Sequential cross-fading color filters and system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5969868
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09072703

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A color filter plate includes a continuously-variable dichroic filter coating constituting a variable band-pass or variable band-reject filter having a spatially-modulated variable-density pattern formed in the coating, and provides continuously-variable hue and saturation characteristics along separate gradient axes. A color filter mechanism includes a sequential arrangement of rectangular or circular color filters, having continuously-variable band-pass or band-reject filter coatings, mounted in motorized carriages. One mechanism provides two-axis translation of the rectangular color filters while another mechanism provides translation and rotation of the circular color filters. A light projection system comprising a lamp with a reflector and a lens includes a color filter mechanism having sequential, continuously-variable band-pass and band-reject filters supported by motorized carriages mounted in a region where the beam diameter is small.

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  • VARI-LITE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bornhorst, James M Desoto, TX 27 1777
Hutton, Richard W Dallas, TX 14 698

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