ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,443, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR Co. LTD. (Ansan-si, South Korea).

"Method for using white light source, and white light source" was invented by Masahiko Yamakawa (Kanagawa, Japan), Kumpei Kobayashi (Kanagawa, Japan), Ryoji Tsuda (Kanagawa, Japan), Noriaki Yagi (Kanagawa, Japan), Kiyoshi Inoue (Kanagawa, Japan) and Kyung Hee Ye (Ansan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a method for using a white light source, and a white light source, wherein precise control of daily rhythm and pleasant lighting can be safely and easily realized in a place of living such as a general home. An embodi...