Patent · US Expired

Omni-directional airport taxiway light and fixture

US5556189A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 1995
Grant dateSep 17, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21W2111/06
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An omni-directional taxiway light uses an axially symmetric conjugate lens pair to distribute lamp light, particularly substantially parallel to the taxiway surface, while protruding minimally above the surface. An associated fixture contains a housing holding the optical elements in fixed relative positions and a weather-proof seal arrangement.

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