Patents by Inventor Sang Min KO

Sang Min KO 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: 20230263103
    Abstract: A light source includes a controller configured to turn on or off a plurality of light sources depending on a light period. The controller can be configured to turn on the light sources during each of a plurality of light periods such that the light sources emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks toward the plant. At least one light period can include a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller can adjust the spectrum of the light between the first period and the second period and/or during different light periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ryung KIM, Sang Min KO, Jin Won KIM, Hyun Su SONG
  • Patent number: 11707022
    Abstract: A light device for plant cultivation is disclosed. The light device for plant cultivation includes a light source unit including multiple first light source modules and multiple second light source modules. The multiple first light source modules and the multiple second light source modules may emit light for plant cultivation toward a plant. The multiple first light source modules are arranged at constant intervals. The multiple second light source modules are disposed at least between a pair of first light source modules disposed at both ends of the light source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Su Song, Sang Min Ko, Se Ryung Kim, Jin Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20230194057
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light source module for plant cultivation and a light device including the same. The light source module for plant cultivation may include at least one main light source emitting white light. The white light from the main light source is provided to a plant during cultivation to improve the growth and phytochemical content of the plant. In addition, the white light may have peak wavelengths of 430 nm or less, 440 nm to 460 nm, 510 nm to 530 nm, and 600 nm to 630 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Min KO
  • Publication number: 20230143039
    Abstract: A light source unit for plant cultivation includes: a first light emitter emitting a primary light and a converter disposed on a path of the primary light to produce a first light, and a second light emitter emitting a second light, wherein combined light emitted from the first light emitter and the second light emitter produces a basic spectrum including at least three peak wavelengths, with a difference between relative intensities of at least two of the peak wavelengths being less than 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Min KO, Jin Won KIM
  • Patent number: 11638400
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a plurality of light sources configured to be turned on or turned off depending on a selected plant and a growth stage of the selected plant, and a controller. The controller is operable to turn on the light sources during a light period such that the light sources are operable to emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks to the selected plant. The light period including a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller is operable to adjust the spectrum of the light to alternate the first period and the second period during the light period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Ryung Kim, Sang Min Ko, Jin Won Kim, Hyun Su Song
  • Patent number: 11578839
    Abstract: An LED light source unit for plant cultivation includes: at least one first light emitting diode chip emitting light of 430 nm or less, at least three types of phosphors excited by the at least one first light emitting diode chip, and combined light emitted from the first light emitting diode chip and the at least three types of phosphors produces a basic spectrum of white light having a color temperature of 5000K or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Min Ko, Jin Won Kim
  • Patent number: 11578840
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light source module for plant cultivation and a light device including the same. The light source module for plant cultivation may include at least one main light source emitting white light. The white light from the main light source is provided to a plant during cultivation to improve the growth and phytochemical content of the plant. In addition, the white light may have peak wavelengths of 430 nm or less, 440 nm to 460 nm, 510 nm to 530 nm, and 600 nm to 630 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Min Ko
  • Patent number: 11547060
    Abstract: A plant cultivation device includes a light source unit having a first light source emitting stimulation light in a UV region toward a plant and a second light source emitting background light toward the plant, the background light having a different peak wavelength than the stimulation light. The second light source emits the background light during a light period and stops emission of the background light during a dark period. In addition, the first light source emits the stimulation light for a certain period of time during the light period. Further, a cumulative amount of the stimulation light emitted from the first light source is 0.036 J or more per day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Min Ko, Jin Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20230000022
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a plurality of light sources configured to be turned on or turned off depending on a selected plant and a growth stage of the selected plant, and a controller. The controller is operable to turn on the light sources during a light period such that the light sources are operable to emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks to the selected plant. The light period including a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller is operable to adjust the spectrum of the light to alternate the first period and the second period during the light period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ryung KIM, Sang Min KO, Jin Won KIM, Hyun Su SONG
  • Patent number: 11432473
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a plurality of light sources configured to be turned on or turned off depending on a selected plant and a growth stage of the selected plant, and a controller. The controller is operable to turn on the light sources during a light period such that the light sources are operable to emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks to the selected plant. The light period including a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller is operable to adjust the spectrum of the light to alternate the first period and the second period during the light period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ryung Kim, Sang Min Ko, Jin Won Kim, Hyun Su Song
  • Patent number: 11419277
    Abstract: A plant cultivation method and light treatment unit for increasing the content of a phytochemical. The plant cultivation method includes: growing a plant by germinating a seed; increasing the content of resveratrol, which is a phytochemical, through UV treatment on the plant; and harvesting the plant. Here, UV treatment is performed by irradiating the plant with UV light emitted from an LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Min Ko, Se Ryung Kim, Jin Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20220192103
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light module includes a first light source, a second light source, and a controller. The first light source includes a first light emitter configured to emit first light having peak wavelength in a visible range and second light emitter configured to emit second light having a longer peak wavelength to the first light. The second light source includes a plurality of third light emitters configured to emit third light having a shorter peak wavelength to the first light. The controller is configured to control the first light emitter, the second light emitter and the plurality of third light emitters and provide a first light pattern and a second light pattern. The first light source supplies light of the first light pattern and the second light source supplies light of the second pattern to the plant, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ryung KIM, Sang Min KO, Jin Won KIM, Hyun Su SONG
  • Patent number: 11291164
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light source is turned on, or turned off depending on a light period and a dark period of a plant. When a portion of the light period is referred to as a first period and the other portion of the light period is referred to as a second period, the first period and the second period are alternately provided with each other, and lights having different wavelengths from each other are provided to the plant in the first and second periods, thereby increasing a content of an active ingredient in the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ryung Kim, Sang Min Ko, Jin Won Kim, Hyun Su Song
  • Publication number: 20220003370
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a substrate and a first group of light sources. The first group of light sources includes a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate, and a light source including a light emitting structure including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The plurality of light sources operates to emit lights having different wavelength bands and includes a first light source that emits first light having an area of at least about 55% compared with an area of a normalized solar spectrum, a second light source that emits second light having a wavelength for cryptochrome, and a third light source that emits third light having a wavelength for phytochrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Su SONG, Sang Min KO, Jong Hyeon KOO, Se Ryung KIM, Jin Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20210293392
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light source module for plant cultivation and a light device including the same. The light source module for plant cultivation may include at least one main light source emitting white light. The white light from the main light source is provided to a plant during cultivation to improve the growth and phytochemical content of the plant. In addition, the white light may have peak wavelengths of 430 nm or less, 440 nm to 460 nm, 510 nm to 530 nm, and 600 nm to 630 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Min KO
  • Patent number: 11125405
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a first light source emitting a first light in a first wavelength band and a second light source emitting a first light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band. The second wavelength band includes an ultraviolet light wavelength band, and the second light source is driven independently of the first light source to determine whether to emit the second light while the first light source emits the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Su Song, Sang Min Ko, Jong Hyeon Koo, Se Ryung Kim, Jin Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20210251153
    Abstract: A light device for plant cultivation is disclosed. The light device for plant cultivation includes a light source unit including multiple first light source modules and multiple second light source modules. The multiple first light source modules and the multiple second light source modules may emit light for plant cultivation toward a plant. The multiple first light source modules are arranged at constant intervals. The multiple second light source modules are disposed at least between a pair of first light source modules disposed at both ends of the light source unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Su SONG, Sang Min KO, Se Ryung KIM, Jin Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20210161079
    Abstract: A plant cultivation apparatus for increasing the content of phytochemicals in a plant by applying light to the plant is provided. The plant cultivation apparatus is adapted to apply the light to the plant immediately before harvest of the plant. The light has a wavelength of about 200 nm to about 400 nm and the plant is irradiated with the light at an irradiance of about 1 ?W/cm2 to about 500 ?W/cm2 for about 1 hour to about 30 hours, whereby total phenolic content, total antioxidant capacity of the plant, or both are increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Min KO
  • Publication number: 20210041069
    Abstract: An LED light source unit for plant cultivation includes: at least one first light emitting diode chip emitting light of 430 nm or less, at least three types of phosphors excited by the at least one first light emitting diode chip, and combined light emitted from the first light emitting diode chip and the at least three types of phosphors produces a basic spectrum of white light having a color temperature of 5000K or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Min KO, Jin Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20210000021
    Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a plurality of light sources configured to be turned on or turned off depending on a selected plant and a growth stage of the selected plant, and a controller. The controller is operable to turn on the light sources during a light period such that the light sources are operable to emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks to the selected plant. The light period including a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller is operable to adjust the spectrum of the light to alternate the first period and the second period during the light period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ryung KIM, Sang Min KO, Jin Won KIM, Hyun Su SONG