Patents by Inventor Dennis W. Varian

Dennis W. Varian 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).

  • System and method for controlling the spectral content of an output of a light fixture
    Patent number: 8723450
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the spectral content of the output of a light fixture. The method of one embodiment includes driving the output of a light fixture to a target color and controlling the spectral content of the output of the light fixture. For example, a desired color is inputted using a color control methodology. A set of light source output intensity values that produce the desired color are identified, and then the light sources are driven to the identified output intensity values. A user is able to control the spectral content of the output of the light fixture by modifying the output intensity value of one or more of the light sources. After modifying the output intensity values, the color control and matching technique is used to identify a new set of output intensity values that maintain the previous target color but incorporate the changes in spectral content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Bryan Hatley, Timothy George Robbins, Mike Wood, Dennis W. Varian
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SPECTRAL CONTENT OF AN OUTPUT OF A LIGHT FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20120176042
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the spectral content of the output of a light fixture. The method of one embodiment includes driving the output of a light fixture to a target color and controlling the spectral content of the output of the light fixture. For example, a desired color is inputted using a color control methodology. A set of light source output intensity values that produce the desired color are identified, and then the light sources are driven to the identified output intensity values. A user is able to control the spectral content of the output of the light fixture by modifying the output intensity value of one or more of the light sources. After modifying the output intensity values, the color control and matching technique is used to identify a new set of output intensity values that maintain the previous target color but incorporate the changes in spectral content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Troy Bryan Hatley, Timothy George Robbins, Mike Wood, Dennis W. Varian