Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Kurachi

Toshiaki Kurachi 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).

  • Publication number: 20190264099
    Abstract: A resin powder includes resin particles each binding a first quantum dot phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Toshiaki KURACHI
  • Publication number: 20190257482
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes: a base; a wiring pattern disposed on a major surface of the base; a light-emitting element mounted on the major surface of the base; a metal wire that electrically connects the light-emitting element and the wiring pattern; a light-transmissive film that covers the metal wire, at least a portion of the wiring pattern, and at least a portion of the light-emitting element; and a sealant that covers the light-transmissive film. The light-transmissive film includes a wall portion that is located between the metal wire and the base, and that extends from the major surface of the base to the metal wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Toshiaki KURACHI
  • Patent number: 10278245
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed above the substrate. In the plurality of light-emitting elements, a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element different in a rate of decrease in light output along with a temperature increase are included. The plurality of light-emitting elements include: a first serial element group including some light-emitting elements connected in series among the plurality of light-emitting elements; and a second serial element group connected in parallel with the first serial element group and including some light-emitting elements connected in series among the plurality of light-emitting elements. A ratio between a total number of first light-emitting elements and a total number of second light-emitting elements is different between the first serial element group and the second serial element group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Yasuharu Ueno, Koji Omura, Kenji Sugiura, Toshifumi Ogata, Atsuyoshi Ishimori, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Publication number: 20190103522
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an LED chip that emits primary light, and phosphor particles that emit secondary light by being excited with the primary light. The lighting apparatus emits light including the primary light and the secondary light. The light has an emission spectrum having a first peak in a wavelength ranging from 420 nm to 460 nm, a second peak in the wavelength ranging from 530 nm to 580 nm, a third peak in the wavelength ranging from 605 nm to 655 nm, a first trough in the wavelength ranging from 440 nm to 480 nm, and a second trough in the wavelength ranging from 555 nm to 605 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Toshiaki KURACHI, Yuya YAMAMOTO, Koji OMURA, Kosuke TAKEHARA
  • Patent number: 10199597
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus is provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes a substrate, a light-emitting element on the substrate, a first sealing layer which seals the light-emitting element, and a second b sealing layer. The substrate includes a base, an interconnect layer disposed on the base and electrically connected to the light-emitting element, a metal layer which covers a portion of the interconnect layer, and an electrically insulating layer which covers another portion of the interconnect layer. The second sealing layer seals a boundary between the metal layer and the electrically insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Toshifumi Ogata, Naoki Tagami, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 10153408
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes a first relay line and a second relay line. The first and second relay lines are disposed between a first region and a second region of a substrate. Further, the first and second relay lines extend at least partially parallel to each other in a second direction that crosses a first direction in which the first region and the second region are aligned. The first relay line electrically connects a first light-emitting element group disposed in the first region and a third light-emitting element group disposed in the second region. The second relay line electrically connects a second light-emitting element group disposed in the first region and a fourth light-emitting element group disposed in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Toshifumi Ogata, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 10103298
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module which includes: a substrate; a resist including a plurality of layers above the substrate; and an LED element mounted above the substrate. The plurality of layers includes a second layer that is an uppermost layer and a first layer that is an underlying layer. The second layer that is the uppermost layer includes fluorine as a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tagami, Masumi Abe, Hisaki Fujitani, Kosuke Takehara, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 10096747
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) module is provided. The LED module includes a substrate, a metal layer disposed above the substrate, a resist layer disposed above the substrate and including a plurality of layers, an LED chip mounted above the substrate, and a wire connecting the metal layer and the LED chip. In a first region in which the LED chip is mounted, at least a portion of the resist layer is disposed directly on the substrate with the LED chip being mounted above the resist layer via an adhesive. In a second region which includes a connection at which the wire and the metal layer are connected and a periphery of the connection, the metal layer is disposed above the substrate with the resist layer being disposed above the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Naoki Tagami, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 10088133
    Abstract: A mounting substrate includes: a substrate; a first terminal, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal which are disposed in a first region; a second terminal disposed in a second region; a third terminal and a seventh terminal which are disposed in a third region; and a fourth terminal disposed in a fourth region. The mounting substrate includes: a first connecting line which electrically connects the fifth terminal and the second terminal; a second connecting line which electrically connects the sixth terminal and the third terminal; and a third connecting line which electrically connects the seventh terminal and the fourth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Toshifumi Ogata, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Publication number: 20180216803
    Abstract: A mounting substrate includes: a substrate; a first terminal, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal which are disposed in a first region; a second terminal disposed in a second region; a third terminal and a seventh terminal which are disposed in a third region; and a fourth terminal disposed in a fourth region. The mounting substrate includes: a first connecting line which electrically connects the fifth terminal and the second terminal; a second connecting line which electrically connects the sixth terminal and the third terminal; and a third connecting line which electrically connects the seventh terminal and the fourth terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Toshifumi OGATA, Toshiaki KURACHI
  • Patent number: 10032754
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting apparatus includes mounting a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element on a substrate. A sealing layer is formed above the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element for sealing the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element. A first phosphor layer is applied above a first portion of the sealing layer, in which the first phosphor layer includes at least one first phosphor. A second phosphor layer is applied above a second portion of the sealing layer, in which the second phosphor layer includes at least one second phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Naoki Tagami, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 10014458
    Abstract: An LED module includes a resin substrate, a metal layer formed above the resin substrate, a resist layer formed above the metal layer and including a plurality of layers, and an LED chip mounted above the resist layer via an adhesive. The resist layer comprises an epoxy acrylic-based or a silicon-based resin material, and the adhesive is white.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Naoki Tagami, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Publication number: 20180082986
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting apparatus includes mounting a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element on a substrate. A sealing layer is formed above the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element for sealing the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element. A first phosphor layer is applied above a first portion of the sealing layer, in which the first phosphor layer includes at least one first phosphor. A second phosphor layer is applied above a second portion of the sealing layer, in which the second phosphor layer includes at least one second phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Naoki TAGAMI, Toshiaki KURACHI
  • Publication number: 20180069162
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes a first relay line and a second relay line. The first and second relay lines are disposed between a first region and a second region of a substrate. Further, the first and second relay lines extend at least partially parallel to each other in a second direction that crosses a first direction in which the first region and the second region are aligned. The first relay line electrically connects a first light-emitting element group disposed in the first region and a third light-emitting element group disposed in the second region. The second relay line electrically connects a second light-emitting element group disposed in the first region and a fourth light-emitting element group disposed in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Toshifumi OGATA, Toshiaki KURACHI
  • Publication number: 20180062110
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus is provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes a substrate, a light-emitting element on the substrate, a first sealing layer which seals the light-emitting element, and a second b sealing layer. The substrate includes a base, an interconnect layer disposed on the base and electrically connected to the light-emitting element, a metal layer which covers a portion of the interconnect layer, and an electrically insulating layer which covers another portion of the interconnect layer. The second sealing layer seals a boundary between the metal layer and the electrically insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Toshifumi OGATA, Naoki TAGAMI, Toshiaki KURACHI
  • Publication number: 20180062058
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus is provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes: a substrate; an LED chip on the substrate; and a sealant which seals the LED chip. The sealant includes at least 0.05 wt % oxide of a transition metal as an additive for inhibiting deterioration of a base material of the sealant. Additionally or alternatively, the sealant includes at least one of a metal salt of a transition metal and an organic complex of a transition metal, as the additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Naoki TAGAMI, Toshiaki KURACHI
  • Patent number: 9871024
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus is provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes a first and second light-emitting elements disposed on a substrate. A sealing layer is above the first and second light-emitting elements for sealing the first and second light-emitting elements. A first phosphor layer is above a first portion of the sealing layer. The first phosphor layer includes at least one first phosphor. A second phosphor layer is above a second portion of the sealing layer. The second phosphor layer includes at least one second phosphor. The first phosphor layer is configured to emit light, which is emitted as a result of emission by the first light-emitting element, having a first color. The second phosphor layer is configured to emit light, which is emitted as a result of emission by the second light-emitting element, having a second color different from the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Abe, Naoki Tagami, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 9857035
    Abstract: A light emitting device that emits white light includes first and second light emitting elements which have different emission peak wavelengths within a range of 440 nm to 495 nm. The device also includes a wavelength conversion material which converts a wavelength of light emitted by at least one of the first and second light emitting elements. The white light has an emission spectrum peaked at a first peak wavelength and a second peak wavelength. The first peak wavelength corresponds to the emission peak wavelength of the first light emitting element, and the second peak wavelength corresponds to the emission peak wavelength of the second light emitting element. Where a light intensity at one of the first peak wavelength and the second peak wavelength is 1, a light intensity at a bottom of a valley between the first and second peak wavelengths is 0.5 or higher but lower than 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Omura, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 9799803
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module including: a substrate; a resist including a plurality of layers, above the substrate; and an LED element mounted above the resist via an adhesive. The adhesive includes an addition-reaction type silicone resin. In the resist, a higher positioned layer of the plurality of layers is lower in at least one of sulfur content, phosphorus content, and nitrogen content than a lower positioned layer of the plurality of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tagami, Masumi Abe, Hisaki Fujitani, Kosuke Takehara, Toshiaki Kurachi
  • Publication number: 20170263835
    Abstract: An LED module includes a resin substrate, a metal layer formed above the resin substrate, a resist layer formed above the metal layer and including a plurality of layers, and an LED chip mounted above the resist layer via an adhesive. The resist layer comprises an epoxy acrylic-based or a silicon-based resin material, and the adhesive is white.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi ABE, Naoki TAGAMI, Toshiaki KURACHI