Patents by Inventor Hirofumi NISHIYAMA

Hirofumi NISHIYAMA 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: 11938958
    Abstract: The present disclosure including determining that a state of a load on an occupant in a vehicle on the basis of at least one of a traveling state of the vehicle (100), an external environment state of the vehicle, and a state of the occupant in the vehicle, and executing a dialogue with the occupant by executing a dialogue program corresponding to the state of the load on the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehito Teraguchi, Hirofumi Inoue, Jo Nishiyama, Shota Okubo, Yu Shikoda
  • Patent number: 11912295
    Abstract: A travel information processing apparatus includes a voice input device configured to input voice data of a user, an output device configured to specify an object by estimating from the voice data based on a word extracted from the voice data and indicating the object around a traveling route and a word extracted from the voice data and indicating a positional relationship of the object and output image data or voice data indicating a specified object; and a travel information processor configured to change a traveling motion of a subject vehicle based on the specified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Inoue, Jo Nishiyama, Takehito Teraguchi, Yu Shikoda, Shota Okubo
  • Patent number: 11791440
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes forming an n-side electrode at a lateral surface of an n-type semiconductor layer so as not to cover a light extraction surface. Using a portion of a silicon substrate left on an n-type semiconductor layer as a mask, an insulating film formed at a lateral surface of a semiconductor layered body is removed, to expose a lateral surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and a lateral surface of a resin layer. An n-side electrode positioned between the lateral surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and the lateral surface of the resin layer and connected to the exposed lateral surface of the n-type semiconductor layer is formed. Thereafter, the portion of the silicon substrate is removed, to expose the n-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 11758102
    Abstract: A display device is mounted on a vehicle. The display device comprises a display unit and a control unit A virtual screen is a two-dimensional plane at a predetermined distance away from an origin of a XYZ coordinate system along a Y coordinate axis, and is approximately parallel to an XZ plane defined by an X coordinate axis and a Z coordinate axis. The control unit is configured to calculate coordinates of a second point obtained as a result of projecting a first point in the XYZ coordinate system onto the virtual screen, convert the calculated coordinates of the second point into coordinates according to a display mode of the display unit, and cause the display unit to display an image corresponding to the second point at the converted coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Marelli Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotomo Ishii, Norihiro Nagashima, Saori Koeda, Hirofumi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20230006100
    Abstract: A stacked body includes a long side and a short side in a top view. The long side extends in a first direction. The short side extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The short side is shorter than the long side. A light emission peak wavelength of a first active layer is different from a light emission peak wavelength of a second active layer. A first n-type layer includes a first n-side contact portion contacting a first electrode. A second n-type layer includes a second n-side contact portion contacting a second electrode. In a top view, a center of the first n-side contact portion is separated from a first line that passes through a center of the second n-side contact portion and is parallel to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi TANAKA, Hirofumi NISHIYAMA, Kentaro YAGI
  • Patent number: 11527674
    Abstract: A method includes: bonding a surface of a first wafer on a side having a semiconductor layer to a surface of a second wafer on a side having a first electrode to electrically connect the semiconductor layer and the first electrode; etching a silicon substrate such that a first portion of the silicon substrate remains in a region overlapping with the first electrode in a plan view; etching the semiconductor layer using the first portion as a mask such that a portion of the semiconductor layer between the first portion and the first electrode remains as at least one light-emitting portion; forming a resin layer to cover a lateral surface of the first portion and a lateral surface of the light-emitting portion with the resin layer; removing the first portion to expose the light-emitting portion; and forming a light-transmissive electrically conductive film on or above the light-emitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20220377299
    Abstract: A display device is mounted on a vehicle. The display device comprises a display unit and a control unit A virtual screen is a two-dimensional plane at a predetermined distance away from an origin of a XYZ coordinate system along a Y coordinate axis, and is approximately parallel to an XZ plane defined by an X coordinate axis and a Z coordinate axis. The control unit is configured to calculate coordinates of a second point obtained as a result of projecting a first point in the XYZ coordinate system onto the virtual screen, convert the calculated coordinates of the second point into coordinates according to a display mode of the display unit, and cause the display unit to display an image corresponding to the second point at the converted coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hirotomo Ishii, Norihiro Nagashima, Saori Koeda, Hirofumi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 11508705
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing the light-emitting device includes providing a structure body, mounting the structure body, removing a third substrate region of a silicon substrate of the structure body, disposing a resin layer, disposing a first mask member, removing a first substrate region of the silicon substrate, disposing a first wavelength conversion layer, removing the first mask member, and removing a second substrate region of the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20220158033
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first light emitting portion and a second light emitting portion. The first light emitting portion includes a first stacked body having a first n-type layer, a first active layer, a first p-type layer, a first tunnel junction layer, and a second n-type layer. The second light emitting portion includes a second stacked body having a third n-type layer, a second p-type layer, a second tunnel junction layer, a fourth n-type layer, a second active layer, a third p-type layer, and a transmissive conductive film. A resistivity of the second n-type layer is higher than a resistivity of the transmissive conductive film. A thickness of the second n-type layer is larger than a thickness of the transmissive conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi NISHIYAMA, Shunsuke MINATO
  • Publication number: 20210367096
    Abstract: A method includes: bonding a surface of a first wafer on a side having a semiconductor layer to a surface of a second wafer on a side having a first electrode to electrically connect the semiconductor layer and the first electrode; etching a silicon substrate such that a first portion of the silicon substrate remains in a region overlapping with the first electrode in a plan view; etching the semiconductor layer using the first portion as a mask such that a portion of the semiconductor layer between the first portion and the first electrode remains as at least one light-emitting portion; forming a resin layer to cover a lateral surface of the first portion and a lateral surface of the light-emitting portion with the resin layer; removing the first portion to expose the light-emitting portion; and forming a light-transmissive electrically conductive film on or above the light-emitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: Hirofumi NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210305219
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing the light-emitting device includes providing a structure body, mounting the structure body, removing a third substrate region of a silicon substrate of the structure body, disposing a resin layer, disposing a first mask member, removing a first substrate region of the silicon substrate, disposing a first wavelength conversion layer, removing the first mask member, and removing a second substrate region of the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11063084
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting element comprises: forming a mask comprising a first film and a second film such that the mask covers a first active layer and a second nitride semiconductor layer, which comprises: forming the first film covering at least an upper surface of the second nitride semiconductor layer, and forming the second film covering the first film; while the first active layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer are covered with the mask, forming a third nitride semiconductor layer at an exposed portion of a first nitride semiconductor layer, wherein a temperature at which the third nitride semiconductor layer is formed is less than a melting point of the second film; and after the forming of the third nitride semiconductor layer, removing the mask, during which lift-off of the mask is performed by removing the first film, which also removes the second film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nishiyama, Seiichi Hayashi, Toshinori Wada
  • Publication number: 20200395509
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes forming an n-side electrode at a lateral surface of an n-type semiconductor layer so as not to cover a light extraction surface. Using a portion of a silicon substrate left on an n-type semiconductor layer as a mask, an insulating film formed at a lateral surface of a semiconductor layered body is removed, to expose a lateral surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and a lateral surface of a resin layer. An n-side electrode positioned between the lateral surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and the lateral surface of the resin layer and connected to the exposed lateral surface of the n-type semiconductor layer is formed. Thereafter, the portion of the silicon substrate is removed, to expose the n-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200273905
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting element comprises: forming a mask comprising a first film and a second film such that the mask covers a first active layer and a second nitride semiconductor layer, which comprises: forming the first film covering at least an upper surface of the second nitride semiconductor layer, and forming the second film covering the first film; while the first active layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer are covered with the mask, forming a third nitride semiconductor layer at an exposed portion of a first nitride semiconductor layer, wherein a temperature at which the third nitride semiconductor layer is formed is less than a melting point of the second film; and after the forming of the third nitride semiconductor layer, removing the mask, during which lift-off of the mask is performed by removing the first film, which also removes the second film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi NISHIYAMA, Seiichi HAYASHI, Toshinori WADA
  • Patent number: 10658423
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a wafer that comprises: a supporting substrate, and a plurality of light emitting structures arranged in a two-dimensional array on a first principal surface of the supporting substrate along a first direction and a second direction, each of the plurality of light emitting structures comprising a first semiconductor layer, which includes a first region and a second region, and a second semiconductor layer, which covers the second region of the first semiconductor layer, wherein the plurality of light emitting structures includes a first light emitting structure and a second light emitting structure; forming a recess in the first principal surface of the supporting substrate between the first light emitting structure and the second light emitting structure; forming a resin layer in the recess; and removing the supporting substrate so as to expose the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Daikoku, Hirofumi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20190319065
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a wafer that comprises: a supporting substrate, and a plurality of light emitting structures arranged in a two-dimensional array on a first principal surface of the supporting substrate along a first direction and a second direction, each of the plurality of light emitting structures comprising a first semiconductor layer, which includes a first region and a second region, and a second semiconductor layer, which covers the second region of the first semiconductor layer, wherein the plurality of light emitting structures includes a first light emitting structure and a second light emitting structure; forming a recess in the first principal surface of the supporting substrate between the first light emitting structure and the second light emitting structure; forming a resin layer in the recess; and removing the supporting substrate so as to expose the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi DAIKOKU, Hirofumi NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10381400
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: (a) providing a wafer that includes a plurality of light emitting structures, each including a first and second semiconductor layer; (b) forming a first insulating layer so as to cover the light emitting structures and define first and second through-holes corresponding to a respective one of the light emitting structures; (c) forming electrically-conductive structures, each electrically connected with a respective one of the first semiconductor layers and first wirings, each electrically connected with a column of the second semiconductor layers aligned in a second direction; (d) forming a second insulating layer so as to cover the first wirings, the second insulating layer defining third through-holes each disposed above a respective one of the first electrically-conductive structures; and (e) forming second wirings, each electrically connected with a row the first electrically-conductive structures aligned in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Daikoku, Hirofumi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20180247973
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: (a) providing a wafer that includes a plurality of light emitting structures, each including a first and second semiconductor layer; (b) forming a first insulating layer so as to cover the light emitting structures and define first and second through-holes corresponding to a respective one of the light emitting structures; (c) forming electrically-conductive structures, each electrically connected with a respective one of the first semiconductor layers and first wirings, each electrically connected with a column of the second semiconductor layers aligned in a second direction; (d) forming a second insulating layer so as to cover the first wirings, the second insulating layer defining third through-holes each disposed above a respective one of the first electrically-conductive structures; and (e) forming second wirings, each electrically connected with a row the first electrically-conductive structures aligned in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi DAIKOKU, Hirofumi NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9000469
    Abstract: A nitride group semiconductor light emitting device includes a nitride group semiconductor layer, and an electrode structure. The electrode structure is arranged on or above the semiconductor layer, and includes a plurality of deposited metal layers. The plurality of deposited metal layers of the electrode structure includes first and second metal layers. The first metal layer is arranged on the semiconductor layer side. The second metal layer is arranged on or above the first metal layer. The first metal layer contains Cr, and a first metal material. The first metal material has a reflectivity higher than Cr at the light emission peak wavelength of the light emitting device. According to this construction, the first metal layer can have a higher reflectivity as compared with the case where the first metal layer is only formed of Cr, but can keep tight contact with the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Miki, Masahiko Onishi, Hirofumi Nishiyama, Shusaku Bando
  • Patent number: 8658441
    Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor light emitting element, which has a small number of steps and thus, can improve productivity, the method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor light emitting element including a nitride semiconductor light emitting element structure having an n-type nitride semiconductor layer and a p-side nitride semiconductor layer which are laminated on a substrate, an n-side pad electrode connecting surface and a p-side pad electrode connecting surface which are formed on the same plane of the substrate; a n-side pad electrode on the n-side pad electrode connecting surface; and a p-side pad electrode on the p-side pad electrode connecting surface, and in the manufacturing method, a pad electrode layer forming step, a resist pattern forming step, a pad electrode layer etching step, a protective layer forming step and a resist pattern removing step are sequentially performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shusaku Bando, Yasuhiro Miki, Masahiko Onishi, Hirofumi Nishiyama