1. A luminaire comprising:
a housing containing a driver;
a wing extending from the housing and defining an aperture;
a lighting element mount, the lighting element mount comprising:
a face defining two opposing edges; and
a wing extending from each opposing edge;
a lighting element mounted to the face of the lighting element mount;
the lighting element mount associated with the wing such that the lighting element is aligned over the wing apertures.
2. The luminaire of claim 1, the housing defining one or more slots and the wing having one or more tabs associated with the one or more slots of the housing.
3. The luminaire of claim 1, the wing having a flat mounting plate in which the apertures are defined, and a lens flange extending downward from the mounting plate, the lens flange then directed inward toward the housing such that the mounting plate and the lens flange together define a channel open toward the housing, and a lens residing in the channel.
4. The luminaire of claim 1, the face and wings of the lighting element mount defining a U-shape.
5. The luminaire of claim 1, the lighting element thermally connected to the lighting element mount face and the wings of the lighting element mount exposed to ambient air to facilitate heat dissipation.
6. The luminaire of claim 1, a mounting tab extending from the end of the lighting element mount face, the mounting tab secured to the wing adjacent to the aperture.
7. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein the lighting element comprises one or more LEDs.
8. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein the lighting element comprises a PCB populated with one or more LEDs.
9. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein two lighting element mounts are secured to the wing.
10. A luminaire comprising:
a housing comprising a base, a first leg extending from one edge of the base and a second leg extending from an opposing edge of the base, the housing defining a U-shape;
a first wing extending from the housing and defining a first aperture;
a first lighting element mount, the first lighting element mount comprising:
a face defining two opposing edges; and
a wing extending from each opposing edge;
a first lighting element mounted to the face of the first lighting element mount;
the first lighting element mount associated with the first wing such that the lighting element is aligned over first the wing apertures
a second wing extending from the housing on a side opposing the first wing, the second wing defining a second aperture;
a second lighting element mount, the second lighting element mount comprising:
a face defining two opposing edges; and
a wing extending from each opposing edge;
a second lighting element mounted to the face of the second lighting element mount;
the second lighting element mount associated with the second wing such that the lighting element is aligned over second the wing apertures; and
a driver for delivering power to the first and second lighting elements, the driver located in the U-shaped housing.
11. The luminaire of claim 10, the housing defining a plurality of slots and the first wing having one or more tabs associated with one or more of the plurality of slots of the housing; the second wing having one or more tabs associated one or more of the plurality of slots of the housing.
12. The luminaire of claim 10, the first wing having a flat mounting plate in which the first aperture is defined, and a lens flange extending downward from the mounting plate, the lens flange then directed inward toward the housing such that the mounting plate and the lens flange together define a channel open toward the housing, and a lens residing in the channel.
13. The luminaire of claim 10, the face and wings of the first lighting element mount defining a U-shape.
14. The luminaire of claim 10, the first lighting element thermally connected to the first lighting element mount face and the wings of the first lighting element mount exposed to ambient air to facilitate heat dissipation.
15. The luminaire of claim 10, a mounting tab extending from the end of the first lighting element mount face, the mounting tab secured to the first wing adjacent to the aperture.
16. The luminaire of claim 10, wherein the first lighting element comprises one or more LEDs.
17. The luminaire of claim 10, wherein the first lighting element comprises a PCB populated with one or more LEDs.
18. A luminaire comprising:
a housing containing a driver;
a mounting plate defining an aperture;
a lighting element mount, the lighting element mount comprising:
a face defining two opposing edges;
a wing extending from each opposing edge; and
a mounting tab extending from the end of the first lighting element mount face;
a lighting element mounted to the face of the lighting element mount; and
the mounting tab secured to the mounting plate adjacent to the aperture such that the lighting element is aligned over the wing apertures.
19. The luminaire of claim 18, the face and wings of the first lighting element mount defining a U-shape.
20. The luminaire of claim 18, the lighting element thermally connected to the first lighting element mount face and the wings of the first lighting element mount exposed to ambient air to facilitate heat dissipation.
21. The luminaire of claim 18, wherein the lighting element comprises one or more LEDs.
22. The luminaire of claim 18, wherein the lighting element comprises a PCB populated with one or more LEDs.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A seed of hybrid corn variety CH998883, produced by crossing a first plant of variety CV853963 with a second plant of variety CV576465, wherein representative seed of said varieties CV853963 and CV576465 have been deposited under ATCC Accession numbers PTA-121096 and PTA-121101, respectively.
2. A plant of the hybrid corn variety CH998883 grown from the seed of claim 1.
3. A plant part of the plant of claim 2.
4. The plant part of claim 3, further defined as an ear, ovule, pollen or cell.
5. A composition comprising the seed of claim 1 comprised in plant seed growth media.
6. The composition of claim 5, wherein the growth media is soil or a synthetic cultivation medium.
7. The seed of claim 1, further comprising at least a first transgene.
8. The seed of claim 7, wherein the transgene confers a trait selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein metabolism.
9. A method of producing the seed of claim 1 comprising crossing a plant of variety CV853963 with a plant of variety CV576465, wherein representative seed of variety CV853963 and variety CV576465 have been deposited under ATCC Accession numbers PTA-121096 and PTA-121101, respectively.
10. A seed of hybrid corn variety CH998883 comprising at least a first single locus conversion, produced by crossing a first plant of variety CV853963 with a second plant of variety CV576465, wherein representative seed of said varieties CV853963 and CV576465 have been deposited under ATCC Accession numbers PTA-121096 and PTA-121101, respectively, and wherein one or both of the first plant and second plant comprises the single locus conversion, and wherein a plant grown from said seed comprises a trait conferred by said at least a first single locus conversion and otherwise comprises essentially all of the morphological and physiological characteristics of hybrid corn variety CH998883.
11. The seed of claim 10, wherein the single locus conversion confers a trait selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein metabolism.
12. A plant grown from the seed of claim 10.
13. A method of introducing a heritable trait into hybrid corn variety CH998883 comprising the steps of:
(a) introducing at least a first heritable trait into at least one inbred corn variety selected from the group consisting of variety CV853963 and variety CV576465 to produce a plant of the first inbred corn variety that heritably carries the trait, wherein the heritable trait is introduced into said first inbred corn variety by backcrossing and wherein representative samples of seed of variety CV853963 and variety CV576465 have been deposited under ATCC Accession numbers PTA-121096 and PTA-121101, respectively; and
(b) crossing a plant of the first inbred corn variety that heritably carries the trait with a plant of a different variety selected from said group consisting of CV853963 and CV576465 to produce a plant of hybrid corn variety CH998883 comprising the heritable trait.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the trait is selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein metabolism.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising repeating step (a) at least once to introduce at least a second heritable trait into hybrid corn variety CH998883, wherein the second heritable trait is selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein metabolism.
16. A plant produced by the method of claim 13.
17. A method of producing a corn plant derived from the hybrid corn variety CH998883, wherein the method comprises crossing the plant of claim 2 with a second corn plant to produce a progeny corn plant derived from the hybrid corn variety CH998883.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the steps of:
(a) crossing the progeny corn plant derived from the hybrid corn variety CH998883 with itself or a second plant to produce a seed of a progeny plant of a subsequent generation;
(b) growing a progeny plant of a subsequent generation from the seed and crossing the progeny plant of a subsequent generation with itself or a second plant; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for at least an additional 3-10 generations to produce a corn plant further derived from the hybrid corn variety CH998883.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of:
(d) crossing the corn plant further derived from the hybrid corn variety CH998883 with a second, distinct corn plant.
20. A method of producing a commodity plant product comprising obtaining the plant of claim 2 or a part thereof and producing said commodity plant product therefrom.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the commodity plant product is grain, starch, seed oil, corn syrup or protein.