Patents by Inventor Shotaro MAEDA

Shotaro MAEDA 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: 20240169749
    Abstract: An sure, an inspection system and an inspection method that reduce the time required to inspect environmental microorganisms, are provided. The inspection system inspection system is for inspecting a microorganism or mold that is generated in an indoor environment or a device, and the inspection system includes an imaging unit configured to directly capture a sample collected from the indoor environment or the device; and an output unit configured to inspect the microorganism or the mold in image data captured by the imaging unit, and output an inspection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Shogo KAWAI, Naomi YOSHIMURA, Aoi GOTO, Wakana TAKANO, Ryuichiro OTO, Shotaro MAEDA, Mirei KANETAKE, Takashi NAMIKAWA, Shiho WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240044796
    Abstract: A determination device includes an irradiator, an extractor, an imager, and a determiner, The irradiator irradiates an object including a food or a plant with a light. The extractor extracts a predetermined fluorescence emission having a predetermined wavelength out of fluorescence emissions generated from a surface of the object irradiated with the light. The imager captures a fluorescence image indicating the predetermined fluorescence emission. The determiner determines a state of the object based on an index indicating a fluorescence intensity of the fluorescence image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Taichi KOBAYASHI, Kentaro SAKAI, Kenji HIYOSHI, Tomoko MATSUMOTO, Yoshinori GEJIMA, Motomi NISHIMOTO, Kiichiro SATO, Masataka NAKANO, Takashi NAMIKAWA, Shotaro MAEDA, Shogo KAWAI, Yuri YANAGI