# US 2020/0399612 A1 · Light mounting systems and methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0399612 A1 - Document ID: US20200399612A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/001,509 - Filed: 2020-08-24 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-02 - Assignees: Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. - Applicants: Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. - Inventors: Nicholas Klase; Randall Johnson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200399612A1 ## CPC - A01G 9/249: {Lighting means (with special arrangements for promoting growth A01G7/045)} - A01G 7/045: {with electric lighting} - A01G 9/143: {Equipment for handling produce in greenhouses} - A01G 9/20: Forcing-frames; Lights {, i.e. glass panels covering the forcing-frames} - A47B 57/48: consisting of tongues, pins or similar projecting means coacting with openings (A47B57/32, A47B57/40 take precedence) - A47B 81/00: Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis - B62B 3/005: {Details of storage means, e.g. drawers, bins or racks} - B62B 5/00: Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts ({B62B3/1404} , B62B9/00 take precedence; wheels, axles, or axle bearings for vehicles B60B; castors for vehicles, castors in general B60B33/00) - F21V 19/02: with provision for adjustment, e.g. for focusing - F21V 21/14: Adjustable mountings - F21V 33/0012: {Furniture (hospital beds F21V33/0072)} - A47B 2220/0077: Lighting for furniture, e.g. cupboards and racks - B62B 2202/70: Flowers; Pots; Plants - B62B 2501/02: Dimensions - B62B 2501/06: Materials used - F21V 14/02: by movement of light sources {(in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657)} - F21W 2131/301: for furniture - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - Y02A 40/25: Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor - Y02P 60/14: Measures for saving energy, e.g. in green houses - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M) - 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 - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods associated with light mounting systems. Embodiments may include lighting shelves that are configured to be mounted to a fixed structure, such as to a wall or supports within a room via a cantilever design that is mounted to strut channels. The lighting shelves may be anchored at only a single end to the strut channels, and the lighting shelves may protrude away from the strut channels. The lighting shelves may have a sufficient width and length to cover an entire region of interest below the lighting shelves, which may enable to lighting shelves to uniformly distribute light to plants. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting system comprising: a plurality of lighting shelves (110) in vertically spaced relation, each lighting shelf comprising a first end coupled with at least one support frame; a light housing including a plurality of light sources (116) positioned within each lighting shelf, the light housing extending along the lighting shelf; and each said lighting shelf comprising a second end distal from the respective first end; and wherein a plurality of cart shelf-receiving openings are defined between respective pairs of adjacent, vertically-spaced second ends; and wherein a cart (510) having a plurality of cart shelves (520) is positionable in facing relation to the at least one support frame such that the cart shelves are laterally insertable and removably receivable between the plurality of lighting shelves. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein each lighting shelf includes a plurality of light housings, and each of the plurality of light housings is configured to move along a width of the lighting shelf. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein a vertical distance between the plurality of lighting shelves is the same. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein each lighting shelf corresponds with a respective said cart shelf. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein each lighting shelf is configured to uniformly distribute light onto each respective adjacent said cart shelf. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the first end of each lighting shelf is configured to be selectively decouplable from the at least one support frame. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the lighting shelves are cantilevered from the at least one support frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one support frame comprises a strut. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one support frame comprises a channel, each said lighting shelf being coupled at the first end to the channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light sources is configured to emit light having a horticultural spectrum suitable for plant cultivation, whereby each adjacent cart shelf is configured to be irradiated therewith. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein a width across the first end is shorter than a length from the first end to the respective second end. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of cart shelf-receiving openings is defined along a lateral edge of each pair of vertically spaced respective said second ends. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of cart shelf-receiving openings is defined along a lateral edge of each pair of vertically spaced respective said second ends and along a longitudinal edge of each pair of vertically spaced lighting shelves between respective pairs of first and second ends, whereby the cart is insertable toward the at least one support frame from either of said lateral or longitudinal edges. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The lighting system of claim 1, in combination with said cart. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The lighting system of claim 12, wherein the cart comprises wheels.