A lighting assembly includes a light guide having opposite first and second major surfaces and at least one edge surface extending between the first and second major surfaces, a solid-state light source arranged to emit light into the edge surface of the light guide, and a plurality of integrated optical elements associated with the first major surface to redirect the light emitted by the solid-state light source. The lighting assembly may further include an air circulation device and a heat transfer system configured to transfer heat generated by the solid-state lighting source to a flow of air generated by the air circulation device. The solid-state light source may include light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, and/or organic light emitting diodes configured to produce multiple colors. Also provided is a habitat including the lighting assembly, and related methods.

A kennel comprising: (a) a feeding system including: (i) one or more water bowls; (ii) one or more water storage in communication with the one or more water bowls; (iii) one or more food bowls; and (iv) one or more food storage in communication with the one or more food bowls; (b) a communication system including: (i) one or more cameras; (ii) one or more speakers; (iii) one or more microphones; or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii), and (iii); (c) an entry system including: a cleaning system; and (d) a remote device including an application that is in communication with the kennel so that a user can control the feeding system, the communication system, the entry system, or a combination thereof.

An enclosed litter box is provided that includes a housing sized and shaped for an animal and litter tray. The apparatus includes a self-closing door that impedes airflow between the interior and exterior of the housing and can be utilized by an animal as an entrance and exit to the housing. The apparatus further includes a recirculation ventilation system that includes a fan to draw air from the interior of the housing through a filter and then circulate the filtered air back into the interior of the housing. This filter is configured to remove odor from the air.

A ventilation system includes a blower having a blower output port; a blower platform connected to the blower output port, and having a blower platform output port; a plurality of series-connected ventilator platforms; and an end cap connected to the output opening of a distal ventilator platform of the plurality of series-connected ventilator platforms.

This invention claims Individually Ventilated Caging system (IVC system) for small animals comprising a Ventilation Unit (1) comprising an initial supply chamber (12) for taking external air inside the system for filtering and supplying to the cages in IVC system and an exhaust chamber (22) for exhausting the used air collected from the cages in the IVC system; the supply chamber and the exhaust chamber provided with filter/s (13),(14), (17), (18) for the incoming or outgoing/exhausting air; wherein the IVC system is characterized by devices additional to the filters for disinfecting incoming air and/or disinfecting out-going air exhausted from the cages. The additional devices comprise (a) UVC light (15), and/or (b) one or more electrostatic air filter/s and/or (3) an ionizer on supply and or exhaust side.

Disclosed is a self-adaptive precise ventilation system for a livestock and poultry house. The system comprises an air pipe, an adjusting assembly, a camera shooting assembly, air flow test pieces and a controller; the air pipe and the air flow test pieces are all arranged above fence areas, the camera shooting assembly is installed on one side of each of the air flow test pieces, and the adjusting assembly is connected together with the air pipe through connecting ropes; a plurality of air supply outlets are formed in the air pipe, and each air supply outlet is provided with a valve; and the camera shooting assembly monitors the air flow conditions in the livestock and poultry house and the information of in-fence areas, and transmits the them to the controller so as to determine the opening degrees and the orientations of the air supply outlets and realize precise air supply.

An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.

An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.

The present disclosure provides an exhaust system for litter boxes or animal enclosures and related methods. One such system comprises a litter box enclosure having an opening in a cover of the litter box enclosure; a duct conduit that is configured to mate a first end of the duct conduit to the opening of the litter box enclosure; an exhaust fan mechanism having an intake port and an output port, wherein the intake port is configured to mate with a second end of the duct conduit; an additional duct conduit having two ends, wherein a first of the two ends is configured to mate with the output port of the exhaust fan mechanism; and an air filter having an intake opening that is configured to mate with a second of the two ends of the additional duct conduit. Other systems and methods are also provided.

A lighting assembly includes a light guide having opposite first and second major surfaces and at least one edge surface extending between the first and second major surfaces, a solid-state light source arranged to emit light into the edge surface of the light guide, and a plurality of integrated optical elements associated with the first major surface to redirect the light emitted by the solid-state light source. The lighting assembly may further include an air circulation device and a heat transfer system configured to transfer heat generated by the solid-state lighting source to a flow of air generated by the air circulation device. The solid-state light source may include light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, and/or organic light emitting diodes configured to produce multiple colors. Also provided is a habitat including the lighting assembly, and related methods.