Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Vari-Lite, Inc.

60Patents
0Active
60Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 23, 1978 → Sep 28, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4392187A Computer controlled lighting system having automatically variable position, color, intensity and beam divergence Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 385 Expired
US5769527A Computer controlled lighting system with distributed control resources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 377 Expired
US5282121A High intensity lighting projectors Physics 321 Expired
US5010459A Console/lamp unit coordination and communication in lighting systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 291 Expired
US5307295A Creating and controlling lighting designs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 250 Expired
US5209560A Computer controlled lighting system with intelligent data distribution network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 236 Expired
US4980806A Computer controlled lighting system with distributed processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 235 Expired
US5329431A Computer controlled lighting system with modular control resources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 228 Expired
US5640061A Modular lamp power supply system Electricity 212 Expired
US5774273A Variable-geometry liquid-filled lens apparatus and method for controlling the energy distribution of a light beam Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 149 Expired
US4602321A Light source having automatically variable hue, saturation and beam divergence Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 119 Expired
US4800474A Color wheel assembly for lighting equipment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 89 Expired
US4779176A Light pattern generator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 82 Expired
US5825548A Cross-fading color filter and system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 69 Expired
US5454477A Storage and transporatation trunk for lighting equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5829868A High intensity lighting projectors Physics 58 Expired
US6031749A Universal power module Electricity 54 Expired
US4701833A Ventilation system for stage light instrument Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 53 Expired
US5882107A Compact luminaire system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 52 Expired
USD457673S1 Lamp head assembly General 50 Expired
US6113252A Architectural luminaries Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 45 Expired
US5691886A Programmable rotatable gobo system Physics 43 Expired
USD359574S Adjustable lamp General 41 Expired
US5031078A Additive color mixing system with variable hue and saturation light sources Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
USD417300S Adjustable compact luminaire General 40 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.