Erica Bongers

Title: Erica Bongers and Agricultural Lighting Innovation.

Introduction

Erica Bongers is an inventor associated with Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Signify Holding B.V. Her patent work addresses lighting for agricultural environments, with a system designed to illuminate a target surface for a flock of birds.

Latest Patents

The provided information lists one patent for Bongers: “Lighting system for illuminating a target surface in an agricultural environment.” The invention describes multiple lighting devices spaced along an elongated axis. Each device connects to a power line, contains a housing with a light exit window, and uses at least one solid-state light source to produce a beam directed toward the target surface.

The design relates the spacing between adjacent devices and their distance from the target surface to the beams’ angular light distribution, specified by its Full Width at Half Maximum. The patent describes a factor ranging from 0.1 to 1 in relation to these parameters. The stated goal is to provide illumination suited to an agricultural setting.

Career Highlights

Bongers’s listed patent reflects work on applying solid-state lighting to agricultural environments. The system’s arrangement of multiple devices and its attention to beam distribution are central features of the invention. The supplied information identifies Signify Holding B.V. as her company and lists 1 patent.

Collaborations

Marc Andre De Samber is identified as Bongers’s coworker. The available information does not specify his role in the patent or describe any particular collaboration.

Conclusion

Erica Bongers’s listed invention focuses on a configurable lighting system for illuminating target surfaces in agricultural environments, connecting her patent work with Signify Holding B.V.