Patents by Inventor Erwin Melzner
Erwin Melzner 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).
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Patent number: 12460790Abstract: Aspects and embodiments disclosed herein include an illumination apparatus comprising an LED light generating device comprising groups of LEDs spatially distributed on an emission surface for the generation of light, the generated light being emitted from the emission surface of the LED light generating device through a transparent and resistant protective screen of the LED light generating device, and comprising a replaceable light shaping device mounted in front of the transparent protective screen of the LED light generating device for shaping the light emitted from the emission surface of the LED light generating device.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2024Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher, Frank Hendricks
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Publication number: 20250189110Abstract: A matrix light-emitting diodes (LED) spotlight and method of controlling same. The matrix LED spotlight comprises a light-generating assembly comprising a carrier on which a matrix of LEDs is arranged, an LED control device which is coupled to the light-generating assembly and is designed to control the matrix of LEDs individually to emit light on the basis of a matrix-resolved image information stream, and a control information generator. The control information generator is coupled to the LED control device and has a first input interface for feeding in lighting parameters and a second input interface for feeding in user-generated adjustment commands for adjusting lighting parameters fed in via the first input interface for generating the matrix-resolved image information stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Erwin Melzner
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Publication number: 20240426460Abstract: Aspects and embodiments disclosed herein include an illumination apparatus comprising an LED light generating device comprising groups of LEDs spatially distributed on an emission surface for the generation of light, the generated light being emitted from the emission surface of the LED light generating device through a transparent and resistant protective screen of the LED light generating device, and comprising a replaceable light shaping device mounted in front of the transparent protective screen of the LED light generating device for shaping the light emitted from the emission surface of the LED light generating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher, Frank Hendricks
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Patent number: 12000566Abstract: Spotlight (1) for illuminating a film, studio, stage, event and/or theatre environment, comprising: a light space (11) having an optical axis (17) which defines a light output direction; a light source (12) which is disposed in the light space (11); a housing (13) which delimits the light space (11) and extends in the light output direction; a main reflector (14) which delimits the light space, extends transversely with respect to the light output direction and, relative to the light output direction, is disposed upstream of the light source (12); an output optical unit (15) which is disposed at a light exit side of the light space (11) and, relative to the light output direction, is disposed downstream of the light source (12) and outputs the light of the spotlight (1); an auxiliary reflector (16), wherein the auxiliary reflector (16) is disposed movably, such that it can be positioned at least at a first position between the main reflector (14) and the light source (12) or at a second position between the lType: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher, Ingrid Langrock
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Publication number: 20240068644Abstract: Spotlight (1) for illuminating a film, studio, stage, event and/or theatre environment, comprising: a light space (11) having an optical axis (17) which defines a light output direction; a light source (12) which is disposed in the light space (11); a housing (13) which delimits the light space (11) and extends in the light output direction; a main reflector (14) which delimits the light space, extends transversely with respect to the light output direction and, relative to the light output direction, is disposed upstream of the light source (12); an output optical unit (15) which is disposed at a light exit side of the light space (11) and, relative to the light output direction, is disposed downstream of the light source (12) and outputs the light of the spotlight (1); an auxiliary reflector (16), wherein the auxiliary reflector (16) is disposed movably, such that it can be positioned at least at a first position between the main reflector (14) and the light source (12) or at a second position between the lType: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher, Ingrid Langrock
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Patent number: 11898742Abstract: A light source for a spotlight includes a carrier, a plurality of LEDs of different colors arranged on the carrier, a lensless collector optical system for collecting and mixing light from the LEDs, an output optical system for projecting the light from the collector optical system, and a control device for controlling the LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventor: Erwin Melzner
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Patent number: 11703209Abstract: A spotlight system for illuminating a film or stage environment comprises a spotlight for generating light; and at least one optical component couplable to the spotlight for producing at least one spatial light distribution, wherein the optical component and/or the spotlight has/have a memory in which information on the spatial light distribution producible by the optical component is stored.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Koch
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Publication number: 20220333762Abstract: A light source for a spotlight (100) for illuminating a film, studio, stage event and/or theatre environment comprises a carrier (10), which is designed at least in part as a single-layer circuit board, a plurality of LEDs (12) with N>2 different colour types and a current line system (14) with a plurality of lines (141, 142) with N line types for supplying the LEDs (12) being arranged on the carrier (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventor: Erwin MELZNER
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Publication number: 20210310636Abstract: A spotlight system for illuminating a film or stage environment comprises a spotlight for generating light; and at least one optical component couplable to the spotlight for producing at least one spatial light distribution, wherein the optical component and/or the spotlight has/have a memory in which information on the spatial light distribution producible by the optical component is stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Koch
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Patent number: 11105491Abstract: A light-producing assembly for a spotlight for illuminating film, studio, stage, event and/or theater surroundings comprises a carrier, on which an LED arrangement with a multiplicity of LEDs is arranged. Here, the LEDs are provided by N>2 different color types. The assembly also comprises a line system for supplying power to the LEDs, which comprises a multiplicity of lines with N line types, wherein lines of different line types cross in crossing regions and the crossing regions lie outside of a vertical projection surface of footprint sides of the LEDs in a vertical plan view of the carrier front side. Further, the assembly comprises an optical unit coupled to the LED arrangement, said optical unit spanning the totality of the LEDs. Moreover, a spotlight comprises such a light-producing assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventors: Frank Hendricks, Volker Schumacher, Erwin Melzner
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Patent number: 10801703Abstract: An adjustable carrier structure for a lamp is described. Said adjustable carrier structure comprises an optical component carrier on which an optical component may be fastened, a coupling device for fastening the carrier structure on the lamp, and at least one threaded spindle. The latter comprises a first threaded spindle end that is mounted in an axially-fixed and non-rotatable manner on the optical component carrier, and is connected to the coupling device via a threaded socket that cooperates with the threaded spindle. In this case, the threaded socket is connected to the coupling device in an axially-fixed and rotatable manner. The threaded spindle extends essentially parallel to an optical axis of the adjustable carrier structure. A distance may be set between the first threaded spindle end and the coupling device by means of rotating the threaded socket. Moreover, a lamp having a carrier structure of this type is proposed.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventor: Erwin Melzner
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Publication number: 20200003399Abstract: An adjustable carrier structure for a lamp is described. Said adjustable carrier structure comprises an optical component carrier on which an optical component may be fastened, a coupling device for fastening the carrier structure on the lamp, and at least one threaded spindle. The latter comprises a first threaded spindle end that is mounted in an axially-fixed and non-rotatable manner on the optical component carrier, and is connected to the coupling device via a threaded socket that cooperates with the threaded spindle. In this case, the threaded socket is connected to the coupling device in an axially-fixed and rotatable manner. The threaded spindle extends essentially parallel to an optical axis of the adjustable carrier structure. A distance may be set between the first threaded spindle end and the coupling device by means of rotating the threaded socket. Moreover, a lamp having a carrier structure of this type is proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventor: Erwin MELZNER
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Publication number: 20190383470Abstract: A light-producing assembly for a spotlight for illuminating film, studio, stage, event and/or theater surroundings comprises a carrier, on which an LED arrangement with a multiplicity of LEDs is arranged. Here, the LEDs are provided by N>2 different color types. The assembly also comprises a line system for supplying power to the LEDs, which comprises a multiplicity of lines with N line types, wherein lines of different line types cross in crossing regions and the crossing regions lie outside of a vertical projection surface of footprint sides of the LEDs in a vertical plan view of the carrier front side. Further, the assembly comprises an optical unit coupled to the LED arrangement, said optical unit spanning the totality of the LEDs. Moreover, a spotlight comprises such a light-producing assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventors: Frank HENDRICKS, Volker SCHUMACHER, Erwin MELZNER
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Publication number: 20170167712Abstract: This invention relates to a headlight with an LED light source which contains at least one light-emitting diode arranged on a circuit board and is arranged in a housing enclosing the LED light source, which includes at least one light exit surface through which the light emitted by the LED light source exits. According to the invention it is provided that the housing encloses the LED light source in a liquid- or gas-tight way and includes at least one coolant inlet and one coolant outlet for a liquid or gaseous coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventor: Erwin MELZNER
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Patent number: 9182106Abstract: A device for adjusting an optical tube, which is disposed in a housing of a spotlight or optical device and which is guided in the housing in the direction of the optical axis of the spotlight or optical device is provided. An adjustment drive, an operating element and a brake device is disposed between the tube and the housing, which with the adjustment drive not activated connects the tube to the housing in a non-positive locking and/or positive-locking manner and which on activation of the adjustment drive releases the connection between the tube and the housing and enables adjustment of the tube along the optical axis of the spotlight or optical device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Anton Hundhammer, Klaus-Dieter Stegmaier
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Patent number: D759280Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Andreas Möller, Heinz J. Ostermann, Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Klaus-Dieter Stegmaier
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Patent number: D783874Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Andreas Möller, Heinz Ostermann, Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Johannes Huttner
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Patent number: D815327Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co., Betriebs KGInventors: Andreas Möller, Josef Ostermann, Erwin Melzner, Michael Jonischkeit, Kerstin Schlegel, Klaus-Dieter Stegmaier
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Patent number: D828620Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik & Co. Betriebs KGInventors: Andreas Möller, Heinz Ostermann, Erwin Melzner, Kerstin Schlegel, Johann Ramchen
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Patent number: D887056Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KGInventors: Andreas Möller, Heinz Ostermann, Erwin Melzner, Kerstin Schlegel, Johann Ramchen