Patents by Inventor Hidetaka Katou
Hidetaka Katou 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).
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Patent number: 12022590Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitter configured to emit illumination light and a controller configured to control the light emitter. The controller controls the illumination light such that a first decrease ratio of melanopic illuminance of illumination light during night-time illumination to melanopic illuminance of illumination light during daytime illumination is higher than a second decrease ratio of illuminance of the illumination light during the night-time illumination to illuminance of the illumination light during the daytime illumination.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignees: KYOCERA CORPORATION, PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Katsuhiro Mitsui, Hidetaka Katou, Kenji Obayashi
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Patent number: 12000585Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light-emitting device, a plurality of second light-emitting devices, and a control unit. The first light-emitting device has a first emission spectrum that has a first peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 360 nm to 430 nm and in which a light intensity continuously decreases with decreasing wavelength from the first peak wavelength and with increasing wavelength from the first peak wavelength. Each of the plurality of second light-emitting devices has a second emission spectrum with a second peak wavelength in the range from 360 nm to 430 nm, that has a third peak wavelength in a range from the second peak wavelength to 750 nm, and in which a light intensity continuously decreases with decreasing wavelength from the second peak wavelength and with increasing wavelength from the third peak wavelength. The control unit controls all of the light-emitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hidetaka Katou, Tamio Kusano, Kohei Ikeda
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Patent number: 11889601Abstract: A spectrum control device includes a control unit that obtains spectrum information. The control unit controls at least one of a spectrum of light emitted by a light emitting device or a spectrum of image light that forms an image, on the basis of the spectrum information.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Nobuyoshi Nakayama, Takayuki Kimura, Hidetaka Katou
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Publication number: 20230156892Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitter configured to emit illumination light and a controller configured to control the light emitter. The controller controls the illumination light such that a first decrease ratio of melanopic illuminance of illumination light during night-time illumination to melanopic illuminance of illumination light during daytime illumination is higher than a second decrease ratio of illuminance of the illumination light during the night-time illumination to illuminance of the illumination light during the daytime illumination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation, Public University Corporation Nara Medical UniversityInventors: Katsuhiro MITSUI, Hidetaka KATOU, Kenji OBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11495716Abstract: A light-emitting device in an aspect of the present invention includes at least one light emitter, a first phosphor, and a second phosphor. The first phosphor emits, in response to light emitted from the at least one light emitter, light having a first peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 400 to 480 nm. The second phosphor emits, in response to light emitted from the at least one light emitter, light having a second peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 480 to 600 nm. The at least one light emitter has a third peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 280 to 315 nm and emits light in the wavelength region of 280 to 315 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hidetaka Katou, Tamio Kusano, Kiyotaka Yokoi
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Publication number: 20220268423Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light-emitting device, a plurality of second light-emitting devices, and a control unit. The first light-emitting device has a first emission spectrum that has a first peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 360 nm to 430 nm and in which a light intensity continuously decreases with decreasing wavelength from the first peak wavelength and with increasing wavelength from the first peak wavelength. Each of the plurality of second light-emitting devices has a second emission spectrum with a second peak wavelength in the range from 360 nm to 430 nm, that has a third peak wavelength in a range from the second peak wavelength to 750 nm, and in which a light intensity continuously decreases with decreasing wavelength from the second peak wavelength and with increasing wavelength from the third peak wavelength. The control unit controls all of the light-emitting devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Hidetaka KATOU, Tamio KUSANO, Kohei IKEDA
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Publication number: 20220136978Abstract: An illuminating system includes an illuminating device that emits inspection light with which an inspection target is illuminated, an information acquiring device that acquires information regarding the inspection target, and a control device that controls the inspection light on the basis of the information regarding the inspection target.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Hidetaka KATOU, Kohei IKEDA, Kazutaka YAMAMOTO, Noritane KIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220095436Abstract: A spectrum control device includes a control unit that obtains spectrum information. The control unit controls at least one of a spectrum of light emitted by a light emitting device or a spectrum of image light that forms an image, on the basis of the spectrum information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Nobuyoshi NAKAYAMA, Takayuki KIMURA, Hidetaka KATOU
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Patent number: 11282989Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light emitter including a light-emitting portion that emits first emission light having a first peak wavelength in a range of 380 to 425 nm and a half width of 15 to 35 nm, and a coating located over the light-emitting portion of the light emitter and containing phosphors to emit second emission light having a second peak wavelength in a range of 430 to 475 nm and having a third peak wavelength in a range of 490 to 540 nm. The light-emitting device emits external emission light having a peak region including the first peak wavelength, the second peak wavelength, and the third peak wavelength 14P02303 and having a long wavelength region defined between an upper end of the range of the third peak wavelength and a wavelength of 750 nm in which a light intensity decreases continuously.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hidetaka Katou, Tamio Kusano, Kiyotaka Yokoi
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Publication number: 20220010955Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light emitting element for emitting light specified by a spectrum having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 360 nm to 430 nm, and a wavelength conversion member for converting at least a portion of light emitted by the light emitting element into light specified by a spectrum having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 360 nm to 780 nm. The light emitting apparatus emits illumination light formed by a combination of light that is not converted by the wavelength conversion member, from among light emitted by the light emitting element, and light that is converted by the wavelength conversion member. A total energy of light having a wavelength in a range from 360 to 430 nm is between 3% and 18% of a total energy of light having a wavelength included in a range from 360 nm to 780 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Hidetaka KATOU, Tamio KUSANO, Kouhei IKEDA, Takayuki KIMURA, Yoshiki ANDO, Takeshi NIZUKA
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Publication number: 20210043809Abstract: A light-emitting device in an aspect of the present invention includes at least one light emitter, a first phosphor, and a second phosphor. The first phosphor emits, in response to light emitted from the at least one light emitter, light having a first peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 400 to 500 nm in an emission spectrum of light to be emitted externally. The second phosphor emits, in response to light emitted from the at least one light emitter, light having a second peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 500 to 600 nm in the emission spectrum. The at least one light emitter has a third peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 315 to 400 nm in the emission spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Hidetaka KATOU, Kiyotaka YOKOI
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Publication number: 20200411734Abstract: A light-emitting device in an aspect of the present invention includes at least one light emitter, a first phosphor, and a second phosphor. The first phosphor emits, in response to light emitted from the at least one light emitter, light having a first peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 400 to 480 nm. The second phosphor emits, in response to light emitted from the at least one light emitter, light having a second peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 480 to 600 nm. The at least one light emitter has a third peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 280 to 315 nm and emits light in the wavelength region of 280 to 315 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Hidetaka KATOU, Tamio KUSANO, Kiyotaka YOKOI
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Publication number: 20200279980Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light emitter including a light-emitting portion that emits first emission light having a first peak wavelength in a range of 380 to 425 nm and a half width of 15 to 35 nm, and a coating located over the light-emitting portion of the light emitter and containing phosphors to emit second emission light having a second peak wavelength in a range of 430 to 475 nm and having a third peak wavelength in a range of 490 to 540 nm. The light-emitting device emits external emission light having a peak region including the first peak wavelength, the second peak wavelength, and the third peak wavelength 14P02303 and having a long wavelength region defined between an upper end of the range of the third peak wavelength and a wavelength of 750 nm in which a light intensity decreases continuously.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Hidetaka KATOU, Tamio KUSANO, Kiyotaka YOKOI
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Patent number: 8157411Abstract: An illuminating device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a plurality of first light-reflecting parts, and a plurality of second light-reflecting parts. Each of the plurality of first light-reflecting parts has a first light reflecting surface surrounding one of the light-emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of second light-reflecting parts has a second light reflecting surface surrounding one of the light-emitting diodes. The shape of the first light reflecting surface is different from that of the second light reflecting surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoya Tabuchi, Hidetaka Katou
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Patent number: 7959323Abstract: An illuminating device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a plurality of first light-reflecting parts, and a plurality of second light-reflecting parts. Each of the plurality of first light-reflecting parts has a first light reflecting surface surrounding one of the light-emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of second light-reflecting parts has a second light reflecting surface surrounding one of the light-emitting diodes. The shape of the first light reflecting surface is different from that of the second light reflecting surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Tomoya Tabuchi, Hidetaka Katou
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Publication number: 20080151544Abstract: An illuminating device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a plurality of first light-reflecting parts, and a plurality of second light-reflecting parts. Each of the plurality of first light-reflecting parts has a first light reflecting surface surrounding one of the light-emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of second light-reflecting parts has a second light reflecting surface surrounding one of the light-emitting diodes. The shape of the first light reflecting surface is different from that of the second light reflecting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Tomoya TABUCHI, Hidetaka Katou