Patents
US 9943040 B1: Method and apparatus for horticultural lighting and associated optic systems
- Granted
- 2018-04-17
- Filed
- 2017-09-25 application 15714337
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a horticultural light for use in a horticultural facility that projects a substantially uniform target illuminance onto a flat surface or that projects increasing target illuminance onto a flat surface that increases as the beam angle increases with respect to the optical axis. A lens array of the horticultural light mechanically maintains an optimal separation distance between each LED of the horticultural light and the corresponding lens of the lens array. Each lens of the lens array receives the raw light distribution from the LED and then distributes an optically varied distribution having a nominal centerbeam intensity with an increasing beam intensity as the beam width increases. As the distance to target increases, so does the intensity of the light distribution, which projects a substantially uniform target illuminance, or an increasing target illuminance with increasing angle of incidence, onto a flat surface.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180417.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 | |
| Megan M. Tidd | Arvada, CO | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Johnathan J. Heiner | Mesa, AZ | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darin M. Carpenter | Las Vegas, NV | 6 | 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 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B45/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B20/40 | 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 |
| 2018-03-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ILLUM TECHNOLOGY, LLC signed 2018-03-02 | ILLUM HORTICULTURE LLC MESA, AZ | 45093/944 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-09-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ADAMS, STEPHEN P signed 2017-09-25 TIDD, MEGAN M signed 2017-09-25 HEINER, JOHNATHAN J signed 2017-09-25 CARPENTER, DARIN M signed 2017-09-25 | ILLUM TECHNOLOGY, LLC MESA, AZ | 43682/973 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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