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.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Callahan 
Assignee:  
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: G05F 1/00 
US Classification: 315/294 
Issue Date: 04-03-2001 
Filing Date: 08-27-1999 
Application : 09/384129 
Notes:  
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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