Patents by Inventor Titta KOTILAINEN

Titta KOTILAINEN 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).

  • ARRANGEMENT AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING PLANT PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH ENHANCING INSECT POLLINATION SUCCESS IN PLANT CULTIVATION
    Publication number: 20190191634
    Abstract: The invention relates to the cultivation of insect (840) pollinated plants (710, 711) in a greenhouse (700, 701 and 802) environment. In more particular, the invention relates to a lighting device and a method of illumination designed to enhance insect pollination in plants, such as the tomato. The best mode of the invention is considered to be the use of a LED (101, 102, 103 and 104) lighting device having emission peaks (401, 402, 403, 410 and 510) matching the photosynthetic relative absorption peaks of green plants, and the relative reflectance peaks of flowers of plants being cultivated and the relative sensitivity peaks of the insect's vision being used in the pollination. The inventive lighting device and method reduces insect mortality and increases pollination efficiency, photosynthetic growth and thereby increases the productivity of plant cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Lars AIKALA, Ilkka KIVIMÄKI, Titta KOTILAINEN
  • METHOD AND MEANS FOR IMPROVING PLANT PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH ENHANCING INSECT POLLINATION SUCCESS IN PLANT CULTIVATION
    Publication number: 20140373442
    Abstract: The invention relates to the cultivation of insect (840) pollinated plants (710, 711) in a greenhouse (700, 701 and 802) environment. In more particular, the invention relates to a lighting device and a method of illumination designed to enhance insect pollination in plants, such as the tomato. The best mode of the invention is considered to be the use of a LED (101, 102, 103 and 104) lighting device having emission peaks (401, 402, 403, 410 and 510) matching the photosynthetic relative absorption peaks of green plants, and the relative reflectance peaks of flowers of plants being cultivated and the relative sensitivity peaks of the insect's vision being used in the pollination. The inventive lighting device and method reduces insect mortality and increases pollination efficiency, photosynthetic growth and thereby increases the productivity of plant cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Lars AIKALA, Ilkka KIVIMAKI, Titta KOTILAINEN
  • METHOD AND MEANS FOR IMPROVING PLANT PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH ENHANCING INSECT POLLINATION SUCCESS IN PLANT CULTIVATION
    Publication number: 20120311925
    Abstract: The invention relates to the cultivation of insect (840) pollinated plants (710, 711) in a greenhouse (700, 701 and 802) environment. In more particular, the invention relates to a lighting device and a method of illumination designed to enhance insect pollination in plants, such as the tomato. The best mode of the invention is considered to be the use of a LED (101, 102, 103 and 104) lighting device having emission peaks (401, 402, 403, 410 and 510) matching the photosynthetic relative absorption peaks of green plants, and the relative reflectance peaks of flowers of plants being cultivated and the relative sensitivity peaks of the insect's vision being used in the pollination. The inventive lighting device and method reduces insect mortality and increases pollination efficiency, photosynthetic growth and thereby increases the productivity of plant cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: VALOYA OY
    Inventors: Lars AIKALA, Ilkka KIVIMÄKI, Titta KOTILAINEN