Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kuramoto

Masafumi Kuramoto 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: 9748455
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor element that can have the high adhesion between a substrate made of an oxide or the like and a metal film, a semiconductor element includes a substrate made of an oxide, a semiconductor element structure provided on an upper surface of the substrate, and a metal film provided on a lower surface of the substrate, in which the metal film contains nanoparticles made of an oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Shioji, Masafumi Kuramoto
  • Publication number: 20170229615
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface mounted light emitting apparatus which has long service life and favorable property for mass production, and a molding used in the surface mounted light emitting apparatus. The surface mounted light emitting apparatus comprises the light emitting device 10 based on GaN which emits blue light, the first resin molding 40 which integrally molds the first lead 20 whereon the light emitting device 10 is mounted and the second lead 30 which is electrically connected to the light emitting device 10, and the second resin molding 50 which contains YAG fluorescent material and covers the light emitting device 10. The first resin molding 40 has the recess 40c comprising the bottom surface 40a and the side surface 40b formed therein, and the second resin molding 50 is placed in the recess 40c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi KURAMOTO, Tomohisa KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170186916
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes a semiconductor stacked body, an oxide film, and a reflecting film. The semiconductor stacked body has a body surface. The oxide film has an upper surface and a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface. The oxide film is provided on the semiconductor stacked body such that the bottom surface of the oxide film is opposite to the body surface of the semiconductor stacked body. The reflecting film is provided on the oxide film to be in contact with the upper surface of the oxide film and includes silver and oxide nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji SHIOJI, Masafumi KURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9691950
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element configured to emit visible light; a fluorescent substance excited by light from the light emitting element and configured to emit visible light; a translucent member containing a translucent base material, which provided on the fluorescent substance or configured to contain the fluorescent substance, and provided on the light emitting element; and a film provided on an upper surface of the translucent member, and configured as an agglutination of nanoparticles having a different refractive index from the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Masafumi Kuramoto, Masaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20170162765
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a base substrate having a recessed portion at a flat upper surface thereof. The recessed portion has an inner wall. A sealing member is provided in the recessed portion. The sealing member contains surface-treated particles, or particles coexisting with a dispersing agent. The particles have a particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 100 ?m or less. The particles are made of an organic material or an inorganic material. The organic material and the inorganic material are free of a phosphor. The at least a part of an edge portion of the sealing member is a region located in the vicinity of an edge of the recessed portion which is a boundary between a surface of the inner wall and the flat upper surface. The at least one of the particles and aggregates of particles are unevenly distributed in the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi KURAMOTO, Akiko YAMASAKI, Hirofumi ICHIKAWA, Yasunori SHIMIZU, Akihiro OTA
  • Patent number: 9653662
    Abstract: A light emitting device (100) according to the present disclosure includes a base substrate (10) having a recessed portion (15) at its upper surface (11); a light emitting element (20) provided in the recessed portion (15); and a sealing member (30) provided in the recessed portion (15), in which the sealing member (30) contains surface-treated particles (40), or particles (40) coexisting with a dispersing agent, and at least a part of an edge portion of the sealing member (30) is a region located in the vicinity of an edge (17) of the recessed portion, and in which at least one of the particles (40) and aggregates (41) of particles are unevenly distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Kuramoto, Akiko Yamasaki, Hirofumi Ichikawa, Yasunori Shimizu, Akihiro Ota
  • Patent number: 9634204
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface mounted light emitting apparatus which has long service life and favorable property for mass production, and a molding used in the surface mounted light emitting apparatus. The surface mounted light emitting apparatus comprises the light emitting device 10 based on GaN which emits blue light, the first resin molding 40 which integrally molds the first lead 20 whereon the light emitting device 10 is mounted and the second lead 30 which is electrically connected to the light emitting device 10, and the second resin molding 50 which contains YAG fluorescent material and covers the light emitting device 10. The first resin molding 40 has the recess 40c comprising the bottom surface 40a and the side surface 40b formed therein, and the second resin molding 50 is placed in the recess 40c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Kuramoto, Tomohisa Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 9502624
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface mounted light emitting apparatus which has long service life and favorable property for mass production, and a molding used in the surface mounted light emitting apparatus. The surface mounted light emitting apparatus comprises the light emitting device 10 based on GaN which emits blue light, the first resin molding 40 which integrally molds the first lead 20 whereon the light emitting device 10 is mounted and the second lead 30 which is electrically connected to the light emitting device 10, and the second resin molding 50 which contains YAG fluorescent material and covers the light emitting device 10. The first resin molding 40 has the recess 40c comprising the bottom surface 40a and the side surface 40b formed therein, and the second resin molding 50 is placed in the recess 40c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Kuramoto, Tomohisa Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 9502610
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device, includes a first step of mounting a light emitting element on a support base with a bump; and a second step of clamping the support base and the light emitting element and pressing between a lower molding die and an upper molding die to plastically deform the bump, and injecting the compound of a cover member into a mold cavity between the lower molding die and the upper molding die and curing the compound to form the cover member that covers at least a lower surface of the light emitting element after the first step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafumi Kuramoto
  • Publication number: 20160247988
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor element that can have the high adhesion between a substrate made of an oxide or the like and a metal film, a semiconductor element includes a substrate made of an oxide, a semiconductor element structure provided on an upper surface of the substrate, and a metal film provided on a lower surface of the substrate, in which the metal film contains nanoparticles made of an oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji SHIOJI, Masafumi KURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9362190
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor element that can have the high adhesion between a substrate made of an oxide or the like and a metal film, a semiconductor element includes a substrate made of an oxide, a semiconductor element structure provided on an upper surface of the substrate, and a metal film provided on a lower surface of the substrate, in which the metal film contains nanoparticles made of an oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Shioji, Masafumi Kuramoto
  • Publication number: 20160133809
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device, includes a first step of mounting a light emitting element on a support base with a bump; and a second step of clamping the support base and the light emitting element and pressing between a lower molding die and an upper molding die to plastically deform the bump, and injecting the compound of a cover member into a mold cavity between the lower molding die and the upper molding die and curing the compound to form the cover member that covers at least a lower surface of the light emitting element after the first step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Masafumi KURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9331251
    Abstract: To provide a light emitting device that can suppress the increase in pits and projections caused by the thermal history of the reflective film on the surface of the reflective film used in the light emitting device, the light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a reflective film for reflecting light from the light emitting element, in which the reflective film contains silver as a principal component, and nanoparticles of an oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Kuramoto, Shuji Shioji, Katsuyuki Tsunano
  • Publication number: 20150295153
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device in which wet-spreading of an adhesive member for bonding the semiconductor element on a base body is suppressed. The semiconductor device (100) of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a base body (10), and a semiconductor element (20) bonded on the base body via an adhesive member (30), wherein the adhesive member (30) contains surface-treated particles (40), or particles (40) that coexist with a dispersing agent, and at least a part of the marginal portion (301) of the adhesive member is a region where the particles (40) are unevenly distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi KURAMOTO, Toshifumi IMURA, Tomoki TANISADA
  • Publication number: 20150228875
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes lead frames, a light-emitting element placed on a bottom of a recessed portion formed at one of the lead frames, and a light-transmitting resin covering the light-emitting element. The lead frames have a covered region which is covered with the light-transmitting resin and an exposed region exposed out of the light-transmitting resin. The light-emitting device has a gap between the lead frame and the light-transmitting resin at an inner side surface of the recessed portion, the gap having a width longer than a main wavelength of light from the light-emitting element. The lead frame is in close contact with the light-transmitting resin at an end of the covered region, which is located in a boundary with the exposed region or in the vicinity of the boundary within the covered region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Yuji OKADA, Masafumi KURAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150179537
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor element that can have the high adhesion between a substrate made of an oxide or the like and a metal film, a semiconductor element includes a substrate made of an oxide, a semiconductor element structure provided on an upper surface of the substrate, and a metal film provided on a lower surface of the substrate, in which the metal film contains nanoparticles made of an oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Shuji SHIOJI, Masafumi KURAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150171299
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a conductive material that allows a low electric resistance to be generated, and that is obtained by using an inexpensive and stable conductive material composition containing no adhesive. The conductive material can be provided by a producing method that includes the step of sintering a first conductive material composition that contains silver particles having an average particle diameter (median diameter) of 0.1 ?m to 15 ?m, and a metal oxide, so as to obtain a conductive material. The conductive material can be provided also by a method that includes the step of sintering a second conductive material composition that contains silver particles having an average particle diameter (median diameter) of 0.1 ?m to 15 ?m in an atmosphere of oxygen or ozone, or ambient atmosphere, at a temperature in a range of 150° C. to 320° C., so as to obtain a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi KURAMOTO, Satoru OGAWA, Katsuaki SUGANUMA, Keun-Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20150162509
    Abstract: A light emitting device (100) according to the present disclosure includes a base substrate (10) having a recessed portion (15) at its upper surface (11); a light emitting element (20) provided in the recessed portion (15); and a sealing member (30) provided in the recessed portion (15), in which the sealing member (30) contains surface-treated particles (40), or particles (40) coexisting with a dispersing agent, and at least a part of an edge portion of the sealing member (30) is a region located in the vicinity of an edge (17) of the recessed portion, and in which at least one of the particles (40) and aggregates (41) of particles are unevenly distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi KURAMOTO, Akiko YAMASAKI, Hirofumi ICHIKAWA, Yasunori SHIMIZU, Akihiro OTA
  • Publication number: 20150155456
    Abstract: To provide a light emitting device that can suppress the increase in pits and projections caused by the thermal history of the reflective film on the surface of the reflective film used in the light emitting device, the light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a reflective film for reflecting light from the light emitting element, in which the reflective film contains silver as a principal component, and nanoparticles of an oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Masafumi KURAMOTO, Shuji SHIOJI, Katsuyuki TSUNANO
  • Patent number: 9034671
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting element (10) composed of a gallium nitride compound semiconductor having an emission peak wavelength of not less than 430 nm; a molded body (40) provided with a recessed portion having a bottom surface on which the light-emitting element (10) is mounted and a lateral surface; and a sealing member (50) containing an epoxy resin including a triazine derivative epoxy resin, or a silicon-containing resin. The molded body (40) is obtained by using a cured product of a thermosetting epoxy resin composition essentially containing an epoxy resin including a triazine derivative epoxy resin, and has a reflectance of not less than 70% at the wavelengths of not less than 430 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Kuramoto, Tomohide Miki, Tomoya Tsukioka, Tomohisa Kishimoto