Industry Patents

Patent: 5367444

Thermal Management Techniques for Lighting Instruments

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Patent Number: 5367444 
Title: Thermal Management Techniques for Lighting Instruments 
Abstract: An automated lighting instrument according to the present invention includes multiple motorized parameters and operates at a low noise level with improved thermal management devices such as a reflector coated with a cold mirror film, a metallic heat sink, a housing with ventilating holes, and thermally isolating motor mounts. The improved thermal management devices provide the basis for an improved method for managing the thermal characteristics of the automated lighting instrument of the present invention.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Bornhorst, Hutton, Stacy 
Assignee: Vari-Lite 
Continuation or Divisional of: 5186536 
International Classification: F21V 21/00 
US Classification: 362/264 
Issue Date: 11-22-1994 
Filing Date: 00-00-0000 
Application : 70489 
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Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 5367444 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 5367444 at Google Patents 

 

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