Victory for Absen in U.S. Intellectual Property Case

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On June 12, 2021, a federal jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas delivered a complete victory for Absen in a patent infringement lawsuit. In the case, Ultravision alleged that Absen LED display products exported to the United States infringed certain patents. The unanimous jury verdict found that none of the nine Absen accused products lines infringed any of the asserted patent claims. The jury also determined that all asserted patent claims were invalid. The ruling followed after four days of testimony and about only three hours of jury deliberations.

As a leading LED display company that is deeply involved in the international market, Absen has, since its establishment 20 years ago, consistently adhered to its core principles of technological innovation and respect for intellectual property rights. After being sued in 2018, Absen actively responded. It set up a special team of internal experts as well as external American lawyers led by Goodwin Procter LLP. Absen also partnered with other Chinese LED display companies (Glux, Leyard, Liantronics, and Unilumin). Particularly, the partnership included jointly retaining Goodwin Procter and executing a joint response strategy. With the overall planning and efforts from all parties, a highly successful result was received in the US court and Absen thanks all involved.

ADJ Group Mournes Loss of Valued Colleague and Treasured Friend José Mario Estrada

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It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the ADJ Group says goodbye to our valued colleague and treasured friend José Mario Estrada. Known to everyone as Mario, he was an important member of the ADJ México Sales Team whose warm smile, sociable personality and gracious nature will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him.

Mario contracted COVID-19 in April, was admitted to hospital and fought the virus valiantly, but sadly lost his battle the following month. He died on May 12, the day after his 53rd birthday, and leaves behind a loving wife and son, as well as many other extended family members and friends.

KL PAR FC™ to debut on Elation ON TOUR

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Visitors to Elation’s upcoming ON TOUR road show will be the first in the US to check out in person the company’s new full-color LED PAR light, the KL PAR FC™. Optimized for the specific requirements of broadcast, the modern day PAR light with a classic design will be available for on-site demos in each city along the tour starting with the kickoff stop June 14th in Minneapolis.

This highly effective key, fill, and area wash light source houses an efficient 280W RGBMA LED engine with CCT adjustments possible from 2,400K – 8,500K. The unit produces the finest quality of light with high CRI (92) and TLCI (95) values and output up to 11,000 field lumens – equivalent to existing 750W tungsten PAR fixtures.

Elation product specialists will be available at each stop of the tour to demo the KL PAR FC, along with products in the Artiste™, Proteus™ and Fuze™ product lines, as well as other KL™ series products. Lighting control solutions from Obsidian Control Systems, as well as Magmatic brand atmospheric effects, will also be on hand.

Legrand Donates Vantage, QMotion, and Luxul Brand Solutions for R.I.S.E. Home Built by Wounded Warrior Project and Gary Sinise Foundation

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Legrand today announced that donated solutions from its Vantage, QMotion, and Luxul brands were utilized in a customized smart home for Marine Sgt. Jonathan Blank, who was severely injured in Afghanistan. Provided by the Wounded Warrior Project® and Gary Sinise Foundation as part of the Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment (R.I.S.E.) program, the home and its technologies are designed to make Sgt. Blank’s life more comfortable and convenient.

“We are grateful for Legrand’s support, which has been a tremendous gift for Sgt. Blank,” said Blaine Christensen, Co-owner of Advanced Integrated Systems. “The company’s solutions have been instrumental in providing this American hero with a high-tech home that will forever change the trajectory of his life.”

Discover the Followspot Revolution on May 27th Elation Coffee Break

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Did you know we’re in the midst of a followspot revolution? With today’s automated pan/tilt luminaires and modern tracking software, it no longer makes sense to hang a followspot operator in the truss alongside your moving heads.

Join Alistair Smyth and Frederik Afif on the May 27th Elation Coffee Break as they discuss how Elation lights can be easily and accurately used with performer tracking software to keep artists in the spotlight. Alistair and Frederik will be using some of Elation’s top moving heads – Artiste Mondrian™, Artiste Monet™ and Fuze Profile™ – together with automatic performer tracking software to demonstrate the ease and effectiveness of using automated moving heads as followspots.

Carousel Digital Signage and ScreenBeam Bring Dynamic Content into Meeting Spaces and Classrooms

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Carousel Digital Signage has partnered with ScreenBeam, a wireless display and collaboration solutions innovator, to keep meeting spaces and classrooms alive with digital signage content while screens are idle. The integrated solution converts ScreenBeam wireless presentation systems for enterprise and K-12 customers into Carousel Cloud media players upon conclusion of a presentation or lecture, creating an ideal digital signage solution for meeting spaces and classrooms.

Introducing the PROLIGHTS EclProfile CT+

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Building on the success of the popular EclipseFS ellipsoidal, A.C. Lighting Inc. (distributor of world-class lighting and rigging technologies) is pleased to introduce the PROLIGHTS EclProfile CT+ to our ellipsoidal family.
The EclProfile CT+, with its six-color, LED engine and high CRI of 97, was designed and engineered to render even the most subtle differences in skin tones. In addition, its custom LED array provides a rich color spectrum to accentuate costumes and highlight set pieces. The highly efficient CT+ LED engine provides all of the punch necessary to stand out on a stage full of moving lights and a studio with video walls.

The comprehensive feature set includes studio functions such as virtual CTO and +/- green correction on linear white CCT. Special theatrical functions include a warm, tungsten emulation when dimming and access to a wide range of gel colors.