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).
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Publication number: 20240113492Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tadayuki KITAJIMA, Soichiro MIURA, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yusuke MORI
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Publication number: 20230337342Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
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Patent number: 11778705Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Haraguchi, Kenji Asai, Munetake Fukunaga, Yasuo Fujikawa
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Publication number: 20230010312Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
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Patent number: 11470699Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Haraguchi, Kenji Asai, Munetake Fukunaga, Yasuo Fujikawa
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Publication number: 20210289711Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Mika MATSUMOTO, Kazushige FUJIO, Sadakazu WAKUI, Tomokazu SUZUKI, Masato FUJIWARA, Munetake FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20210160979Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
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Patent number: 11017073Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Munetake Fukunaga
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Patent number: 10959304Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Haraguchi, Kenji Asai, Munetake Fukunaga, Yasuo Fujikawa
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Publication number: 20200329539Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei HARAGUCHI, Kenji ASAI, Munetake FUKUNAGA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200175150Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Munetake FUKUNAGA
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Patent number: 10558795Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Munetake Fukunaga
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Publication number: 20180129800Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Munetake FUKUNAGA