Patents by Inventor Robert SCHULTEN

Robert SCHULTEN 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: 11945589
    Abstract: A canopy is configured to be mounted to a passenger seat of a passenger transport vehicle, in particular an aircraft. The canopy is foldable between a retracted storage configuration and an extended operational configuration. In the operational configuration, the canopy forms a hood establishing a passenger's personal space below the canopy. The canopy comprises at least one functional device which is configured for modifying a physical characteristics of the personal space. The at least one functional device in particular includes at least one of a lighting device configured for lighting the personal space and a venting device configured for venting the personal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Klaus, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Robert Schulten
  • Patent number: 11034451
    Abstract: An aircraft cabin lighting arrangement for illuminating a common space of an aircraft, includes a light output lens for passing light for illuminating said common space of the aircraft, a plurality of light sources having different light emission spectra, the plurality of light sources being arranged for light emission through the light output lens, and a detector for detecting a person's presence in the common space. The aircraft cabin lighting arrangement has at least a nominal day time mode of operation having a first light output, an intermediate mode of operation having a second light output, and a nominal night time mode of operation, and is configured to switch from the nominal night time mode of operation to the intermediate mode of operation as a response to the detector detecting a person's presence in the common space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anica Gehle, Kerri Vencato, Meghan Elizabeth Blake, Robert Schulten
  • Publication number: 20210009272
    Abstract: A canopy is configured to be mounted to a passenger seat of a passenger transport vehicle, in particular an aircraft. The canopy is foldable between a retracted storage configuration and an extended operational configuration. In the operational configuration, the canopy forms a hood establishing a passenger's personal space below the canopy. The canopy comprises at least one functional device which is configured for modifying a physical characteristics of the personal space. The at least one functional device in particular includes at least one of a lighting device configured for lighting the personal space and a venting device configured for venting the personal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Martin KLAUS, Andre HESSLING-VON HEIMENDAHL, Robert SCHULTEN
  • Publication number: 20190092472
    Abstract: An aircraft cabin lighting arrangement for illuminating a common space of an aircraft, includes a light output lens for passing light for illuminating said common space of the aircraft, a plurality of light sources having different light emission spectra, the plurality of light sources being arranged for light emission through the light output lens, and a detector for detecting a person's presence in the common space. The aircraft cabin lighting arrangement has at least a nominal day time mode of operation having a first light output, an intermediate mode of operation having a second light output, and a nominal night time mode of operation, and is configured to switch from the nominal night time mode of operation to the intermediate mode of operation as a response to the detector detecting a person's presence in the common space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Anica GEHLE, Kerri VENCATO, Meghan Elizabeth BLAKE, Robert SCHULTEN