Industry Patents

Patent: 8680972

Stage-Lighting Apparatus and Method for Controlling the Orientation of a Light Beam Emitted by said Apparatus

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Patent Number: 8680972 
Title: Stage-Lighting Apparatus and Method for Controlling the Orientation of a Light Beam Emitted by said Apparatus 
Abstract:

A stage-lighting apparatus is provided with: a light source adapted to generate a light beam; means for orienting the light beam; a remote driving station, which is located at a distance from the means for orienting the light beam and from the light source and has a driving handlebar, which is able to turn about a first axis and a second axis that are orthogonal to one another; a control unit, which is connected to the means for orienting the beam and to the remote driving station and is configured for controlling the means for orienting the light beam in such a way as to determine a movement of the light beam on the basis of a movement imparted to the driving handlebar.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Quadri 
Assignee: Clay Paky 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: G05B 11/01 
US Classification: 340/12.24 
Issue Date: 03-25-2014 
Filing Date: 05-08-2009 
Application : 12/991637 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 8680972 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 8680972 at Google Patents 

 

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