Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki NOKUBO

Hiroyuki NOKUBO 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: 10359181
    Abstract: An electrode pattern (13) formed on a ceramics layer (2) in a substrate for a light emitting device (circuit board (320)) of the present invention includes a first metal layer (5), a second metal layer (7), and an electrode terminal unit (10), and the thickness of a part at which the electrode terminal unit (10) is not formed in the electrode pattern (13) is at least equal to or greater than 35 ?m. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress heat resistance to be low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Shin Itoh, Hiroshi Yamashita, Ippei Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Nokubo, Yoshiaki Itakura
  • Patent number: 9966522
    Abstract: A substrate includes a base made of a metal material, a thermally conductive, light-reflective ceramic insulating layer, and a buffer layer formed between the base and the ceramic insulating layer and having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Shin Itoh, Hiroyuki Nokubo, Yoshiaki Itakura
  • Patent number: 9947850
    Abstract: In order to provide a substrate for light emitting devices having high heat radiating properties, dielectric strength voltage properties, light reflectivity, and excellent mass productivity, a substrate (5) includes an intermediate layer (11) containing ceramic which is formed on the surface of the aluminum base (10) by using an aerosol deposition method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Shin Itoh, Hiroyuki Nokubo, Yoshiaki Itakura
  • Publication number: 20170328545
    Abstract: An electrode pattern (13) formed on a ceramics layer (2) in a substrate for a light emitting device (circuit board (320)) of the present invention includes a first metal layer (5), a second metal layer (7), and an electrode terminal unit (10), and the thickness of a part at which the electrode terminal unit (10) is not formed in the electrode pattern (13) is at least equal to or greater than 35 ?m. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress heat resistance to be low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Shin ITOH, Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Ippei YAMAGUCHI, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Yoshiaki ITAKURA
  • Publication number: 20170317250
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate having dielectric strength and light reflectivity, as well as excellent mass productivity. A substrate (10) for mounting a light-emitting element (20) thereon includes a base (12) and an insulation layer (30) disposed directly or indirectly on a surface of the base (12). The insulation layer (30) includes a reflection layer (32) that reflects light and a mesh glass sheet 31 that is disposed within the reflection layer (32) and that has a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than that of the reflection layer (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Shin ITOH, Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Yoshiaki ITAKURA
  • Patent number: 9806244
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate for a light emitting device having high reflectivity, high heat radiating properties, dielectric strength voltage properties, long-term reliability including heat resistance and light resistance, and excellent mass productivity. A substrate (20) for a light emitting device includes: a first insulating layer (11) having thermal conductivity which is formed on a surface of one side of a metal base (2); a wiring pattern (3) which is formed on the first insulating layer (11); and a second insulating layer (12) having light reflectivity which is formed on the first insulating layer (11) and on some parts of the wiring pattern (3), so that some parts of the wiring pattern (3) are exposed, in which the first insulating layer (11) is a layer of ceramic formed by thermal spraying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Shin Itoh, Hiroyuki Nokubo, Yoshiaki Itakura
  • Patent number: 9726357
    Abstract: In a light-emitting device (30), a wiring pattern including conductor wirings (160, 165) and electrodes (170, 180) is formed on a substrate (110), and an Au layer (120) is formed on the wiring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Yuhsuke Fujita, Ippei Yamaguchi, Takashi Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Nokubo
  • Patent number: 9728697
    Abstract: A light emitting device achieving a high heat dissipation effect and a high light utilization efficiency includes an aluminum substrate, a high heat dissipation ceramic layer on the aluminum substrate, an etching frame on the high heat dissipation ceramic layer, and a highly reflective ceramic layer on the high heat dissipation ceramic layer and the etching frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Hiroyuki Nokubo, Shin Itoh, Takashi Nakanishi, Ippei Yamaguchi, Yuhsuke Fujita
  • Publication number: 20170040519
    Abstract: A substrate (120) includes a base (100) made of a metal material, a thermally conductive, light-reflective ceramic insulating layer (150), and a buffer layer (250) formed between the base (100) and the ceramic insulating layer (150) and having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than the base (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Shin ITOH, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Yoshiaki ITAKURA
  • Publication number: 20170033266
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate excellent in high reflectance, high heat dissipation, withstand voltage property, and thermal and light stability. A substrate (5) includes an aluminum base (10), a reflective layer (17) which is formed between the aluminum base (10) and an electrode pattern (20) for electrical connection with a light emitting element to contain ceramic and reflects light from the light emitting element, and an intermediate layer (16) containing resin and having high thermal conductibility which is formed to reinforce withstand voltage performance of the reflective layer (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Shin ITOH, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Ippei YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170018697
    Abstract: In order to provide a substrate for light emitting devices having high heat radiating properties, dielectric strength voltage properties, light reflectivity, and excellent mass productivity, a substrate (5) includes an intermediate layer (11) containing ceramic which is formed on the surface of the aluminum base (10) by using an aerosol deposition method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Shin ITOH, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Yoshiaki ITAKURA
  • Publication number: 20160308101
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate for a light emitting device having high reflectivity, high heat radiating properties, dielectric strength voltage properties, long-term reliability including heat resistance and light resistance, and excellent mass productivity. A substrate (20) for a light emitting device includes: a first insulating layer (11) having thermal conductivity which is formed on a surface of one side of a metal base (2); a wiring pattern (3) which is formed on the first insulating layer (11); and a second insulating layer (12) having light reflectivity which is formed on the first insulating layer (11) and on some parts of the wiring pattern (3), so that some parts of the wiring pattern (3) are exposed, in which the first insulating layer (11) is a layer of ceramic formed by thermal spraying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Shin ITOH, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Yoshiaki ITAKURA
  • Publication number: 20160233401
    Abstract: A high heat dissipation effect and a high light utilization efficiency are realized. A substrate for a light emitting device includes an aluminum substrate (1), a high heat dissipation ceramic layer (2) disposed on the aluminum substrate (1), an etching frame (3) disposed on the high heat dissipation ceramic layer (2), and a highly reflective ceramic layer (4) disposed on the high heat dissipation ceramic layer (2) and the etching frame (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Shin ITOH, Takashi NAKANISHI, Ippei YAMAGUCHI, Yuhsuke FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20150359088
    Abstract: A first land portion (2f) or a second land portion (2s) is formed on a board (1), and a first connector (20b) or a second connector (20s) is electrically connected while the first connector (20b) or the second connector (20s) is placed on the first land portion (2f) or the second land portion (2s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Yuhsuke FUJITA, Ippei YAMAGUCHI, Takashi NAKANISHI, Hiroyuki NOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20150354782
    Abstract: A reflector (10) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a metal reflector base (3) having a three-dimensional surface, and a ceramic layer (4) having optical reflectivity, which is formed on the three-dimensional surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Takashi NAKANISHI, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Yuhsuke FUJITA, Ippei YAMAGUCHI, Toshio HATA
  • Publication number: 20150316242
    Abstract: In a light-emitting device (30), a wiring pattern including conductor wirings (160, 165) and electrodes (170, 180) is formed on a substrate (110), and an Au layer (120) is formed on the wiring pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Yuhsuke FUJITA, Ippei YAMAGUCHI, Takashi NAKANISHI, Hiroyuki NOKUBO