Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Matsushita

Hitoshi Matsushita 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: 8651696
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes: a substrate which has a single layer structure in which a conductive member is partially provided on a surface of the substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements which are directly provided on the surface of the substrate so as to be electrically connected with the conductive member; a first light reflection resin layer; a second light reflection resin layer which is provided in a looped shape on the surface of the substrate so as to surround an area in which the plurality of light-emitting elements are provided; and a sealing resin which covers the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Makoto Matsuda, Shinji Osaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Hitoshi Matsushita, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20130264934
    Abstract: A substrate-type LED light source (10) includes: at least one blue LED chip (2) which has an emission peak in a range from 400 nm to 480 nm so as to correspond to a blue light region absorption peak of chlorophyll; a red phosphor (7b) which emit, upon receiving excitation light from the at least one blue LED chip (2), light having a peak wavelength in a range from 620 nm to 700 nm so as to correspond to a red light region absorption peak of chlorophyll; and a resin layer (7) in which the red phosphor 7b is dispersed and which covers the at least one blue LED chip (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Shinji Osaki, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Tatsuya Morioka, Makoto Matsuda, Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Agatani, Hitoshi Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20130037846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a divalent europium-activated nitride red light emitting phosphor substantially represented by a general formula: (MI1-xEux)MIISiN3 (1) (in the formula (1), MI is an alkaline-earth metal element and represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; MII is a trivalent metal element and represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Gd, and Lu; and x is the number satisfying 0.001?x?0.10), in which the electrical conductivity of a supernatant liquid of the solution containing 10 parts by mass of pure water with respect to 1 part by mass of the red light emitting phosphor is not more than 10 mS/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masamichi Harada, Toyonori Uemura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Hitoshi Matsushita, Kenji Terashima
  • Publication number: 20120194762
    Abstract: A phosphor as a divalent europium-activated oxynitride green light emitting phosphor which is a ?-type SiAlON substantially represented by a general formula (A): EuaSibAlcOdNe (where a, b, c, d, and e are numbers satisfying 0.005?a?0.4, b+c=12, and d+e=16), and having an average particle size (d1) (determined by an air permeability method) of 9 to 16 ?m, a median diameter (50% D) in particle size distribution of 12.5 to 35 ?m, 50% D/d1 of 1.4 to 2.2, and an absorptance at 600 nm of not more than 8.0%, and a light emitting apparatus, a BL light source apparatus, and a liquid crystal display device using the same are provided, to provide a light emitting apparatus with a high efficiency and a stable characteristic and a liquid crystal display apparatus using the same by using the ?-type SiAlON having controlled dispersibility and improved transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masatsugu Masuda, Masamichi Harada, Hitoshi Matsushita, Kenji Terashima
  • Publication number: 20110299268
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes: a substrate which has a single layer structure in which a conductive member is partially provided on a surface of the substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements which are directly provided on the surface of the substrate so as to be electrically connected with the conductive member; a first light reflection resin layer; a second light reflection resin layer which is provided in a looped shape on the surface of the substrate so as to surround an area in which the plurality of light-emitting elements are provided; and a sealing resin which covers the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Makoto Matsuda, Shinji Osaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Hitoshi Matsushita, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata
  • Patent number: 7708014
    Abstract: An inhalation device for transpulmonary administration comprises: a chamber (16) for containing a pharmaceutical composition which is pulverized into fine particles by an air-generated impact for dispersal in air; an air inlet flow path (2) for introducing to the chamber (16) outside air to apply the air-generated impact to the pharmaceutical composition and for injecting the outside air toward the pharmaceutical composition; an inhalation flow path (1) for inhaling the pulverized pharmaceutical composition; a housing (9) for accommodating the chamber (16), the air inlet flow path (2), and the inhalation flow path (1); a mouthpiece (10) provided at one end of the housing (9), the mouthpiece (9) being provided with a mouth-side flow path (11) which communicates with the inhalation flow path (1), and an auxiliary flow path (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikamasa Yamashita, Hitoshi Matsushita, Shigeru Ibaragi, Akitsuna Akagi
  • Publication number: 20060169280
    Abstract: An inhalation device for transpulmonary administration comprises: a chamber (16) for containing a pharmaceutical composition which is pulverized into fine particles by an air-generated impact for dispersal in air; an air inlet flow path (2) for introducing to the chamber (16) outside air to apply the air-generated impact to the pharmaceutical composition and for injecting the outside air toward the pharmaceutical composition; an inhalation flow path (1) for inhaling the pulverized pharmaceutical composition; a housing (9) for accommodating the chamber (16), the air inlet flow path (2), and the inhalation flow path (1); a mouthpiece (10) provided at one end of the housing (9), the mouthpiece (9) being provided with a mouth-side flow path (11) which communicates with the inhalation flow path (1), and an auxiliary flow path (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Chikamasa Yama, Hitoshi Matsushita, Shigeru Ibaragi, Akitsuna Akagi
  • Publication number: 20040217323
    Abstract: The present invention provides a powdery fire retardant which enables an excellent fire retardant foam to be easily prepared. The present invention also provides a method of preparing a fire retardant foam by using the powdery fire retardant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA TRADING Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Matsushita