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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven T Mahanay, Austin, TX (US);
Byron J Ziegler, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
High End Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362293 ; 362326 ; 362811 ;
Abstract
A fused glass light pattern generator in the form of a disc-shaped gobo including fused glass particles of various size and shape. The fused particles have an uneven, multi-level surface sufficient to distort light in response to a light beam being passed through the gobo. The particles may include color producing substances or color may be added to the light beam. The result is an enhanced artistic effect when the images, which are also movable, are projected onto a projection surface which may be a solid surface or theatrical fog.