Patents Assigned to Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7667223
    Abstract: A solid-state optical device includes a solid-state element, a power supplying/retrieving portion on which the solid-state element is mounted, the power supplying/retrieving portion supplying or retrieving electric power to/from the solid-state element, and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material has a thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to that of the power supplying/retrieving portion. The glass sealing material includes a P2O5—Al2O3—ZnO-based low-melting glass that includes 55 to 62 wt % of P2O5, 5 to 12 wt % of Al2O3 and 20 to 40 wt % of ZnO in weight %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Publication number: 20090186433
    Abstract: A method of making a light emitting device includes mixing a glass powder with a phosphor powder including at least one of a sulfide phosphor, an aluminate phosphor and a silicate phosphor to produce a mixed powder in which the phosphor powder is dispersed in the glass powder, heating and softening the mixed powder to provide an integrated material, and subsequently solidifying the integrated material to provide a phosphor-dispersed glass, and fusion-bonding the phosphor-dispersed glass onto a mounting portion on which a light emitting element is mounted by hot pressing, and simultaneously sealing the light emitting element with the phosphor-dispersed glass on the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Seiji Yamaguchi, Takashi Nonogawa, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Publication number: 20090078959
    Abstract: A solid-state optical device includes a solid-state element, a power supplying/retrieving portion on which the solid-state element is mounted, the power supplying/retrieving portion supplying or retrieving electric power to/from the solid-state element, and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material has a thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to that of the power supplying/retrieving portion. The glass sealing material includes a P2O5—Al2O3—ZnO-based low-melting glass that includes 55 to 62 wt % of P2O5, 5 to 12 wt % of Al2O3 and 20 to 40 wt % of ZnO in weight %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Patent number: 7505655
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Patent number: 7470926
    Abstract: A solid-state optical device having: a solid-state element; a power supplying/retrieving portion that supplies or retrieves electric power to/from the solid-state element; and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material is made of a P2O5—ZnO-based low-melting glass that has 45 to 50 wt % of P2O5 and 15 to 35 wt % of ZnO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd, Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Publication number: 20080068845
    Abstract: An optical device has a substrate, an optical element mounted on the substrate, a first glass member sealing the optical element and the substrate, and a second glass member formed on the first glass member and having a mold separation property higher than the first glass member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuya Aida, Yoshinobu Suehiro
  • Publication number: 20080029780
    Abstract: A solid state device has a solid state component, a power receiving/supplying portion that mounts the solid state component thereon for receiving/supplying electrical power from/to the solid state component, and a glass sealing portion that seals the solid state component. The glass sealing portion is formed of a B2O3—SiO2—Li2O—Na2O—ZnO—Nb2O5 based glass, which is composed of 21 wt % to 23 wt % of B2O3, 11 wt % to 13 wt % of SiO2, 1 wt % to 1.5 wt % of Li2O, and 2 wt % to 2.5 wt % of Na2O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Koji Tasumi
  • Patent number: 7319289
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a light emitting element, and a phosphor layer of phosphor glass to generate fluorescence while being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element. The light emitting element emits ultraviolet light, and the phosphor glass generates visible fluorescence while being excited by the ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Tohru Terajima, Kazuya Aida, Naruhito Sawanobori
  • Patent number: 7312169
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high refractive index, high dispersion optical glass for precision molding, being free from harmful materials causing environmental problems, such as lead oxide, etc., and having a low yield temperature, a refractive index (nd) of at least 1.83 and an Abbe number (?d) of at most 26.0 and further providing a low softening property as well as an improved mass production property with less coloration, which is represented in terms of for making up the glass, by the following chemical composition (wt %): P2O5 15 to 29% B2O3 ?0 to 2% GeO2 ?0 to 14% Sum of P2O5 + B2O3 + GeO2 20 to 35% Li2O ?0 to 5% Na2O ?3 to 14% K2O ?0 to 9% Sum of Li2O + Na2O + K2O ?5 to 15% Nb2O5 ?2 to less than 22% Bi2O3 34 to 60% WO3 ?0 to 5% BaO ?0 to 5% In2O3 ??0 to 7%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamamoto, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070229938
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Patent number: 7277618
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070121684
    Abstract: A multiple wavelength laser light source using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor laser element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (17) having a first side fiber end face and a second side fiber face, the excitation light (a) from the blue semiconductor laser element (2) being made incident to the first side fiber end face, the excitation light (a) thus made incident to the first side fiber end face being emitted through the second side fiber face, in which the optical fiber (17) has dichroic mirror portions constituting a laser resonator (3) in its first and second side fiber end faces, respectively, and a core of the optical fiber (17) is made of a wavelength-converting member including a low phonon glass containing therein at least praseodymium ions as trivalent rare earth ions for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070122103
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070064131
    Abstract: A solid-state element device having: a solid-state element; a power receiving/supplying portion for mounting thereto the solid-state element, and receiving/supplying a power from/to the solid-state element; and a wavelength converting portion having a phosphor layer formed inside a sealing glass having the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of the power receiving/supplying portion for sealing the solid-state element, the phosphor layer being obtained by mixing a glass and a phosphor with each other, and melting the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicants: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC., TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Aida, Hiroko Sakaji, Hiroki Watanabe, Seiji Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Koji Tasumi
  • Patent number: 7151064
    Abstract: An optical glass suitable for mold forming having a metal composition in wt % in terms of metal oxides calculated from the composition of the following components: P2O5 34–50%, Li2O 2–9%, Na2O 7–28%, K2O 3–27%, provided that the total of R2O is 17–41% (R: Li, Na, K), Al2O3 6.5–30%, ZnO 0–22%, BaO 0–21%, SrO 0–18%, CaO 0–16%, MgO 0–14%, provided that the total of R?O is 0–34% (R?: Zn, Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg), ZrO2 0–1.5% and F 1.5–32% relative to the total weight of the oxides, and exhibits a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 350° C. or lower and a specific gravity (Sg) of 3.1 or less and is excellent in chemical durability. The optical glass can be press formed at a low temperature of about 270 to 400° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Otsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Patent number: 7141525
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high refractive index, high dispersion optical glass for precision molding, being free from harmful materials causing environmental problems, such as lead oxide, etc., and having a low yield temperature (At), i.e. at most 580° C., a refractive index (nd) of at least 1.89 and an Abbe number (?d) of at most 23.0 and further providing a low softening property as well as an improved mass production property with less coloration, which is represented in terms of for making up the glass, by the following chemical composition (wt %): P2O5 3 to 20% B2O3 0 to 5% GeO2 more than 14 to 37% Sum of P2O5 + B2O3 + GeO2 24 to 43% Li2O 0 to 5% Na2O 0 to 8% K2O 0 to 10% Sum of Li2O + Na2O + K2O 1 to 10% Nb2O5 0 to 50% Bi2O3 12 to 67% BaO 0 to 5% WO3 0 to 12%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamamoto, Koichi Tsuchiya, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Patent number: 7122975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light source unit control method and a light source control unit, and a light source unit comprising a filament lamp with a characteristic of having a light quantity changing almost in proportion to a control voltage, which comprise: a current detection sensor connected in series to the lamp; a multiplication circuit for generating a voltage Vw proportionate to the product of a terminal voltage V of the lamp and an output voltage V1 of said current detection sensor; a multiplication circuit for generating a voltage VWW proportionate to the square root of said voltage VW; an error amplifier circuit for controlling an error to the minimum by comparing the output voltage VWW of said multiplication circuit and the control voltage V1 and a constant voltage power source unit for supplying an electric power to the filament lamp, the unit being connected to an output terminal of the error amplifier circuit, wherein the light quantity of the lamp is controlled by controlling the control volt
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventor: Fumio Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20060049421
    Abstract: A solid-state optical device having: a solid-state element; a power supplying/retrieving portion that supplies or retrieves electric power to/from the solid-state element; and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material is made of a P2O5—ZnO-based low-melting glass that has 45 to 50 wt % of P2O5 and 15 to 35 wt % of ZnO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicants: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Patent number: 6815911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light source unit control method and a light source control unit, and a light source unit comprising a filament lamp with a characteristic of having a light quantity changing almost in proportion to a control voltage, which includes: a current detection sensor connected in series to the lamp; a multiplication circuit for generating a voltage Vw proportionate to the product of a terminal voltage V of the lamp and an output voltage V1 of the current detection sensor; a square root circuit for generating a voltage V2 proportionate to the square root of the control voltage V1; an error amplifier circuit for controlling an error to the minimum by comparing the output voltage Vw of the multiplication circuit and the output voltage V2 of the square root circuit; and a constant voltage power source unit for supplying an electric power to the filament lamp, the unit being connected to an output terminal of the error amplifier circuit, wherein the light quantity of the lamp is controlled by c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventor: Fumio Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20040207998
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a light emitting element, and a phosphor layer of phosphor glass to generate fluorescence while being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element. The light emitting element emits ultraviolet light, and the phosphor glass generates visible fluorescence while being excited by the ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicants: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Tohru Terajima, Kazuya Aida, Naruhito Sawanobori