IP Library Granted Patent US 12,446,138
Granted Patent B2
US 12,446,138 · App. 17/757,113 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Pulsed lighting network facility

Inventor: Jon Daren Suntych (Greeley, CO)
Assignee: Xiant Technologies, Inc.
H05B47/16A01G7/045H05B47/19A01K29/00
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Patent No.
US 12,446,138
App. No.
17/757,113
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, apparatuses and methods for a facility, such as a feedlot, barn, greenhouse, hospital, school or production facility, with synchronous communication and control of LED lights in lighting arrays for the emission of photon pulses to induce the stimulation of desired biological responses. Further provided herein are mobile real time location units to assist the LED lighting arrays to identify the location or status of an organism and to adjust their photon pulse emissions based on the needs of the organism.

Claims (94)

1. A facility comprising:

a system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism; and

a system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights;

wherein the system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights comprises:

at least one master controller;

a master clock within said at least one master controller, wherein said at least one master controller is capable of generating a signal transmitting the time of said master clock within said signal;

two or more LED lights, wherein each LED light comprises:

a controller;

an internal clock; and

at least one photon emitter, wherein said at least one photon emitter is capable of emission of photons;

wherein the controller is in communication with the internal clock and the at least one photon emitter and wherein the time of the internal clock synchronizes the timing of the emission of photons from said at least one photon emitter;

wherein each LED light is capable of receiving said signal from the master controller and wherein the controller of each LED light is capable of analyzing the time of said master clock of said signal from said master controller and comparing the time of the master clock with the time of the internal clock of the LED light;

wherein said system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism is produced from said system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights.

2. The facility of claim 1 , wherein each LED light of said two or more LED lights further comprises:

at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from each of said two or more LED lights and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

3. The facility of claim 2 , wherein each master further comprises:

at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from said master and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

4. The facility of any one of claim 2 , wherein the system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism is capable of illuminating at least one organism with two or more LED lights within an agriculture facility, wherein the two or more LED lights each emit a repetitive photon signal, wherein the photon signal is comprised of two or more components working in coordination, wherein the first component of the photon signal is a biological response initiation component which provides one or more photon pulses of one or more colors that initiates the stimulation of a biological response, where each of the one or more pulses has one or more frequencies and one or more intensities where said first component initiates the biological response of the organism, where the one or more photon pulses of the first component are followed by one or more pulses of a second component where the second component is a biological response reset component, with one or more pulses composed of one or more colors and one or more frequencies and intensities, and wherein the photon signal is repeated, wherein the coordination of the first and second components within said signal results in a change in the regulation of a biological response in said organism.

5. The facility of claim 4 , wherein said biological response is chosen from fertility, ovulation, hunger, egg production, sexual maturity, milk production, hormone production, behavior and socialization, root, tissue or hyphal growth, vegetative growth, flower or fruiting body production, fruit, spore or seed production, stopping growth, elongation of a specific plant part, repairing an organism or destruction of the organism and interpolation of circadian inputs.

6. The facility of claim 5 , wherein each LED light of said two or more LED lights further comprises:

at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from each of said two or more LED lights and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

7. The facility of claim 1 wherein the time of the internal clock of each LED light of said two or more LED lights is synchronized with the master clock of said one or more masters.

8. The facility of claim 7 , wherein each master further comprises:

at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from said master and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

9. The facility of any one of claim 8 , wherein the system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism is capable of illuminating at least one organism with two or more LED lights within an agriculture facility, wherein the two or more LED lights each emit a repetitive photon signal, wherein the photon signal is comprised of two or more components working in coordination, wherein the first component of the photon signal is a biological response initiation component which provides one or more photon pulses of one or more colors that initiates the stimulation of a biological response, where each of the one or more pulses has one or more frequencies and one or more intensities where said first component initiates the biological response of the organism, where the one or more photon pulses of the first component are followed by one or more pulses of a second component where the second component is a biological response reset component, with one or more pulses composed of one or more colors and one or more frequencies and intensities, and wherein the photon signal is repeated, wherein the coordination of the first and second components within said signal results in a change in the regulation of a biological response in said organism.

10. The facility of claim 9 , wherein said biological response is chosen from fertility, ovulation, hunger, egg production, sexual maturity, milk production, hormone production, behavior and socialization, root, tissue or hyphal growth, vegetative growth, flower or fruiting body production, fruit, spore or seed production, stopping growth, elongation of a specific plant part, repairing an organism or destruction of the organism and interpolation of circadian inputs.

11. The facility of claim 1 , wherein the system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights comprises:

a mesh network comprising said two or more LED lights;

wherein each LED light in the mesh network is capable of broadcasting and receiving clock signals from other LED lights in the system;

wherein each of said two or more LED lights performs a convergence algorithm to align its internal clock to the other received clocks within the LED light array;

wherein each of said two or more LED lights broadcasts its adjusted clock to other LED lights within the array, wherein over repeated cycles, the clocks of all LED lights within said LED light array align with each other;

wherein each of said two or more LED lights comprises: at least one photon emitter, wherein the at least one photon emitter is capable of emission of photons;

wherein each of said two or more LED lights are capable of generating photon emissions that are synchronized to the LED light array's converged clock.

12. The facility of claim 1 , wherein the system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights comprises:

wherein said at least one master is capable of generating a signal, wherein said signal contains the time of said master clock within said signal and the time the signal is sent:

wherein said LED light is capable of receiving said signal;

wherein the controller of said LED light is capable of analyzing the time of said master clock and the time the signal was sent from said master; and

comparing the time of said master and the time the signal was sent from said master with the time of the internal clock of the LED light;

and synchronizing the internal clock of the LED light with the master clock of said master.

13. The facility of claim 12 , wherein each LED light of said two or more LED lights further comprises:

at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from each of said two or more LED lights and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

14. The facility of claim 13 , wherein each master further comprises:

at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from said master and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

15. The facility of claim 14 wherein the time of the internal clock of each LED light of said two or more LED lights is synchronized with the master clock of said one or more masters.

16. The facility of claim 15 , wherein the system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism is capable of illuminating at least one organism with two or more LED lights within an agriculture facility, wherein the two or more LED lights each emit a repetitive photon signal, wherein the photon signal is comprised of two or more components working in coordination, wherein the first component of the photon signal is a biological response initiation component which provides one or more photon pulses of one or more colors that initiates the stimulation of a biological response, where each of the one or more pulses has one or more frequencies and one or more intensities where said first component initiates the biological response of the organism, where the one or more photon pulses of the first component are followed by one or more pulses of a second component where the second component is a biological response reset component, with one or more pulses composed of one or more colors and one or more frequencies and intensities, and wherein the photon signal is repeated, wherein the coordination of the first and second components within said signal results in a change in the regulation of a biological response in said organism.

17. The facility of claim 16 , wherein said biological response is chosen from fertility, ovulation, hunger, egg production, sexual maturity, milk production, hormone production, behavior and socialization, root, tissue or hyphal growth, vegetative growth, flower or fruiting body production, fruit, spore or seed production, stopping growth, elongation of a specific plant part, repairing an organism or destruction of the organism and interpolation of circadian inputs.

18. The facility of claim 12 , further comprising at least one mobile real time location unit in communication with the system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights, wherein the mobile real time location unit comprises:

mobile housing unit comprising:

a communication unit capable of emitting a data signal and receiving a data signal, wherein said communications unit comprises:

a signal transmitter capable of emitting an output signal; and

a signal receiver operably coupled to a signal wireless receiver and transmitter, wherein said wireless receiver and transmitter is capable of sending and receiving an input signal directed to said two or more LED lights; and

a power unit, wherein said power storage unit provides power for said central processing unit and said communication unit;

wherein emitting a repetitive, passive or constant signal containing data regarding said organism from said communication unit;

based upon the information contained in the data signal from the mobile real time location unit the emission from said two or LED lights is modified.

19. The signal of claim 18 , wherein said signal is chosen from a simple tone, repetitive pulse ultra-wide band, broadband, pulse radio frequency (RF), zigbee, and ad hoc wireless.

20. The mobile real time location unit of claim 19 , further comprising a controller, wherein said controller is in communication with said communication unit.

21. The mobile real time location unit of claim 20 , wherein said mobile real time location unit further comprises at least one sensor, wherein said sensor is in communication with the controller and said power supply, wherein said power supply provides power to said sensor.

22. The mobile real time location unit of claim 21 , wherein said at least one sensor is capable of monitoring the health of the organism, the status of the organism, or the environment around the organism.

23. A method of using a facility, method comprising:

providing a system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism; and

providing a system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights,

wherein the system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights comprises:

providing at least one master controller;

providing a master clock within said at least one master controller, wherein said at least one master controller is capable of generating a signal transmitting the time of said master clock within said signal;

providing two or more LED lights, wherein each LED light comprises:

a controller;

an internal clock; and

providing at least one photon emitter, wherein said at least one photon emitter is capable of emission of photons;

wherein the controller is in communication with the internal clock and the at least one photon emitter and wherein the time of the internal clock synchronizes the timing of the emission of photons from said at least one photon emitter;

wherein each LED light is capable of receiving said signal from the master controller and wherein the controller of each LED light is capable of analyzing the time of said master clock of said signal from said master controller and comparing the time of the master clock with the time of the internal clock of the LED light;

wherein said system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism is produced from said system for synchronous emission of modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein each LED light of said two or more LED lights further comprises:

providing at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

providing a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

providing a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from each of said two or more LED lights and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein each master further comprises:

providing at least one wireless receiver or transmitter;

providing a signal receiver, wherein said signal receiver is operably coupled to said wireless receiver or transmitter and wherein said signal receiver is in communication with said controller;

providing a signal transmitter, wherein said signal transmitter is capable of emitting a signal from said master and wherein said signal transmitter is in communication with said controller.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the time of the internal clock of each LED light of said two or more LED lights is synchronized with the master clock of said one or more masters.

27. The method of claim 25 wherein the system for inducing a desired biological response in an organism is capable of illuminating at least one organism with two or more LED lights within an agriculture facility, wherein the two or more LED lights each emit a repetitive photon signal, wherein the photon signal is comprised of two or more components working in coordination, wherein the first component of the photon signal is a biological response initiation component which provides one or more photon pulses of one or more colors that initiates the stimulation of a biological response, where each of the one or more pulses has one or more frequencies and one or more intensities where said first component initiates the biological response of the organism, where the one or more photon pulses of the first component are followed by one or more pulses of a second component where the second component is a biological response reset component, with one or more pulses composed of one or more colors and one or more frequencies and intensities, and wherein the photon signal is repeated, wherein the coordination of the first and second components within said signal results in a change in the regulation of a biological response in said organism.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein said biological response is chosen from fertility, ovulation, hunger, egg production, sexual maturity, milk production, hormone production, behavior and socialization, root, tissue or hyphal growth, vegetative growth, flower or fruiting body production, fruit, spore or seed production, stopping growth, elongation of a specific plant part, repairing an organism or destruction of the organism and interpolation of circadian inputs.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2025
From: XIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: LIGHT TECH, LLC
Reel/Frame 074059/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: SUNTYCH, JON DAREN
To: XIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060164/0905 →
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