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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Marc Andre De Samber, Lommel, BE;
Aaron Benjamin Stephan, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Harry Broers, 'S-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Curtis Allen Leyk, Albany, MI (US);
Dragan Sekulovski, Eindhoven, NL;
Jack Tieberg, Plymouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 31/18 (2006.01); A01K 1/00 (2006.01); A01K 15/02 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01K 31/19 (2006.01); A01K 31/22 (2006.01); A01K 31/24 (2006.01); A01K 39/01 (2006.01); F21V 21/15 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 31/18 (2013.01); A01K 29/005 (2013.01); F21V 21/15 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01); A01K 1/0029 (2013.01); A01K 15/02 (2013.01); A01K 15/0201 (2025.08); A01K 15/0203 (2025.08); A01K 15/0207 (2025.08); A01K 15/027 (2013.01); A01K 15/0275 (2025.08); A01K 31/19 (2013.01); A01K 31/22 (2013.01); A01K 31/24 (2013.01); A01K 39/01 (2013.01); A01K 2227/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting system () for controlling the movement of poultry (). One or more properties of poultry () are obtained and used to define one or more characteristics of a light beam () or light beams () and thereby the light spot(s) () formed from the light beam(s) (). The light beams () are configured to have a beam divergence of less than 15°.