Photon modulation management system for stimulation of a desired response in birds

• US 9,907,296 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2017
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiant Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Xiant Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Suntych, Jon Daren
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Monica L
• Application Number:
  US15/424,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20170142940A1
• Time in Patent Office: 396 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 39/012 filling automatically , e.g. by gravity from a reserve
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 45/00 Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/165 following a pre-assigned programmed sequence; Logic control [LC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for stimulating a desired response, such as ovulation and egg laying, fertility, hunger, growth, mood and sexual maturity in birds or ayes, by controlling the pulsing of two or more different wavelength bands, duty cycle, and frequency of photon bursts within a photon signal to a bird, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the bird.

Claims

1. A system for inducing a desired response in a bird comprising:

at least one photon emitter;

at least one photon emission modulation controller in communication with said at least one photon emitter;

wherein said at least one photon emitter is configured to produce a photon signal to said bird, wherein said photon signal comprises two or more independent components, wherein said two or more independent components comprise;

a first independent component comprising a repetitive first modulated photon pulse group, wherein said first modulated photon pulse group has one or more photon pulse ON durations between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds with one or more intensities, has one or more photon pulse OFF durations between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours, and a wavelength color;

and

a second independent component comprising a repetitive second modulated photon pulse group, wherein said second modulated photon pulse group has one or more photon pulse ON durations between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds with one or more intensities, has one or more second photon pulse OFF durations between is between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours, and a wavelength color;

wherein the first independent component and the second independent component are produced within said signal simultaneously;

wherein the second modulated photon pulse group is different from the first modulated photon pulse group;

and

wherein said signal is emitted toward said bird from said at least one photon emitter, wherein the combined effect of first modulated photon pulse group and the second modulated photon pulse group of the signal produces a desired response from said bird;

wherein said desired response from said bird is chosen from ovulation, fertility, egg production or laying, hunger, growth, reduction of stress or calming, improving egg quality, socialization, bird growth, bird development, sexual maturity, improving reproductive quality, facilitation of nutrient uptake, photochemical responses, and regulation of circadian rhythm.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a third or more independent component comprising a repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group, wherein said third or more modulated photon pulse group has one or more photon pulse ON durations between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds with one or more intensities, has one or more photon pulse OFF durations between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours, and a wavelength color;

wherein the third or more independent component, the first independent component and the second independent component are produced within said signal simultaneously;

wherein the repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group is different from the second modulated photon pulse group and the first modulated photon pulse group; and

wherein said signal is emitted toward said bird from said at least one photon emitter, wherein the combined effect of the repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group, the first modulated photon pulse group and the second modulated photon pulse group of the signal produces a desired response from said bird.

3. The system of claim 2, each of the one or more additional photon pulse OFF durations of the third or more modulated photon pulse group is different.

4. The system of claim 2, each of the one or more additional photon pulse ON durations of the third or more modulated photon pulse group is different.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein said components of said third or more modulated photon pulse group is specifically tuned to a desired response from said bird.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein said each additional wavelength color of said third or more modulated photon pulse group is chosen from the group consisting of near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, green and ultra-violet.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein said each additional wavelength color of said third or more modulated photon pulse group has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein said third or more modulated photon pulse group further comprises one or more additional intensities.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more durations of the third or more pulse ON are different from the one or more durations of the third or more photon pulse OFF.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a master logic controller in communication with said at least one photon emission modulation controller, wherein said master logic controller sends commands to said at least one photon emission modulation controller controlling the modulated pulse groups of said first independent component and said second independent component from said at least one photon emitters.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least two photon emission devices are selected from the group of incandescent (Tungsten-halogen and Xenon), Fluorescent (CFL'"'"'s), high intensity discharge (Metal Halide, High-Pressure Sodium, Low-Pressure Sodium, Mercury Vapor), sunlight, and light emitting diode.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said master logic controller is in communication with a power consumption sensor that monitors the power usage of said at least two photon emission devices and wherein said power consumption sensor is in communication with a host that is external to said master logic controller.

13. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

wherein said master logic controller is in communication with said at least one photon emission modulation controller, wherein said master logic controller is capable of sending commands to said at least one photon emission modulation controller controlling the components of said third or more modulated photon pulse group.

14. The system of claim 10, further comprising

at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor is capable of monitoring at least one condition associated with said bird, wherein said at least one condition associated with said bird is an environmental condition associated with said bird or a physiological condition associated with said bird;

wherein said at least one sensor is operably linked to a first communication device, wherein said first communication device sends data from said at least one sensor to said master logic controller.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said master logic controller adjusts said first ON duration with one or more intensities, first duration OFF, and first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group is the same as said second ON duration with one or more second intensities, second OFF duration, and second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising said master logic controller in communication with an irrigation source, wherein said irrigation source provides irrigation events to said bird.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the timing of an irrigation event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the duration of an irrigation event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

19. The system of claim 14, further comprising said master logic controller in communication with a nutrient source, wherein said nutrient source is capable of providing nutrient events to said bird.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the timing of a nutrient event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the duration of a nutrient event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein said at least one sensor is selected from the group comprising an air temperature sensor, humidity sensor, bird body temperature sensor, bird weight sensor, sound, movement sensor, infrared sensor, O₂ sensor, CO₂ sensor and CO and combinations thereof.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one photon emission modulation controller is selected from the group comprising a solid-state relay, a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, a field-effect transistor, a Zener diode, optical chopper and a device that induces modulation of a photon pulse.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein said first wavelength color of said first wavelength band of said first modulated photon pulse is chosen from the group comprising near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, and ultra-violet.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein said second wavelength color of said second wavelength band of said second modulated photon pulse is chosen from the group comprising near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, and ultra-violet.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein said first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein said second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein said first ON duration with one or more intensities, first duration OFF and first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group is the same as said second ON duration with one or more second intensities, second OFF duration and second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein said bird is selected from the group comprising:

chickens, ducks and other water fowl, turkeys, emu, ostrich, quail, pheasant, upland game birds, pigeon, parrots and other bird species within the kingdom Animalia and tissues thereof.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein said first modulated photon pulse group has a change in light quantum of at least 5%.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein said second modulated photon pulse group photon pulse has a change in light quantum of at least 5%.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein the duty cycle of said first modulated photon pulse group and second modulated photon pulse group ranges between 0.1% to 93%.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the duty cycle of said third or more modulated photon pulse group ranges between 0.1% to 93%.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein said desired response of said bird is a response mediated by opsins in the hypothalamus of said bird.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein all additional or supplemental external light is obstructed from said bird.

36. The system of claim 1, wherein said emission of said signal is a supplemental source of photons.

37. The system of claim 1, wherein said response is a non-naturally stimulated response selected from growth, repair and destruction.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein said first photon pulse ON duration with one or more first intensities, said first photon pulse OFF duration, and said first wavelength band of said first modulated photon pulse group is specifically tuned to a desired response from said bird.

39. The system of claim 1, wherein said second photon pulse ON duration with one or more second intensities, said second photon pulse OFF duration, said second wavelength band of said second modulated photon pulse group is specifically tuned to a desired response from said bird.

40. The system of claim 1, wherein said system reduces the power used to induce a desired response in a bird by at least 50% when compared to a 60 watt grow light.

41. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more first photon pulse OFF durations of the first modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

42. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more second photon pulse OFF durations of the second modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

43. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more first photon pulse ON durations of the first modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

44. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more second photon pulse ON durations of the second modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

45. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more durations of the first pulse ON are different from the one or more durations of the first photon pulse OFF.

46. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more durations of the second pulse ON are different from the one or more durations of the second photon pulse OFF.

47. The system of claim 1, wherein said duration, intensity, wavelength band and duty cycle of said first photon pulse and said duration, intensity, wavelength band and duty cycle of said at least one additional photon pulse induce a gain efficiency greater than 1.