Patents by Inventor Toshikatsu Kotaki

Toshikatsu Kotaki 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: 9070831
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including: a substrate; LEDs arranged on the substrate in a row; electrode pad pairs each including electrode pads at opposite sides of a corresponding LED in a row direction; Zener diodes (protective elements) in one-to-one correspondence to circuits (groups) U1 to U8 each including nine consecutive LEDs, each protective element being located between adjacent electrode pads; and a sealing member sealing the LEDs, the electrode pad pairs, and the Zener diodes, wherein, in each circuit, a distance between electrode pads included in an electrode pad pair corresponding to an LED located closest to the Zener diode is the shortest, and a distance between electrode pads varies between two electrode pad pairs other than the electrode pad pair corresponding to the closest LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Toshikatsu Kotaki, Kenji Ueda, Yasufumi Wada
  • Publication number: 20140346536
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including: a substrate; LEDs arranged on the substrate in a row; electrode pad pairs each including electrode pads at opposite sides of a corresponding LED in a row direction; Zener diodes (protective elements) in one-to-one correspondence to circuits (groups) U1 to U8 each including nine consecutive LEDs, each protective element being located between adjacent electrode pads; and a sealing member sealing the LEDs, the electrode pad pairs, and the Zener diodes, wherein, in each circuit, a distance between electrode pads included in an electrode pad pair corresponding to an LED located closest to the Zener diode is the shortest, and a distance between electrode pads varies between two electrode pad pairs other than the electrode pad pair corresponding to the closest LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Toshikatsu Kotaki, Kenji Ueda, Yasufumi Wada
  • Patent number: 7394189
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp which can reduce occurrence of a short circuit without protecting lead wires extending from each end portion of a spiral arc tube. To achieve the objective, a pair of connection pins is provided on a circuit board of the compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, near a periphery of the circuit board so as to oppose another pair of connection pins formed near the periphery. In this way, the pairs of connection pins can be respectively provided directly above the end portions of the spiral arc tube. Thus, lead wires extending from each of the end portions can be connected to a corresponding one of the pairs of connection pins with a relatively short distance. This prevents the lead wires from being in contact with the circuit board, thereby reducing occurrence of a short circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kitagawa, Shiro Iida, Akiko Nakanishi, Yasushige Tomiyoshi, Toshikatsu Kotaki
  • Publication number: 20050231120
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp which can reduce occurrence of a short circuit without protecting lead wires extending from each end portion of a spiral arc tube. To achieve the objective, a pair of connection pins is provided on a circuit board of the compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, near a periphery of the circuit board so as to oppose another pair of connection pins formed near the periphery. In this way, the pairs of connection pins can be respectively provided directly above the end portions of the spiral arc tube. Thus, lead wires extending from each of the end portions can be connected to a corresponding one of the pairs of connection pins with a relatively short distance. This prevents the lead wires from being in contact with the circuit board, thereby reducing occurrence of a short circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroki Kitagawa, Shiro Iida, Akiko Nakanishi, Yasuhige Tomiyoshi, Toshikatsu Kotaki