Patents
US 10178730 B2: Method and apparatus for horticultural lighting with current sharing
- Granted
- 2019-01-08
- Filed
- 2017-11-24 application 15822024
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a horticultural light for use in a horticultural facility that uses current sharing across any one or more LED strings within the horticultural light. A processor determines the current requirements of the one or more LED strings that are needed to produce a given intensity level. The processor then apportions the current generation capability of a DC-DC converter across all active LED strings using time division multiple access whereby each LED string conducts its apportioned current within its allocated time slot to the mutual exclusion of the remaining active LED strings in the allocated time slot. The processor employs analog (continuous) and/or digital (discontinuous) dimming techniques within each time slot to further modulate the amount of current conducted by any LED string within its allocated time slot.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190108.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illum Horticulture LLC 20 patents | US company or organization | Mesa, AZ | Illum Horticulture LLC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen P. Adams | Mesa, AZ | 60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James V. Rhodes | Mesa, AZ | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Arthur A. Wilkes | Chandler, AZ | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B45/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G7/045 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21V | Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for | F21V5/007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| 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 | F21Y2105/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B20/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02P | Climate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods | Y02P60/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WARBIRD CAPITAL LLC signed 2023-05-25 | SCYNCE LED LLC NEW CANAAN, CT | 63760/643 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-03-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ILLUM HORTICULTURE LLC signed 2023-03-21 | WARBIRD CAPITAL LLC NEW CANAAN, CT | 63126/76 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-03-07 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | STEPHEN P AND KRISTI A ADAMS FAMILY TRUST signed 2023-03-06 | ILLUM HORTICULTURE LLC MESA, AZ | 62901/784 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-03-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ILLUM HORTICULTURE LLC signed 2022-03-22 | STEPHEN P AND KRISTI A ADAMS FAMILY TRUST MESA, AZ | 60088/140 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-11-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ILLUM TECHNOLOGY LLC signed 2021-08-12 | ILLUM HORTICULTURE, LLC MESA, AZ | 58047/15 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-01-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ILLUM TECHNOLOGY, LLC signed 2019-01-17 | ILLUM HORTICULTURE LLC MESA, AZ | 48052/140 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-12-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ADAMS, STEPHEN P signed 2017-11-24 RHODES, JAMES V signed 2017-11-24 WILKES, ARTHUR A signed 2017-11-24 | ILLUM TECHNOLOGY, LLC MESA, AZ | 44440/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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