Patents by Inventor Rikuo HASEGAWA

Rikuo HASEGAWA 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: 11895939
    Abstract: The invention tracks and automatically evaluates plant traits of “individuals of plant canopy” in a growth process of a germination period (from sowing until immediately prior to primary seedling culture), at a plant factory with artificial lighting. Specifically, a two-dimensional distribution of the plant traits is calculated by non-destructively and continuously measuring plant trait information in the growth process of the germination period, on the basis of image information 2a, environmental factor information 2b, genetic characteristic information 2c, and management information 2d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION CHIBA UNIVERSITY, NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION JAPAN PLANT FACTORY ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Yumiko Amagai, Alexander Feldman, Yu Zhang, Tomomi Nozaki, Toyoki Kozai, Eri Hayashi, Osamu Nunomura, Rikuo Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20220142038
    Abstract: The invention tracks and automatically evaluates plant traits of “individuals of plant canopy” in a growth process of a germination period (from sowing until immediately prior to primary seedling culture), at a plant factory with artificial lighting. Specifically, a two-dimensional distribution of the plant traits is calculated by non-destructively and continuously measuring plant trait information in the growth process of the germination period, on the basis of image information 2a, environmental factor information 2b, genetic characteristic information 2c, and management information 2d.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yumiko AMAGAI, Alexander FELDMAN, Yu ZHANG, Tomomi NOZAKI, Toyoki KOZAI, Eri HAYASHI, Osamu NUNOMURA, Rikuo HASEGAWA