Patents by Inventor Munetake FUKUNAGA

Munetake FUKUNAGA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240113492
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor laser element, a wavelength conversion member, and a package. The wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion portion and a reflective portion. The wavelength conversion portion includes a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface. The package includes a disposition region. The wavelength conversion member is disposed at a position away in a first direction from a position at which the semiconductor laser element is disposed. The light-emitting surface has a shape that, in a plan view perpendicular to the light-emitting surface, has a first region decreasing in width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from the side closest to the semiconductor laser element toward the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadayuki KITAJIMA, Soichiro MIURA, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yusuke MORI
  • Publication number: 20230337342
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes: one or more first light emitting devices configured to emit first light and second light for circadian rhythms; and a second light emitting device configured to emit third light having substantially effective emission wavelength in the 320 nm to 420 nm range. A correlated color temperature of the second light is higher than a correlated color temperature of the first light. A meranopic ratio of the second light is higher than a meranopic ratio of the first light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11778705
    Abstract: A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including: a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a first correlated color temperature of 3000 K or less in the CIE1931 color space chromaticity diagram, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a second correlated color temperature equal to or higher than that of the first correlated color temperature, a third light emitting device configured to emit light having substantially effective emission wavelength in a 320 nm to 420 nm range, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first, second, and third light emitting devices; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture and including a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Haraguchi, Kenji Asai, Munetake Fukunaga, Yasuo Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20230010312
    Abstract: A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including: a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a first correlated color temperature of 3000 K or less in the CIE1931 color space chromaticity diagram, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a second correlated color temperature equal to or higher than that of the first correlated color temperature, a third light emitting device configured to emit light having substantially effective emission wavelength in a 320 nm to 420 nm range, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first, second, and third light emitting devices; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture and including a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11470699
    Abstract: A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±500 K from a prescribed value, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±500 K from the prescribed value, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the light emitted from the second light emitting device; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture, the information processing apparatus comprising a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device in accordance with a time of day by transmitting dimming instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Haraguchi, Kenji Asai, Munetake Fukunaga, Yasuo Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20210289711
    Abstract: An output of light suitable for growing plants is controlled using a white light source. A growing system including a greenhouse and a plurality of lighting devices disposed above a plant to be grown in the greenhouse and utilizing natural light includes a plurality of white light sources, a plurality of auxiliary light sources each of which is configured to emit red light and far-red light, and an illumination controller configured to control a degree of emission of light from the white light sources or the auxiliary light sources of the plurality of lighting devices, the illumination controller configured to start or stop controlling emission of light from the white light sources or the auxiliary light sources according to sunrise or sunset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mika MATSUMOTO, Kazushige FUJIO, Sadakazu WAKUI, Tomokazu SUZUKI, Masato FUJIWARA, Munetake FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210160979
    Abstract: A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±500 K from a prescribed value, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±500 K from the prescribed value, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the light emitted from the second light emitting device; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture, the information processing apparatus comprising a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device in accordance with a time of day by transmitting dimming instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11017073
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory to store drawing data including stroke information, generated in response to a handwriting operation, and audio data collected by a terminal apparatus, the audio data being associated with user identification information identifying a user of the terminal apparatus, and circuitry to acquire the drawing data acquired at a specific time point and the audio data collected in a data-acquiring period including the specific time point, transmit the audio data and a request for converting the acquired audio data to a language processing apparatus into first text data, acquire the first text data from the language processing apparatus, compare the stroke information of the drawing data and the first text data to determine whether the stroke information matches the first text data, and convert handwritten-information indicated by the stroke information to second text data when the stroke information matches the first text data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Munetake Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 10959304
    Abstract: A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±100 K from a prescribed value, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±100 K from the prescribed value, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the light emitted from the second light emitting device; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture, the information processing apparatus comprising a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device in accordance with a time of day by transmitting dimming instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Haraguchi, Kenji Asai, Munetake Fukunaga, Yasuo Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20200329539
    Abstract: A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±100 K from a prescribed value, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±100 K from the prescribed value, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the light emitted from the second light emitting device; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture, the information processing apparatus comprising a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device in accordance with a time of day by transmitting dimming instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200175150
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory to store drawing data including stroke information, generated in response to a handwriting operation, and audio data collected by a terminal apparatus, the audio data being associated with user identification information identifying a user of the terminal apparatus, and circuitry to acquire the drawing data acquired at a specific time point and the audio data collected in a data-acquiring period including the specific time point, transmit the audio data and a request for converting the acquired audio data to a language processing apparatus into first text data, acquire the first text data from the language processing apparatus, compare the stroke information of the drawing data and the first text data to determine whether the stroke information matches the first text data, and convert handwritten-information indicated by the stroke information to second text data when the stroke information matches the first text data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Munetake FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10558795
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory to store drawing data including stroke information, generated in response to a handwriting operation, and audio data collected by a terminal apparatus, the audio data being associated with user identification information identifying a user of the terminal apparatus, and circuitry to acquire the drawing data acquired at a specific time point and the audio data collected in a data-acquiring period including the specific time point, transmit the audio data and a request for converting the acquired audio data to a language processing apparatus into first text data, acquire the first text data from the language processing apparatus, compare the stroke information of the drawing data and the first text data to determine whether the stroke information matches the first text data, and convert handwritten-information indicated by the stroke information to second text data when the stroke information matches the first text data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Munetake Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20180129800
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory to store drawing data including stroke information, generated in response to a handwriting operation, and audio data collected by a terminal apparatus, the audio data being associated with user identification information identifying a user of the terminal apparatus, and circuitry to acquire the drawing data acquired at a specific time point and the audio data collected in a data-acquiring period including the specific time point, transmit the audio data and a request for converting the acquired audio data to a language processing apparatus into first text data, acquire the first text data from the language processing apparatus, compare the stroke information of the drawing data and the first text data to determine whether the stroke information matches the first text data, and convert handwritten-information indicated by the stroke information to second text data when the stroke information matches the first text data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Munetake FUKUNAGA