# US 11,439,129 B2 · Poultry feeder light and light assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,129 B2 - Document ID: US11439129B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/220,238 - Filed: 2021-04-01 - Published: 2021-10-07 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-01 - Assignees: AHPharma Inc. - Applicants: AHPharma, Inc. - Inventors: James L. McNaughton; Michael Barnas; Michael Roberts; Aaron Redden - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439129B2 ## CPC - A01K 31/18: Chicken coops or houses {for baby chicks}; Brooders {including auxiliary features, e.g. feeding, watering, demanuring, heating, ventilation (battery breeding cages A01K31/005)} - A01K 39/0125: {Panfeeding systems; Feeding pans therefor} - F21S 2/00: Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction - F21V 21/002: making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing (F21V21/35 takes precedence) - F21V 21/0816: {Strap fasteners, e.g. fasteners with a buckle} - F21V 21/088: Clips; Clamps - F21W 2131/40: Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use - F21Y 2107/30: on the outer surface of cylindrical surfaces, e.g. rod-shaped supports having a circular or a polygonal cross section - F21Y 2113/13: comprising an assembly of point-like light sources - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - 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 ## Abstract A lighting system for a poultry feeding house includes a wire harness attachable to an existing feeding house shocker wire or feed auger pipe and a lighting fixture positioned beneath the wire harness and positionable on the feed auger pipe. The lighting fixture includes dual-color LED components using two independently controlled channels. A wire connection secured to the wire harness encapsulates wire leads to power and control the lighting fixture. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting system for a poultry feeding house, the poultry feeding house including a feed line with a feed auger pipe, a plurality of feeder trays, and a shocker wire, the lighting system comprising: a wire harness attachable to the shocker wire or the feed auger pipe, the wire harness enclosing wires for powering the lighting system; a plurality of lighting fixtures positioned beneath the wire harness and positionable on and along the feed auger pipe, each of the lighting fixtures including dual-color LED components using two independently controlled channels; and a wire connection secured to the wire harness, the wire connection encapsulating wire leads to power and control each of the lighting fixtures. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A lighting system according to claim 1, wherein each of the lighting fixtures comprises two rows of LED components. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A lighting system according to claim 2, wherein the two rows of LED components comprise a primary LED light resembling natural daylight and a secondary LED color. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A lighting system according to claim 2, wherein the two rows of LED components comprise a yellow light component and a green light component. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the wire connection comprises a bracket as an overmolded section to protect the wires from corrosion or other environmental factors. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A lighting system according to claim 5, wherein the bracket is T-shaped with a cross-member of the T-shape engaging the wire harness and a leg member of the T-shape securing a lead line to the lighting fixture. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the wire connection comprises clamshell power connection with hinged halves. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A lighting system according to claim 7, wherein the clamshell power connection comprises an internal water-resistant liner adjacent an end where a lead line from the clamshell to the lighting fixture exits. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A lighting system according to claim 8, wherein the clamshell power connection is configured to pierce a jack on the wires to make a connection to the lead line. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A lighting system according to claim 1, wherein each of the lighting fixtures comprises a casing engageable with the feed auger pipe and mounted independent of the feeder trays. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A lighting system according to claim 10, wherein the casing comprises curved portions that are engageable with and shaped corresponding to an outside diameter of the feed auger pipe. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A lighting system according to claim 11, further comprising straps securable around the feed auger pipe and over the curved sections of the casing. ### Claim 13 A lighting system for a poultry feeding house, the poultry feeding house including a feed line with a feed auger pipe, a plurality of feeder trays, and a shocker wire, the lighting system comprising: a wire harness attachable to the shocker wire or the feed auger pipe, the wire harness enclosing wires for powering the lighting system; a plurality of lighting fixtures positioned beneath the wire harness and positionable on and along the feed auger pipe, each of the lighting fixtures including dual-color LED components using two independently controlled channels, wherein the lighting fixtures are positioned at poultry height or poultry eye level; and a wire connection secured to the wire harness, the wire connection encapsulating wire leads to power and control each of the lighting fixtures to protect the wire leads from detrimental effects of the poultry feeding house environment, wherein a lead line extends from the wire connection to power each of the lighting fixtures. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A lighting system according to claim 13, wherein each of the lighting fixtures comprises two rows of LED components. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) A lighting system according to claim 13, wherein the wire connection comprises clamshell power connection with hinged halves. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A lighting system according to claim 15, wherein the clamshell power connection comprises an internal water-resistant liner adjacent an end where the lead line from the clamshell to the lighting fixture exits. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A lighting system according to claim 16, wherein the clamshell power connection is configured to pierce a jack on the wires to make a connection to the lead line. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) A lighting system according to claim 13, wherein each of the lighting fixtures comprises a casing engageable withe feed auger pipe and mounted independent of the feeder trays, the casing including curved portions that are engageable with and shaped corresponding to an outside diameter of the feed auger pipe.