US 11,666,007 B1
Lighting fixture and method
Aaron J. Golle, Lakeville, MN (US); John T. Golle, Eden Prairie, MN (US); and David T. Iago, Clifton, TN (US)
Assigned to SunSpectrum Technologies, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by SunSpectrum Technologies, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/95,416.
Int. Cl. A01G 7/04 (2006.01); F21V 21/34 (2006.01); F21V 21/15 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); A01G 9/24 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC A01G 7/045 (2013.01) [A01G 9/249 (2019.05); F21V 21/15 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 21/34 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for mass production of plants, the apparatus comprising:
a first plant-light system that includes:
an elongated top support arranged along a length of an aisle;
a first plurality of tracks that are affixed to the elongated top support and oriented at a non-parallel angle to the length of aisle;
a panel system that includes:
a laterally moveable elongated panel-support structure suspended from the first plurality of tracks, wherein the panel-support structure has a length, and
a first plurality of plant-lighting panels, each panel of which is suspended from the elongated panel-support structure, wherein each panel of the first plurality of plant-lighting panels is rotatable around a vertical axis of the panel, and wherein the lighting panels of the first plurality of lighting panels are arranged along the length of the panel-support structure;
a plant-lighting-panel rotation system configured to rotate the first plurality of the plant-lighting panels between a first orientation facing a first side of the aisle and a second orientation facing a second side of the aisle, wherein the first plurality of the plant-lighting panels is substantially parallel to each other relative to the length of the aisle when in the first orientation and when in the second orientation;
a controller; and
a plant-lighting-panel lateral-motion system operably coupled to the controller and configured to move the laterally moveable elongated panel-support structure, under control of the controller, to a plurality of lateral positions within the aisle.