Industry Patents

Patent: 8167457

Lighting System for use in Motion Picture and Video Production

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Patent Number: 8167457 
Title: Lighting System for use in Motion Picture and Video Production 
Abstract: An illumination system suitable for lighting in connection with the production of film or video includes one or more lighting modules, wherein each module contains a light engine, a heat sink to which the light engine is affixed, and a control system electrically connected to the light engine, the control system capable of adjusting both the color and intensity of light engine by means of one or more rotary concentric control knobs and pushbuttons affixed to the control system, and wherein the control systems of each module are interconnected by a wireless data network, so that all of the modules may be controlled by using the rotary control unit on any individual module.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Collias, Collias, Forster 
Assignee: Zylight 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: F21S 4/00 
US Classification: 362/249.05 
Issue Date: 05-01-2012 
Filing Date: 06-11-2006 
Application : 11/423443 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 8167457 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 8167457 at Google Patents 

 

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