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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
Signify North America Corporation, Somerset, NJ (US);
Zdenko Grajcar, Orono, MN (US);
Kevin Payne, Brecksville, OH (US);
SIGNIFY NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, Somerset, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of stimulating plant growth in a controlled environment that includes providing a lighting assembly having a network of lighting elements such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide light at a color tailored for an individual plant. The lighting assembly is positioned adjacent a plant such that the light produced is received by the plant. The lighting assembly additionally has a control assembly that includes driving circuitry that modulates the lighting elements to controllably provide predetermined periods of light and dark to stimulate continuous growth of the plant.