Patents by Inventor Hisatake Okada

Hisatake Okada 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: 7384575
    Abstract: A manganese activated zinc silicate phosphor comprising phosphor particles having a crystal lattice distortion factor of 0.01 to 1.0% which exhibits high emission intensity and reduced afterglow time and a PDP utilizing the same which exhibits high white luminance and a high luminance maintaining ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Hoshino, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada
  • Patent number: 7341676
    Abstract: A green light emitting silicate-containing phosphor having both enhanced luminescence intensity and a shortened persistence time and a method for manufacturing the foregoing phosphor can be provided, and a phosphor precursor can also be manufactured by releasing a mixed solution from an exit of the outlet flow passage, after a suspension containing a silicon compound is supplied into the first inlet flow passage, a solution containing a metallic compound for forming a silicate-containing phosphor precursor is supplied into the second inlet flow passage, and the foregoing suspension and solution are introduced into the contact section so as to mix with each other with controlling a flow of the mixed solution so as to keep a Reynolds number of the mixed solution to be 3×103 to 1×106.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hisatake Okada, Naoko Furusawa, Hideki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20070212541
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a core/shell type particle phosphor exhibiting an optimal excitation wavelength for fluorescence observation and excellent emission luminance of PL, together with excellent durability, to which particles are produced so as to be suitable for the field of bio-nanotechnology. Disclosed is a core/shell type particle phosphor comprising a core particle phosphor and coated thereon, a shell made of a metal compound having a different composition from a composition constituting the core particle phosphor, wherein the core particle phosphor is a particle phosphor prepared by baking a precursor synthesized via a reactive crystallization method, satisfying a PL (photoluminescence) intensity ratio A of the core particle phosphor to the core/shell type particle phosphor, {PL intensity(core)/PL intensity(core/shell)}; 0.001?A?0.1, and a core/shell type particle diameter of at most 0.1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuya Tsukada, Kazuyoshi Goan, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada, Hideki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20070187463
    Abstract: Nanosized semiconductor particles of a core/shell structure is disclosed, wherein the particles each comprise a core and a shell and exhibit an average particle size of not more than 100 nm and a coefficient of variation in core size distribution of not more than 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Hisatake OKADA, Kazuya TSUKADA, Naoko FURUSAWA
  • Patent number: 7241400
    Abstract: A phosphor includes particles having an average particle size of from 10 nm to 2 ?m, wherein 90% by mass or more of all of the particles have particle sizes within ±30% of the average particle size and a ratio of particles having no corners to all of the particles is 80% or more in number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoko Furusawa, Satoshi Ito, Hisatake Okada, Hideki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7118687
    Abstract: A precursor of a silicate phosphor is formed by mixing a silicon system liquid material, in which a silicon system material is dispersed in a liquid, with a metal system liquid material including a metallic element, and the silicate phosphor is obtained by calcining the obtained precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ito, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada, Hideki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7053551
    Abstract: At least one kind of a rear earth element or an alkaline earth metal element is activated together with manganese in a zinc silicate system phosphor, and a mean particle size of the phosphor is between 0.01 and 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Hoshino, Satoshi Ito, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada
  • Publication number: 20060049740
    Abstract: Disclosed are a phosphor in which prevention of aging deterioration of luminance and prevention of deterioration of discharging characteristics are compatible, a method of manufacturing the phosphor, and a plasma display panel manufactured by using the phosphor. A phosphor of the invention containing Mn as an activator is one with Mn serving as a major emission, wherein a ratio of an activator concentration in a superficial portion of a phosphor particle to an activator concentration inside the phosphor particle is 0.3-0.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Hideki Hoshino, Kazuyoshi Goan, Kazuya Tsukada, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada
  • Patent number: 7008557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of a phosphor comprising the steps of: forming a phosphor precursor in a liquid phase; drying the phosphor precursor; and firing the dried phosphor precursor to obtain the phosphor. At least one of the forming step, drying step and firing step is conducted in the presence of a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatake Okada, Satoshi Ito, Takayuki Suzuki, Hideki Hoshino, Naoko Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20050269552
    Abstract: A manganese activated zinc silicate phosphor comprising phosphor particles having a crystal lattice distortion factor of 0.01 to 1.0% which exhibites high emission intensity and reduced afterglow time and a PDP utilizing the same which exhibites high white luminance and a high luminance maintaining ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Hideki Hoshino, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada
  • Publication number: 20050199858
    Abstract: A green light emitting silicate-containing phosphor having both enhanced luminescence intensity and a shortened persistence time and a method for manufacturing the foregoing phosphor can be provided, and a phosphor precursor can also be manufactured by releasing a mixed solution from an exit of the outlet flow passage, after a suspension containing a silicon compound is supplied into the first inlet flow passage, a solution containing a metallic compound for forming a silicate-containing phosphor precursor is supplied into the second inlet flow passage, and the foregoing suspension and solution are introduced into the contact section so as to mix with each other with controlling a flow of the mixed solution so as to keep a Reynolds number of the mixed solution to be 3×103 to 1×106.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Hisatake Okada, Naoko Furusawa, Hideki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20040178389
    Abstract: A phosphor includes particles having an average particle size of from 10 nm to 2 &mgr;m, wherein 90% by mass or more of all of the particles have particle sizes within ±30% of the average particle size and a ratio of particles having no corners to all of the particles is 80% or more in number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoko Furusawa, Satoshi Ito, Hisatake Okada, Hideki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20040075386
    Abstract: At least one kind of a rear earth element or an alkaline earth metal element is activated together with manganese in a zinc silicate system phosphor, and a mean particle size of the phosphor is between 0.01 and 1.0 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Hideki Hoshino, Satoshi Ito, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada
  • Publication number: 20040017154
    Abstract: A precursor of a silicate phosphor is formed by mixing a silicon system liquid material, in which a silicon system material is dispersed in a liquid, with a metal system liquid material including a metallic element, and the silicate phosphor is obtained by calcining the obtained precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Satoshi Ito, Naoko Furusawa, Hisatake Okada, Hideki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20030232005
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a phosphor precursor by using a mixing device comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Hisatake Okada, Satoshi Ito, Takayuki Suzuki, Hideki Hoshino, Naoko Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20030178603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of a phosphor comprising the steps of: forming a phosphor precursor in a liquid phase; drying the phosphor precursor; and firing the dried phosphor precursor to obtain the phosphor. At least one of the forming step, drying step and firing step is conducted in the presence of a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Hisatake Okada, Satoshi Ito, Takayuki Suzuki, Hideki Hoshino, Naoko Furusawa
  • Patent number: 6168892
    Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising applying additive color mixing to a subtractive color mixture to perform color correction. Specifically, a fluorescent substance exhibiting emission in the visible light wavelength region, which is used for the additive color mixing, is mixed with a compound having an absorption in the visible light wavelength region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noriko Ohara, Hiroshi Kita, Masayuki Ushiku, Daisuke Ishibashi, Hisatake Okada
  • Patent number: 6096495
    Abstract: A method for preparing a silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising introducing a silver salt solution and a halide solution through separate introduction tubes, mixing the silver salt and halide solutions to react a silver salt and a halide to form silver halide grains and discharging a reaction mixture solution through a discharge tube by the use of a mixing apparatus in which the introduction tubes and the discharge conduit are linked together so that all center axes of the introduction and discharge tubes intersect at a single point, wherein the silver salt solution and the halide solution are independently introduced at a linear velocity of not less than 4.0 m/sec and a Reynolds number of not less than 3,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetami Kasai, Hisatake Okada