Patents by Inventor Hirofumi NISHIZONO

Hirofumi NISHIZONO 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SPERM MOTILITY
    Publication number: 20240238075
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating spermatozoa of an animal to increase motility includes: a holding or mounting unit configured to hold or support a sperm container; a lighting unit configured to irradiate the sperm container held or supported by the holding or mounting unit with light having wavelengths in a range of 390-420 nm; and a light controller unit configured to control the lighting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi NISHIZONO, Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Tomohiro TSURUMOTO
  • Method and apparatus for increasing sperm motility
    Patent number: 11969314
    Abstract: A method for treating spermatozoa of an animal includes: irradiating the spermatozoa with light having wavelengths in a range of 390-420 nm at a fluence effective to increase motility of the spermatozoa by 75% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nishizono, Yasuo Fujikawa, Tomohiro Tsurumoto
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SPERM MOTILITY
    Publication number: 20200297469
    Abstract: A method for treating spermatozoa of an animal includes: irradiating the spermatozoa with light having wavelengths in a range of 390-420 nm at a fluence effective to increase motility of the spermatozoa by 75% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi NISHIZONO, Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Tomohiro TSURUMOTO