Industry Patents

Patent: 6948823

Wide Area Lighting Apparatus and Effects System

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Patent Number: 6948823 
Title: Wide Area Lighting Apparatus and Effects System 
Abstract: A lighting effects system comprises an arrangement of lamp elements, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light elements, on a panel or frame. The panel or frame may be relatively lightweight, and may include one or more circuit boards for direct mounting of the lamp elements. The panel or frame may have an opening through which a camera can view. A mounting bracket and assembly may be used for attaching the panel or frame to a camera. The lamp elements may be electronically controllable so as to provide differing intensity levels, collectively, individually, or in designated groups, and may be strobed, dimmed or otherwise controlled according to manually selected or programmable patterns. Different color lamp elements may be mounted on the same panel/frame, and, in particular, daylight and tungsten colored lamp elements may be mounted on the same panel/frame and their relative intensities selectively controlled by control circuitry.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Pohlert, Grosswendt, Baxter, Fisher 
Assignee: Contrast Lighting Services 
Continuation or Divisional of: 6749310 
International Classification: G03B 15/02 
US Classification: 362/11 
Issue Date: 09-27-2005 
Filing Date: 09-09-2002 
Application : 10/238973 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 6948823 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 6948823 at Google Patents 

 

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