Sterling Custom
Lighting Fixtures & Technology
Who We Are
A company is made up of its people and their expertise. It is this accumulation of experience that provides you the knowledge and solutions to your lighting needs. In fact, without this understanding, most times the right questions are not even asked. So, simply put, Sterling Custom Lighting has the expertise and background to understand which areas are important, what needs to be researched and how best to resolve/answer these questions.
Founded by William E. Hewlett, Sterling Custom Lighting brings over 25 years of experience to the development, design and creation of real world lighting fixtures. We’ve been involved in the improvement as well as true pioneering efforts in the development of automated luminaires and color systems now found in use around the world.
Responsible for the creation of over 40 patents in areas ranging from “Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting Systems” (7230752) and “Pixel Based Gobo Record Control Format” (6801353) to “Super Cooler for a Heat Producing Device” (7000417), Sterling Custom will review your plans, make recommendations on design and manufacturing operations as well as consult on the patent process working with your staff and attorneys.
Below is a just a brief list of patents granted to the staff of Sterling Custom.
Patents awarded for Digital Lighting:
- 5,828,485
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
- 5,940,204
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Digital Micromirrors
- 5,953,152
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
- 5,953,151
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
- 6,126,288
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
- 6,208,087
- Pixel Mirror Based Stage Lighting System
- 6,278,542
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Separate Programmable Micromirrors for Each Primary Color
- 6,288,828
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
- 6,421,165
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
- 6,430,934
- Super Cooler for a Heat Producing Device
- 6,515,435
- Pixel Mirror Based Stage Lighting System
- 6,523,353
- Super Cooler for a Heat Producing Device
- 6,549,326
- Pixel Based Gobo Record Control Format
- 6,617,792
- Pixel Mirror Based Stage Lighting System
- 6,771,411
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
- 6,775,991
- Super Cooler for a Heat Producing Device
- 6,801,353
- Pixel Based Gobo Record Control Format
- 7,000,417
- Super Cooler for a Heat Producing Device
- 7,078,869
- Pixel Mirror Based Stage Lighting System
- 7,224,509
- Programmable Light Beam Shape Altering Device using Programmable Micromirrors
Patents awarded for Automated Lighting:
- 5,900,685
- Anti-Noise System for a Moving Object
- 6,175,771
- Lighting Communication Architecture
- 6,188,933
- Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting System
- 6,220,730
- Illumination Obscurement Device
- 6,536,922
- Illumination Obscurement Device
- 6,601,974
- Illumination Obscurement Device
- 6,622,053
- Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting System
- 6,736,528
- Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting System
- 6,988,817
- Illumination Obscurement Device
- 7,230,752
- Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting System
Patents awarded for Theatrical Hardware:
- 5,702,082
- Lamp-Holding Hook Clamp
- 5,984,248
- Lamp-Holding Hook Clamp and Connector Keyway
- 6,648,286
- Lamp-Holding Hook Clamp and Connector Keyway
- 6,682,031
- Dual Hook Clamp
Patents awarded for Color Changing Technology:
- 5,426,576
- Color Cross-Fading System for a Luminaire
- 5,633,061
- Medium for a Color Changer
- 6,261,636
- Medium for a Color Changer
- 6,278,563
- Scrolling Color Changer
- 6,565,941
- Medium for a Color Changer
- 6,696,101
- Medium for a Color Changer
- 6,891,686
- Medium for a Color Changer
Patents awarded for Virtual Reality Lighting Controller:
