Patents by Inventor Dai WAKAMATSU

Dai WAKAMATSU 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: 20180263120
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes: joining a light transmissive substrate and two or more light emitting elements; separating the light transmissive substrate into a plurality of light transmissive pieces such that one or more of the light emitting elements remains in a state joined to one of the light transmissive pieces; mounting the one or more of the light emitting elements joined to the one of the light transmissive pieces on a mounting unit; removing a portion of the one of the light transmissive pieces such that a top surface of the one of the light transmissive pieces becomes a predetermined shape; and after the removing of the portion of the one of the light transmissive pieces, separating the mounting unit into a plurality of board pieces such that one or more of the light transmissive pieces remain on one of the board pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Dai WAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20180177060
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes: joining a light transmissive substrate and light emitting elements with top surfaces of the light emitting elements facing a bottom surface of the light transmissive substrate; separating the light transmissive substrate into a plurality of light transmissive pieces such that one or more of the light emitting elements remains in a state joined to one of the light transmissive pieces after separation; mounting the light emitting element joined to the light transmissive piece on a mounting unit, with a bottom surface of the light emitting element facing a top surface of the mounting unit; removing a portion of the light transmissive piece such that a top surface of the light transmissive piece becomes a predetermined shape; and providing a light reflective member around the top surface of the light transmissive piece that remains after the portion of the light transmissive piece is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Dai WAKAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10004146
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes: joining a light transmissive substrate and light emitting elements with top surfaces of the light emitting elements facing a bottom surface of the light transmissive substrate; separating the light transmissive substrate into a plurality of light transmissive pieces such that one or more of the light emitting elements remains in a state joined to one of the light transmissive pieces after separation; mounting the light emitting element joined to the light transmissive piece on a mounting unit, with a bottom surface of the light emitting element facing a top surface of the mounting unit; removing a portion of the light transmissive piece such that a top surface of the light transmissive piece becomes a predetermined shape; and providing a light reflective member around the top surface of the light transmissive piece that remains after the portion of the light transmissive piece is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Dai Wakamatsu
  • Publication number: 20180040775
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element, a phosphor layer, a reflective film, and a light-transmissive member. The light emitting element emits first light. The phosphor layer is provided on a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element, and contains a phosphor being excited by the first light to emit second light with a wavelength longer than a wavelength of the first light. The reflective film is provided on the phosphor layer, reflects the contact with the reflective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dai WAKAMATSU, Masahiko SANO
  • Patent number: 9744754
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light distribution member has steps of providing a plurality of first light blocking film members, each of which including a first light blocking film covering a surface of a light-transmissive board, bonding a plurality of first light blocking film members, such that each first light blocking film is sandwiched between light-transmissive boards of adjacent first light blocking film members, to form a first bonded body, and cutting the first bonded body in a direction perpendicular to a lamination surface of the first light blocking film members so as to form a plurality of slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Wakamatsu, Masatsugu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20170067620
    Abstract: An optical component includes a phosphor member, an optical filter arranged over the phosphor member at a light extraction side of the phosphor member, and a light scattering member arranged on over the optical filter. An excitation spectrum of the phosphor member has a first local maximum wavelength in the visible region and a second local maximum wavelength in the ultraviolet region. The optical filter is configured to reflect a portion of light at the first local maximum wavelength and a portion or all of light at the second local maximum wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko SANO, Dai WAKAMATSU, Masami KUMANO
  • Publication number: 20160334077
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing light distribution members includes: preparing a joined body in which a plurality of transmissive plates are joined with a light shield part being interposed between adjacent ones of the transmissive plates; fixing a light-shielding frame to the joined body so as to surround an outer periphery of the joined body as seen from one direction; and cutting the joined body and the light-shielding frame perpendicularly to a surface of the joined body to which the light-shielding frame is fixed, thereby obtaining a plurality of light distribution members each having a plurality of transmissive pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Dai WAKAMATSU, Masatsugu ICHIKAWA, Masahiko SANO
  • Patent number: 9048405
    Abstract: The light emitting device comprising a light emitting element; and a wavelength converting member having a first face and a second face, in which light emitted from the light emitting element enters in through the first face, and a part of the second face serves as a light emitting face, wherein the light emitting element further comprises a reflection control structure around the light emitting face of the second face, and the reflection control structure comprises a reflection film on the wavelength converting member and an anti-reflection film on the reflection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Sanga, Takuya Okada, Keisuke Sejiki, Kunihito Sugimoto, Takao Kosugi, Dai Wakamatsu
  • Publication number: 20150136306
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light distribution member has steps of providing a plurality of first light blocking film members, each of which including a first light blocking film covering a surface of a light-transmissive board, bonding a plurality of first light blocking film members, such that each first light blocking film is sandwiched between light-transmissive boards of adjacent first light blocking film members, to form a first bonded body, and cutting the first bonded body in a direction perpendicular to a lamination surface of the first light blocking film members so as to form a plurality of slices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Dai WAKAMATSU, Masatsugu ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8878218
    Abstract: The invention provides semiconductor light-emitting devices which have a semiconductor layer on a principal surface of a translucent substrate and a reflective layer on a second principal surface opposite to the principal surface having the semiconductor layer, which enables that the peeling of the reflective layer from the translucent substrate is suppressed. A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a first metal layer disposed in contact with a second principal surface of a translucent substrate, a second metal layer disposed in contact with at least the second principal surface or a side surface of the translucent substrate around the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed on the second metal layer. The first metal layer has a reflectance with respect to a peak wavelength of light emitted from an emitting layer higher than the reflectance of the second metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Sato, Yoshitaka Sumitomo, Dai Wakamatsu, Yoshiyuki Aihara, Kimihiro Miyamoto, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20140175491
    Abstract: The light emitting device comprising a light emitting element; and a wavelength converting member having a first face and a second face, in which light emitted from the light emitting element enters in through the first face, and a part of the second face serves as a light emitting face, wherein the light emitting element further comprises a reflection control structure around the light emitting face of the second face, and the reflection control structure comprises a reflection film on the wavelength converting member and an anti-reflection film on the reflection film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke SANGA, Takuya OKADA, Keisuke SEJIKI, Kunihito SUGIMOTO, Takao KOSUGI, Dai WAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20140103379
    Abstract: The invention provides semiconductor light-emitting devices which have a semiconductor layer on a principal surface of a translucent substrate and a reflective layer on a second principal surface opposite to the principal surface having the semiconductor layer, which enables that the peeling of the reflective layer from the translucent substrate is suppressed. A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a first metal layer disposed in contact with a second principal surface of a translucent substrate, a second metal layer disposed in contact with at least the second principal surface or a side surface of the translucent substrate around the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed on the second metal layer. The first metal layer has a reflectance with respect to a peak wavelength of light emitted from an emitting layer higher than the reflectance of the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke SATO, Yoshitaka SUMITOMO, Dai WAKAMATSU, Yoshiyuki AIHARA, Kimihiro MIYAMOTO, Satoshi KINOSHITA