Patents Assigned to Nichias Corporation
  • Patent number: 11929501
    Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The method includes providing a composition containing a first lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 1D50 in a first volume cumulative particle size distribution of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 3.2 ?m and a first liquid medium; and granulating the composition to obtain a second lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 2D50 in a second volume cumulative particle size distribution greater than 1D50. The second lithium transition metal composite oxide has a ratio of a 90% particle size 3D90 in a third volume cumulative particle size distribution measured after the ultrasonic treatment to a 90% particle size 2D90 in the second volume cumulative particle size distribution measured before the ultrasonic treatment (3D90/2D90) of 0.53 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayaki Matsumoto, Yoshitomo Miyashita
  • Patent number: 11929454
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a base member having a first surface including a first region and a second region; a first frame provided on the base member and surrounding the first region; a light emitting element provided on the base member in the first region; a light-transmissive first member provided inward of the first frame, and covering the light emitting element; an electronic component provided on the base member in the second region and electrically connected with the light emitting element; and a plurality of pin holes arrayed in a first direction and electrically connected with the electronic component, the first direction being orthogonal to a thickness direction of the base member. The electronic component is provided on a side opposite the plurality of pin holes with respect to the light emitting element in a second direction that is orthogonal to the thickness direction and the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Okura, Takanobu Sogai, Koji Oshodani
  • Patent number: 11929452
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: forming a cover, which comprises: sandwiching a fixing member by a molding device, injecting a light-transmissive material into a space defined in the molding device, and hardening or curing the injected light-transmissive material, wherein the formed cover comprises an upper portion, a sidewall, and a recess, the cover being integrated with the fixing member such that the fixing member projects from a part of an outer lateral surface of the sidewall; disposing a light-transmissive member on a light extraction surface of a light-emitting element to be disposed on a substrate; and disposing the cover so that the light-emitting element is housed in the recess. The fixing member is formed of a material that is deformable due to a pressing force generated in the event of an engagement with a counterpart member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Tomohito Shinomiya, Daizo Kiba
  • Publication number: 20240076542
    Abstract: A sintered body includes an aluminum oxide phase and crystal agglomerated particles containing a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material crystal phase, wherein the aluminum oxide phase is disposed around the crystal agglomerated particles. A method for producing a sintered body includes: providing a first mixture obtained by wet mixing raw materials and then drying; dry mixing the first mixture and aluminum oxide particles; molding a mixture obtained by dry mixing the first raw material mixture and the aluminum oxide particles; and calcining a molded body obtained by molding the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo YAMAMOTO, Shozo TAKETOMI
  • Publication number: 20240076516
    Abstract: Provided is an ink composition for screen printing that does not easily allow the generation of a printing defect or a rough surface portion in a printed matter even in the case of forming the printed matter having a thick thickness. An ink composition for screen printing containing (a) a rubber-forming component, (b) a crosslinking agent, (c) a main solvent that dissolves the rubber-forming component and (d) a poor solvent that dissolves in the main solvent but does not dissolve in the rubber-forming component, in which a viscosity (0.1/s) obtained with an E-type viscometer at a temperature of 25° C. is 300 to 50000 Pa·s, a viscosity (10/s) obtained with the E-type viscometer at a temperature of 25° C. is 50 to 1500 Pa·s, and a loss tangent (0.1 rad/s) obtained with the E-type viscometer at a temperature of 25° C. is 10 to 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Ohyoshi, Taira Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240079517
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes: a semiconductor structure including: a substrate, an n-side nitride semiconductor layer located on the substrate, and a p-side nitride semiconductor layer located on the n-side nitride semiconductor layer, wherein a p-side nitride semiconductor side of the semiconductor structure is a light extraction face side, and an n-side nitride semiconductor side of the semiconductor structure is a mounting face side; a first protective layer located on and in direct contact with an upper face of the p-side nitride semiconductor layer in a region corresponding to the peripheral portion of the p-side nitride semiconductor layer; and a current diffusion layer located on and in direct contact with an upper face of the p-side nitride semiconductor layer in a region corresponding to the area inside of the peripheral portion. The current diffusion layer does not overlap the first protective layer in a top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun KITAHAMA, Yoshiki INOUE, Kazuhiro NAGAMINE, Junya NARITA
  • Publication number: 20240079513
    Abstract: A package includes: a bottom portion having a mounting surface; and a lateral wall portion having a top surface and including: a lateral wall having a rectangular outer shape in a top view and surrounding the mounting surface, and a stepped portion formed along the lateral wall below the top surface. In the top view, the stepped portion includes a wide portion and a narrow portion that are two regions having different widths. The narrow portion is formed on a portion along a one side of an entire circumference of the lateral wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya HASHIMOTO, Soichiro MIURA
  • Publication number: 20240076541
    Abstract: A resin composition includes a silicone resin, a Mn-activated fluoride phosphor, and a chelating agent. The chelating agent may include, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic-acid-based chelating agent and a phosphonic-acid-based chelating agent. The light-emitting device is provided with, for example, a substrate, a light-emitting element disposed on the substrate, and a wavelength conversion member covering the light-emitting element. The wavelength conversion member of the light-emitting device includes a cured product of a silicone resin, a Mn-activated fluoride phosphor, and a chelating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hyogo YAGI
  • Patent number: 11923488
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element having a top surface; and a light-transmissive member covering at least the top surface of the light emitting element, the light-transmissive member having a principal surface located above the top surface of the light emitting element. The principal surface of the light-transmissive member comprises a plurality of concave portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Musashi, Takayoshi Wakaki
  • Patent number: 11920072
    Abstract: A method for producing a rare earth aluminate sintered body includes: preparing a molded body by mixing a fluorescent material having a composition of a rare earth aluminate and a raw material mixture comprising an oxide containing at least one rare earth element Ln selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Lu, Gd, and Tb, an oxide containing Ce, an oxide containing Al, and optionally an oxide containing at least one element M1 selected from the group consisting of Ga and Sc; and calcining the molded body to obtain a sintered body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kondo, Shozo Taketomi, Hirofumi Oguri
  • Patent number: 11924937
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an optical member including first and second light emitting elements, first and second light condenser portions, and a light guide portion. The first light condenser portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the first light-emitting element, and condenses a portion of light emitted from the first light-emitting element. The second light condenser portion surrounds the first light condenser portion, and condenses a portion of the light that is not incident to the first light condenser portion among the light emitted from the first light-emitting element. The light guide portion is disposed at a periphery of the second light condenser portion and at a position corresponding to the second light-emitting element, and guides light emitted from the second light-emitting element by causing total reflection in an interior of the light guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Shima, Yohei Kawano, Akira Asano
  • Patent number: 11920781
    Abstract: A lighting device that includes a light source, a first optical element configured to convert light emitted from the light source into substantially parallel light, and a plurality of second optical elements arranged in a first direction. Each of the plurality of second optical elements has a light incident surface. Each of the plurality of second optical elements guides at least a portion of the substantially parallel light incident on the light incident surface in a second direction intersecting the first direction and guides another portion in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Hiroshi Miyairi
  • Patent number: 11920068
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wavelength conversion member that includes a sintered body having a light incidence face, a light emission face, and a light reflecting face different from the light incidence face and the light emission face, the method comprising: providing a sintered body containing inorganic particles and phosphor particles, and forming a plurality of recessed portions on the light reflecting face of the sintered body, which comprises acid treating the sintered body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiaki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20240072200
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: preparing a light source, which includes: (a) preparing a structure including: a support substrate having a first upper face and including, on the first upper face, a plurality of first terminal parts disposed in the light-emitting part arrangement region, and one or more first wire-connection parts, and a plurality of light-emitting parts disposed in the light-emitting part arrangement region and electrically connected to the first terminal parts, each of the plurality of light-emitting parts having an emission face, (b) disposing a resin member on the first upper face between the light-emitting part arrangement region and the one or more first wire-connection parts in a top view, and (c) disposing a light-shielding member in contact with the resin member while the first wire-connection parts and the emission faces of the light-emitting parts are exposed from the light-shielding member in the top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya ISHIKAWA, Gensui TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240069270
    Abstract: A planar light source includes a first substrate including a first part and a second part; a light source located at an upper surface side of the first part; a light guide member located at the upper surface side of the first part; and a circuit member overlapping the light guide member in a direction parallel to an upper surface of the first part. The circuit member includes a second substrate located at an upper surface side or a lower surface side of the second part, and an electronic element located on the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro MIURA, Ryohei YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20240072209
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a semiconductor stack including: a first light-emitting unit comprising nitride semiconductors including a first n-side semiconductor layer, a first p-side semiconductor layer, and a first active layer disposed between the first n-side semiconductor layer and the first p-side semiconductor layer, a second light-emitting unit comprising nitride semiconductors including a second n-side semiconductor layer, a second p-side semiconductor layer, and a second active layer disposed between the second n-side semiconductor layer and the second p-side semiconductor layer, and a tunnel junction layer disposed between the first p-side semiconductor layer and the second n-side semiconductor layer; an n-side electrode electrically connected to the first n-side semiconductor layer; and a p-side electrode electrically connected to the second p-side semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota FUNAKOSHI, Toshihiko KISHINO
  • Publication number: 20240072220
    Abstract: A planar light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged at same intervals in a planar configuration, and a wavelength conversion member located above the plurality of light-emitting elements. The plurality of light-emitting elements is configured to emit blue light. The wavelength conversion member contains a phosphor that emits light when being excited by light emitted from the light-emitting elements. The plurality of light-emitting elements includes a first light-emitting element located in an outer perimeter region in a plan view, and a second light-emitting element located in a central region in the plan view. The central region is positioned inward of the outer perimeter region in the plan view. A peak wavelength of light emitted from the first light-emitting element is less than a peak wavelength of light emitted from the second light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi TAMURA, Yuichi HIRAO
  • Publication number: 20240068629
    Abstract: A lighting appliance tubular body includes a first tubular body and a second tubular body. The first tubular body including a first member, a second member, and a first connecting portion on one opening side. The second tubular body including a first holding portion that holds the first connecting portion. The first member includes a first lateral wall portion that is configured to cover part of a circuit board accommodated inside, and a first divided connecting portion continuous with the first lateral wall portion and part of the first connecting portion. The second member includes a base on which a light source is placed, a second lateral wall portion that is continuous from the base to form the lateral wall and covers part of the circuit board, and a second divided connecting portion that is continuous with the second lateral wall portion and is part of the first connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto OGAKI
  • Publication number: 20240072253
    Abstract: Provided is a positive-electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including a lithium transition metal composite oxide particle having a layered structure and containing nickel, and an oxide containing lithium and aluminum and an oxide containing lithium and boron adhering to a surface of the lithium transition metal composite oxide particle. The lithium transition metal composite oxide particle includes a secondary particle formed by aggregation of primary particles containing a solid solution of aluminum in a surface layer. The lithium transition metal composite oxide particles have a composition with a difference of more than 0.22 mol % and less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kumi YOSHIHARA, Kosuke SHIMOKITA, Kiyoto IKEBATA, Takashi SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11916176
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion component includes a plurality of semiconductor multilayer film segments, a first member arranged between adjacent ones of the semiconductor multilayer film segments, and a substrate disposed above the plurality of semiconductor multilayer film segments, the substrate defining a groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukitoshi Marutani