Patents by Inventor Hironori Asai
Hironori Asai 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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Patent number: 8974697Abstract: According to one embodiment, the luminescent material shows a luminescence peak in a wavelength range of 570 to 670 nm when excited with light having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 250 to 520 nm. The luminescent material includes a host material having a crystal structure substantially same as the crystal structure of Sr2Si7Al3ON13. The host material is activated by Eu, and includes Sr and Ca to satisfy a relationship of 0.008?MCa/(MSr+MCa)?0.114, where MCa is a number of moles of Ca and MSr is a number of moles of Sr.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Keiko Albessard, Masahiro Kato, Yumi Fukuda, Iwao Mitsuishi, Takahiro Sato, Shigeya Kimura, Aoi Okada, Naotoshi Matsuda, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Yasushi Hattori, Kunio Ishida, Hironori Asai
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Publication number: 20150034968Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment is a photoelectric conversion element which performs photoelectric conversion by receiving illumination light having n light emission peaks having a peak energy Ap (eV) (where 1?p?n and 2?n) of 1.59?Ap?3.26 and a full width at half maximum Fp (eV) (where 1?p?n and 2?n), wherein the photoelectric conversion element includes m photoelectric conversion layers having a band gap energy Bq (eV) (where 1?q?m and 2?m?n), and the m photoelectric conversion layers each satisfy the relationship of Ap?Fp<Bq?Ap with respect to any one of the n light emission peaks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji SAITO, Rei HASHIMOTO, Mizunori EZAKI, Shinya NUNOUE, Hironori ASAI
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Patent number: 8896076Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment is a photoelectric conversion element which performs photoelectric conversion by receiving illumination light having n light emission peaks having a peak energy Ap (eV) (where 1?p?n and 2?n) of 1.59?Ap?3.26 and a full width at half maximum Fp (eV) (where 1?p?n and 2?n), wherein the photoelectric conversion element includes m photoelectric conversion layers having a band gap energy Bq (eV) (where 1?q?m and 2?m?n), and the m photoelectric conversion layers each satisfy the relationship of Ap?Fp<Bq?Ap with respect to any one of the n light emission peaks.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji Saito, Rei Hashimoto, Mizunori Ezaki, Shinya Nunoue, Hironori Asai
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Publication number: 20140138583Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent substance excellent both in quantum efficiency and in temperature characteristics, and also provides a light-emitting device utilizing the fluorescent substance. This fluorescent substance contains an inorganic compound comprising a metal element M, a trivalent element M1 other than the metal element M, a tetravalent element M2 other than the metal element M, and either or both of O and N. In the inorganic compound, the metal element M is partly replaced with a luminescence center element R. The crystal structure of the fluorescent substance is basically the same as Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, but the chemical bond lengths of M1-N and M2-N are within the range of ±15% based on those of Al—N and Si—N calculated from the lattice constants and atomic coordinates of Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, respectively. The fluorescent substance emits luminescence having a peak in the range of 490 to 580 nm when excited with light of 250 to 500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yumi FUKUDA, Hironori ASAI
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Patent number: 8685277Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent substance excellent both in quantum efficiency and in temperature characteristics, and also provides a light-emitting device utilizing the fluorescent substance. This fluorescent substance contains an inorganic compound comprising a metal element M, a trivalent element M1 other than the metal element M, a tetravalent element M2 other than the metal element M, and either or both of O and N. In the inorganic compound, the metal element M is partly replaced with a luminescence center element R. The crystal structure of the fluorescent substance is basically the same as Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, but the chemical bond lengths of M1-N and M2-N are within the range of ±15% based on those of Al—N and Si—N calculated from the lattice constants and atomic coordinates of Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, respectively. The fluorescent substance emits luminescence having a peak in the range of 490 to 580 nm when excited with light of 250 to 500 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Hironori Asai
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Publication number: 20140048818Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment is a photoelectric conversion element which performs photoelectric conversion by receiving illumination light having n light emission peaks having a peak energy Ap (eV) (where 1?p?n and 2?n) of 1.59?Ap?3.26 and a full width at half maximum Fp (eV) (where 1?p?n and 2?n), wherein the photoelectric conversion element includes m photoelectric conversion layers having a band gap energy Bq (eV) (where 1?q?m and 2?m?n), and the m photoelectric conversion layers each satisfy the relationship of Ap?Fp<Bq?Ap with respect to any one of the n light emission peaks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji SAITO, Rei HASHIMOTO, Mizunori EZAKI, Shinya NUNOUE, Hironori ASAI
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Patent number: 8603361Abstract: Provided is a fluorescent substance excellent in quantum efficiency and in temperature characteristics, and a light-emitting device utilizing the fluorescent substance. This fluorescent substance contains an inorganic compound comprising a metal element M, a trivalent element M1 other than the metal element M, a tetravalent element M2 other than the metal element M, and either or both of O and N. In the inorganic compound, the metal element M is partly replaced with a luminescence center element R. The crystal structure of the fluorescent substance is basically the same as Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, but the chemical bond lengths of M1-N and M2-N are within the range of ±15% based on those of Al—N and Si—N calculated from the lattice constants and atomic coordinates of Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, respectively. The fluorescent substance emits luminescence having a peak in the range of 490 to 580 nm when excited with light of 250 to 500 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Hironori Asai
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Publication number: 20130234585Abstract: According to one embodiment, the luminescent material shows a luminescence peak in a wavelength range of 570 to 670 nm when excited with light having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 250 to 520 nm. The luminescent material includes a host material having a crystal structure substantially same as the crystal structure of Sr2Si7Al3ON13. The host material is activated by Eu, and includes Sr and Ca to satisfy a relationship of 0.008?MCa/(MSr+MCa)?0.114, where MCa is a number of moles of Ca and MSr is a number of moles of Sr.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventors: Keiko Albessard, Masahiro Kato, Yumi Fukuda, Iwao Mitsuishi, Takahiro Sato, Shigeya Kimura, Aoi Okada, Naotoshi Matsuda, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Yasushi Hattori, Kunio Ishida, Hironori Asai
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Patent number: 8491817Abstract: A luminescent material which is featured in that it exhibits an emission peak at a wavelength ranging from 490 to 580 nm as it is excited by light having a wavelength ranging from 250 to 500 nm and that it has a composition represented by the following general formula (2): (M1-xRx)a2AlSib2Oc2Nd2??(2) (In the general formula (2), M is at least one metallic element excluding Si and Al, R is a luminescence center element, and x, a2, b2, c2 and d2 satisfy the following relationships: 0<x?1, 0.93<a2<1.3, 4.0<b2<5.8 0.6<c2<1, 6<d2<11).Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Hironori Asai, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Toru Wakihara, Katsuko Tamatani
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Patent number: 8482192Abstract: A luminescent material which is featured in that it exhibits an emission peak at a wavelength ranging from 490 to 580 nm as it is excited by light having a wavelength ranging from 250 to 500 nm and that it has a composition represented by the following general formula (2): (M1-xRx)a2AlSib2Oc2Nd2??(2) (In the general formula (2), M is at least one metallic element excluding Si and Al, R is a luminescence center element, and x, a2, b2, c2 and d2 satisfy the following relationships: 0<x?1, 0.93<a2<1.3, 4.0<b2<5.8 0.6<c2<1, 6<d2<11).Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Hironori Asai, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Toru Wakihara, Katsuko Tamatani
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Patent number: 8475680Abstract: A luminescent material which is featured in that it exhibits an emission peak at a wavelength ranging from 490 to 580 nm as it is excited by light having a wavelength ranging from 250 to 500 nm and that it has a composition represented by the following general formula (2): (M1-xRx)a2AlSib2Oc2Nd2??(2) (In the general formula (2), M is at least one metallic element excluding Si and Al, R is a luminescence center element, and x, a2, b2, c2 and d2 satisfy the following relationships: 0<x?1, 0.93<a2<1.3, 4.0<b2<5.8 0.6<c2<1, 6<d2<11).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Hironori Asai, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Toru Wakihara, Katsuko Tamatani
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Patent number: 8450923Abstract: A luminescent material which is featured in that it exhibits an emission peak at a wavelength ranging from 490 to 580 nm as it is excited by light having a wavelength ranging from 250 to 500 nm and that it has a composition represented by the following general formula (2): (M1-xRx)a2AlSib2Oc2Nd2??(2) (In the general formula (2), M is at least one metallic element excluding Si and Al, R is a luminescence center element, and x, a2, b2, c2 and d2 satisfy the following relationships: 0<x?1, 0.93<a2<1.3, 4.0<b2<5.8 0.6<c2<1, 6<d2<11).Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Hironori Asai, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Toru Wakihara, Katsuko Tamatani
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Publication number: 20120229016Abstract: Provided is a fluorescent substance excellent in quantum efficiency and in temperature characteristics, and a light-emitting device utilizing the fluorescent substance. This fluorescent substance contains an inorganic compound comprising a metal element M, a trivalent element M1 other than the metal element M, a tetravalent element M2 other than the metal element M, and either or both of O and N. In the inorganic compound, the metal element M is partly replaced with a luminescence center element R. The crystal structure of the fluorescent substance is basically the same as Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, but the chemical bond lengths of M1-N and M2-N are within the range of ±15% based on those of Al—N and Si—N calculated from the lattice constants and atomic coordinates of Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, respectively. The fluorescent substance emits luminescence having a peak in the range of 490 to 580 nm when excited with light of 250 to 500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yumi FUKUDA, Hironori ASAI
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Patent number: 8105502Abstract: A luminescent material is provided, which includes a carbide oxynitride-based compound having a composition represented by formula 1: (M1?wRw)uAl1?xSi1+vOzNtCy??formula 1 wherein M is at least one metal element excluding Si and Al, and R is a luminescent central element. w, u, x, v, z, t and y satisfy following relationships: 0.001<w<0.5; 0.66?u?1; 0.07?x?0.73; 0.06?v?0.84; 0.04?z?0.44; 2.7?t?3.1; and 0.019?y?0.13.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Jun-ichi Tatami, Hironori Asai, Katsutoshi Komeya, Naotoshi Matsuda, Toru Wakihara, Keiko Albessard, Shoko Abe
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Publication number: 20110057149Abstract: A luminescent material which is featured in that it exhibits an emission peak at a wavelength ranging from 490 to 580 nm as it is excited by light having a wavelength ranging from 250 to 500 nm and that it has a composition represented by the following general formula (2): (M1-xRx)a2AlSib2Oc2Nd2 ??(2) (In the general formula (2), M is at least one metallic element excluding Si and Al, R is a luminescence center element, and x, a2, b2, c2 and d2 satisfy the following relationships: 0<x?1, 0.93<a2<1.3, 4.0<b2<5.8 0.6<c2<1, 6<d2<11).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Yumi FUKUDA, Masaaki Tamanani, Katsuko Tamatani, Hironori Asai, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Toru Wakihara
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Publication number: 20110058582Abstract: A luminescent material which is featured in that it exhibits an emission peak at a wavelength ranging from 490 to 580 nm as it is excited by light having a wavelength ranging from 250 to 500 nm and that it has a composition represented by the following general formula (2): (M1-xRx)a2AlSib2Oc2Nd2??(2) (In the general formula (2), M is at least one metallic element excluding Si and Al, R is a luminescence center element, and x, a2, b2, c2 and d2 satisfy the following relationships: 0<x?1, 0.93<a2<1.3, 4.0<b2<5.8 0.6<c2<1, 6<d2<11).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Yumi FUKUDA, Masaaki Tamatani, Katsuko Tamatani, Hironori Asai, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Toru Wakihara
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Publication number: 20110058583Abstract: A luminescent material which is featured in that it exhibits an emission peak at a wavelength ranging from 490 to 580 nm as it is excited by light having a wavelength ranging from 250 to 500 nm and that it has a composition represented by the following general formula (2): (M1-xRx)a2AlSib2Oc2Nd2??(2) (In the general formula (2), M is at least one metallic element excluding Si and Al, R is a luminescence center element, and x, a2, b2, c2 and d2 satisfy the following relationships: 0<x?1, 0.93<a2<1.3, 4.0<b2<5.8 0.6<c2<1, 6<d2<11).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Yumi FUKUDA, Masaaki Tamanani, Katsuko Tamatani, Hironori Asai, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Toru Wakihara
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Publication number: 20100025632Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent substance excellent both in quantum efficiency and in temperature characteristics, and also provides a light-emitting device utilizing the fluorescent substance. This fluorescent substance contains an inorganic compound comprising a metal element M, a trivalent element M1 other than the metal element M, a tetravalent element M2 other than the metal element M, and either or both of O and N. In the inorganic compound, the metal element M is partly replaced with a luminescence center element R. The crystal structure of the fluorescent substance is basically the same as Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, but the chemical bond lengths of M1-N and M2-N are within the range of ±15% based on those of Al—N and Si—N calculated from the lattice constants and atomic coordinates of Sr3Al3Si13O2N21, respectively. The fluorescent substance emits luminescence having a peak in the range of 490 to 580 nm when excited with light of 250 to 500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yumi FUKUDA, Hironori ASAI
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Patent number: 7638934Abstract: A fluorescent substance is provided, with includes a matrix composed of a compound having an AlN polytypoid structure represented by the following general formula (1), and a luminescence center element: (Al,M)a(N,X)b??(1) wherein, M is at least one metal excluding Al, X is at least one non-metal excluding N, and a and b are positive values.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, National University Corporation Yokohama National UniversityInventors: Yumi Fukuda, Masaaki Tamatani, Hironori Asai, Naotoshi Matsuda, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Keiko Albessard, Jun-ichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Tohru Wakihara
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Publication number: 20090127507Abstract: A luminescent material is provided, which includes a material formed of a single composition containing the main crystal phase and an activator which causes light emission. The material exhibits a narrowband light emission spectrum in a wavelength ranging from 540 nm to 550 nm and a broadband light emission spectrum in a wavelength ranging from 500 nm to 600 nm when the material is excited with light having the main light emission peak having a wavelength ranging from 370 nm to 460 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Masaaki Tamatani, Hironori Asai, Kazuaki Ootsuka