# US 10,308,330 B1 · Motion stabilized spotlight

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- Number: US 10,308,330 B1
- Document ID: US10308330B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/417,341
- Filed: 2017-01-27
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-27
- Applicants: Paul Spivak
- Inventors: Paul Spivak
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308330B1

## CPC

- B63B 45/02: the devices being intended to illuminate the way ahead or other areas of environments
- B60Q 1/245: {Searchlights, e.g. adjustable from within the vehicle (adjustable headlights B60Q1/06)}
- F21V 21/15: specially adapted for power operation, e.g. by remote control
- F21V 21/30: Pivoted housings or frames
- G05B 15/02: electric
- B63B 2017/0072: {Seaway compensators}
- F21W 2107/20: for water vehicles
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)
- B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)
- F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED

## Abstract

A spotlight apparatus is provided have an illumination element rotationally and pivotally mounted to a pedestal. A vertical control motor urges the illumination housing up and down. A lateral control motor urges the illumination element left or right. A joystick input provides manual directional control of the vertical motor and lateral motor. A MEMS gyroscope or similar microelectronic controller provides an automated control input that, when activated, provides a continuous control signal for providing vertical and lateral motor control based upon a target set point selected by the user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A boat spotlight apparatus in combination with a marine vessel, wherein the apparatus comprises:
a boat spotlight apparatus having at least one illumination element, a rotational lateral control mechanism, and a pivoting vertical control mechanism;
a remote control in operative communication with said rotational lateral control mechanism and said pivoting vertical control mechanism;
a MEMS gyroscope position sensor adapted to identify a motion of said boat spotlight apparatus relevant a selected target of said boat spotlight apparatus; and
a processor for calculating and controlling an autonomous select target tracking subject to an input form said electronic positioning sensor and a targeted direction of said boat spotlight apparatus;
said MEMS gyroscope position sensor provides measurements of latitude, longitude and elevation, respectively to said processor and a memory that stores a set of machine readable instructions executable by the processor to process latitude and longitude measurements, received from the MEMS gyroscope position sensor, in order to accurately determine latitude, longitude and elevation and control a position of said boat spotlight apparatus to control oscillation and rotation of the illumination to provide a tracking effect to the illumination head during operation.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The boat spotlight apparatus in combination with a marine vessel of claim 1, wherein said illumination element comprises:
an illumination head forming a housing mounted to a pedestal;
a lens element covering one face of said housing and containing one or more light emitting diodes;
said pedestal having an upper end opposite a lower end, said lower end for affixing and retaining the pedestal to a structure;
said illumination head mounted to the upper end of the pedestal in a manner that provides lateral movement and vertical movement.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The boat spotlight apparatus in combination with a marine vessel of claim 2, further comprising:
a rotational motor element linking the uppermost end of the pedestal to the s illumination head in a manner that provides rotational motion in a remotely operated manner; and
an electromechanical operator to provide 360° rotational positioning of said illumination head relative to said pedestal.