Patents by Inventor Hirohide IWAMOTO

Hirohide IWAMOTO 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).

  • Trapping method, light source device, and trapping device for adult moths belonging to indoor phycitinae subfamily
    Patent number: 11968970
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a method for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to Phycitinae subfamily includes: emitting attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density for a predetermined period of time or longer; forming a guide path to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end; and trapping the adult Phycitinae attracted by the attracting light in the guide path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirohide Iwamoto, Toshihiro Imai, Ryota Takahashi
  • Trapping method, light source device, and trapping device for adult moths belonging to indoor Phycitinae subfamily
    Patent number: 11968971
    Abstract: A light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to subfamily Phycitinae, is configured to: emit an attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density; and form a guide path by the attracting light to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end of the attracting light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirohide Iwamoto, Toshihiro Imai, Ryota Takahashi
  • TRAPPING METHOD, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND TRAPPING DEVICE FOR ADULT MOTHS BELONGING TO INDOOR PHYCITINAE SUBFAMILY
    Publication number: 20230014533
    Abstract: A light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to subfamily Phycitinae, is configured to: emit an attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density; and form a guide path by the attracting light to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end of the attracting light
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirohide IWAMOTO, Toshihiro IMAI, Ryota TAKAHASHI
  • TRAPPING METHOD, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND TRAPPING DEVICE FOR ADULT MOTHS BELONGING TO INDOOR PHYCITINAE SUBFAMILY
    Publication number: 20200323189
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a method for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to Phycitinae subfamily includes: emitting attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density for a predetermined period of time or longer; forming a guide path to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end; and trapping the adult Phycitinae attracted by the attracting light in the guide path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirohide IWAMOTO, Toshihiro IMAI, Ryota TAKAHASHI