Patents by Inventor Ko Aosaki

Ko Aosaki 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: 11165002
    Abstract: A light-emitting device 1 comprises a base 30, a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element 10 flip-chip mounted on the base 30, and an amorphous fluororesin sealing the nitride semiconductor light-emitting element 10. The light-emitting device 1 comprises a deformation-prevention layer 60 for preventing a shape change of an amorphous fluororesin by heat treatment after shipment of the light-emitting device 1, and the deformation-prevention layer 60 is formed of a layer in which a thermosetting resin or an ultraviolet curing resin is cured, and the cured layer directly covers the surface of the amorphous fluororesin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: SOKO KAGAU CO., LTD., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira Hirano, Yosuke Nagasawa, Masamichi Ippommatsu, Ko Aosaki, Yuki Suehara, Yoshihiko Sakane
  • Patent number: 11107961
    Abstract: The ultraviolet light-emitting device includes a base, a nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light-emitting element flip-chip mounted on the base, and a lens for sealing a nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light-emitting element to focus or diffuse light emitted from the nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light-emitting device. The lens is composed of an amorphous fluororesin in which a structural unit of a polymer or copolymer has a fluorine-containing aliphatic cyclic structure and a terminal functional group is a perfluoroalkyl group, and a density of the amorphous fluororesin is higher than 2.11 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: SOKO KAGAKU CO., LTD., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira Hirano, Yosuke Nagasawa, Masamichi Ippommatsu, Ko Aosaki, Yuki Suehara, Yoshihiko Sakane
  • Publication number: 20200321491
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet light emitting device having high quality and high reliability that prevents deterioration in electrical characteristics caused by a photochemical reaction of a non-bonding amorphous fluororesin, decomposition or the like of the amorphous fluororesin, and peeling off of the amorphous fluororesin. A nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting device 1 includes a base 30, a nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting element flip-chip mounted on the base 30, and an amorphous fluororesin 40 that is in direct contact with the nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting element for covering. The nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting element includes a sapphire substrate 11, a plurality of AlGaN-based semiconductor layers 12 laminated on the main surface of the sapphire substrate 11, an n-electrode 13, and a p-electrode 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicants: Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira HIRANO, Kiho YAMADA, Ko AOSAKI
  • Publication number: 20200274040
    Abstract: The ultraviolet light-emitting device includes a base, a nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light-emitting element flip-chip mounted on the base, and a lens for sealing a nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light-emitting element to focus or diffuse light emitted from the nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light-emitting device. The lens is composed of an amorphous fluororesin in which a structural unit of a polymer or copolymer has a fluorine-containing aliphatic cyclic structure and a terminal functional group is a perfluoroalkyl group, and a density of the amorphous fluororesin is higher than 2.11 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicants: Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira HIRANO, Yosuke NAGASAWA, Masamichi IPPOMMATSU, Ko AOSAKI, Yuki SUEHARA, Yoshihiko SAKANE
  • Publication number: 20200168775
    Abstract: A light-emitting device 1 comprises a base 30, a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element 10 flip-chip mounted on the base 30, and an amorphous fluororesin sealing the nitride semiconductor light-emitting element 10. The light-emitting device 1 comprises a deformation-prevention layer 60 for preventing a shape change of an amorphous fluororesin by heat treatment after shipment of the light-emitting device 1, and the deformation-prevention layer 60 is formed of a layer in which a thermosetting resin or an ultraviolet curing resin is cured, and the cured layer directly covers the surface of the amorphous fluororesin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira HIRANO, Yosuke NAGASAWA, Masamichi IPPOMMATSU, Ko AOSAKI, Yuki SUEHARA, Yoshihiko SAKANE
  • Patent number: 10412829
    Abstract: To prevent degradation of electrical characteristics caused by a resin filled between electrodes in an ultraviolet light-emitting operation, the present invention provides a base 10 that comprises an insulating base material 11 and two or more metal films 12 and 13 that are formed on one side of the insulating base material 11 and electrically separated from each other. The two or more metal films are formed to include an upper surface and a side wall surface that are covered by gold or a platinum group metal, to be capable of mounting thereon one or more nitride semiconductor light-emitting elements and the like, and to have, as a whole, a predetermined planar view shape including two or more electrode pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: SOKO KAGAKU CO., LTD., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira Hirano, Ko Aosaki
  • Patent number: 10388834
    Abstract: To prevent degradation of electrical characteristics caused by a resin filled between electrodes in an ultraviolet light-emitting operation, there is provided a nitride semiconductor wafer having ultraviolet light-emitting elements on a substrate 12, each element including a semiconductor laminated portion 21 constituted by an n-type AlGaN layer 16, an active layer 17 composed of an AlGaN layer, and p-type AlGaN layers 19 and 20, an n-electrode 23, a p-electrode 22, a protective insulating film 24, first and second plated electrodes 25 and 26, and a fluororesin film 27. The p-electrode is formed on an upper surface of the p-type AlGaN layer in the first region R1 and the n-electrode is formed on an upper surface of the n-type AlGaN layer in the second region R2. The protective insulating film has openings for exposing at least parts of the n-electrode and the p-electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: SOKO KAGAKU CO., LTD., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira Hirano, Ko Aosaki
  • Patent number: 10361346
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting device 1 is configured such that a nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting element 10 is mounted on a base 30 by flip-chip mounting and sealed with an amorphous fluororesin whose terminal functional group is perfluoroalkyl group. The nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting element 10 includes a sapphire substrate 11, a semiconductor laminated portion 12 of an AlGaN-based semiconductor laminated on a front surface of the sapphire substrate 11, an n electrode 13, a p electrode 14 and a back surface covering layer 15 which is formed on a back surface of the sapphire substrate 11 and transmits ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: SOKO KAGAKU CO., LTD., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Akira Hirano, Ko Aosaki
  • Publication number: 20190148589
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet light emitting device that prevents peeled off of a non-bonding amorphous fluororesin and has high quality and high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd., AGC INC.
    Inventors: Kiho YAMADA, Yosuke NAGASAWA, Akira HIRANO, Masamichi IPPOMMATSU, Ko AOSAKI
  • Publication number: 20180277723
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting device 1 is configured such that a nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting element 10 is mounted on a base 30 by flip-chip mounting and sealed with an amorphous fluororesin whose terminal functional group is perfluoroalkyl group. The nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting element 10 includes a sapphire substrate 11, a semiconductor laminated portion 12 of an AlGaN-based semiconductor laminated on a front surface of the sapphire substrate 11, an n electrode 13, a p electrode 14 and a back surface covering layer 15 which is formed on a back surface of the sapphire substrate 11 and transmits ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd., Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akira HIRANO, Ko AOSAKI
  • Publication number: 20180199433
    Abstract: To prevent degradation of electrical characteristics caused by a resin filled between electrodes in an ultraviolet light-emitting operation, the present invention provides a base 10 that comprises an insulating base material 11 and two or more metal films 12 and 13 that are formed on one side of the insulating base material 11 and electrically separated from each other. The two or more metal films are formed to include an upper surface and a side wall surface that are covered by gold or a platinum group metal, to be capable of mounting thereon one or more nitride semiconductor light-emitting elements and the like, and to have, as a whole, a predetermined planar view shape including two or more electrode pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicants: Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd., Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akira HIRANO, Ko AOSAKI
  • Publication number: 20180190877
    Abstract: To prevent degradation of electrical characteristics caused by a resin filled between electrodes in an ultraviolet light-emitting operation, there is provided a nitride semiconductor wafer having ultraviolet light-emitting elements on a substrate 12, each element including a semiconductor laminated portion 21 constituted by an n-type AlGaN layer 16, an active layer 17 composed of an AlGaN layer, and p-type AlGaN layers 19 and 20, an n-electrode 23, a p-electrode 22, a protective insulating film 24, first and second plated electrodes 25 and 26, and a fluororesin film 27. The p-electrode is formed on an upper surface of the p-type AlGaN layer in the first region R1 and the n-electrode is formed on an upper surface of the n-type AlGaN layer in the second region R2. The protective insulating film has openings for exposing at least parts of the n-electrode and the p-electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd., Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akira HIRANO, Ko AOSAKI
  • Patent number: 9450157
    Abstract: An ultraviolet light emitting device having high quality and high reliability is provided by preventing deterioration of electrical characteristics which is associated with an ultraviolet light emission operation and caused by a sealing resin. The ultraviolet light emitting device is an ultraviolet light emitting device including: an ultraviolet light emitting element (2) formed of a nitride semiconductor; and an ultraviolet-transparent sealing resin (3) covering the ultraviolet light emitting element (2), wherein at least a specific portion (3a) of the sealing resin (3), which is in contact with pad electrodes (18) and (17) of the ultraviolet light emitting element (2), is a first type amorphous fluororesin, and a terminal functional group of a polymer or a copolymer that forms the first type amorphous fluororesin is a nonreactive terminal functional group which is not bondable to a metal that forms the pad electrodes (16) and (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: SOKO KAGAKU CO., LTD., ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiho Yamada, Shoko Nagai, Yuta Furusawa, Akira Hirano, Masamichi Ippommatsu, Ko Aosaki, Naoki Morishima
  • Publication number: 20150243856
    Abstract: An ultraviolet light emitting device having high quality and high reliability is provided by preventing deterioration of electrical characteristics which is associated with an ultraviolet light emission operation and caused by a sealing resin. The ultraviolet light emitting device is an ultraviolet light emitting device including: an ultraviolet light emitting element (2) formed of a nitride semiconductor; and an ultraviolet-transparent sealing resin (3) covering the ultraviolet light emitting element (2), wherein at least a specific portion (3a) of the sealing resin (3), which is in contact with pad electrodes (18) and (17) of the ultraviolet light emitting element (2), is a first type amorphous fluororesin, and a terminal functional group of a polymer or a copolymer that forms the first type amorphous fluororesin is a nonreactive terminal functional group which is not bondable to a metal that forms the pad electrodes (16) and (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicants: Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Soko Kagaku Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kiho Yamada, Shoko Nagai, Yuta Furusawa, Akira Hirano, Masamichi Ippommatsu, Ko Aosaki, Naoki Morishima
  • Patent number: 7542783
    Abstract: A cellular phone has a black-and-white LCD that displays characters and communication information and a color LCD that displays an image. The image and the characters are displayed on the separate LCDs. Thus, the characters are not superimposed on the image, and they are easy to see. When the image is not needed (the user is not using the phone or the user is talking on the phone), only the black-and-white LCD displays the characters and the color LCD is turned off to save energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohmura, Ko Aosaki, Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Seiji Takada, Hiroshi Soma, Chiaki Fujii, Seimei Ushiro
  • Patent number: 7440671
    Abstract: Materials transparent to terahertz waves are very limited, and it is difficult to obtain the required performance by selecting the material. Further, it is also difficult to search for a novel material. Therefore, by letting a known material transparent to terahertz waves have a photonic crystal structure and controlling the structure, an optical waveguide having the required properties is provided. An optical waveguide for propagation of far-infrared radiation in the terahertz region, which optical waveguide is made of a fluorinated amorphous polymer. Particularly preferred is a polymer having a fluorinated aliphatic ring structure in its main chain, obtained by cyclopolymerization of a fluorinated monomer having at least two polymerizable double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Sarukura, Ko Aosaki, Hideki Sato, Yoshihiko Sakane
  • Patent number: 7385625
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display unit has a transmissive liquid crystal plate having a number of pixels arranged on a two-dimensional basis, on which an image is formed, and a light source unit emitting beams of light of a plurality of luminescent colors for irradiating said liquid crystal plate from back. An interface circuit receives an image signal representative of a color image to sequentially form on said liquid crystal plate a plurality of separation images in which the color image is separated in association with the plurality of luminescent colors of said light source unit. The interface circuit causes said light source unit to flash with a luminescent color associated with a separation image formed on said liquid crystal plate in synchronism with a sequential formation of the separation images onto said liquid crystal plate. Beams of light emanated from the light source unit and transmitted through the liquid crystal plate reproduce an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohmura, Masashi Takamura, Hiroshi Komatsuzaki, Ko Aosaki, Akihiko Funaki, Jin Murayama
  • Publication number: 20070269178
    Abstract: Materials transparent to terahertz waves are very limited, and it is difficult to obtain the required performance by selecting the material. Further, it is also difficult to search for a novel material. Therefore, by letting a known material transparent to terahertz waves have a photonic crystal structure and controlling the structure, an optical waveguide having the required properties is provided. An optical waveguide for propagation of far-infrared radiation in the terahertz region, which optical waveguide is made of a fluorinated amorphous polymer. Particularly preferred is a polymer having a fluorinated aliphatic ring structure in its main chain, obtained by cyclopolymerization of a fluorinated monomer having at least two polymerizable double bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Sarukura, Ko Aosaki, Hideki Sato, Yoshihiko Sakane
  • Patent number: 7239416
    Abstract: A cellular phone is connected to a portable printer which uses an instant print film through connectors, and the printer prints an image according to image data stored in the cellular phone. The cellular phone can display the image to be printed on its LCD. The user can input information for the printing with push buttons of the cellular phone, and display the information on the LCD. Thus, the portable printer does not need an LCD and push buttons, and therefore the printer is small, light and inexpensive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohmura, Ko Aosaki, Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Seiji Takada, Hiroshi Soma, Chiaki Fujii, Seimei Ushiro
  • Patent number: 7116355
    Abstract: Printing light beams from a printing head that is driven based on image data are used for recording a latent image in a predetermined exposure area on an instant film. The instant film is exposed through an exposure opening formed through a case of a film pack. The printing head projects the printing light beams linearly along a main scan direction while moving in a sub scan direction perpendicular to the main scan direction. An illumination range of the printing light beams is determined to be wider than the exposure area in the main and sub scan directions, in consideration of clearances between the case and the instant film. So the entire exposure area is exposed even where the instant film deviates inside the case. A light-shielding housing for covering up a moving range of the printing head in a light-tight fashion is formed integrally with a pack loading chamber for loading the film pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Omura, Yasuhiro Nishitani, Ko Aosaki, Yoshio Sugano