	US 7,585,087 B2
	Sensing light fixture device
Jean Gagne, St. Vaudreuil-Dorion (Canada); Howard Yaphe, Ville St. Laurent (Canada); and Andrew Miles, Cornwall (Canada)
Assigned to Canlyte Inc., Lachine (Canada)
Filed on Jan. 03, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/619,401.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/756618, filed on Jan. 05, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0164681 A1, Jul. 19, 2007
Int. Cl. F21V 23/02 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 362—221 [362/225; 362/260]

12 Claims

1. A light fixture device comprising an elongate housing, the housing having a pair of opposed edge faces, a first central longitudinal region and a pair of second longitudinal regions, the first longitudinal region being centrally located therebetween, the first and second longitudinal regions extending between the two edge faces, the central first longitudinal region including at least one light emitting portion, one of the second longitudinal regions including at least one sensor, the at least one sensor being positioned at a location which is optimally selected relative to a work station in a room space below the light fixture device and/or relative to one or more ambient light sources near the light fixture device, the location being one of a plurality of possible locations along a substantially continuous location line extending between the two edge faces;

said substantially continuous location line being at least one channel bordering said light emitting portion, said channel receiving a fastener through said sensor and into said substantially continuous location line channel to position said sensor in one of a plurality of positions on said substantially continuous location line.