Patents by Inventor Yasuo Fujikawa
Yasuo Fujikawa 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: 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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Patent number: 11606912Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method that can effectively/efficiently increase the amount of a phenolic compound such as a polyphenol. The invention provides a method for increasing an amount of a phenolic compound in a plant, or a method for producing a plant containing an increased amount of a phenolic compound, the method comprising irradiating the/a plant with ultraviolet light, wherein a fluence at wavelengths of 270 to 290 nm is 1500 to 50000 ?mol/m2 and a fluence at wavelengths of 310 to 400 nm is less than 50% of that at wavelengths of 270 to 290 nm.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Okazawa, Yasuo Fujikawa, Tomohiro Tsurumoto
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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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Publication number: 20230002721Abstract: A method of cultivating algal cells of an algae belonging to a class selected from Chlorophyceae, Euglenophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Haptophyceae includes: irradiating the algal cells with an artificial light having a ratio of (i) photon flux density in a wavelength range of 520-630 nm to (ii) photosynthetic photon flux density, that is 65% or more; and measuring a cell size of the algal cells. Irradiation and non-irradiation of the algal cells with the artificial light are switched, or the photon flux density in the wavelength range of 520-630 nm is changed, according to the measured cell size.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohisa HASUNUMA, Yuichi KATO, Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Tomohiro TSURUMOTO
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Publication number: 20220354063Abstract: A plant treatment apparatus includes: a plant holding unit; an ultraviolet irradiation unit configured to irradiate a plant held by the plant holding unit with light comprising ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of no less than 270 nm and no more than 290 nm; and either (i) a plant immersion unit configured to immerse the plant held by the plant holding unit into a liquid that comprises water and is held by the plant immersion unit, or (ii) a liquid ejection unit that ejects the liquid towards the plant held by the plant holding unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Tomohiro TSURUMOTO, Hiroaki TAMEMOTO
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Publication number: 20220340872Abstract: A method of inducing expression of a calcium channel and/or a calcium pump in a cell includes: irradiating the cell with light in a wavelength range of 315-325 nm. The calcium channel and/or the calcium pump is/are at least one selected from the group consisting of dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR), voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC), ryanodine receptor (RYR), and sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shinpei Kawarai, Atsushi Tsukamoto, Yasuo Fujikawa, Tomohiro Tsurumoto
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Patent number: 11473051Abstract: A method of cultivating algal cells of an algae belonging to a class selected from Chlorophyceae, Euglenophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Haptophyceae includes: irradiating the algal cells with an artificial light having a ratio of (i) photon flux density in a wavelength range of 520-630 nm to (ii) photosynthetic photon flux density, that is 65% or more; and measuring a condition of the algal cells and/or a condition of an algal cell culture provided by cultivating the algal cells. Irradiation and non-irradiation of the algal cells with the artificial light are switched, or the photon flux density in the wavelength range of 520-630 nm is changed, according to the measured condition of the algal cells and/or the measured condition of the algal cell culture.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohisa Hasunuma, Yuichi Kato, Yasuo Fujikawa, Tomohiro Tsurumoto
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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: 20220313765Abstract: Provided is a method of treating a post-harvest plant after harvest, the method including: irradiating a harvested plant with light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 270 to 290 nm and/or light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 370 to 400 nm at an irradiance effective to increase an amount of at least one rare cannabinoid compound and/or at least one terpene compound in the harvested plant, wherein an irradiance of light of all wavelengths in a wavelength range from 410 to 700 nm received by the harvested plant during the irradiation is less than 20% of the irradiance of the light having a peak wavelength in the wavelength range from 270 to 290 nm and/or less than 20% of the irradiance of the light having a peak wavelength in the wavelength range from 370 to 400 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro TSURUMOTO, Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Takahiro OYU
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Patent number: 11271145Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate including: a flexible base member, a first wiring pattern located on the upper surface of the base member, the first wiring pattern including: a first component-side conductive portion, and a second component-side conductive portion, and a plurality of reinforcing lands located on the upper surface of the base member, the plurality of reinforcing lands including: a first reinforcing land, and a second reinforcing land; and a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the substrate, each light emitting element being electrically connected to the first component-side conductive portion and the second component-side conductive portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Fujikawa, Takuya Wasa, Yosuke Nakayama
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Publication number: 20220039437Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of increasing an amount of a stilbenoid, and/or one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of TCA cycle metabolites, polyamine alkaloids, 4-aminobutyric acid, abscisic acid and salts thereof in a plant, the method comprising steps of: irradiating the plant, part, crushed material or cultured plant cell with light, wherein a fluence at a wavelength range of 275-295 nm is 50,000-2,500,000 ?mol/m2, while at the same time a fluence at a wavelength range of 200-270 nm is less than 20% of the fluence at the wavelength range of 275-295 nm; and storing the irradiated plant, part, crushed material or cultured plant cell in a dark place for 1 day or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro TSURUMOTO, Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Atsushi OKAZAWA
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Publication number: 20210275826Abstract: A method of treating a non-human animal subject includes irradiating, one or more times, light having a peak wavelength in a range of 315-335 nm to an affected area of the animal subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinpei KAWARAI, Atsushi Tsukamoto, Shota Kubota, Yasuo Fujikawa, Tomohiro Tsurumoto, Makiko Yamagishi
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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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Publication number: 20210112726Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method that can effectively/efficiently increase the amount of a phenolic compound such as a polyphenol. The invention provides a method for increasing an amount of a phenolic compound in a plant, or a method for producing a plant containing an increased amount of a phenolic compound, the method comprising irradiating the/a plant with ultraviolet light, wherein a fluence at wavelengths of 270 to 290 nm is 1500 to 50000 ?mol/m2 and a fluence at wavelengths of 310 to 400 nm is less than 50% of that at wavelengths of 270 to 290 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi OKAZAWA, Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Tomohiro TSURUMOTO
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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: 20210036201Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate including: a flexible base member, a first wiring pattern located on the upper surface of the base member, the first wiring pattern including: a first component-side conductive portion, and a second component-side conductive portion, and a plurality of reinforcing lands located on the upper surface of the base member, the plurality of reinforcing lands including: a first reinforcing land, and a second reinforcing land; and a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the substrate, each light emitting element being electrically connected to the first component-side conductive portion and the second component-side conductive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Takuya WASA, Yosuke NAKAYAMA
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Patent number: 10847695Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first substrate including a flexible first base member and a first wiring pattern provided on the first base member; a second substrate including a second base member and a second wiring pattern provided on the second base member; and a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the first wiring pattern. The first substrate includes: a joining end portion that is located at a first, joining end of the first substrate, and that overlaps a portion of the second substrate, and a second end, other than the joining end, that does not overlap the second substrate. The first wiring pattern and the second wiring pattern do not face each other. An electrically conductive joining member is disposed across the first wiring pattern and the second wiring pattern, while partially covering the joining end portion of the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Fujikawa, Takuya Wasa, Yosuke Nakayama
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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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Patent number: 10801704Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of oblong flexible substrates, each flexible substrate comprising a sheet-shaped base body and a wiring pattern formed on one face of the base body, and each flexible substrate having a plurality of light emitting sections disposed thereon; a plurality of a reflective layers, each reflective layer being disposed at a periphery of a respective light emitting section above a respective flexible substrate; an insulating reflective sheet made of a light reflecting resin, the reflective sheet having a plurality of through holes located such that the light emitting sections and at least a portion of the reflective layers are exposed via the through holes; and a plurality of adhesive members, each adhesive member adhering a respective flexible substrate to the reflective sheet in regions where the reflective layer is not formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Fujikawa, Takuya Wasa, Tomohiro Ikeda, Yohei Inayoshi, Motokazu Yamada