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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Dow Agrosciences Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Yang Yang, Zionsville, IN (US);
Frank Burroughs, Noblesville, IN (US);
Kristen Curlee, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 14/02 (2006.01); A01G 9/26 (2006.01); A01G 7/04 (2006.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 14/02 (2013.01); A01G 7/045 (2013.01); A01G 9/26 (2013.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01); Y02P 60/149 (2015.11);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method of using at least one of a distance sensor and a light intensity sensor to adjust the distance between an artificial light source and plant canopy to control light intensity at the plant canopy is disclosed.