US Patent Issued on Sept. 23 for "Multifunctional wingtip lights" (Czech, Null, American, Slovene, Slovenian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,950, issued on Sept. 23.

"Multifunctional wingtip lights" was invented by Christian Nielsen (Palm Coast, Fla.), Daniel Stenko (Kosice, Slovenia), Javier Gordillo (Pribram VI, Czech Republic) and Martin Suvak (Kosice, Slovak Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional wingtip light for aircraft, integrating a taxi light, a navigation chip-on-board (COB) light module, a strobe COB light module, a landing light module, and an optional ground illumination module within an aerodynamically optimized housing. The configuration enhances aircraft visibility, operational safety, and retrofit compatibility while reducing drag and...