Patents by Inventor Markus Salm
Markus Salm 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: 10775031Abstract: Embodiments provide an illumination device comprising an elongated base and a pivotable elongated illumination unit. Said pivotable elongated illumination unit is mounted to be pivotable about a longitudinal axis by means of at least one joint. Both the elongated base and the pivotable elongated illumination unit extend in parallel with said longitudinal axis. In particular, the longitudinal extension of the pivotable elongated illumination unit is limited by two opposing lateral faces. The illumination unit includes at least two illumination elements arranged along the pivotable axis, so that a distance between two neighboring light emitting elements corresponds to 1.5 to 2.5 times the distance between a light emitting element that is positioned adjacently to a lateral face and the corresponding lateral face.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Markus Salm
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Patent number: 10697597Abstract: A housing of a lighting apparatus comprises at least two first engagement portions on different sides of the housing. The first engagement portions are suitable for being connected to second engagement portions of a connector by translatory pushing into each other such that the housing is restricted relative to the connector in two degrees of freedom in a translatory respect and in three degrees of freedom in a rotary respect. The first engagement portion comprises means for latching suitable for allowing engagement of the means for latching of the second engagement portion in the first engagement portion so that the housing is restricted relative to the connector in a third degree of freedom in a translatory respect.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Markus Salm
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Publication number: 20180238527Abstract: Embodiments provide an illumination device comprising an elongated base and a pivotable elongated illumination unit. Said pivotable elongated illumination unit is mounted to be pivotable about a longitudinal axis by means of at least one joint. Both the elongated base and the pivotable elongated illumination unit extend in parallel with said longitudinal axis. In particular, the longitudinal extension of the pivotable elongated illumination unit is limited by two opposing lateral faces. The illumination unit includes at least two illumination elements arranged along the pivotable axis, so that a distance between two neighboring light emitting elements corresponds to 1.5 to 2.5 times the distance between a light emitting element that is positioned adjacently to a lateral face and the corresponding lateral face.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventor: Markus SALM
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Patent number: 9909745Abstract: Embodiments provide an illumination device comprising an elongated base and a pivotable elongated illumination unit. Said pivotable elongated illumination unit is mounted to be pivotable about a longitudinal axis by means of at least one joint. Both the elongated base and the pivotable elongated illumination unit extend in parallel with said longitudinal axis. In particular, the longitudinal extension of the pivotable elongated illumination unit is limited by two opposing lateral faces. The illumination unit includes at least two illumination elements arranged along the pivotable axis, so that a distance between two neighboring light emitting elements corresponds to 1.5 to 2.5 times the distance between a light emitting element that is positioned adjacently to a lateral face and the corresponding lateral face.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Markus Salm
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Publication number: 20170191625Abstract: A housing of a lighting apparatus comprises at least two first engagement portions on different sides of the housing. The first engagement portions are suitable for being connected to second engagement portions of a connector by translatory pushing into each other such that the housing is restricted relative to the connector in two degrees of freedom in a translatory respect and in three degrees of freedom in a rotary respect. The first engagement portion comprises means for latching suitable for allowing engagement of the means for latching of the second engagement portion in the first engagement portion so that the housing is restricted relative to the connector in a third degree of freedom in a translatory respect.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventor: Markus SALM
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Publication number: 20160273748Abstract: Embodiments provide an illumination device comprising an elongated base and a pivotable elongated illumination unit. Said pivotable elongated illumination unit is mounted to be pivotable about a longitudinal axis by means of at least one joint. Both the elongated base and the pivotable elongated illumination unit extend in parallel with said longitudinal axis. In particular, the longitudinal extension of the pivotable elongated illumination unit is limited by two opposing lateral faces. The illumination unit includes at least two illumination elements arranged along the pivotable axis, so that a distance between two neighboring light emitting elements corresponds to 1.5 to 2.5 times the distance between a light emitting element that is positioned adjacently to a lateral face and the corresponding lateral face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Markus SALM
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Patent number: 8459847Abstract: A gobo holder for a gobo wheel has a base element, a gobo fastening element rotatably mounted to the base element, and a resilient latching member on the base element. The gobo holder is mounted to a gobo wheel having a latching feature for such time until a mechanical latching connection is achieved between the resilient latching member of the gobo holder and the latching feature of the gobo wheel.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Markus Salm
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Patent number: 8456107Abstract: Embodiments show a spotlight comprising light emitting diode modules wherein each LED module comprises at least two light emitting diodes with different light emission spectra and a light mixer, wherein each light mixer is arranged at one side of the light mixer in cooperation with an assigned LED module and each light mixer is configured to mix the different light emission spectra of the at least two LEDs of the assigned LED module to form a light beam, and wherein exit surfaces at the other side of the light mixers are arranged next to each other in a matrix with its light beams of the light mixers form a common light beam and a focusing optics for focusing the common light beam.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Markus Salm
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Publication number: 20120212955Abstract: A light includes a multicolor LED source for example comprising rgb LEDs. Further, a white light source in the form of a white LED is provided arranged separately from the multicolor LED source. Further, an optical element is provided which is implemented to be capable of being brought into two different states, wherein in a first state the output of the multicolor LED source forms a light beam output by a projection optics while when the optical element is in the second state the output light beam is mainly formed by the light beam generated by the white light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventor: Markus SALM
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Patent number: 8096684Abstract: The device for influencing a light beam includes a primitive element and a housing which is arranged at a rotatable arm and which is rotatable with respect to the primitive element by means of one of the several drive units, and into which a light source for generating a light beam may be introduced, wherein at least one control electronics for operating the device is arranged in the rotatable arm or in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventors: Markus Salm, Udo Kuenzler
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Publication number: 20110227507Abstract: Embodiments relate to a illumination apparatus having a mechanical support, a light source, a heat absorption element, thermally coupled and mechanically connected with the light source, a heat dissipation element, which is mechanically connected within the mechanical support. Furthermore, the illumination apparatus has the flexible heat conducting element which is coupled on a first end to the heat absorption element and on a second end to the heat dissipation element, and wherein the flexible heat conducting element is configured to conduct heat from the heat absorption element to the heat dissipation element and to allow a relative movement between the heat absorption element and the heat dissipation element, and a bearing to support the light source so that the light source is movable relative to the mechanical support.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: GLP GERMAN LIGHT PRODUCTS GMBHInventor: Markus SALM
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Patent number: 7961075Abstract: A programmable lighting unit includes a radio interface to be remote controlled by a radio remote control. In particular, the remote control sends parameter data which is supplied to a parameter adjuster in the programmable lighting unit which programs the parameter data such that a controller of the programmable lighting unit controls a controllable lamp dependent on the parameter data. In particular, the controller is adapted to be programmed using the one or the multiple parameters such that a reaction by the controller to the control data depends on the one or the multiple parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventors: Udo Kuenzler, Markus Salm, Oliver Klee, Walter Englert
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Publication number: 20110116265Abstract: Embodiments show an illumination apparatus having a first light source configured to emit a first light beam, having a first footprint and a second light source configured to emit a second light beam, having a second footprint. The first light source and the second light source are arranged facing each other. The illumination apparatus further having an optical element with two reflecting surfaces. The optical element is arranged between the first light source and the second light source, wherein the two reflecting surfaces are arranged relative to each other so that the first light beam is reflected at the first reflecting surface and the second light beam is reflected at the second reflecting surface, so that the first reflected light beam and the second reflected light beam are aligned next to each other forming a combined light beam with a combined footprint having a first footprint and a second footprint aligned next to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventor: Markus Salm
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Publication number: 20110090708Abstract: A gobo holder for a gobo wheel has a base element, a gobo fastening element rotatably mounted to the base element, and a resilient latching member on the base element. The gobo holder is mounted to a gobo wheel having a latching feature for such time until a mechanical latching connection is achieved between the resilient latching member of the gobo holder and the latching feature of the gobo wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventor: Markus Salm
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Publication number: 20110063836Abstract: Embodiments show a support structure for a plurality of lenses having a support plate; and a plurality of adjacent hexagonal portions on the support plate, wherein a central opening penetrating the support plate is provided in each of the hexagonal portions, and wherein the support plate respectively comprises, at the vertices of the adjacent hexagonal portions, recesses for receiving a securing pin of a lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: GLP GERMAN LIGHT PRODUCTS GMBHInventor: Markus SALM
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Publication number: 20100320940Abstract: A monitoring device for programmable lamps (10) includes an input (17) for receiving control data (11) from a first programmable lamp, an output (18) for forwarding the control data (12) to a second programmable lamp, reading means (19) for reading the control data (13) and a interface (20) for transmitting the read control data (14). In further embodiments, the wireless interface is formed in such a manner as to receive configuration, reference and test data, with which the monitoring device can be placed into the recording mode, diagnostic mode and test mode. A configurator configurates input, output, reading means and wireless interface in dependence on the configuration data received.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Markus Salm, Udo Kuenzler
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Publication number: 20100188018Abstract: Embodiments show a spotlight comprising light emitting diode modules wherein each LED module comprises at least two light emitting diodes with different light emission spectra and a light mixer, wherein each light mixer is arranged at one side of the light mixer in cooperation with an assigned LED module and each light mixer is configured to mix the different light emission spectra of the at least two LEDs of the assigned LED module to form a light beam, and wherein exit surfaces at the other side of the light mixers are arranged next to each other in a matrix with its light beams of the light mixers form a common light beam and a focusing optics for focusing the common light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Markus SALM
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Publication number: 20090154165Abstract: The device for influencing a light beam includes a primitive element and a housing which is arranged at a rotatable arm and which is rotatable with respect to the primitive element by means of one of the several drive units, and into which a light source for generating a light beam may be introduced, wherein at least one control electronics for operating the device is arranged in the rotatable arm or in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Markus Salm, Udo Kuenzler
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Publication number: 20080297070Abstract: A programmable lighting unit includes a radio interface to be remote controlled by a radio remote control. In particular, the remote control sends parameter data which is supplied to parameter adjustment means in the programmable lighting unit which programs the parameter data such that a controller of the programmable lighting unit controls a controllable lamp dependent on the parameter data. In particular, the controller is adapted to be programmed using the one or the multiple parameters such that a reaction by the controller to the control data depends on the one or the multiple parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Udo Kuenzler, Markus Salm, Oliver Klee, Walter Englert
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Patent number: D629547Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Markus Salm