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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/114 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04B 10/66 (2013.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/1143 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); H04B 10/502 (2013.01); H04B 10/66 (2013.01); H04B 2210/071 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for utilizing aircraft cockpit and cabin lighting to provide both power and data transmission to occupants. Data and power may be transmitted on non-visible and/or visible spectrums. The visible light may be used independently for aircraft illumination. Data for the cockpit allows for quick upload and download of flight planning and maintenance data to an electronic flight bag. The electronic flight bag may also be able to receive power from cockpit and cabin lighting during flight.