ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,364, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to NEOTEK INC. (Midlothian, Texas).

"Modular lighting fixture, system, and method for optimized plant growth in controlled environments" was invented by Lawrence Craig Satterfield (Midlothian, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular lighting fixture for controlled environment agriculture includes an elongate body with first and second connectors at opposite ends, and end plates having opposite low voltage charges. The fixture includes a beam removably coupled to the end plates via electrically conductive fasteners, with LED strips mounted to the beam and in wired electrical communication with...