Patents by Inventor Hirofumi OOGURI

Hirofumi OOGURI 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: 11319486
    Abstract: A ceramic complex that has improved optical characteristics including luminous efficiency is provided. A method for producing a ceramic complex, including: preparing a molded body containing rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, aluminum oxide, and lutetium oxide, and having a content of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material in a range of 15% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of the lutetium oxide in a range of 0.2% by mass or more and 4.5% by mass or less, based on the total amount of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, the aluminum oxide, and the lutetium oxide; and calcining the molded body in an air atmosphere to provide a ceramic complex having a relative density in a range of 90% or more and less than 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kondo, Shozo Taketomi, Takafumi Sumie, Seigo Sunagawa, Hirofumi Ooguri
  • Publication number: 20220106523
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a ceramic sintered body having improved light emission intensity, a ceramic sintered body, and a light emitting device. The method for producing a ceramic sintered body comprises preparing a molded body that contains a nitride fluorescent material having a composition containing: at least one alkaline earth metal element M1 selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, and Mg; at least one metal element M2 selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Tb, and Mn; Si; and N, wherein a total molar ratio of the alkaline earth metal element M1 and the metal element M2 in 1 mol of the composition is 2, a molar ratio of the metal element M2 is a product of 2 and a parameter y and wherein y is in a range of 0.001 or more and less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi OOGURI, Shoji HOSOKAWA
  • Patent number: 11230666
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a ceramic sintered body having improved light emission intensity, a ceramic sintered body, and a light emitting device. The method for producing a ceramic sintered body comprises preparing a molded body that contains a nitride fluorescent material having a composition containing: at least one alkaline earth metal element M1 selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, and Mg; at least one metal element M2 selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Tb, and Mn; Si; and N, wherein a total molar ratio of the alkaline earth metal element M1 and the metal element M2 in 1 mol of the composition is 2, a molar ratio of the metal element M2 is a product of 2 and a parameter y and wherein y is in a range of 0.001 or more and less than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ooguri, Shoji Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 11149193
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a ceramic composite material that has a high light emission intensity, a ceramic composite material, and a light emitting device. The method for producing a ceramic composite material, includes: preparing a green body containing a nitride fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following chemical formula (I) and aluminum oxide particles mixed with each other; and performing primary sintering the green body at a temperature in a range of 1,250° C. or more and 1,600° C. or less to provide a first sintered body: MwLn1xAyNz??(I) wherein in the chemical formula (I), M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ce and Pr; Ln1 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si and B; and w, x, y, and z each satisfy 0<w?1.0, 2.5?x?3.5, 5.5?y?6.5, and 10?z?12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ooguri, Tomoya Fukui, Tadayoshi Yanagihara, Shigeki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11136502
    Abstract: Provided are a method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material, a method of producing a light-emitting device, a thiogallate-based fluorescent material, and a light-emitting device. The method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material includes preparing a first solution containing at least one M1 ion selected from the group consisting of Sr, Be, Mg, Ca, Ba and Zn, and at least one M2 ion selected from the group consisting of Eu and Ce, and a second solution containing a sulfite ion, simultaneously supplying the first solution and the second solution to a reactor to obtain a powder containing a sulfite that contains an element M1 and an element M2, mixing a raw material that contains the powder containing the sulfite that contains the element M1 and the element M2 and a powder containing a gallium compound, with lithium chloride to obtain a mixture, and heat-treating the mixture to obtain a thiogallate-based fluorescent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Ooguri
  • Patent number: 11136501
    Abstract: A method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material having a large particle diameter and an enhanced luminance, and a sulfite for a thiogallate-based fluorescent material are provided. The method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material includes preparing a first solution containing at least one element M1 selected from the group consisting of strontium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, barium and zinc, and at least one element M2 selected from the group consisting of europium and cerium, and a second solution containing a sulfite; simultaneously supplying the first solution and the second solution to a reaction vessel and causing a reaction in a reaction system to obtain a powder of a sulfite containing M1 and M2; and obtaining the thiogallate-based fluorescent material from the resulting powder of a sulfite containing M1 and M2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Ooguri
  • Patent number: 10899965
    Abstract: A fluorescent material particle including: a particle that contains a thiogallate phosphor and a first adherent member containing boron oxide and being disposed on the surface of the particle, a method for producing the fluorescent material particles, and a light emitting device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsunehito Niimi, Koji Kajikawa, Hirofumi Ooguri
  • Publication number: 20200181487
    Abstract: A ceramic complex that has improved optical characteristics including luminous efficiency is provided. A method for producing a ceramic complex, including: preparing a molded body containing rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, aluminum oxide, and lutetium oxide, and having a content of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material in a range of 15% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of the lutetium oxide in a range of 0.2% by mass or more and 4.5% by mass or less, based on the total amount of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, the aluminum oxide, and the lutetium oxide; and calcining the molded body in an air atmosphere to provide a ceramic complex having a relative density in a range of 90% or more and less than 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki KONDO, Shozo TAKETOMI, Takafumi SUMIE, Seigo SUNAGAWA, Hirofumi Ooguri
  • Publication number: 20200172804
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a ceramic sintered body having improved light emission intensity, a ceramic sintered body, and a light emitting device. The method for producing a ceramic sintered body comprises preparing a molded body that contains a nitride fluorescent material having a composition containing: at least one alkaline earth metal element M1 selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, and Mg; at least one metal element M2 selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Tb, and Mn; Si; and N, wherein a total molar ratio of the alkaline earth metal element M1 and the metal element M2 in 1 mol of the composition is 2, a molar ratio of the metal element M2 is a product of 2 and a parameter y and wherein y is in a range of 0.001 or more and less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi OOGURI, Shoji HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190309221
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a ceramic composite material that has a high light emission intensity, a ceramic composite material, and a light emitting device. The method for producing a ceramic composite material, includes: preparing a green body containing a nitride fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following chemical formula (I) and aluminum oxide particles mixed with each other; and performing primary sintering the green body at a temperature in a range of 1,250° C. or more and 1,600° C. or less to provide a first sintered body: MwLn1xAyNz??(I) wherein in the chemical formula (I), M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ce and Pr; Ln1 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si and B; and w, x, y, and z each satisfy 0<w?1.0, 2.5?x?3.5, 5.5?y?6.5, and 10?z?12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi OOGURI, Tomoya FUKUI, Tadayoshi YANAGIHARA, Shigeki YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180340051
    Abstract: A method of producing a modified fibrous wollastonite is provided. The method includes hydrothermally treating a fibrous wollastonite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki YOSHIDA, Hirofumi OOGURI, Yuji AKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180155619
    Abstract: Provided are a method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material, a method of producing a light-emitting device, a thiogallate-based fluorescent material, and a light-emitting device. The method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material includes preparing a first solution containing at least one M1 ion selected from the group consisting of Sr, Be, Mg, Ca, Ba and Zn, and at least one M2 ion selected from the group consisting of Eu and Ce, and a second solution containing a sulfite ion, simultaneously supplying the first solution and the second solution to a reactor to obtain a powder containing a sulfite that contains an element M1 and an element M2, mixing a raw material that contains the powder containing the sulfite that contains the element M1 and the element M2 and a powder containing a gallium compound, with lithium chloride to obtain a mixture, and heat-treating the mixture to obtain a thiogallate-based fluorescent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi OOGURI
  • Patent number: 9884989
    Abstract: To provide Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams, having lower gamma-ray sensitivity and providing lower afterglow, and being specialized for the purpose of detecting particle beams, and its manufacturing method. Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams emits fluorescence with wavelengths from 320 nm to 580 nm in response to alpha-ray irradiation, and has a fluorescence spectrum with a peak wavelength from 395 nm to 410 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Atomic Energy Agency
    Inventors: Tatsuya Nakamura, Masaki Katagiri, Yasunobu Noguchi, Hirofumi Ooguri
  • Publication number: 20170183566
    Abstract: A method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material having a large particle diameter and an enhanced luminance, and a sulfite for a thiogallate-based fluorescent material are provided. The method of producing a thiogallate-based fluorescent material includes preparing a first solution containing at least one element M1 selected from the group consisting of strontium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, barium and zinc, and at least one element M2 selected from the group consisting of europium and cerium, and a second solution containing a sulfite; simultaneously supplying the first solution and the second solution to a reaction vessel and causing a reaction in a reaction system to obtain a powder of a sulfite containing M1 and M2; and obtaining the thiogallate-based fluorescent material from the resulting powder of a sulfite containing M1 and M2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi OOGURI
  • Publication number: 20160289555
    Abstract: A fluorescent material particle including: a particle that contains a thiogallate phosphor and a first adherent member containing boron oxide and being disposed on the surface of the particle, a method for producing the fluorescent material particles, and a light emitting device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsunehito NIIMI, Koji KAJIKAWA, Hirofumi OOGURI
  • Publication number: 20150267109
    Abstract: To provide Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams, having lower gamma-ray sensitivity and providing lower afterglow, and being specialized for the purpose of detecting particle beams, and its manufacturing method. Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams emits fluorescence with wavelengths from 320 nm to 580 nmin response to alpha-ray irradiation, and has a fluorescence spectrum with a peak wavelength from 395 nm to 410 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAKAMURA, Masaki KATAGIRI, Yasunobu NOGUCHI, Hirofumi OOGURI