# US 12,009,114 B2 · Apparatus for irradiating electromagnetic wave to plant and method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,009,114 B2 - Document ID: US12009114B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/587,894 - Filed: 2022-01-28 - Published: 2022-07-28 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-28 - Assignees: AweXome Ray, Inc. - Applicants: AweXome Ray, Inc. - Inventors: Hong Soo Choi; Sung Hyun Bae; Se Hoon Gihm - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009114B2 ## CPC - A01G 7/045: {with electric lighting} - G21K 5/08: Holders for targets or for other objects to be irradiated - A01G 7/04: Electric or magnetic {or acoustic} treatment of plants for promoting growth - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) - G21K: HANDLING OF PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES ## Abstract An apparatus for irradiating a plant with electromagnetic waves includes a power supply, a first irradiator configured to receive electric power from the power supply and irradiate electromagnetic waves, and a controller configured to control the first irradiator to irradiate electromagnetic waves having a wavelength ranging 0.05 nm or more and 10 nm or less. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for irradiating a plant with electromagnetic waves, the apparatus comprising: a power supply; a first irradiator configured to receive electric power from the power supply and irradiate electromagnetic waves; a second irradiator configured to receive electric power from the power supply and irradiate electromagnetic waves; and a controller configured to control the first irradiator to irradiate first-type electromagnetic waves and to control the second irradiator to irradiate second-type electromagnetic waves, wherein the first-type electromagnetic waves include one or more electromagnetic waves having a wavelength ranging from 0.05 nm to 10 nm, and the second-type electromagnetic waves include one or more electromagnetic waves having a wavelength ranging from 400 nm to 700 nm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the power supply to control a voltage or a tube voltage and a current or a tube current which are supplied to the first irradiator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a mounting part which is disposed to face the first irradiator and on which plants are placed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller controls the first irradiator to irradiate the electromagnetic wave at a first intensity to a first region of a space defined by the mounting part and controls the first irradiator to irradiate the electromagnetic wave at a second intensity to a second region of the space defined by the mounting part. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: one or more ventilation devices configured to circulate air in the space defined by the mounting part. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first irradiator is installed on at least one of an upper side and a side surface of the mounting part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first irradiator includes a filter configured to block a wavelength component ranging 0.05 nm or less with respect to the electromagnetic waves to be irradiated. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the first irradiator and the second irradiator such that at least a portion of a time period in which the first irradiator irradiates the electromagnetic waves overlaps a time period in which the second irradiator irradiates the electromagnetic waves. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of a region in which the first irradiator irradiates the electromagnetic waves overlaps a region in which the second irradiator irradiates the electromagnetic waves. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first irradiator corresponds to a tube including an anode and a cathode, the anode is connected to one side of the power supply, and the cathode is connected to the other end of the power supply. ### Claim 11 An apparatus for irradiating a plant with electromagnetic waves, the apparatus comprising: a power supply; a first irradiator configured to receive electric power from the power supply and irradiate electromagnetic waves; and a controller configured to control the first irradiator to irradiate electromagnetic waves, wherein the electromagnetic waves include at least one electromagnetic wave having a wavelength ranging from 0.05 nm to 10 nm, wherein the first irradiator corresponds to a tube including an anode, a cathode, and at least one gate, the anode is connected to one side of the power supply, the cathode is connected to the other end of the power supply, and at least one of one side or other side of the controller is connected to the at least one gate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the cathode includes a carbon nanotube (CNT). ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the cathode is formed of a CNT structure including a plurality of unit yarns, each having a structure in which the CNTs are aggregated to extend in a first direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, in the CNT structure, a front end of each of the unit yarns is directed in a direction that is the same as the first direction. ### Claim 15 A method of operating an apparatus to irradiate a plant with electromagnetic waves, the apparatus comprising: a power supply; a first irradiator configured to receive electric power from the power supply and irradiate electromagnetic waves; a second irradiator configured to receive electric power from the power supply and irradiate electromagnetic waves; and a controller configured to control the first irradiator to irradiate first-type electromagnetic waves and to control the second irradiator to irradiate second-type electromagnetic waves, wherein the first-type electromagnetic waves include one or more electromagnetic waves having a wavelength ranging from 0.05 nm to 10 nm, and the second-type electromagnetic waves include one or more electromagnetic waves having a wavelength ranging from 400 nm to 700 nm, the method comprising: irradiating the first-type electromagnetic waves and the second-type electromagnetic waves to at least one plant.