Industry Patents

Patent: 9897297

Moving Light with Follow Spot

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Patent Number:	9897297
Title:	Moving Light with Follow Spot
Abstract:	A luminaire that has multiple removable handles thereon, and can operate in multiple different modes, including a mode where a manual follow spot can occur. To operate in the manual follow spot mode, the luminaire is placed into a free moving mode in which it can be moved, and then the luminaire is moved using the removable handles to manually place the luminaire in a desired location. Then, the luminaire is commanded to remain in that desired location by turning on breaks or the like. In the manual movement mode, movement of the luminaire is manually controlled and not remotely controlled and all of at least color, gobo, beam size and other parameters are remotely controlled.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Brutsche, Bornhorst, Washington, Mahaffey, Friedersforff, Samuel
Assignee:	Production Resource Group
Continuation or Divisional of:	8845150
International Classification:	F21V 21/15
US Classification:	FG21V 21/30
Issue Date:	02-20-2018
Filing Date:	09-28-2014
Application :	14/499214
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	9897297 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	9897297 at Google Patents

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