Patents by Inventor Erwin Melzner
Erwin Melzner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8931939Abstract: LED luminaire, particularly LED headlight, comprising an active light source (2) composed of a plurality of LEDs (21-26) that have the same color or different colors and are arranged on a flat or curved surface (20, 200) or circuit board and an optical system comprising a collimation optics unit (3), the individual lenses of which are arranged in a small distance above the emission surfaces of the LEDs (21-26) and which collects and focuses the light (L1-L4) emitted by the LEDs and directed onto a surface, a mixing optical unit (4), which receives the light (K1, K2, E) that has been directed onto a surface and focussed and mixes it in terms of the color and/or brightness, and a field optics unit (5) which receives the light (M1, M2 or N1, N2) emitted by the mixing optics unit (4) and emits it with pre-determined light distribution (F1-F4) to the far field.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Tecnik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit
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Publication number: 20140092592Abstract: A device for adjusting an optical tube, which is disposed in a housing of a spotlight or optical device and which is guided in the housing in the direction of the optical axis of the spotlight or optical device is provided. An adjustment drive, an operating element and a brake device is disposed between the tube and the housing, which with the adjustment drive not activated connects the tube to the housing in a non-positive locking and/or positive-locking manner and which on activation of the adjustment drive releases the connection between the tube and the housing and enables adjustment of the tube along the optical axis of the spotlight or optical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Anton Hundhammer, Klaus-Dieter Stegmaier
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Patent number: 8366277Abstract: A projector having a lamp and a reflector that reflects the light beams emitted by the lamp toward a light exit opening of the projector is provided. It is possible to vary the position of the reflector and of the lamp relative to one another, and to set the distribution of the exiting light by displacing the reflector and/or the lamp. The reflector is provided with facets that form a reflective surface for reflecting the light beams emitted by the lamp. The facets being constituted by their surface shaping such that the light beams generate a light field with a desired light distribution and whose light beam width can be set in a wide range by displacing the reflector and/or the lamp.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher
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Patent number: 8299716Abstract: A lighting device comprising a plurality of lighting modules which include a module carrier on which a light source with a plurality of controllable light-emitting diodes emitting light of different wavelengths and arranged on a board, a temperature sensor and a module electronic are arranged. Said module electronic contains a digital circuit with a microcontroller for the local and autonomous signal processing, which actuates the LEDs in dependence on the temperature such that the brightness, color and chrominance of the light mixture composed of the LEDs emitting light of different wavelengths is constant. Said lighting modules being connected with other lighting modules or an external controller via a digital interface for transmitting the board temperature of the respective lighting module detected by means of the temperature sensor. A central master module or the external controller actuates the lighting modules such that a uniform brightness is obtained over the radiating surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Regine Kraemer, Michael Haubmann, Johann Hochreiter
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Publication number: 20120155102Abstract: LED luminaire, particularly LED headlight, comprising an active light source (2) composed of a plurality of LEDs (21-26) that have the same colour or different colours and are arranged on a flat or curved surface (20, 200) or circuit board and an optical system comprising a collimation optics unit (3), the individual lenses of which are arranged in a small distance above the emission surfaces of the LEDs (21-26) and which collects and focusses the light (L1-L4) emitted by the LEDs and directed onto a surface, a mixing optical unit (4), which receives the light (K1, K2, E) that has been directed onto a surface and focussed and mixes it in terms of the colour and/or brightness, and a field optics unit (5) which receives the light (M1, M2 or N1, N2) emitted by the mixing optics unit (4) and emits it with pre-determined light distribution (F1-F4) to the far field.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit
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Patent number: 7883245Abstract: An illuminating spotlight having a spotlight housing and a spotlight device connected to the spotlight housing, in particular a protective screen, spotlight lens or reflector, is provided. The lateral edge of the spotlight device is connected to the spotlight housing via spring elements arranged in a distributed fashion. The spring elements having a fastening lug that is connected to the spotlight housing and from which there are angled away two spring arms which bear against the lateral edge of the spotlight device and are designed to be resilient in a radial direction of the spotlight housing. Spring stops of resilient design are project in an axial direction of the spotlight housing which bear against at least one surface of the spotlight device from the spring arms.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventor: Erwin Melzner
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Publication number: 20110013395Abstract: A lighting system with at least one LED panel is provided. Said LED panel including a plurality of similar lighting modules, said lighting modules having controllable light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a polygonal housing frame. Said polygonal housing frame comprising a board for receiving said lighting modules. Said polygonal housing frame including a plug connector on at least one side of the housing frame for positively mechanically coupling a sliding rail connection. Said plug connector including electrical contact means integrated in said mechanical sliding rail connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Dennis Jackstien, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Regine Kraemer
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Patent number: 7867018Abstract: An apparatus for accommodating and making electrical contact with a luminous means, which contains a glass vessel, a luminous means base and contact pins for supplying power, in a spotlight, which contains a luminous means holder for accommodating the luminous means base with plug-type sockets for accommodating the contact pins of the luminous means, is provided. The luminous means holder has a device for monitoring the connection between the luminous means base and the luminous means holder. The monitoring device comprises a device for detecting the relative position of at least one part of the luminous means base in relation to the luminous means holder when the luminous means base is inserted into the luminous holder.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Harald Krieg, Erwin Melzner, Kerstin Schlegel, Thomas Dörner, Anton Hundhammer
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Patent number: 7862208Abstract: A dimming device for a searchlight for adjusting the brightness of a light field generated by a searchlight is provided. The dimming device comprising a plurality of different screening elements, which are formed and provided to partly or completely screen the light emitted by the searchlight. The screening elements are formed by different structured masks at least partly screening the light emitted by the searchlight, which include regularly arranged opaque or partly transparent regions and transparent regions. Means each are provided for incremental adjustment of the brightness of the generated light field of the searchlight either to bring the screening elements into the region of the light emitted by the searchlight, in order to reduce the brightness of the light field generated by one brightness level, or to remove the same from the region of the light emitted by the searchlight, in order to increase the brightness of the light field generated by one brightness level.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventor: Erwin Melzner
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Patent number: 7794121Abstract: A surface luminaire with a luminous chamber in the form of a hollow fiberoptic conductor is provided. The luminous chamber comprising a peripheral frame, an emission opening and a base plate which is populated at least partially with light-emitting diodes and on which sloping faces are arranged. The sloping faces bridge the edge region of the base plate and a region of the peripheral frame which adjoins the base plate and form a cavity between the lower region of the peripheral frame, the edge region of the base plate and the sloping faces, in which cavity control electronics, which drive the light-emitting diodes, are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventor: Erwin Melzner
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Publication number: 20100219758Abstract: A lighting device comprising a plurality of lighting modules which include a module carrier on which a light source with a plurality of controllable light-emitting diodes emitting light of different wavelengths and arranged on a board, a temperature sensor and a module electronic are arranged. Said module electronic contains a digital circuit with a microcontroller for the local and autonomous signal processing, which actuates the LEDs in dependence on the temperature such that the brightness, color and chrominance of the light mixture composed of the LEDs emitting light of different wavelengths is constant. Said lighting modules being connected with other lighting modules or an external controller via a digital interface for transmitting the board temperature of the respective lighting module detected by means of the temperature sensor. A central master module or the external controller actuates the lighting modules such that a uniform brightness is obtained over the radiating surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Regine Kraemer, Michael Haubmann, Johann Hochreiter
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Patent number: 7744412Abstract: An apparatus for making electrical contact with luminous means in spotlights, which contain a glass vessel, a luminous means base and contact pins for the power supply is provided. The apparatus comprising a luminous means holder with at least two socket pairs for accommodating the contact pins of different luminous means. The socket pairs are arranged in clamping pieces, whose mutually opposite connecting faces can be removed from one another in order to accommodate the contact pins of the luminous means and can be guided towards one another in order to make electrical contact with the contact pins of the luminous means.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventor: Erwin Melzner
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Publication number: 20100061114Abstract: A surface luminaire with a luminous chamber in the form of a hollow fiberoptic conductor is provided. The luminous chamber comprising a peripheral frame, an emission opening and a base plate which is populated at least partially with light-emitting diodes and on which sloping faces are arranged. The sloping faces bridge the edge region of the base plate and a region of the peripheral frame which adjoins the base plate and form a cavity between the lower region of the peripheral frame, the edge region of the base plate and the sloping faces, in which cavity control electronics, which drive the light-emitting diodes, are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventor: Erwin Melzner
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Publication number: 20090251905Abstract: A retaining bracket for spotlights is provided. The retaining bracket comprising bracket bearings which are arranged at the ends of the retaining bracket, for accommodating the spotlight housing and a central supporting bearing for connecting the retaining bracket to a supporting apparatus The distance of the bracket bearings from one another is capable of being adjusted in self-centering fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2006Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Jürgen Heinlein, Wolfgang Baumgartner
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Patent number: D602857Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Dennis Jackstien
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Patent number: D602877Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Dennis Jackstien
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Patent number: D603345Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Dennis Jackstien
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Patent number: D603350Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Dennis Jackstien
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Patent number: D654211Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KBInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Dennis Jackstien
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Patent number: D699382Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Andreas Möller, Josef Ostermann, Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Klaus-Dieter Stegmaier