101 |
CARPET DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
US15468166 |
2017-03-24 |
US20180273178A1 |
2018-09-27 |
Yakentim Ibrahim; Karen L. Hills; Richard Babunovic |
A carpet display system includes a plurality of carpet modules. Each of the plurality of carpet modules includes a translucent support panel, a carpet layer secured to the support panel, and a light-emitting element coupled to the support panel. The light-emitting element is configured to emit light through the support panel to provide lighting effects through the carpet layer. |
102 |
Outboard rotating pivot bin assembly |
US14796829 |
2015-07-10 |
US10029794B2 |
2018-07-24 |
Scott Savian |
An aircraft storage bin that includes an upper housing, and a bucket pivotally connected to the upper housing that cooperates with the upper housing to define a bin interior. The bucket includes a bottom, a front edge and first and second opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom and pivots about a pivot axis with respect to the upper housing between an open position and a closed position. When the storage bin is installed in an aircraft, a first horizontal distance is defined between a first vertical line that extends through the pivot axis and the front edge of the bucket when the bucket is in the closed position, and a second horizontal distance is defined between the first vertical line and the front edge of the bucket when the bucket is in the open position. The first horizontal distance is greater than the second horizontal distance. |
103 |
LIGHTING SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT CABIN AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME |
US15815757 |
2017-11-17 |
US20180141663A1 |
2018-05-24 |
Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl; Christian Schoen; Rolf Broelemann |
A lighting system of an aircraft cabin includes a plurality of light units disposed at a plurality of locations within the aircraft cabin, wherein each of the plurality of light units includes at least one infrared light source, with an emission of infrared light across the aircraft cabin resulting from an operation of the at least one infrared light source of the plurality of light units. |
104 |
Lighting device and system and method for making and using the same |
US15220194 |
2016-07-26 |
US09958145B2 |
2018-05-01 |
Keith D. Humfeld; Morteza Safai |
A lighting device includes a light-emitting diode (LED). A first carbon nanotube (CNT) is coupled to and extends from the LED. A second CNT is coupled to and extends from the LED. The first and second CNTs are configured to generate a voltage difference across the LED when the first and second CNTs are exposed to an electromagnetic (EM) field having a frequency within a predetermined range. The LED is configured to emit light when the voltage difference is greater than or equal to a threshold voltage. |
105 |
SEAT ILLUMINATING SYSTEM |
US15551195 |
2015-02-23 |
US20180029531A1 |
2018-02-01 |
Paolo DI TRAPANI; Davide MAGATTI |
A seat illuminating system (101D) for, in particular sunlight-like, illuminating a target region (144) comprises a seat arrangement (140) having a seat surface (142A). The target region (144) is defined for a person sitting on the seat surface (142A). The seat illuminating system (101D) comprises further a mounting structure (150A) being spatially fixed with respect to the seat arrangement (140); a reflector unit (106) mounted at the mounting structure (150A) and comprising a reflective surface and a luminous layer for homogenously emitting diffuse light at a first color, the luminous layer extending in front of the reflective surface and comprising a visible front area section (110A) of the reflector unit (106). The seat illuminating system (101D) comprises further a light projector (102) mounted at the mounting structure (150A) and configured to generate a light beam (103) adapted in size for comprehensively illuminating the visible front area section (110A) such that at least a portion of the light beam (103) passes through the luminous layer before and after being reflected by the reflective surface, thereby forming an illuminating light beam (103A) at a second color directed onto the target region (144). |
106 |
LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE |
US15611102 |
2017-06-01 |
US20170349285A1 |
2017-12-07 |
Bastian LINS |
In a lighting arrangement (2) for an interior (4) of a vehicle, having a beam area (6) for emitting light (8) into an environment (10) of the lighting arrangement (2), having at least one first luminaire (12a, b) having a first luminous area (14a, b) for emitting the light (8), the first luminous area (14a, b) being part of the beam area (6), having at least one projector (16) with a beam opening (18) for emitting the light (8), the beam opening (18) being part of the beam area (6), at least one of the first luminaires (12a, b) has at least one passage region (34) for at least one part of one of the beam openings (18) of one of the projectors (16) on its first luminous area (14a, b), and/or, in at least one of the projectors (16), a surface region (20) of the projector (16) which is adjacent to the beam opening (18) is in the form of a second luminaire (21) having a second luminous area (22) for emitting light (8), the second luminous area (22) being part of the beam area (6). |
107 |
ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND INTERIOR PART FOR A VEHICLE |
US15607733 |
2017-05-30 |
US20170341573A1 |
2017-11-30 |
Matthias GERHARD; Andreas KURNOTH; Lisa RUHLAND; Anita NITZL; Markus WIMMER; Alexandr ZAVIYALOV; Bernhard BAYERSDORFER |
An illuminating device for a vehicle includes a carrier module, a flat light guide attached to the carrier module with a plurality of emitting points, and multiple light sources for illuminating the light guide. The flat light guide is concealed with a translucent haptic layer, which is attached to a visible side of the light guide, which, in turn, is covered by a decorative layer. The illuminating device comprises a rope-like light guide, which has an inherent light source and is connected to the decorative layer via a retaining device. This therefore results in a flat arrangement, which can be easily integrated into the interior parts and simultaneously enables illumination over a large surface area. In doing so, additional light effects can be integrated by means of the rope-like light guide. The illuminating device is not visible while switched off, as the illuminating device is covered by the decorative layer. |
108 |
CUBICLE UNIT, TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL METHOD |
US15486100 |
2017-04-12 |
US20170296687A1 |
2017-10-19 |
Kazuhiro HATTA; Junichi HASEGAWA; Kiyotaka HIRATA |
A cubicle unit includes a first illumination apparatus, a second illumination apparatus, a sensor, and a controller. When a brightness sensed by the sensor is a predetermined brightness or less, the controller causes the second illumination apparatus to emit light having a first color temperature lower than a color temperature of light emitted by the first illumination apparatus. When the brightness sensed by the sensor is greater than the predetermined brightness, the controller causes the second illumination apparatus to emit light having a second color temperature lower than the first color temperature. |
109 |
Pivot bin assembly with minimal force required for closing |
US14924607 |
2015-10-27 |
US09789963B2 |
2017-10-17 |
Scott Savian |
An aircraft storage bin that includes an upper housing, and a bucket pivotally connected to the upper housing that cooperates with the upper housing to define a bin interior. The bucket includes a bottom, a front edge, first and second opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom and a center of gravity. The bucket pivots about a pivot axis with respect to the upper housing between an open position and a closed position. The center of gravity of the bucket is positioned below the pivot axis when the bucket is in the closed position. |
110 |
CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT |
US15450226 |
2017-03-06 |
US20170253336A1 |
2017-09-07 |
Nobuyuki MATSUI; Youji TACHINO |
The control device individually controls operations of the two or more lighting devices. Each lighting device includes a light source, a sensor for measuring light intensity of the light source, and a controller circuit for controlling the light source. The control device includes a replacement detector circuit, and the replacement detector circuit determines whether any of the lighting devices has been replaced, and obtains a determination result distinguishing a replacement lighting device from remaining lighting device(s). When the replacement detector circuit has obtained the determination result, the control device controls at least one of the lighting devices based on the measurement value outputted from the sensor of the replacement lighting device and the measurement value(s) outputted from the sensor(s) of the remaining lighting device(s), so that a difference between light intensity of the replacement lighting device and light intensity derived from the remaining lighting device(s) falls within a predetermined range. |
111 |
Aircraft cabin arrangement for complex lighting scenarios |
US14619705 |
2015-02-11 |
US09701423B2 |
2017-07-11 |
Benedikt Kircher; Paul Edwards; Hans-Tillmann Karrenbrock |
An aircraft cabin arrangement for a passenger aircraft, extending along a cabin axis which runs centrally through the aircraft cabin arrangement, having a ceiling trim arrangement provided in the upwardly pointing part of the outer wall of the aircraft cabin arrangement and is arranged above the cabin axis, wherein the ceiling trim arrangement comprises a central ceiling panel element and lateral ceiling panel elements which have a panel element, wherein the central ceiling panel element is arranged vertically above the cabin axis, wherein the lateral ceiling panel elements adjoin the central ceiling panel element on both sides in the lateral direction perpendicularly with respect to the cabin axis, wherein one or more of the central ceiling panel element and the lateral ceiling panel elements has a flat lighting device which is embodied in a flat fashion such that it extends over a surface section of the ceiling panel element. |
112 |
LIGHTING UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT INTERIOR |
US15381363 |
2016-12-16 |
US20170174360A1 |
2017-06-22 |
Detlef HEYM; Günter SCHMITZ |
The disclosure relates to a lighting unit for an aircraft interior having a floor with a baseplate fastenable to structure of the aircraft, and having a receiving region that faces away from the structure in a fastened state. An OLED light source having one or more OLEDs is arranged in the receiving region. The lighting unit also has a lens arranged on a side of the OLED light source facing away from the baseplate, and a frame mechanically retained in the receiving region by plug contacts such that the OLED light source and the lens are fastened in the receiving region. The plug contacts include electrical and mechanical contacts, wherein the OLEDs are supplied with electricity by at least one controllable driver, and wherein the contacts supply electricity to the OLED light source. |
113 |
Vehicle cabin arrangement comprising a lighting device |
US14255380 |
2014-04-17 |
US09617014B2 |
2017-04-11 |
Christian Abel |
A vehicle cabin arrangement for a vehicle body and a method for lighting a vehicle cabin and for displaying information using such a vehicle cabin arrangement are disclosed. A lighting device with a light-emitting surface directed towards the cabin interior space is provided on a ceiling section. The lighting device has separate lighting elements each having a dedicated light-emitting element surface, which lighting elements can assume different switch-on states and/or light emission states which differ in at least one property of the emitted light. A control device for controlling the lighting device is provided. The lighting elements are arranged so that, both in the direction parallel to the cabin longitudinal axis and in the direction perpendicular to the cabin longitudinal axis, element surfaces are arranged next to one another. The control device can control each lighting element individually with respect to its switch-on state and/or its light emission state. |
114 |
OVERHEAD STORAGE BIN LATCH SYSTEM |
US15356178 |
2016-11-18 |
US20170066533A1 |
2017-03-09 |
Eric Long; Stephen Kearsey; Scott Savian |
A latch system that includes a paddle button assembly having a button that is movable between a home position and an actuation position, a latch assembly that includes a striker assembly and a hook assembly, and a cable that extends between the paddle button assembly and the latch assembly. Movement of the button from the home position to the actuation position moves the cable, thereby disengaging the hook assembly and the striker assembly. |
115 |
Lighting assembly for interior cabin of a vehicle |
US14604809 |
2015-01-26 |
US09527437B2 |
2016-12-27 |
William Hanson Valentine, Jr.; Brock Prince; Matthew Roman Treinen; Alexey Meerov |
A lighting assembly configured to be positioned within an internal cabin of a vehicle may include a housing defining an internal lighting chamber, a lens secured within the internal lighting chamber, wherein the lens includes a central longitudinal axis, and at least one light-emitting channel secured within the internal lighting chamber. The light-emitting channel(s) is offset in relation to the central longitudinal axis. |
116 |
HOMOGENOUS FLOODLIGHTING WITH GRANULAR ACTIVATION |
US15182962 |
2016-06-15 |
US20160368607A1 |
2016-12-22 |
Sebastian FEHRINGER; Martin RICHTER |
In a wall element for an interior of a vehicle, having a wall area to be illuminated and having an illuminating device which is used to illuminate the wall area, the illuminating device contains a plurality of lighting modules, wherein each of the lighting modules contains a multiplicity of light sources, wherein the lighting module extends straight along a central longitudinal axis and, in the direction of the central longitudinal axis, is placed against identical lighting modules without gaps at the ends, wherein the lighting module in operation has a cone of light which, by using a predefined area that is to be illuminated, extends away from the lighting module and the relative position (R) of which in relation to the lighting module is predefined, is configured in such a way that, on the part of the area that is illuminated by the cone of light, the result is a strip of light extending laterally transversely away from the lighting module, which extends at least over the entire length (L) of the lighting module, along the central longitudinal axis, wherein the wall area is the predefined area to be illuminated. |
117 |
Calibration method for LED lighting systems |
US14697270 |
2015-04-27 |
US09497820B2 |
2016-11-15 |
Gannon T. Gambeski; David P. Eckel; Seckin K. Secilmis; Andrew B. Walsh; Richard Waring, Jr.; Rand Lee; David Jenkins; Maciej Adam Jakuc; Jeffrey Reeder |
A method of operating a lighting fixture comprising a plurality of discrete illumination sources of distinguishably different color coordinates comprises determining target color coordinates and luminous flux at which to operate the lighting fixture, determining input electrical power values for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that substantially produce the target color coordinates and luminous flux by referencing a calibration data lookup table having calibration data based on measurements of the plurality of discrete illumination sources, determining a color mixing zone defined by three distinguishably different color coordinates of the plurality of discrete illumination sources within which the target color coordinates lie according to the calibration data, determining luminous flux ratios for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources having one of the three distinguishably different color coordinates defining the color mixing zone that substantially produces the target color coordinates, and determining input electrical power levels for each of the plurality of discrete illumination sources that generate the determined luminous flux ratios. |
118 |
Lighting device for the interior furnishing of an aircraft cabin |
US14700690 |
2015-04-30 |
US09452836B2 |
2016-09-27 |
Sylvain Mariat; Jean-Cyrille Destieu; Beranger Chantal; Jean-Luc Legros; Nicolas Ferrere; Pascal Taffarello |
An aircraft fuselage comprising a structural wall and a floor delimiting a cabin for passengers, said wall being covered by a plurality of adjacent trim panels arranged in succession in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage and spaced from one another with a gap between two adjacent panels. Each panel is also fixed to the wall and has a concave shape adapted to the shape of the fuselage. At least one lighting device is disposed at the level of at least one of the gaps and is arranged perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. The lighting device comprises a housing fixed to the wall. The housing is provided with an opening on a face oriented toward the interior of said cabin. The housing further comprises at least one lighting element making it possible to light the cabin through the gap. |
119 |
LED LIGHTING DEVICE |
US15059443 |
2016-03-03 |
US20160262240A1 |
2016-09-08 |
Bernd WOELFING; Andreas HATZENBUEHLER |
An LED lighting device for connection to an AC voltage source is provided. The lighting device includes at least a first and a second set of LEDs, at least two LEDs assigned to the first set of LEDs and electrically arranged in series, and at least two LEDs assigned to the second set of LEDs and electrically arranged in series, a connector configured to connect the LED lighting device to the AC voltage source, and a set activator. The set activator having a voltmeter for measuring a currently applied voltage amplitude of the AC voltage source, a signal generator for generating a switching signal in response to the currently applied voltage amplitude, and a current controller for controlling the current flowing through the at least first and second sets of LEDs. |
120 |
LIGHTING APPARATUS AND MOVING OBJECT |
US15017801 |
2016-02-08 |
US20160238215A1 |
2016-08-18 |
Takashi OHTA; Nobuyuki MATSUI; Naotaka HASHIMOTO |
A lighting apparatus includes: a linear light source having an elongated shape; and an optical component which transmits light emitted from the linear light source. The optical component has an entrance surface where the light emitted from the linear light source enters and (ii) an exit surface where the light which has entered the entrance surface exits. The optical component includes, on the exit surface, a light diffuser row including a plurality of light diffusers which are arranged in a line. In a plan view of the exit surface, a first direction in which light-emitting elements included in the linear light source are arranged intersects with a second direction in which the light diffusers are arranged. |