# US 10,772,172 B2 · System and method of illuminating livestock

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- Number: US 10,772,172 B2
- Document ID: US10772172B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/472,554
- Filed: 2017-03-29
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-29
- Assignees: Signify North America Corporation
- Applicants: Signify North America Corporation
- Inventors: Zdenko Grajcar
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10772172B2

## CPC

- F21S 10/023: {by selectively switching fixed light sources}
- A01K 1/02: Pigsties; Dog-kennels; Rabbit-hutches or the like
- A01K 15/00: Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
- H05B 45/20: Controlling the colour of the light
- H05B 47/16: by timing means
- F21V 3/00: Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses (with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506)
- F21V 23/001: {the elements being electrical wires or cables}
- F21V 29/77: with essentially identical diverging planar fins or blades, e.g. with fan-like or star-like cross-section
- F21V 31/005: {Sealing arrangements therefor}
- F21Y 2113/13: comprising an assembly of point-like light sources
- F21Y 2113/30: {of visible and non-visible spectrum}
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS

## Abstract

A control system for illuminating swine having one or more controllers configured to increase voltage supplied to a first plurality of lights to a first threshold voltage to illuminate the first plurality of lights to provide a first light having a first color characteristic that affects swine. The one or more controllers are also configured to increase the voltage supplied to a second plurality of lights to a second threshold voltage to illuminate the second plurality of lights to provide a second light with a second color characteristic different than the first color characteristic. The one or more controllers are also configured to increase the voltage supplied to a third plurality of lights to a third threshold voltage to illuminate the third plurality of lights to provide third light with a third color characteristic that stimulates the swine to have a predetermined behavior.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of stimulating a biological response in a swine, the method comprising:
supplying a first light from a lighting source, the first light having a first color characteristic, on a swine for a first predetermined time; and
changing the first light to a second light having a second color characteristic that promotes a predetermined biological response in the swine for a second predetermined period;
wherein the second predetermined period is less than the first predetermined period.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the second predetermined period is less than one hour.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the second light is substantially concentrated within a specified range of wavelength between 400 nm and 495 nm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising, supplying a third light from a third lighting source with a third color characteristic that stimulates the swine to have a predetermined behavior.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the third light is substantially concentrated within a specified range of wavelength between 370 nm and 400 nm.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second light is an ultraviolet (UV) light.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the wavelength of the second light is less than 400 nm.

### Claim 8

A method of stimulating a biological response in a swine comprising:
supplying a first light from a first source, the first light having a first color characteristic;
supplying a second light from a second source, the second light having a second color characteristic different from the first color characteristic; and
supplying a third light from a third source, the third light having a third color characteristic different from both the first and second color characteristics;
wherein the third light includes a color characteristic that promotes a predetermined biological response in the swine; and
wherein the first light and the second light are on when the third light is off.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the first light is red.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the second light is white.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the third light is ultraviolet (UV).

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the first light is off when the second light and the third light are on.