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).

  • Patent number: 10775031
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Patent number: 10697597
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Publication number: 20180238527
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Markus SALM
  • Patent number: 9909745
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Publication number: 20170191625
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Markus SALM
  • Publication number: 20160273748
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Markus SALM
  • Patent number: 8459847
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Patent number: 8456107
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Publication number: 20120212955
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Markus SALM
  • Patent number: 8096684
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Salm, Udo Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20110227507
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: GLP GERMAN LIGHT PRODUCTS GMBH
    Inventor: Markus SALM
  • Patent number: 7961075
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Kuenzler, Markus Salm, Oliver Klee, Walter Englert
  • Publication number: 20110116265
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Publication number: 20110090708
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Publication number: 20110063836
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: GLP GERMAN LIGHT PRODUCTS GMBH
    Inventor: Markus SALM
  • Publication number: 20100320940
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Markus Salm, Udo Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20100188018
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus SALM
  • Publication number: 20090154165
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Markus Salm, Udo Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20080297070
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Udo Kuenzler, Markus Salm, Oliver Klee, Walter Englert
  • Patent number: D629547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Salm