Patents Assigned to Harman Professional Denmark ApS
  • Publication number: 20250116397
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light fixture which comprises a first element forming a first compartment housing at least one light source, and a second element suspending the first element, where the second element forms a second compartment. The first and second elements are rotationally attached to each other allowing rotation of the first element relative to the second element. A closed space extends through the first compartment and the second compartment. A fan is arranged in the closed space to move air between the first and second compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Niels Joergen Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20250060092
    Abstract: A sealing system for electronic equipment that forms a liquid-tight seal between first and second enclosure components, which is independent of a fastening force applied to the second enclosure component in a direction towards the first enclosure component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Niels Jørgen RASMUSSEN
  • Patent number: 12004281
    Abstract: A light fixture includes light sources arranged in groups that each include one or more light sources. Each of the groups is repeatedly switched on and off according to a repeating pattern that includes at least three different combinations of which of the groups is switched on and which is switched off. A moving average of an intensity of one or more of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A moving average of a total intensity of all of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A period of time before the repeating pattern repeats is equal to or less than 1/10 second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventors: Kasper Nielsen, Martin Degn Kristensen
  • Patent number: 11994281
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light fixture which comprises a compartment configured to house at least one light source and a lens movably arranged relative to the light source. The light fixture further comprises a deformable membrane having a tubular shape extending from a first end to a second end and forming an inner cavity. The first end of the membrane is attached to the lens. The second end of the membrane is attached to a sidewall of the compartment. The sidewall is extending circumferentially around the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventor: Niels Joergen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11974379
    Abstract: A light fixture system comprising a light fixture comprising light sources arranged in groups, wherein each group comprises one or more light sources, and a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to control the groups so that each of the groups is repeatedly switched on and off, wherein at a first point in time some groups are switched on and others are switched off, at a second point in time some of the groups which were switched on at the first point in time are switched off, and some of the groups which were switched off at the first point in time is switched on, and at a third point in time some of the groups which were switched on at the second point in time are switched off, and some of the groups which were switched off at the second point in time are switched on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventors: Kasper Nielsen, Martin Degn Kristensen
  • Patent number: 11920779
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device comprising a plurality of light cells arranged in a row, wherein each of the light cells comprises an illumination element configured to emit light, a rectangular front lens, and a light guide configured to guide the light emitted from the illumination element to the rectangular front lens, and to an illumination device comprising a housing in which the plurality of light cells are arranged, wherein each light cell is separated from a neighboring light cell in the row by a separator which separates an edge of the front lens from one of the plurality of light cells from the edge of the front lens of the neighboring front lens by a first width, wherein the plurality of light cells comprise outer light cells in where a side surface of housing abuts one of the edges of the corresponding front lens of the outer light cell, wherein the side surface abuting one of the edges of the front lens has a thickness which is half of the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventor: Wouter Verlinden
  • Patent number: 11879630
    Abstract: A light fixture, such as a moving head light fixture, comprises a first element and a second element joined by cooperating first and second attachment structures. The first attachment structure is located in a first compartment in the first element and extends in a first direction towards the second element. The second attachment structure forms part of the second element. To facilitate rain protection of the joint, the first element comprises an outwardly projecting wall portion forming a first collar circumferentially around a first opening in the first element, where the projecting wall portion extends in a second direction being transverse to the first direction and terminates in a first free edge outside the first compartment. The second element comprises a groove configured to receive the first collar, where the groove extends circumferentially around a centre axis of the second attachment structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventors: Niels Jørgen Rasmussen, Robin Sandomeer
  • Patent number: 11877369
    Abstract: Techniques for adjusting a color mixing system depending on beam clipping include receiving target information indicative of a target color of light emitted from the light fixture; receiving a beam clipping system setting for a beam clipping system, wherein the beam clipping system is configured to clip a portion of a beam of light; determining a target color mixing system setting based on the target information and the beam clipping system setting; and controlling a color mixing system according to the target color mixing system setting so as to cause the light fixture to emit light having the target color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventors: Frank Kjaer Jensen, Kasper Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11846413
    Abstract: There is presented a light fixture (200) comprising an nation device (244) comprising a plurality of light sources (103) emitting light along an optical axis (247); an optical gate (242) arranged along the optical axis; a light collector (241) placed between the plurality of light sources (103) emitting and the optical gate (242) and adapted to collect light from the light sources and adapted to project at least a part of said light along said optical axis (247); and one or more color filters (251, 253), such as color filters for subtractive color mixing, such as dichroic filters or color gels or the like, such as arranged to be traversed by the optical axis (247), placed between the light collector (241) and the optical gate (242), and a converging optical component (263), such as a first converging optical component (263), placed between the one or more color filters (251, 253) and the optical gate (242) and further comprising an optical projecting system (243) placed on the opposite side of the optical gat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventor: Dennis Thykjaer Joergensen
  • Patent number: 11835219
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in at least a first group of light sources having one or more light sources and a second group of light sources having one or more light sources and further includes one or more light collectors, each being arranged for collecting light from one or more light sources from the first group of light sources and for converting the collected light into one or more light beams. The first and second groups of light sources are each individually controllable. The first and second groups of light sources are both arranged for emitting light from a space on one side of the one or more light collectors. The illumination device is arranged so that light emitted from the second group of light sources through the one or more light collectors defines a pattern comprising one or more elongated elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventors: Niels Jørgen Rasmussen, Claus Ellevang Hansen
  • Patent number: 11723136
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed for systems and methods for providing an automated light show synchronized to one or more music files. In one embodiment, a method comprises generating a music feature file based on selected audio, the music feature file comprising metadata for the selected audio including a plurality of time markers indicating audio events in the selected audio, and automatically controlling one or more lights according to the music feature file. In another embodiment, other approaches and systems are provided to improve a light show or to provide structures and processed files which can be used to improve a light show or provide other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventors: Niels Joergen Rasmussen, Claus Ellevang Hansen
  • Patent number: 11221125
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for controlling a light fixture with a subtractive color mixing system for emitting light having a target color. The methods may comprise receiving target information indicative of, such as defining, the target color. The methods may further comprise calculating a target control setpoint for each of a the plurality of subtractive color filters based on: the target information; and calibration data, which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color. The methods may further comprise controlling each of the subtractive color filters according to each calculated target control setpoint for each of the subtractive color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Jesper Gadegaard
  • Patent number: 10724696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a projecting light fixture comprising at least one LED generating light beam and a projecting system positioned configured to project the light beam along an optical axis. A beam shaping object is arranged between the LED and the projecting system and comprises a least two different beam shaping patterns, which can be arranged in the source light beam upon rotation of the beam shaping object in relation to the light beam. An actuator is configured to continuously rotate the beam shaping object in relation to the source light beam in order to alternately arrange the beam shaping patterns in the light beam. The projecting light fixture comprises a synchronizer providing a synchronizing signal indicative of: the rotation speed and/or the angular position of the beam shaping object; the position of beam shaping patters in relation to the light beam. Where a controller is configured to toggle the LED between a LED on-period and a LED off-period based on the synchronizing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Niels Jørgen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 10641463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a moving head light fixture comprising a base, a yoke and a head. The yoke is rotatable in relation to the base around a yoke axis. The head is rotatable around a head axis in relation to the yoke and comprises at least one beam light source arranged in the head housing where the beam light source generates a light beam exiting the housing. A part of the head housing and/or the said yoke shell is illuminated at least one pixel light source and form an illuminating part formed in a transparent material allowing light from the pixel light source to pass through the illuminating part and the illuminating part is substantially rotational symmetric in relation to said yoke axis. A plurality of such moving head can from a graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Niels Jorgen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 10571087
    Abstract: A projecting light fixture having at least one light source generating a source light beam and an optical gate illuminated by the source light beam. A single support wheel is located near the optical gate and a plurality of gobo wheels are provided on the single support wheel. Each gobo wheel has a gobo beam shaping object. A beam shaping plate having a plurality of plate beam shaping objects is fixedly connected to the single support wheel in a position where each plate beam shaping object fixedly placed in front of one of the gobo wheels is facing the one gobo wheel, and a control unit is configured to rotate each of the gobo wheels with its gobo beam shaping object relative to the beam shaping plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Nina Lillelund Kildeby
  • Publication number: 20190316762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a moving head light fixture comprising a base, a yoke and a head. The yoke is rotatable in relation to the base around a yoke axis. The head is rotatable around a head axis in relation to the yoke and comprises at least one beam light source arranged in the head housing where the beam light source generates a light beam exiting the housing. A part of the head housing and/or the said yoke shell is illuminated at least one pixel light source and form an illuminating part formed in a transparent material allowing light from the pixel light source to pass through the illuminating part and the illuminating part is substantially rotational symmetric in relation to said yoke axis. A plurality of such moving head can from a graphical display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Niels Jorgen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 10340782
    Abstract: A light fixture including a stepper motor comprising a stepper motor stator and a stepper motor rotor. The stepper motor rotor includes a stepper motor axle and is rotatable around a stepper motor axis. The stepper motor is connected to a movable object and is configured to move the movable object in relation to a reference point. A damping mass is attached to the stepper motor axle. The damping mass has a rotational inertia in relation to the stepper motor axis which is at least as large as the rotational inertia of the stepper motor rotor in relation to the stepper motor axis. A method of damping the sound generated by a light fixture comprising a step of attaching a damping mass to a stepper motor axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventor: Carsten Dalsgaard
  • Publication number: 20190186720
    Abstract: A method of determining pose of a moving head light fixture, comprising a support structure and a rotatable structure rotatable connected to the support structure. The rotatable structure comprises at least one light source generating a light beam and a position indicating the position of the position indicator. The method comprises the steps of arranging the position indicator at at least three different positions around the axis of rotation by rotating the rotatable structure; and a step of obtaining the position of the position indicator at each of the at least three different positions. The pose of the moving head light fixture can be obtained based on the obtained positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventors: Niels Jorgen Rasmussen, Christian Quist Nielsen
  • Patent number: D904661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Uffe Kjærgaard Toft
  • Patent number: D1036753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark ApS
    Inventor: Uffe Kjærgaard Toft