Industry Patents
Patent: 6211627
Lighting Systems
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| Patent Number: |
6211627 |
| Title: |
Lighting Systems |
| Abstract: |
Improvements to lighting systems, especially for entertainment and
architectural applications are disclosed, including apparatus that permit
a user to readily field-configure power distribution to branch circuits to
be dimmed or un-dimmed, single- or multi-phase, as required; communication
of data over existing power wiring by variations in output of dimmers; and
improved methods for generating, managing, and distributing data
specifying the physical and electrical configurations of a lighting
system.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Callahan |
| Assignee: |
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| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
G05F 1/00 |
| US Classification: |
315/294 |
| Issue Date: |
04-03-2001 |
| Filing Date: |
08-27-1999 |
| Application : |
09/384129 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
6211627 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
6211627 at Google Patents |
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