Industry Patents

Patent: 5882107

Compact Luminaire System

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Patent Number: 5882107 
Title: Compact Luminaire System 
Abstract: A highly compact, light weight automated luminaire is disclosed having a head unit mounted on a support structure which provides pan and tilt of the head unit. The latter includes beam controlling optics providing precise control over beam parameters including color. Groups of the instruments are remotely controlled from a digital controller such as a PC connected by cable or a wireless link to the instruments. The lights each include processors for processing comands from the digital controller. By reason of its light weight and compactness, the luminaire is suitable for many applications barred to conventional automated lighting fixtures.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Bornhorst, Hanson, Huggins, Stacy 
Assignee: Vari-Lite 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: F21V 9/00 
US Classification: 362/281 
Issue Date: 03-16-1999 
Filing Date: 11-16-1995 
Application : 558454 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 5882107 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 5882107 at Google Patents 

 

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