Industry Patents

Patent: 6079853

Cammed Rotating Gobos

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Patent Number:	6079853
Title:	Cammed Rotating Gobos
Abstract:	A light altering device includes a housing and at least one moveable element coupled to the housing with each of the moveable elements having a light modifying device capable of changing some aspect of a beam of light. A moving control element moves the moveable element(s) relative to the housing between a first stowed position where the light modifying device of the moveable element does not interfere with the beam of light, and a second active position where the light modifying device does interfere with the beam of light. The housing of the light altering device can rotate a lighting effect produced by the moveable element in the second active position. Methods of modifying light with the device are also disclosed.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Evans
Assignee:	Light & Sound Design
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	F21V 14/00
US Classification:	362/324
Issue Date:	06-27-2000
Filing Date:	10-17-1997
Application :	08/951946
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Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	6079853 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	6079853 at Google Patents

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