Aquarium system with controllable light and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12150436-B2
Application number	US-202318527849-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2023
Priority date	Feb 11, 2019
Publication date	Nov 26, 2024
Grant date	Nov 26, 2024

Abstract

An aquarium system includes an aquarium tank arrangement and a light source. The light source has a controllable output of colored light projecting into the aquarium tank arrangement. The light source can provide a cycle of projecting light of at least two different colors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of lighting an aquarium system comprising: (a) providing a cabinet holding at least one aquarium tank arrangement including a plurality of individual tanks positioned side-by-side; a light fixture mounted above the tank arrangement; the light fixture including at least two rows of LED lights both extending along a length of the tank arrangement; the LED lights each being colored one of at least blue, white, and red; (b) using an application executable on a mobile device, setting an output of the LED lights for a sequence of colors, distance increments of colors, and time increments of colors along the length of the tank arrangement; (c) projecting light from the light fixture into the plurality of individual tanks of the tank arrangement; and (d) actuating a cycle of the projecting light of at least two different colors along the length of the tank arrangement in, (i) predetermined distance increments; and (ii) predetermined time increments.

2. The method of claim 1 further including using a surface skimmer in the tank arrangement for water clarity.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing a cabinet includes providing the light fixture to have LED lights that vary with color in segments along the length of the light fixture.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing a cabinet includes providing the LED lights to be colored at least one of yellow, purple, orange, and violet.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of projecting light into the aquarium tank arrangement includes projecting the light into an array of the plurality of individual tank positioned in rows and columns; and using a plurality of the light sources, at least one light source positioned for each row to project colored light in all of the individual tanks for the respective row.

Assignees

• Spectrum Brands Inc

Inventors

• Flora Joe
• Fox Jr John Edward
• Roark Joseph
• Robbins Chad

Classifications

• F21W2131/308

  for aquaria · CPC title

• F21V23/04

  the elements being switches (safety devices F21V25/00) · CPC title

• F21V9/08

  for producing coloured light, e.g. monochromatic; for reducing intensity of light (with provision for controlling the colour F21V9/40) · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• A01K63/06 Primary

  Arrangements for heating or lighting in, or attached to, receptacles for live fish · CPC title