System and method of illuminating livestock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016165698-A1
Application number	US-201414906685-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Priority date	Aug 2, 2013
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method for illuminating livestock within an agricultural dwelling. The system has a plurality of lighting assemblies that are electrically connected to a dimming device. The lighting assemblies are dimmed from a white color to predetermined wavelength to result in a predetermined behavior of the livestock. The predetermined wavelength and behavior includes a red wavelength that is undetected by the livestock thus resulting in the predetermined behavior of the livestock sleeping while workers can continue to work or function within the agricultural dwelling.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . A method of illuminating livestock steps comprising:
providing a plurality of lighting assemblies within a facility housing livestock; illuminating the livestock with the plurality of lighting assemblies by providing white light for a first predetermined period of time; dimming the plurality of lighting assemblies to provide only light at a predetermined wavelength that cannot be seen by the livestock for a second predetermined amount of time.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the livestock is swine and the facility is a swine facility.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the predetermined wavelength is between 620 nm-780 nm.

4 . The method of claim 3 wherein at least one of the plurality of lighting assemblies has a plurality of light emitting diodes that illuminate the livestock.

5 . The method of claim 4 wherein the at least one of the plurality of lighting assemblies is waterproof to prevent water from reaching the plurality of light emitting diodes.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second predetermined amounts of time are equal.

7 . The method of claim 1 wherein a programmable dimming device is programmed to dim the plurality of lighting assemblies from white light to the predetermined wavelength.

8 . A method of illuminating livestock steps comprising:
providing a plurality of lighting assemblies within a facility housing livestock; illuminating the livestock with the plurality of lighting assemblies by providing white light for a first predetermined period of time; dimming the plurality of lighting assemblies to provide only light at a predetermined wavelength that attracts the livestock to food.

9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the livestock is swine and the facility is a swine facility.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the predetermined wavelength is between 400 nm-500 nm.

Assignees

• Onece Innovations Inc
• Once Innovations Inc

Inventors

• Grajcar Zdenko

Classifications

• A01K29/00

  Other apparatus for animal husbandry · CPC title

• A01K31/00

  Housing birds · CPC title

• H05B45/44

  with an active control inside an LED matrix · CPC title

• A01K1/00 Primary

  Housing animals; Equipment therefor · CPC title

• A01K45/00

  Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay · CPC title