a mounting portion for mounting the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit to an aircraft, wherein the mounting portion is configured for orienting a horizontal cross-sectional plane (H) of the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit substantially horizontally with respect to the aircraft; and at least one light source. The combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit has a take-off light output, which is centered on a take-off light emission axis and which has a take-off light peak intensity, and a tower signal light output, which is centered on a tower light emission axis (B) and which has a tower light peak intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Anil Kumar JHA, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Norbert MENNE
  • Publication number: 20180050820
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit includes a housing; a mounting structure, mounted to the housing and extending away from the housing substantially along a first cross-sectional plane; a lens cover, mounted to the housing, surrounding the mounting structure, and defining an inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit, with the mounting structure dividing the inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit into a first partial inner space and a second partial inner space; a plurality of anti-collision light sources, configured to emit respective sequences of warning light flashes in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Anil Kumar JHA, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Norbert MENNE, Christian SCHOEN
  • Patent number: 9694913
    Abstract: An aircraft LED light unit is disclosed that includes a flat electric circuit device having a first main surface, a second main surface and at least one side surface extending between the first main surface and the second main surface, power supply circuitry, disposed in the electric circuit device, at least one heat transport element, disposed in the electric circuit device, and at least one LED. The at least one LED is arranged on the at least one side surface of the electric circuit device, is electrically coupled to the power supply circuitry, and is in heat exchange relationship with the at least one heat transport element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Menne, Elmar Schrewe, Klaus Gierse-Plogmeier
  • Publication number: 20170015435
    Abstract: An aircraft LED light unit comprises at least one printed circuit board which comprises at least one metal core layer and at least one dielectric layer, and at least one LED disposed on the printed circuit board and which comprises an anode and a cathode for electrically coupling to a power source. One of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to an electrical conductor which is disposed on the dielectric layer and is coupled to a first terminal of the power source, wherein the dielectric layer electrically isolates the electrical conductor from the metal core layer, and the other one of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to the metal core layer of the at least one printed circuit board, wherein the metal core layer is coupled to a second terminal of the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Norbert Menne, Elmar Schrewe, Robert Trinschek, Andre Hessling-von Heimendahl
  • Publication number: 20150036367
    Abstract: An aircraft LED light unit is disclosed that includes a flat electric circuit device having a first main surface, a second main surface and at least one side surface extending between the first main surface and the second main surface, power supply circuitry, disposed in the electric circuit device, at least one heat transport element, disposed in the electric circuit device, and at least one LED. The at least one LED is arranged on the at least one side surface of the electric circuit device, is electrically coupled to the power supply circuitry, and is in heat exchange relationship with the at least one heat transport element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Norbert MENNE, Elmar SCHREWE, Klaus GIERSE-PLOGMEIER