Portable, adaptable set lighting system
CA 2443914 A1 · Owner: Westhofen, Michael · Inventors: Westhofen, Michael
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A portable, adaptable, modular lighting system for use in television and movie sets and locations, and other similar applications is described. The system comprises a horizontal framework that is disposed on a plurality of vertical members in such a way as to allow the framework to move up and down relative to the vertical members. Lights, lighting fixtures ad other similar fixtures , are attached to the framework in such a way as to enable the system to be remotely controlled. Specifically, in an embodiment of the invention the , lights, fixtures, and/or framework are computer controlled. As such the , operation, intensity, angle, height and other similar specifications of the system …
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- Filed April 11, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 11, 2022.
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