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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2017
Bright Agrotech, Inc., Laramie, WY (US);
Damon Henry Smith, Laramie, WY (US);
Nathaniel R. Storey, Laramie, WY (US);
Taylor Brooke Wollert, Lingle, WY (US);
MINN, LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A light trolley system for vertical-plane growing that maximizes the coverage area, quality of light, and useable growing area is provided. The light trolley system comprises a support structure and a first C rail secured to the support structure. The first C rail has a first end and a second end. A first brace is mounted to the first C rail and a first light trolley secured to the first brace. The first light trolley has at least one bar light mounted within a light manifold. The first brace supports and stabilizes the first light trolley. The combined first brace and first light trolley is moveable along the first C rail between the first end and the second end of the first C rail allowing the first light trolley to be moved to various locations increasing labor efficiency in the growing area.