US 12,302,874 B2
Habitat lighting assembly
Justin Lawyer, Bethlehem, PA (US); Mark Lindenmoyer, Coopersburg, PA (US); Christian Clough, Bethlehem, PA (US); Timothy Marks, Northampton, PA (US); and Patrick Clasen, Allentown, PA (US)
Assigned to ECOTECH, LLC, Bethlehem, PA (US)
Filed by EcoTech, LLC, Bethlehem, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/233,498.
Application 18/233,498 is a continuation of application No. 17/704,617, filed on Mar. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,723,346, issued on Aug. 15, 2023.
Application 17/704,617 is a continuation of application No. 16/392,926, filed on Apr. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,284,606, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/661,715, filed on Apr. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0380390 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01K 63/06 (2006.01); A01K 1/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 63/065 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0052 (2013.01); A01K 1/0058 (2013.01); G02B 6/0036 (2013.01); G02B 6/0055 (2013.01); G02B 6/0085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A habitat lighting assembly, comprising:
an outer housing comprising an upper surface having an air intake opening, a base with a light-transmissive opening, side walls and end walls extending between the upper surface and the base, one of the end walls including an air discharge opening;
a fan configured to draw a flow of air into the outer housing through the air intake opening and discharge air from the outer housing through the air discharge opening;
a light guide disposed in the outer housing and positioned over the light-transmissive opening, the light guide comprising opposite first and second major surfaces and at least one side edge surface extending between the first and second major surfaces;
a solid-state light source disposed in the outer housing and arranged to emit light into the at least one side edge surface of the light guide;
a light source holder disposed adjacent to one of the side edge surfaces of the light guide, the solid-state light source received in the light source holder adjacent to and configured to emit light onto one of the side edge surfaces of the light guide;
a plurality of integrated optical elements associated with the first major surface and configured to redirect the light emitted by the solid-state light source; and
a heat transfer system configured to transfer heat generated by the solid-state lighting source to the flow of air generated by the air circulation device.