Industry Patents

Patent: 6671005

Digital Micromirror Stage Lighting System

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Patent Number: 6671005 
Title: Digital Micromirror Stage Lighting System 
Abstract: A light display system for projecting digitally generated light beams onto a stage display, comprising a housing rotatable about at least one axis, a deformable mirror device (DMD) having a surface comprising an array of deformable mirror cells, the DMD being mounted in the housing, a light source mounted in the housing for directing a light beam in an optical path that impinges upon the surface of the DMD, and digital control signals to the DMD for digitally activating selected deformable mirror cells of the DMD to reflect digitally selected light beams onto the stage display having the optical effect of a continuous moving image or images. The housing is rotatable about a second axis transverse to the first axis. Coloring devices can be mounted in the housing.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Pujol, Tyler 
Assignee: Altman Stage Lighting 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H04N 5/74 
US Classification: 348/771 
Issue Date: 12-30-2003 
Filing Date: 06-21-1999 
Application : 09/337725 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 6671005 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 6671005 at Google Patents 

 

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