Patents by Inventor Chikako Ohura

Chikako Ohura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130003382
    Abstract: A lighting device (20) included in a plant cultivation device (10) includes: a light source unit (25) including an LED serving as a light source; and a cooling unit (30) including a cooling section (21) which allows a cooling medium to flow therein, the cooling unit (30) cooling the light source by heat exchange between the cooling medium supplied to the inside of the cooling section (21) and the light source unit (25). A fan (26) provided in the cooling unit (30) starts and stops supply of the cooling medium in accordance with the temperature (T) measured by a light source temperature sensor (27) provided to the light source unit (25). This makes it possible for a lighting device for plant cultivation and a plant cultivation device to reduce formation of condensation during cooling of the light source, while achieving efficient cooling of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chikako Ohura, Hiroshi Fuji, Toshihiro Ohta