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US3242330A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for producing moving and color-changing decorative lighting effects

Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1963-03-06
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1983-03-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Schoffer Nicolas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 13:59
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00; F; F21; F21S; F21S10/00; F21S10/007; F21V; F21V7/00; F21V7/04; F21V9/00; F21V9/40; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/02; G02B27/06; G09F19/00; G09F19/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/806; Y10S362/811

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MOVING LIGHT PATTERNS ON A SCREEN COMPRISING A DISPLAY SCREEN, A SOURCE OF LIGHT RAYS, MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE BODY HAVING DIFFERENT COLOR TRANSPARENT PANELS IN THE PATH OF SAID LIGHT RAYS FOR TRANSMITTING SAID LIGHT RAYS, MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE LIGHT REFLECTING SCREEN IN THE PATH OF SAID TRANSMITTED LIGHT RAYS FOR REFLECTING LIGHT TOWARD SAID DISPLAY SCREEN SAID LIGHT REFLECTING SCREEN HAVING A PLURALITY OF IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IRREGULAR APERTURES THEREIN FOR PASSING LIGHT RAYS THERETHROUGH, AND A ROTATABLE MEMBER IN THE PATH OF SAID LIGHT PASSING THROUGH SAID APERTURES, SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER HAVING AN IRREGULAR UNDULATING REFLECTING SURFACE FOR REFLECTING SAID RAYS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ONTO SAID DISPLAY SCREEN AND ONTO SAID LIGHT REFLECTING SCREEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 120 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MOVING LIGHT PATTERNS ON A SCREEN COMPRISING A DISPLAY SCREEN, A SOURCE OF LIGHT RAYS, MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE BODY HAVING DIFFERENT COLOR TRANSPARENT PANELS IN THE PATH OF SAID LIGHT RAYS FOR TRANSMITTING SAID LIGHT RAYS, MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE LIGHT REFLECTING SCREEN IN THE PATH OF SAID TRANSMITTED LIGHT RAYS FOR REFLECTING LIGHT TOWARD SAID DISPLAY SCREEN SAID LIGHT REFLECTING SCREEN HAVING A PLURALITY OF IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IRREGULAR APERTURES THEREIN FOR PASSING LIGHT RAYS THERETHROUGH, AND A ROTATABLE MEMBER IN THE PATH OF SAID LIGHT PASSING THROUGH SAID APERTURES, SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER HAVING AN IRREGULAR UNDULATING REFLECTING SURFACE FOR REFLECTING SAID RAYS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ONTO SAID DISPLAY SCREEN AND ONTO SAID LIGHT REFLECTING SCREEN.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-21 1969-09-20 1970-03-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-21 1973-09-20 1974-03-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-21 1977-09-20 1978-03-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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