Patents by Inventor Nobuyasu NARUSE

Nobuyasu NARUSE 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: 11768109
    Abstract: The spectroscopic measuring instrument includes: a spectrometer to make measurement of a reflection spectrum of an object relative to a light source and output measurement information representing a result of the measurement; a shadow projector including obstacle(s) to allow light from the light source to cast shadow(s) on an object surface; an imaging device to output image information representing an image of an imaging area including the object surface; a storage interface removably connectable to a computer readable medium; and a processing device. The processing device is connected to the spectrometer, the imaging device and the storage interface, and performs a measurement process of storing the measurement information from the spectrometer and the image information from the imaging device in the computer readable medium connected to the storage interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukihiro Takahashi, Youhei Moteki, Nobuyasu Naruse
  • Patent number: 11768152
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a storage, an interface device, and a computing circuit. The storage stores a database, in which spectrum data concerning light from a light source and a measurement condition data at a time of measurement of the light are associated with a plant status data concerning growth of a plant and/or a harvest data concerning a harvest of the plant. The interface device receives an input of a user measurement condition which is to be applied at a time of measurement of the plant by a user and which includes data concerning angles at the time of measurement and data concerning a plant status and/or a harvest to be predicted. The computing circuit determines at least two wavelengths contained in the light from the light source to be measured under the user measurement condition by referring to the database based on the user measurement condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukihiro Takahashi, Tatsuharu Ono, Nobuyasu Naruse, Yurino Ishida
  • Publication number: 20230251129
    Abstract: The spectroscopic measuring instrument includes: a spectrometer to make measurement of a reflection spectrum of an object relative to a light source and output measurement information representing a result of the measurement; a shadow projector including obstacle(s) to allow light from the light source to cast shadow(s) on an object surface; an imaging device to output image information representing an image of an imaging area including the object surface; a storage interface removably connectable to a computer readable medium; and a processing device. The processing device is connected to the spectrometer, the imaging device and the storage interface, and performs a measurement process of storing the measurement information from the spectrometer and the image information from the imaging device in the computer readable medium connected to the storage interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Yukihiro TAKAHASHI, Youhei MOTEKI, Nobuyasu NARUSE
  • Publication number: 20230251185
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a storage, an interface device, and a computing circuit. The storage stores a database, in which spectrum data concerning light from a light source and a measurement condition data at a time of measurement of the light are associated with a plant status data concerning growth of a plant and/or a harvest data concerning a harvest of the plant. The interface device receives an input of a user measurement condition which is to be applied at a time of measurement of the plant by a user and which includes data concerning angles at the time of measurement and data concerning a plant status and/or a harvest to be predicted. The computing circuit determines at least two wavelengths contained in the light from the light source to be measured under the user measurement condition by referring to the database based on the user measurement condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Yukihiro TAKAHASHI, Tatsuharu ONO, Nobuyasu NARUSE, Yurino ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 11131583
    Abstract: An object state detection and transmission system includes a spectrometer configured to measure a reflectance spectrum based on reflected light reflected by a target object, a spectroscopic terminal apparatus integrally provided with an electronic device, the spectroscopic terminal apparatus being configured to receive a measured reflection spectrum; and a server apparatus connected to the spectroscopic terminal apparatus via a communication line. The electronic device includes a photographic camera configured to photograph the target object to capture a photographed image; a Global Positioning System (GPS) communication unit configured to measure a position of the target object; a sensor configured to measure an azimuth and an angle of the target object; a Central Processing Unit (CPU) configured to clock a current time of the photographing and the measurement; and a wireless communication unit configured to transmit resultant data to the server apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukihiro Takahashi, Nobuyasu Naruse
  • Publication number: 20200319024
    Abstract: An object state detection and transmission system includes a spectroscope that measures a reflectance spectrum based on reflected light reflected by a target object, a spectroscopic terminal apparatus integrally provided with an electronic device, the spectroscopic terminal apparatus receiving a measured reflection spectrum; and a server apparatus connected to the spectroscopic terminal device via a communication line. The electronic device includes photographing means that photographs a target object to capture a photographed image; GPS means that measures a position of the target object; sensor means that measures azimuth and angle of the target object; clock means that clocks current time of the photographing and measurement; and communication means that transmits the photographed image, the position of the target object, the azimuth and angle of the target object, and the photographing and measurement time together with the received reflection spectrum to the server apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Yukihiro TAKAHASHI, Nobuyasu NARUSE