Patents by Inventor Travis J. Reinert

Travis J. Reinert 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: 6550939
    Abstract: A light beam shutter apparatus for a lighting instrument includes several individual shutter mechanisms arranged radially around the axis of a light beam. Each shutter mechanism includes a generally circular shutter blade having a circumference, but with a cut-out or void area such that a portion of the circumference is eliminated. The shutter blade preferably includes at least one straight edge at the boundary of the cut-out or void area, which straight edge passes through the center around which the shutter blade rotates, and is used for intercepting at least a portion of a light beam passing through the light beam shutter apparatus. The shutter blade may alternatively include other edge shapes at the boundary of the cut-out or void area, as desired. Driven surfaces, such as gear teeth or the like, are formed in opposed portions of the remaining circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Vari-Lite, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis J. Reinert
  • Publication number: 20030048640
    Abstract: A light beam shutter apparatus for a lighting instrument includes several individual shutter mechanisms arranged radially around the axis of a light beam. Each shutter mechanism includes a generally circular shutter blade having a circumference, but with a cut-out or void area such that a portion of the circumference is eliminated. The shutter blade preferably includes at least one straight edge at the boundary of the cut-out or void area, which straight edge passes through the center around which the shutter blade rotates, and is used for intercepting at least a portion of a light beam passing through the light beam shutter apparatus. The shutter blade may alternatively include other edge shapes at the boundary of the cut-out or void area, as desired. Driven surfaces, such as gear teeth or the like, are formed in opposed portions of the remaining circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Travis J. Reinert
  • Patent number: D439356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Vari-Lite, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Martinson, Travis J. Reinert, Breck M. Outland, Vincent W. Brown