Patents Assigned to Clay Paky S.p.A.
  • Patent number: 8680972
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: 8616731
    Abstract: A stage light fixture is provided with a main body extending along a longitudinal axis and having an outer surface; a light source arranged inside the main body at a first end of the main body and suitable to emit a light beam substantially along the axis; and with an objective lens arranged at a second end of the main body; the main body is provided with a plurality of inserts to fix to the outer surface, by means of a magnetic coupling, a filter suitable to intercept the light beam which crosses the objective lens; the inserts are made of a magnetic material and/or of a metallic material suitable to be attracted by a magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Patent number: 8562183
    Abstract: An actuating assembly for beam processing members of a stage light fitting for generating a light beam has a frame; at least a first and second beam processing member; a motor with a shaft; and transmission means for transmitting motion to the first and second beam processing member, and which connect the shaft of the motor to the first and second beam processing member to selectively move the first and second beam processing member successively between a first position of non-interference with the beam, and a second position of interference with the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri
  • Publication number: 20130223078
    Abstract: A stage lighting fixture includes a casing; a light source, which is housed inside the casing and is adapted-to emit a light beam along an optical axis; a reflector coupled to the light source; light beam processing means housed inside the casing and adapted to selectively intercept the light beam; at least one heat-shield assembly located inside the casing, between the light source and the light beam processing means, to substantially divide the casing into a first area comprising the light source and the reflector, and a second area comprising the light beam processing means; the heat-shield assembly comprising a heat-shield filter, and a detector for detecting a parameter indicative of the temperature of the heat-shield filter; a cooling assembly for cooling the inside of the casing; a control device configured for regulating the cooling assembly on the basis of the parameter detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Clay Paky S.p.A
    Inventor: Clay Paky S.p.A
  • Patent number: 8480260
    Abstract: A stage light fitting for making light effects has a light source adapted to generate a light beam extending along an axis; a main optical assembly; and at least one filter for shaping the light beam; wherein the filter is arranged between the light source and the main optical assembly, is adapted to selectively intercept the light beam, and has a multi-faceted face defined by a plurality of adjacent cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Patent number: 8408755
    Abstract: A stage lighting fixture has a casing having a closed first end and an open second end; a light source housed inside the casing, close to the first end, to emit a light beam along an optical axis oriented longitudinally with respect to the casing; an objective optical system located along the optical axis, at the second end of the casing, and having a focus position; a circular-aperture diaphragm located along the optical axis, between the light source and the objective optical system, to intercept the beam; and an iris diaphragm located along the optical axis, between the light source and the objective optical system, and which can be set to the focus position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Publication number: 20130010466
    Abstract: A stage light fixture having a casing; a supporting structure supporting the casing; and a stroboscopic light source fitted integrally to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: CLAY PAKY S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Cavenati, Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: 8282246
    Abstract: A stage light fixture is provided with: a main body extending along a longitudinal axis; a light source arranged inside the main body at a first end of the main body and suitable to emit a light beam substantially along the longitudinal axis; an objective lens arranged at a second end of the main body; light beam adjusting means, which are arranged between the light source and the objective lens for intercepting the light beam; a frame; a carriage which is movable with respect to the frame along the longitudinal axis of the main body, and supports the light beam adjusting means; at least a first power cable to power at least a first electric device mounted on the carriage; and a compensation device suitable to keep the first power cable under tension for each working position of the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Patent number: 8206008
    Abstract: A stage light fixture is provided with a main body extending along a longitudinal axis; with a light source arranged inside the main body at a closed end of the main body and adapted to emit a light beam substantially along the axis; with an objective lens arranged at an open end of the main body opposite to the closed end along the axis; and with light beam adjusting means arranged between the light source and the objective lens for intercepting the light beam, which are movable along the axis of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri
  • Publication number: 20120155090
    Abstract: A stage lighting fixture having : a light source for emitting a light beam along an optical axis; a reflector coupled to the light source; at least one dichroic filter for selectively intercepting the light beam; and at least one heat-shield assembly located between the light source and the dichroic filter, and having a heat-shield filter, in turn having a first portion with first beam filtering properties, and a second portion with second beam filtering properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Patent number: 8197094
    Abstract: A stage lighting fixture having a casing extending along a longitudinal axis; a light source housed in a closed end of the casing to emit a light beam substantially along an optical axis; an objective lens located at an open end of the casing; and beam size adjusting means located between the light source and the objective lens to intercept the beam. The beam size adjusting means have an optical element, in turn having a first region with a first concave beam incidence surface of first beam diffusion properties, and a second region with a second concave beam incidence surface of second beam diffusion properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Patent number: 8147096
    Abstract: A zoom device for a lighting fixture has a first lens assembly of positive refractive power; a second lens assembly of negative refractive power; and a third lens assembly of positive refractive power. The first lens assembly, second lens assembly, and third lens assembly are aligned along a longitudinal axis coincident with the axis of a light beam emitted by a light source of the lighting fixture, and are characterized by respective focal lengths, which are such as to effectively adjust the size of the images projected by the lighting fixture, while at the same time maintaining compactness of the zoom device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Yi Zhong
  • Publication number: 20120063147
    Abstract: A stage lighting fixture having: a casing having a closed first end and an open second end; a light source housed inside the casing, close to the first end, and which emits a light beam along an optical axis; an optical assembly positioned to intercept the light beam, and having a focal point located between the light source and the optical assembly; and a reflector coupled to the light source; the reflector and the light source being designed and coupled to concentrate the light beam substantially at a work point substantially coincident with the focal point of the optical assembly; and the light source being defined by a short-arc lamp to project a light bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Publication number: 20120062540
    Abstract: A LED screen having a number of interconnected LED panels; each LED panel having a connecting module, in turn having an electric power line connectable to an electric power source, and a data line; the connecting module having a first connecting end and a second connecting end, which are fixed rigidly to the LED panel and have a number of male contacts and a number of female contacts respectively; the first connecting end being connectable to a respective second connecting end of another LED panel, and the second connecting end being connectable to a respective first connecting end of another LED panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Clay Paky S.p.A
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Publication number: 20110222290
    Abstract: A shaping assembly for shaping a light beam extending along an optical axis is equipped with: a support frame extending about a longitudinal axis; a plurality of screen elements supported by the support frame and arranged transversally with respect to the axis; a plurality of pairs of actuators, each of which is coupled with a respective screen element; each actuator comprising at least a moving device and transmission means, which are configured to transmit the movement of the moving device to the respective screen element and comprise at least one rod-crank type mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Cavenati, Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: 8002439
    Abstract: A stage projector extends along a first axis and is provided with a first optical system having a first focus and designed substantially to generate and concentrate a light beam in the first focus, and a second optical system set downstream of the first focus and having a second focus, the second optical system having a first optical assembly, set in a given position along the first axis so that the second focus coincides with the first focus, and a second optical assembly, selectively mobile between an operative position, in which the second optical assembly intercepts the light beam between the first focus and the first optical assembly, and a position of rest, in which the second optical assembly does not intercept the light beam, the first and the second optical assemblies being mobile along the first axis in order to modify the form of the light beam and obtain a homogeneous distribution of the light within the light beam, when the second optical assembly is set in the operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Cavenati, Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: D639983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: D652983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: D699878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: D700385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri