Patents by Inventor Youji Furukubo
Youji Furukubo 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).
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Patent number: 11978998Abstract: A substrate for mounting a light-emitting element includes a base and a dam part. The base includes a front surface and a back surface that are principal surfaces thereof where the front surface includes a mounting part that is capable of mounting a light-emitting element thereon. The dam part is arranged on a peripheral part of the front surface to surround the mounting part. The front surface is inclined relative to the back surface at a predetermined angle. The dam part is provided with an opening part at a site where the front surface is inclined to decrease a thickness of the base, in the peripheral part of the front surface. A site of the dam part where the opening part is provided is inclined relative to the back surface in a direction of the front surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Toshifumi Higashi, Youji Furukubo, Sentarou Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11972992Abstract: A substrate for mounting an electronic component according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a base that is a plate-shaped body, where a first surface of the base is sloped relative to a second surface that is opposed to the first surface, and when the base is bisected into a lower part and a higher part in a slope direction thereof, a thermal conductivity of the lower part is higher than a thermal conductivity of the higher part.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Takafumi Yamaguchi, Toshifumi Higashi, Youji Furukubo
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Patent number: 11784459Abstract: A light emitting element mounting package includes a plate-like substrate and a base that protrudes from a front surface of the substrate and has a mounting surface on which a light emitting element is mounted. A power supply terminal is provided on the front surface of the substrate, and the power supply terminal is arranged in a direction that is opposite to a direction where an emitting surface of the light emitting element is oriented. The light emitting element mounting package further includes a wiring conductor inside the substrate, wherein the wiring conductor extends to a side of the power supply terminal where one end thereof is positioned at a side of the power supply terminal with respect to the emitting surface of the light emitting element and the other end thereof is electrically connected to the power supply terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Sentarou Yamamoto, Youji Furukubo, Masanori Okamoto, Toshifumi Higashi
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Patent number: 11778747Abstract: A wiring board includes: a base material including, on one side of the base material, a protruding part that protrudes toward an outside, wherein the protruding part has a shape in which a center portion of a principal surface rises from the outer periphery, and a plurality of external connection terminals is arranged on the principal surface. A composite substrate includes: the above-mentioned wiring board and a metallic frame member, wherein the frame member includes an opening whose shape is corresponding to a shape in a plan view of the protruding part, and the frame member is arranged such that the opening surrounds the protruding part to fill a periphery of the protruding part. An electric device includes: an electric element on a right face of the wiring board.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Toshifumi Higashi, Youji Furukubo, Takafumi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11757249Abstract: A substrate for mounting a light-emitting element includes a substrate with a plate shape and a base that protrudes from a front surface of the substrate, wherein the base has a mounting part for mounting a light-emitting element on a top surface thereof and composes a sloping surface that slopes with respect to the front surface and the substrate and the base are integrally formed of a ceramic.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Youji Furukubo
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Patent number: 11530794Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle includes a lighting device body that has a light source part and a housing body that supports the light source part, and a ventilation part-adjacent to the lighting device body and through which outside wind passes. The light source part has a light source element part that emits light and a heat release member that releases heat that is generated in the light source element part. The light source element part is inside of the housing body and the heat release member is exposed inside of the ventilation part.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Toshifumi Higashi, Youji Furukubo, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Yuji Iino
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Publication number: 20220256675Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of light emitting unit portions including a light emitting element, a flashing circuit configured to cause the light emitting element to flash, and a delay circuit configured to control a timing at which the flashing circuit causes the light emitting element to flash. The delay circuit includes a resistor and a capacitor. At least two light emitting unit portions are connected to each other in parallel. At least one of a resistance value of the resistor and a capacitance value of the capacitor differs among the at least two light emitting unit portions connected to each other in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Toshifumi HIGASHI, Youji FURUKUBO, Takafumi YAMAGUCHI, Yuji IINO
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Patent number: 11362484Abstract: A light-emitting-element housing member includes: a bottom base material having a first surface, and a mounting part on the first surface on which a light emitting element is to be mounted; and a frame member that includes side walls erected on the first surface to surround the mounting part, and an opening that penetrates through one of the side walls. The opening includes an inner edge having a first side and a second side, the first side extends along the first surface and is arranged at a position close to the bottom base material, and the second side extends along the first surface and is arranged at a position far from the bottom base material, and the second side is longer than the first side. An array of the plurality of light-emitting-element housing members, and a light emitting device are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Toshifumi Higashi, Sentaro Yamamoto, Youji Furukubo, Takafumi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20220158053Abstract: A joint body of the present disclosure includes a substrate including a base member having insulating properties and a metal layer positioned on a first main surface of the base member, a metal joint layer, and a metal member. The metal joint layer is positioned between the metal layer and the metal member of the substrate. The metal joint layer includes a nickel layer, a solder layer, and a composite layer containing a mix of nickel and solder. The nickel layer, the composite layer, and the solder layer are positioned in this order from the metal layer side to the metal member side. The nickel in the composite layer extends from the nickel layer in the thickness direction and forms protrusions and recesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Sentarou YAMAMOTO, Youji FURUKUBO, Kazuhiro OKAMOTO, Yuhei MATSUMOTO, Kouichirou SUGAI, Kazuki NISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220094135Abstract: A light emitting element mounting package includes a plate-like substrate and a base that protrudes from a front surface of the substrate and has a mounting surface on which a light emitting element is mounted. A power supply terminal is provided on the front surface of the substrate, and the power supply terminal is arranged in a direction that is opposite to a direction where an emitting surface of the light emitting element is oriented. The light emitting element mounting package further includes a wiring conductor inside the substrate, wherein the wiring conductor extends to a side of the power supply terminal where one end thereof is positioned at a side of the power supply terminal with respect to the emitting surface of the light emitting element and the other end thereof is electrically connected to the power supply terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Sentarou YAMAMOTO, Youji FURUKUBO, Masanori OKAMOTO, Toshifumi HIGASHI
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Publication number: 20220037250Abstract: A wiring board including: a frame base material; and a metal member, wherein the frame base material is formed in plate-shaped, and includes a through hole in a central region of the frame base material, the metal member includes a stage part and at least one bridge part, a width of the bridge part is equal to or narrower than a width of the stage part, the bridge part extending toward an outer side from the stage part, the stage part is arranged to be fit to the through hole, and the bridge part is arranged to be disposed facing the frame base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yuhei MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro OKAMOTO, Aki KITABAYASHI, Sentarou YAMAMOTO, Youji FURUKUBO
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Publication number: 20210410286Abstract: A wiring board includes: a base material including, on one side of the base material, a protruding part that protrudes toward an outside, wherein the protruding part has a shape in which a center portion of a principal surface rises from the outer periphery, and a plurality of external connection terminals is arranged on the principal surface. A composite substrate includes: the above-mentioned wiring board and a metallic frame member, wherein the frame member includes an opening whose shape is corresponding to a shape in a plan view of the protruding part, and the frame member is arranged such that the opening surrounds the protruding part to fill a periphery of the protruding part. An electric device includes: an electric element on a right face of the wiring board.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Toshifumi HIGASHI, Youji FURUKUBO, Takafumi YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210399520Abstract: A substrate for mounting a light-emitting element includes a base and a dam part. The base includes a front surface and a back surface that are principal surfaces thereof where the front surface includes a mounting part that is capable of mounting a light-emitting element thereon. The dam part is arranged on a peripheral part of the front surface to surround the mounting part. The front surface is inclined relative to the back surface at a predetermined angle. The dam part is provided with an opening part at a site where the front surface is inclined to decrease a thickness of the base, in the peripheral part of the front surface. A site of the dam part where the opening part is provided is inclined relative to the back surface in a direction of the front surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Toshifumi HIGASHI, Youji FURUKUBO, Sentarou YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20210391687Abstract: A substrate for mounting an electronic component according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a base that is a plate-shaped body, where a first surface of the base is sloped relative to a second surface that is opposed to the first surface, and when the base is bisected into a lower part and a higher part in a slope direction thereof, a thermal conductivity of the lower part is higher than a thermal conductivity of the higher part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Takafumi YAMAGUCHI, Toshifumi HIGASHI, Youji FURUKUBO
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Publication number: 20210044084Abstract: A substrate for mounting a light-emitting element includes a substrate that is composed of a ceramic(s), a terminal for an element that is provided on a front surface of the substrate where a light-emitting element is mounted thereon, a terminal for a power source that is provided on the substrate where an external power source is connected thereto, and a wiring part that is provided inside the substrate and electrically connects the terminal for an element and the terminal for a power source. Furthermore, the wiring part includes a first conductor that extends in a surface direction of the substrate and a second conductor that extends substantially parallel to the first conductor on an opposite side of the front surface and is connected in parallel with the first conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Youji FURUKUBO, Masanori ANNOURA, Takeshi KAWAKAMI
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Patent number: 10862264Abstract: A light-emitting element housing member includes a substrate that is made of a ceramic and internally includes a deep-bottom-type space portion having an opening in at least one position thereof, wherein an inner wall of the space portion serves as a mounting part for a light-emitting element. A light-emitting element housing member includes a mounting part meant for mounting a light-emitting element and includes a substrate that includes a bottom base material having a rectangular shape in a planar view and a wall member provided on the bottom base material to enclose the mounting part in a U-shaped manner and have an opening in at least one portion thereof, wherein the substrate is integrally formed of a ceramic.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Youji Furukubo, Sentaro Yamamoto, Masanori Okamoto, Katsuaki Masaki, Takehiro Nishimura, Kazuya Shibata
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Publication number: 20200366052Abstract: A substrate for mounting a light-emitting element includes a substrate with a plate shape and a base that protrudes from a front surface of the substrate, wherein the base has a mounting part for mounting a light-emitting element on a top surface thereof and composes a sloping surface that slopes with respect to the front surface and the substrate and the base are integrally formed of a ceramic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Youji FURUKUBO
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Publication number: 20200220320Abstract: A light-emitting-element housing member includes: a bottom base material having a first surface, and a mounting part on the first surface on which a light emitting element is to be mounted; and a frame member that includes side walls erected on the first surface to surround the mounting part, and an opening that penetrates through one of the side walls. The opening includes an inner edge having a first side and a second side, the first side extends along the first surface and is arranged at a position close to the bottom base material, and the second side extends along the first surface and is arranged at a position far from the bottom base material, and the second side is longer than the first side. An array of the plurality of light-emitting-element housing members, and a light emitting device are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Toshifumi HIGASHI, Sentaro YAMAMOTO, Youji FURUKUBO, Takafumi YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10396002Abstract: The present invention includes: a substrate 3, a rectangular frame-shaped substrate bank section 5 provided on the substrate 3 and including four corner portions 5A, and a metal layer 9 provided on a top surface 5Aa of the substrate bank section 5. A top surface 5Aa of the corner portions 5A of the substrate bank section 5 may have an inclined portion S slanted downward. An electronic component housing package may have a lid welded onto the metal layer 9 provided on the substrate bank section 5 of the electronic component storage substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Sentaro Yamamoto, Youji Furukubo, Masanori Okamoto, Yuhei Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20190214784Abstract: An electrical element mounting package includes a plate-like substrate and at least one base that protrudes from a front surface of the substrate and has a mounting surface on which an electrical element is mounted, wherein the substrate and the base are made of ceramics integrally. The electrical element mounting package includes an element terminal that is provided on the mounting surface of the base, a side conductor that is provided on a side surface of the base and extends in a thickness direction of the base, and a substrate-side via conductor that is provided inside the substrate and extends in a thickness direction of the substrate, wherein the element terminal, the side conductor, and the substrate-side via conductor are connected to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Sentarou YAMAMOTO, Youji FURUKUBO, Masanori OKAMOTO, Toshifumi HIGASHI