Patents by Inventor Shinji Nogi

Shinji Nogi 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: 8901848
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a lighting apparatus main body having a reflecting surface, a main light source arranged in the reflecting surface of the lighting apparatus main body, a sub-light source which is arranged at the lighting apparatus main body and illuminates the neighborhood of the main light source directly, and a control circuit which controls the main light source and the sub-light source. Since the lighting apparatus illuminates downward with a direct illumination of the main light source and an indirect illumination of the sub-light source, the glare of the main light source is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Kozo Ogawa, Erika Takenaka, Akimichi Takahashi, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Patent number: 8558272
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices, a reflective layer, a plurality of conductor parts and a translucent adhesive layer. Each of the semiconductor light-emitting devices has a translucent substrate, and a semiconductor light-emitting layer formed on the substrate. The reflective layer has a size on which semiconductor light-emitting devices are arranged at intervals. The conductor parts are provided on the reflective layer, and electrically connected to the semiconductor light-emitting devices. The adhesive layer bonds the substrates of the semiconductor light-emitting devices onto the reflective layer, and thereby holds the semiconductor light-emitting devices on the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sanpei, Masahiro Izumi, Shinji Nogi, Akiko Saito
  • Patent number: 8057072
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes at least one light-emitting element provided on a mount surface of a substratum. A translucent member is provided so as to face the mount surface of the substratum. The translucent member is separated from the light-emitting element and contains a phosphor material that converts a wavelength of light emitted by the light-emitting element. A frame having heat conducting properties is interposed between the substratum and the translucent member. The frame surrounds the light-emitting element. The frame includes an opening that leads light emitted by the light-emitting element to the translucent member, and a heat conductor thermally connected to the translucent member. The heat conductor includes a heat radiator exposed outside of the translucent member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Erika Takenaka, Kozo Ogawa, Keiichi Shimizu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Akimichi Takahashi, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Publication number: 20110273880
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices, a reflective layer, a plurality of conductor parts and a translucent adhesive layer. Each of the semiconductor light-emitting devices has a translucent substrate, and a semiconductor light-emitting layer formed on the substrate. The reflective layer has a size on which semiconductor light-emitting devices are arranged at intervals. The conductor parts are provided on the reflective layer, and electrically connected to the semiconductor light-emitting devices. The adhesive layer bonds the substrates of the semiconductor light-emitting devices onto the reflective layer, and thereby holds the semiconductor light-emitting devices on the reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sanpei, Masahiro Izumi, Shinji Nogi, Akiko Saito
  • Patent number: 7989840
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices, a reflective layer, a plurality of conductor parts and a translucent adhesive layer. Each of the semiconductor light-emitting devices has a translucent substrate, and a semiconductor light-emitting layer formed on the substrate. The reflective layer has a size on which semiconductor light-emitting devices are arranged at intervals. The conductor parts are provided on the reflective layer, and electrically connected to the semiconductor light-emitting devices. The adhesive layer bonds the substrates of the semiconductor light-emitting devices onto the reflective layer, and thereby holds the semiconductor light-emitting devices on the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sanpei, Masahiro Izumi, Shinji Nogi, Akiko Saito
  • Publication number: 20110182073
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro SANPEI, Yumiko Hayashida, Masahiro Izumi, Kiyoshi Otani, Yutaka Honda, Shinji Nogi
  • Patent number: 7934856
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sanpei, Yumiko Hayashida, Masahiro Izumi, Kiyoshi Otani, Yutaka Honda, Shinji Nogi
  • Publication number: 20100188852
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sanpei, Yumiko Hayashida, Masahiro Izumi, Kiyoshi Otani, Yutaka Honda, Shinji Nogi
  • Publication number: 20100149783
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes at least one light-emitting element provided on a mount surface of a substratum. A translucent member is provided so as to face the mount surface of the substratum. The translucent member is separated from the light-emitting element and contains a phosphor material that converts a wavelength of light emitted by the light-emitting element. A frame having heat conducting properties is interposed between the substratum and the translucent member. The frame surrounds the light-emitting element. The frame includes an opening that leads light emitted by the light-emitting element to the translucent member, and a heat conductor thermally connected to the translucent member. The heat conductor includes a heat radiator exposed outside of the translucent member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erika TAKENAKA, Kozo Ogawa, Keiichi Shimizu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Akimichi Takahashi, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Publication number: 20100124064
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source configured to radiate light toward a floor from a ceiling, a reflecting mirror provided around the light source, and shading angle setting element configured to define a range in which the light from the light source is radiated by setting a shading angle with respect to the light radiated from the light source. The light source, the reflecting mirror and the shading angle setting element are covered by a translucent cover. The translucent cover has an in-line transmittance. An in-line transmittance of the translucent cover of a position corresponding to an optical axis of the light source and an in-line transmittance of the translucent cover of a position deviated from the optical axis are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kozo Ogawa, Akimichi Takahashi, Erika Takenaka, Hiroaki Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Patent number: 7690817
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sanpei, Yumiko Hayashida, Masahiro Izumi, Kiyoshi Otani, Yutaka Honda, Shinji Nogi
  • Publication number: 20100079087
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a lighting apparatus main body having a reflecting surface, a main light source arranged in the reflecting surface of the lighting apparatus main body, a sub-light source which is arranged at the lighting apparatus main body and illuminates the neighborhood of the main light source directly, and a control circuit which controls the main light source and the sub-light source. Since the lighting apparatus illuminates downward with a direct illumination of the main light source and an indirect illumination of the sub-light source, the glare of the main light source is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroaki WATANABE, Keiichi Shimizu, Kozo Ogawa, Erika Takenaka, Akimichi Takahashi, Shinji Nogi, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Publication number: 20090108769
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting device capable of controlling finely modulated light control without stopping other processing regardless of an operation clock. The light modulation signal generating portion calculates a cycle of a PWM signal based on the lighting state of lamp, which is detected by state detecting portion and a predetermined operation clock. A PWM signal of the cycle calculated by the state detecting portion is generated by the light modulation signal generating portion capable of generating the PWM signal corresponding to the cycle of a non-integral number of times of the operation clock, wherein the cycle of the PWM signal can be continuously and finely varied without stopping other processing regardless of operation clocks, and fine modulated light control is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Techonology Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Ishikita, Hajime Osaki, Noriyuki Kitamura, Naoko Iwai, Isao Yamazaki, Shinji Nogi, Masatoshi Kumagai, Masahiko Kamata
  • Publication number: 20080239724
    Abstract: An illuminating device that is improved in heat radiation property and is suppressed in the occurrence of peeling and warping of a reflector. The reflector having a housing portion that houses a light emitting diode element is disposed on a substrate a visible light converting layer is formed on the housing portion and a lens is disposed on the reflector. A circuit pattern, the light emitting diode element, the reflector, the visible light converting layer, and the lens are disposed on the substrate, and the reflector and the lens are respectively adhered using a same type of adhesive agent. The heat radiation property can thus be improved, the peeling and warping of the reflector, etc., is suppressed, and accordingly, the optical characteristics of the device can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi Moriyama, Akiko Nakanishi, Masami Iwamoto, Shinji Nogi, Kozo Ogawa, Keiichi Shimizu, Akiko Saitou, Seiko Kawashima, Tomohiro Sanpei, Masahiro Toda
  • Publication number: 20080191620
    Abstract: A light emitting device, with which the luminous efficiency is improved and the color non-uniformity of the emitted light is lessened. Specifically, a light emitting diode element is covered with a diffusing layer, with which a diffusing agent is added to a resin. A phosphor layer, with which a phosphor is added to a resin, is disposed on top of the diffusing layer. The light from the light emitting diode element is diffused by the diffusing layer. By exciting the phosphor layer with the light diffused by the diffusing layer and thereby making the phosphor layer emit light, the luminous efficiency is improved and the color non-uniformity is lessened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Moriyama, Akiko Nakanishi, Masami Iwamoto, Shinji Nogi, Kozo Ogawa, Keiichi Shimizu, Akiko Saitou, Seiko Kawashima, Tomohiro Sanpei, Masahiro Izumi, Masahiro Toda
  • Patent number: 7388337
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp lighting apparatus according to the present invention comprises an initial illuminance correction control circuit which sets a fluorescent lamp to an initial illuminance correction control lighting mode, a switching portion which changes the fluorescent lamp from the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode to an external control dimming mode when a predetermined external dimming signal is detected, and a control portion which gradually dimming so as to achieve a dimming level of a switched mode when switching the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode and the external control dimming mode, and control so as to achieve a dimming level corresponding to a cumulative lighting time of the fluorescent lamp when the changed mode is the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Takahasi, Toshiyuki Hiraoka, Noriyuki Kitamura, Naoko Iwai, Kazuyuki Uratani, Shinji Nogi, Toru Ishikita, Isao Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20080128739
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO SANPEI, Yumiko Hayashida, Masahiro Izumi, Kiyoshi Otani, Yutaka Honda, Shinji Nogi
  • Publication number: 20080055901
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices, a reflective layer, a plurality of conductor parts and a translucent adhesive layer. Each of the semiconductor light-emitting devices has a translucent substrate, and a semiconductor light-emitting layer formed on the substrate. The reflective layer has a size on which semiconductor light-emitting devices are arranged at intervals. The conductor parts are provided on the reflective layer, and electrically connected to the semiconductor light-emitting devices. The adhesive layer bonds the substrates of the semiconductor light-emitting devices onto the reflective layer, and thereby holds the semiconductor light-emitting devices on the reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sanpei, Masahiro Izumi, Shinji Nogi, Akiko Saito
  • Publication number: 20070075650
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp lighting apparatus according to the present invention comprises an initial illuminance correction control circuit which sets a fluorescent lamp to an initial illuminance correction control lighting mode, a switching portion which changes the fluorescent lamp from the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode to an external control dimming mode when a predetermined external dimming signal is detected, and a control portion which gradually dimming so as to achieve a dimming level of a switched mode when switching the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode and the external control dimming mode, and control so as to achieve a dimming level corresponding to a cumulative lighting time of the fluorescent lamp when the changed mode is the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Takahashi, Toshiyuki Hiraoka, Noriyuki Kitamura, Naoko Iwai, Kazuyuki Uratani, Shinji Nogi, Toru Ishikita, Isao Yamazaki