Patents by Inventor Masahiko KAIDE

Masahiko KAIDE 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).

  • Patent number: 10070599
    Abstract: A plant cultivation apparatus includes a cultivation unit including a cultivation bed that includes a recess having a recessed cross-sectional shape and being configured to receive cultivation liquid injected into the recess, and a cultivation plate on the cultivation bed. The cultivation plate is supported on the recess of the cultivation bed, and includes an air supply path defined inside the cultivation plate, an air intake port through which air is supplied to the air supply path, and an air discharge port connecting with the air supply path and defined on an upper surface side of the cultivation plate where a cultivation plant is disposed. The cultivation bed includes an air intake port through which air is introduced and guided to the air supply path of the cultivation plate, and an air discharge port connectable with the air intake port of the cultivation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Hanzawa, Masahiko Kaide, Hiroshi Kageyama
  • Publication number: 20160157447
    Abstract: A plant cultivation apparatus includes a cultivation unit including a cultivation bed that includes a recess having a recessed cross-sectional shape and receiving cultivation liquid injected into the recess, and a cultivation plate provided on the cultivation bed. The cultivation plate is supported by the recess of the cultivation bed, and includes an air supply path formed inside the cultivation plate, an air intake port through which air is supplied to the air supply path, and an air discharge port connecting with the air supply path and formed on an upper surface side of the cultivation plate where a cultivation plant is disposed. The cultivation bed includes an air intake port through which air is introduced and guided to the air supply path of the cultivation plate, and an air discharge port connectable with the air intake port of the cultivation plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio HANZAWA, Masahiko KAIDE, Hiroshi KAGEYAMA