Patents by Inventor William H. Valentine, JR.

William H. Valentine, JR. 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: 11167690
    Abstract: An accent lighting system is configured to provide accented light onto a desired location. The accent lighting system includes an accent adapter assembly that is configured to securely couple to a light source. The accent adapter assembly includes an accenting plate that is configured to accent light that is emitted from the light source. A method of securing an accent lighting system within an internal cabin of a vehicle includes removing an existing light source from an aperture of a composite panel, securing an accent adapter assembly to the existing light source to form the accent lighting system, and securing the accent lighting system in the aperture of the composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Lars Eric Blacken, Jing Ma, William H. Valentine, Jr., Paul Joseph Wilcynski
  • Patent number: 10495270
    Abstract: A light projection device includes a mixing tube having an open exit end, and a plurality of light sources, each of the plurality of light sources positioned to emit a light stream toward the open exit end of the mixing tube. A diffuser is disposed between the plurality of light sources and the open exit end of the mixing tube, the diffuser configured to diffuse at least one light stream from the plurality of light sources into a diffused light stream. A template is positioned proximate the open exit end of the mixing tube and configured to shape the diffused light stream from the diffuser into a patterned light stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Burgess, William H. Valentine, Jr., Jing Ma, Paul J. Wilcynski
  • Publication number: 20190113184
    Abstract: A light projection device includes a mixing tube having an open exit end, and a plurality of light sources, each of the plurality of light sources positioned to emit a light stream toward the open exit end of the mixing tube. A diffuser is disposed between the plurality of light sources and the open exit end of the mixing tube, the diffuser configured to diffuse at least one light stream from the plurality of light sources into a diffused light stream. A template is positioned proximate the open exit end of the mixing tube and configured to shape the diffused light stream from the diffuser into a patterned light stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Burgess, William H. Valentine, JR., Jing Ma, Paul J. Wilcynski
  • Publication number: 20170368990
    Abstract: An accent lighting system is configured to provide accented light onto a desired location. The accent lighting system includes an accent adapter assembly that is configured to securely couple to a light source. The accent adapter assembly includes an accenting plate that is configured to accent light that is emitted from the light source. A method of securing an accent lighting system within an internal cabin of a vehicle includes removing an existing light source from an aperture of a composite panel, securing an accent adapter assembly to the existing light source to form the accent lighting system, and securing the accent lighting system in the aperture of the composite panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Lars Eric Blacken, Jing Ma, William H. Valentine, Jr., Paul Joseph Wilcynski
  • Publication number: 20140367517
    Abstract: An aircraft galley, according to one implementation, includes a lighting system having a DC, linear LED task light that is positioned in a groove along the edge of an overhang above the galley's work surface. The task light is oriented downward orthogonally to the cabin floor so as to illuminate a work surface of the galley. In some implementations, the task light is angled so that it illuminates the work surface of the galley in which it is installed, the forward, aft, or cross-aisle opposing galley, if applicable, and the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: David P. Eckel, William H. Valentine, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130016517
    Abstract: Aircraft washlight systems having an asymmetric lens are disclosed. An example vehicle cabin illumination system includes a light source located one side of a surface of a vehicle cabin, and an asymmetric lens through which the light passes to illuminate the surface with a substantially uniform light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: David P. Eckel, Gannon T. Gambeski, William H. Valentine, JR.