Patents by Inventor Hiroto Tamaki

Hiroto Tamaki 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: 20100059782
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical-semiconductor device, including forming a plurality of first and second electrically conductive members that are disposed separately from each other on a support substrate; providing a base member formed from a light blocking resin between the first and second electrically conductive members; mounting an optical-semiconductor element on the first and/or second electrically conductive member; covering the optical-semiconductor element by a sealing member formed from a translucent resin; and obtaining individual optical-semiconductor devices after removing the support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahito Fujitomo, Hiroto Tamaki, Shinji Nishijima, Yuichiro Tanda, Tomohide Miki
  • Patent number: 7658866
    Abstract: A fluorescent material includes first and second phosphors. The first phosphor is a light-storing phosphor, which is represented by the general formula (M1-a-bEuaQb)Al2O4, wherein M is one type selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr and Zn; Q is one type selected from the group consisting of Pr, Nd, Dy, Er and Ho; a is a number that satisfies 0.0001?a?0.5; and b is a number that satisfies 0.010?b?0.5. When the fluorescent material is excited for about 15 minutes by ultraviolet irradiation having about 365.0 nm wavelength with an intensity of 0.5 mW/cm2, and the color of the afterglow of the fluorescent material is measured 1 minute and 10 minutes after excitation is terminated, an amount of change between chromaticity measured 1 minute after excitation and that measured 10 minutes is in the range of ?0.001?x?0.009 and ?0.009?y?0.006.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Murazaki, Shinpei Kinoshita, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima, Hiroto Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20090309485
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y?(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu.); contains the another elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima, Motokazu Yamada, Takahiro Naitou, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yoshinori Murazaki
  • Publication number: 20090284132
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y?(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu.); contains the another elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima, Motokazu Yamada, Takahiro Naitou, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yoshinori Murazaki
  • Patent number: 7597823
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y?(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu); contains the another elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima, Motokazu Yamada, Takahiro Naitou, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yoshinori Murazaki
  • Publication number: 20090230840
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y?(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu.); contains the another elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima, Motokazu Yamada, Takahiro Naitou, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yoshinori Murazaki
  • Patent number: 7556744
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y-(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu.); contains the another elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima
  • Publication number: 20090096370
    Abstract: A lamp includes a light-emitting body that converts electric energy into light energy and a translucent glass covering the light-emitting body, wherein a phosphor layer is provided on at least inner or outer surface of the translucent glass. The phosphor layer includes a fluorescent material including a first phosphor that at least partially converts energy emitted by an excitation source, which emits ultraviolet having a wavelength of about 365 nm, to a first emission spectrum that is different from the energy, and a second phosphor that at least partially converts the first emission spectrum to a second emission spectrum. Peak wavelengths of the emission spectrum of the first and second phosphors have a relation of complementary colors so that when the light created due to the peak wavelengths of the first and second phosphors are mixed, the resulting light is in the white region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori MURAZAKI, Shinpei KINOSHITA, Masatoshi KAMESHIMA, Suguru TAKASHIMA, Hiroto TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20090085458
    Abstract: A fluorescent material includes first and second phosphors. The first phosphor is a light-storing phosphor, which is represented by the general formula (M1-a-bEuaQb)Al2O4, wherein M is one type selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr and Zn; Q is one type selected from the group consisting of Pr, Nd, Dy, Er and Ho; a is a number that satisfies 0.0001?a?0.5; and b is a number that satisfies 0.010?b?0.5. When the fluorescent material is excited for about 15 minutes by ultraviolet irradiation having about 365.0 nm wavelength with an intensity of 0.5 mW/cm2, and the color of the afterglow of the fluorescent material is measured 1 minute and 10 minutes after excitation is terminated, an amount of change between chromaticity measured 1 minute after excitation and that measured 10 minutes is in the range of ?0.001?x?0.009 and ?0.009?y?0.006.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori MURAZAKI, Shinpei KINOSHITA, Masatoshi KAMESHIMA, Suguru TAKASHIMA, Hiroto TAMAKI
  • Patent number: 7511411
    Abstract: A surface of a phosphor particle is coated with a coating member made of a material that is different from the phosphor in chemical vapor-phase reaction. The coating member is made of any of metal oxide, metal nitride and metal oxynitride. The coating member coats the surface of the phosphor with a substantially smooth film, or is formed such that a large number of fine particles, which are relatively smaller than the phosphor particle, aggregate to coat the whole surface of the phosphor particle. The coating member contains at least one metallic element selected from the group including Al, Si, and rare earth elements. In addition, the phosphor is a transparent water-soluble phosphor and is an alkaline-earth silicon-nitride phosphor, an alkaline-earth silicon oxynitride phosphor, or the like. A BET value of the coated phosphor is 1.0 to 10 times the BET value before coating. The average thickness of the coating is 10 nm to 500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Maruta, Hiroto Tamaki
  • Patent number: 7511424
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided, including a light emitting element, a package comprised at least partially of metal on which said light emitting element is mounted, and a resin layer coated on said light emitting element. The light emitting element is eutectic bonded to a metal portion of said package, and the resin layer is formed of a cured product of a silicone composition. The composition includes (i) an organopolysiloxane having an average composition formula (1): R1a(OX)bSiO(4?a?b)/2 ??(1) wherein R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group, X is a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group, a is a number from 1.05 to 1.5, b is a number of 0<b<2, and 1.05<a+b<2, and (ii) a condensation catalyst. The device exhibits improved heat resistance and light resistance, and also exhibits improved adhesion to the resins and metal members used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Sofue, Hiroto Tamaki, Kunihiro Izuno
  • Publication number: 20090072700
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a phosphor-containing molded member, an inorganic powder in a mixture with a phosphor powder is melted by using Spark Plasma Sintering method, and then cooled. In a phosphor-containing molded member, a content of the phosphor therein is 5% by weight or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi KAMESHIMA, Shoji HOSOKAWA, Hiroto TAMAKI, Masatsugu ICHIKAWA, Shoichi YAMADA, Daisuke IWAKURA
  • Publication number: 20090072708
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y?(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu); contains the another elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima
  • Patent number: 7488432
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent material comprising a light-storing first phosphor that at least partially converts energy emitted by an excitation source to a first emission spectrum that is different from the energy, and a second phosphor that at least partially converts the first emission spectrum to a second emission spectrum that is different from the first emission spectrum; a lamp equipped with such a fluorescent material; a light-emitting device that produces a whitish afterglow, comprising such a fluorescent material for converting the emission by an LED chip; and a display unit comprising a display equipped with a plurality of such light-emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Murazaki, Shinpei Kinoshita, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima, Hiroto Tamaki
  • Patent number: 7482636
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a light emitting element, and a light conversion member including a phosphor material that is capable of absorbing light emitted from the light emitting element at least partially and emitting light in different wavelength. The light emitting device further comprises a heat dissipation member in a side where the light conversion member as viewed from the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Murayama, Hiroto Tamaki, Junji Takeichi
  • Publication number: 20090010017
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises; a metal reflecting member, a light emitting element fixed to the metal reflecting member, a glass film that covers the metal reflecting member and has Si—N bonds, and a translucent resin that covers the glass film. The present invention provides a light emitting device with which, even when this device is used in a harsh environment, there will be no deterioration in the light reflecting performance of the metal reflecting member, and light can be emitted at high output over an extended period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadao HAYASHI, Hiroto TAMAKI, Shoji HOSOKAWA, Yasunori SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20080187762
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element on a molded part. The molded part is formed by molding and curing a thermosetting epoxy resin composition comprising (A) the reaction product of a triazine derived epoxy resin with an acid anhydride, (B) an internal parting agent having m.p. 50-90° C., (C) a reflective agent, (D) an inorganic filler, and (E) a curing catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Masaki Hayashi, Hiroto Tamaki, Masafumi Kuramoto, Tomohide Miki, Takayuki Sano, Tomohisa Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20080149957
    Abstract: A red phosphor with excellent luminescent characteristics, and a light emitting device that uses this phosphor are provided. The phosphor is a nitride phosphor that is activated by europium, and absorbs light from the near ultraviolet range to the blue range to emit red light. The nitride phosphor has the following general formula, MwAlxSiyBzN((2/3)w+x+(4/3)y+z):Eu2+ where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba. In the general formula, w, x, y and z fall within the following ranges. 0.056?w?9, x=1, 0.056?y?18, and 0.0005?z?0.5 In addition, the mean particle diameter of the nitride phosphor is preferably not less than 2 ?m and not more than 15 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kameshima, Shoji Hosokawa, Suguru Takashima, Hiroto Tamaki, Takayuki Shinohara, Takahiro Naitou, Tomohisa Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20080089089
    Abstract: A light emitting device, comprises: an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a wavelength conversion member that absorbs the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, converts its wavelength, and releases light of a predetermined wavelength band; a light guide in which the center part (core) of its cross section has a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the peripheral portion (cladding), and which guides the light emitted from the wavelength conversion member to the outside; and wherein the wavelength conversion member is produced by laminating a plurality of layers that wavelength-convert different wavelengths of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsutomo Hama, Tomotaka Honda, Shinichi Nagahama, Junji Takeichi, Yoshinori Murazaki, Hiroto Tamaki, Yukihiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20080089825
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y·(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu.); contains the another elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Suguru Takashima