Industry Patents

Patent: 7990082

Methods and Systems for Operating and Controlling Theatrical Lighting

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Patent Number:	7990082
Title:	Methods and Systems for Operating and Controlling Theatrical Lighting
Abstract:	A system and method for increasing a number of lights operated and/or controlled by dimmer boxes of theatrical light systems. In one embodiment, a master box is coupled to a chain of slave boxes in series. The master box receives a control signal and generates a switching signal for controlling the master box and the slave boxes. The switching signal is transmitted from the master box to the slave boxes through the series connections. Each of the master box and the slave boxes include a light signal input and a plurality of light signal outputs, and select among the plurality of light signal outputs according to the switching signal.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Dilley, Noriega, Mullens
Assignee:
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	H05B 37/00
US Classification:	315/317
Issue Date:	08-02-2011
Filing Date:	10-10-2008
Application :	12/287650
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	7990082 at Freepatentsonline
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Link to Google Patents¹:	7990082 at Google Patents

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