Patents
US 11357173 B2: Method and apparatus for horticultural lighting and associated optic systems
- Granted
- 2022-06-14
- Filed
- 2021-03-31 application 17219346
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a horticultural light that projects either a substantially uniform target illuminance onto a flat surface or an increasing target illuminance onto a flat surface. The horticultural light uses a refractor to receive the raw light distribution from one or more LEDs and then distributes an optically varied distribution having a minimized intensity at centerbeam with an increasing beam intensity as the beam width increases. The horticultural light utilizes both ultraviolet (UV) LEDs and non-UV LEDs arranged as an array to produce the optically varied distribution. A lens array is disposed in relation to the LED array and is comprised of UV compatible lenses and non-UV compatible lenses. A device may be disposed in relation to the UV compatible lenses to disallow incidence of UV radiation onto non-UV compatible lenses.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220614.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 | |
| Brent R. Perkins | Scottsdale, AZ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Johnathan J. Heiner | Mesa, AZ | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G7/045 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21S | Non-portable lighting devices; systems thereof; vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors | F21S41/143 | 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 |
| G01J | Measurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light; colorimetry; radiation pyrometry | G01J3/505 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B45/56 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21W | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to uses or applications of lighting devices or systems | F21W2102/19 | 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 | F21Y2105/10 | 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 |
| 2021-06-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ADAMS, STEPHEN P signed 2021-06-03 PERKINS, BRENT R signed 2021-06-03 HEINER, JOHNATHAN J signed 2021-06-03 | ILLUM HORTICULTURE LLC MESA, AZ | 56490/472 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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