Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Nishimura

Kiyoshi Nishimura 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).

  • Patent number: 8098003
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes a module substrate, a reflective layer, conductive layers, a light-emitting element, and a sealing member. A reflective layer is provided on a surface of an insulating layer of the module substrate, and the conductive layers are provided in the vicinity of the reflective layer. Further, the light-emitting element is provided on the reflective layer. Moreover, the translucent sealing member has translucency and bury the reflective layer, the conductive layers, and the light-emitting element. The ratio of the area occupied by the reflective layer and the conductive layers to the sealed region sealed by the sealing member is equal to or greater than 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto Morikawa, Masahiro Izumi, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Tomohiro Sanpei, Erika Takenaka, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20110309379
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements and a sealing resin. The substrate is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The plurality of light-emitting elements forms a plurality of rows by being arranged in a direction perpendicular to a longer dimension of the substrate. The rows are arranged in a longer direction of the substrate with a gap provided therebetween. The gap is set between the rows such that illumination intensity is evenly produced. The sealing resin coves each of the rows of the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
    Inventors: Soichi SHIBUSAWA, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Shuhei Matsuda, Masatoshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20110309381
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a series circuit, a substrate, and a sealing member. The series circuit includes a plurality of parallel circuits each including a plurality of light-emitting elements connected in parallel. The plurality of parallel circuits are connected in series. A plurality of groups are provided on the substrate. Each of the groups includes at least one of the light-emitting elements in the parallel circuit. The light-emitting elements are arranged in a divided manner according to each of the groups. The sealing member covers at least one of the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Soichi Shibusawa, Shuhei Matsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Masatoshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20110291151
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a ceramics substrate, a metallic thermally-conductive layer formed on the substrate in which the substrate involves no electric connection, a light emitting element mounted on the metallic thermally-conductive layer, and a metallic bonding layer interposed between the metallic thermally-conductive layer and the light emitting element to bond the light emitting element to the metallic thermally-conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei MATSUDA, Erika TAKENAKA, Tomohiro SANPEI, Kazuto MORIKAWA, Masahiro IZUMI, Kiyoshi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20110254023
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the light-emitting apparatus is provided with a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a phosphor layer. The plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted on the substrate. The phosphor layer is formed of a translucent resin containing a phosphor and includes a phosphor portion that is formed in a convex shape and covers a predetermined number of the light-emitting device. Bases of the adjacent phosphor portions are formed by being linked with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichi SHIBUSAWA, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Ogawa, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Shuhei Matsuda, Masatoshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20110222264
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device which is attached to an illumination apparatus and radiates light having a correlated color temperature of 2900 to 3600K is provided. The light emitting device includes a substrate, blue light emitting LED elements and red light emitting LED elements mounted on the substrate, and a wavelength converting unit. The red light emitting LED elements have a luminous intensity of 0.2 to 2.5 times as large as that of the blue light emitting LED elements at normal use temperature in a state where the light emitting device is attached to the illumination apparatus. The wavelength converting unit is excited by light emitted from the blue light emitting LED elements and converts the light to light having a peak wavelength within a range of 500 to 600 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20110199772
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device comprises a substrate on a surface of which a light-emitting element is mounted, a light reflection layer formed on a second area of the surface of the substrate other than a first area on which the light-emitting element is mounted, and a sealing member sealing the light-emitting element. An engagement protrusion part protruding toward the sealing member is provided at an edge part of the light reflection layer at which the light reflection layer is in contact with the area on which the light-emitting element is mounted. The engagement protrusion part juts out into the sealing member to prevent exfoliation of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichi SHIBUSAWA, Kozo Ogawa, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Nobuhiko Betsuda
  • Publication number: 20110199766
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device comprises a substrate on which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged and mounted in two lines; and sealing members of two lines each sealing the plurality of light-emitting elements of each line. A distance between the lines of the sealing members is equal to 0.5 times or more but 2 times or less a width of the sealing member of each line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: SOICHI SHIBUSAWA, KOZO OGAWA, KIYOSHI NISHIMURA, NOBUHIKO BETSUDA
  • Publication number: 20110175548
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a conductive main body at a ground potential, a light-emitting device in the main body, including an insulative substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on a front side of the substrate, a power feeding wiring electrically connecting the light-emitting elements, and a conductor layer on a backside of the substrate, electrically connected to the power feeding wiring at a potential higher than a ground potential, and a lighting control device configured to supply power to the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi NISHIMURA, Kozo Ogawa, Soichi Shibusawa
  • Publication number: 20110156613
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a conductive main body at a ground potential, a light-emitting device in the main body, and a lighting control device configured to supply power to the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a substrate including an insulation layer, and a radiation layer with a thermal conductivity, formed of conductive material and laminated on the insulation layer, a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on the radiation layer, and a power supply wiring configured to electrically connect the light-emitting elements and to make the radiation layer electrically nonconductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kiyoshi NISHIMURA, Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Kozo Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20110101384
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of pads and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The pads has electric conductance, and are arranged on the substrate. A reflecting layer which is formed by electroplating is provided on a surface of each of the pads. The light-emitting elements are mounted on the pads. A depressed part is left on the substrate. The depressed part is formed on the substrate by removing a pattern on the substrate, by which the pads are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kozo Ogawa, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Soichi Shibusawa
  • Publication number: 20110089805
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting apparatus includes an insulating base made of ceramics, an obverse metallic component dividedly arranged on the front surface of the insulating base, semiconductor light-emitting elements mounted on the obverse metallic component, and a reverse metallic component arranged on a back surface of the insulating base and having a thickness same as or smaller than a thickness of the obverse metallic component and a volume equal to 50% or larger of a volume of the obverse metallic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kozo Ogawa, Shuhei Matsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Nobuo Shibano
  • Publication number: 20110074290
    Abstract: A self-ballasted lamp includes: a base body; a light-emitting module and a globe which are provided at one end side of the base body; a cap provided at the other end side of the base body; and a lighting circuit housed between the base body and the cap. The light-emitting module has light-emitting portions each using a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a support portion projected at one end side of the base body, and the light-emitting portions are disposed at least on a circumferential surface of the support portion. A light-transmissive member is interposed between the light-emitting module and an inner face of the globe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: MAKOTO SAKAI, Masao Segawa, Nubuo Shibano, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Ogawa, Masahiko Kamata, Toshiya Tanaka, Miho Watanabe, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20100301731
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes a module substrate, a reflective layer, conductive layers, a light-emitting element, and a sealing member. A reflective layer is provided on a surface of an insulating layer of the module substrate, and the conductive layers are provided in the vicinity of the reflective layer. Further, the light-emitting element is provided on the reflective layer. Moreover, the translucent sealing member has translucency and bury the reflective layer, the conductive layers, and the light-emitting element. The ratio of the area occupied by the reflective layer and the conductive layers to the sealed region sealed by the sealing member is equal to or greater than 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: KAZUTO MORIKAWA, Masahiro Izumi, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Tomohiro Sanpei, Erika Takenaka, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20100277083
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a device board, a rectification device connected to a commercial power supply, a series LED circuit, and a transistor (current limiter) which limits a maximum current flowing through the series LED circuit. The series circuit mounted on the device board is configured by connecting in series a plurality of LED elements. Each of the LED elements lights when an output voltage of the rectification device is applied to the series circuit. A number of LED elements included in the series circuit is set in a manner that a voltage applied to the series LED circuit is 70 to 90% of the output voltage of the rectification device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Nishimura, Hirokazu Otake, Tomohiro Sanpei, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20100165624
    Abstract: A light source module includes a module substrate, a metal conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, a white diffuse reflection layer, and translucent sealing members. The metal conductor is provided in a predetermined pattern on a front surface of the module substrate. The semiconductor light emitting elements are electrically connected to the metal conductor and mounted on the front surface of the module substrate. The white diffuse reflection layer includes a plurality of holes in which the semiconductor light emitting elements are located, is thinner than the semiconductor light emitting elements, and is laminated to the front surface of the module substrate. The translucent sealing members bury the semiconductor light emitting elements, project below the diffuse reflection layer, and are mixed with a phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Ogawa, Yusuke Shibahara, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Seiko Kawashima, Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Haruki Takei
  • Publication number: 20100117100
    Abstract: There is provided a light-emitting module which makes it difficult to sense glare and which suppresses the temperature rise of light-emitting diode chips and has a cost advantage. The light-emitting module is provided with a base body formed with a non-metallic member having a thermal conductivity of 1 W/mk or less. In the base body, a plurality of LED chips are spaced 10 to 30 mm apart from each other, and their junction temperature when they are normally lit is preferably set at 90° C. or less. A translucent sealing member covering an area between the adjacent light-emitting diode chips is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Ogawa, Kiyoshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20090296412
    Abstract: A spotlight is provided with a substrate having LEDs disposed thereon and a main body casing on which the substrate is provided. The main body casing has a rear side portion having thermal conductivity, which is thermally coupled to the substrate, and is capable of changing the irradiation angle of light emitted from the LEDs. A plurality of heat-radiating fins for forming grooves operating as a plurality of convection paths along the direction of changing the irradiation angle are provided on the rear side portion of the main body casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicants: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kozo Ogawa, Aiko Takahashi, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Hiroki Tamai, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Akiko Saito, Ryotaro Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20090290346
    Abstract: The light source unit is provided with a substrate and a decorative cover having thermal conductivity. The substrate includes a circuit pattern area, in which a plurality of LED chips are disposed, at the middle part thereof, has thermal conductivity, and transmits heat from the circuit pattern area to an area in the outer circumferential direction thereof. The decorative cover encloses the substrate, is electrically insulated from the circuit pattern area, and is thermally coupled to the surface side of the substrate at the periphery of the circuit pattern area by being face-contacted thereto. Heat of the substrate can be radiated by the decorative cover while securing an electric insulation property with respect to the circuit pattern area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Ogawa, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Hiroki Tamai, Akiko Saito
  • Patent number: D603813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Nishimura, Tomohiro Sanpei