Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Inoue

Kazuhiro Inoue 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: 20140361324
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element disposed on a portion of a first lead frame element, a first resin including a fluorescent material, and a second resin. The first resin is above the light emitting element. The second resin is between the first resin and the first lead frame element. In some embodiments, the second resin includes a filler material that reflects light emitted by the light emitting element. In some embodiments, the light emitting device includes a protective diode connected in reverse parallel with the light emitting element. In some embodiments, a transparent resin may be disposed first and second resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Naoya USHIYAMA, Kazuhiro INOUE, Kenji SHIMOMURA, Tetsuro KOMATSU, Toshihiro KUROKI, Toshihiro KOMEYA, Kazuhiro TAMURA, Yoshiharu TSUBOI, Teruo TAKEUCHI, Kazuhisa IWASHITA
  • Publication number: 20140147661
    Abstract: An aluminum salt is dissolved into water as a solvent to prepare an aqueous solution of the aluminum salt. Urea is added to the aqueous solution of the aluminum salt to be dissolved into the solution. The solution is heated to produce a precipitation of aluminum hydroxide. A deflocculant is added to deflocculate the precipitation. Thus, a sol is produced which contains colloidal particles of aluminum hydroxide and crystalline particles of aluminum oxide. An even and dense alumina thin film can be produced by using the sol on a surface of a substrate made of a metal having a low melting point, such as copper or aluminum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke YASUDA, Toshiaki MORITA, Yoshio KOBAYASHI, Kazuhiro INOUE, Masachika HAMA
  • Patent number: 8686464
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED module includes a substrate, an interconnect layer, a light emitting diode (LED) package, and a reflection member. The interconnect layer is provided on the substrate. The LED package is mounted on the interconnect layer. The reflection member is provided on a region in the substrate where the LED package is not mounted and has a property of reflecting light emitted from the LED package. The LED package includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame, an LED chip, and a resin body. The first lead frame and the second lead frame are arranged apart from each other on the same plane. The LED chip is provided above the first lead frame and the second lead frame, with one terminal connected to the first lead frame and one other terminal connected to the second lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Iwashita, Teruo Takeuchi, Gen Watari, Tetsuro Komatsu, Tatsuo Tonedachi
  • Publication number: 20140080429
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a substrate, a communication circuit, a first signal line, an insulator, and a first conductor. The substrate includes a ground. The communication circuit is provided on the substrate. The first signal line is connected to the communication circuit and is electrically connected to the outer surface of the first conductor. The insulator surrounds the substrate. The first conductor surrounds the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takafumi OHISHI, Kazuhiro INOUE, Shuichi OBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140057554
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the signal electrode is disposed on the first principal surface side of the substrate and is connected to the other end of the second signal line. The housing covers and accommodates therein the substrate, the communication unit, the first signal line, the terminal, the second signal line, and the signal electrode. The conductive material is arranged on an outer side of the housing so as to be opposite to the signal electrode, and includes an outer peripheral portion extended outward beyond an outer periphery of the signal electrode. The communication apparatus carries out data communication via a living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Koichi Mori, Takafumi Ohishi, Kazuhiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 8637892
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED package includes first and second lead frames, an LED chip and a resin body. The first and second lead frames are apart from each other. The LED chip is provided above the first and second lead frames, the LED chip includes a semiconductor layer which contains at least indium, gallium and aluminum, one terminal of the LED chip is connected to the first lead frame, and another terminal of the LED chip is connected to the second lead frame. The resin body covers the LED chip and an entire upper surface, a part of a lower surface, and parts of edge surfaces of each of the first and second lead frames, and the resin body exposes a rest of the lower surface and a rest of the edge surfaces. And, an appearance of the resin body is a part of an appearance of the LED package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hidenori Egoshi, Hiroaki Oshio, Teruo Takeuchi, Kazuhiro Inoue, Iwao Matsumoto, Satoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20130307014
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a insulating base and a semiconductor light emitting element and resin. The insulating base includes a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, and a side face connecting to the first face and the second face, a recess portion being provided on the side face extending from the first face to the second face. The insulating base also includes a first metal layer blocking an opening of the recess portion, a second metal layer on an inner face of the recess portion, and a third metal layer on the second face, the third metal being electrically connected to the first metal layer via the second metal layer. A semiconductor light emitting element is fixed on the first face; and resin covers the first face and seals the semiconductor light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mami Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Inoue, Yasunori Nagahata, Teruo Takeuchi, Hidenori Egoshi
  • Patent number: 8588684
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the signal electrode is disposed on the first principal surface side of the substrate and is connected to the other end of the second signal line. The housing covers and accommodates therein the substrate, the communication unit, the first signal line, the terminal, the second signal line, and the signal electrode. The conductive material is arranged on an outer side of the housing so as to be opposite to the signal electrode, and includes an outer peripheral portion extended outward beyond an outer periphery of the signal electrode. The communication apparatus carries out data communication via a living body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koichi Mori, Takafumi Ohishi, Kazuhiro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130278470
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus communicates through a living body. One end of a first signal line is connected to the communication unit. A terminal is connected to the other end of the first signal line. One end of a second signal line is connected to the terminal. The second signal line is connected to the first signal line through the terminal. A first signal electrode is connected to the other end of the second signal line. One end of a third signal line is connected to the terminal. The third signal line is connected to the first signal line through the terminal. One end of a magnetic field sensor is connected to the other end of the third signal line. The other end of the magnetic field sensor is connected to a reference potential electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kazuki KATAOKA, Takafumi OHISHI, Kazuhiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 8564109
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination apparatus includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) module, a light guide plate, and a support body. The support body supports the LED module and the light guide plate. A reflective surface of the support body is provided between a portion supporting the LED module and a portion supporting the light guide plate. The reflective surface is reflective with respect to the light emitted from the LED package. The LED module is tilted relative to the reflective surface with the LED package mounting surface being toward the reflective surface. An angle between the LED module and the reflective surface is less than 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Gen Watari, Kazuhiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 8537316
    Abstract: A vertical alignment liquid crystal layer is sealed between a first substrate having a first electrode and a second substrate having a second electrode, each pixel region has a reflective region and a transmissive region, and a gap adjusting section is provided on one of sides of the first substrate and the second substrate which sets a thickness (gap) d of the liquid crystal layer which controls a phase difference of incident light to the liquid crystal layer so that a gap dr in the reflective region is smaller than a gap dt in the transmissive region. An alignment controller which divides alignment of the liquid crystal within a pixel region is provided in the pixel region on at least one of the sides of the first substrate and the second substrate. It is also possible to optimize by changing the gap in red, green, and blue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Koma, Kazuyuki Maeda, Masayuki Kametani, Kazuhiro Inoue, Masaaki Aota
  • Patent number: 8487418
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED package includes (2×n) (n is an integer of 2 or more) lead frames, n LED chips and a resin body. The (2×n) lead frames are arranged to be apart from each other. The n LED chips are provided above the lead frames. Each of the n LED chips has one terminal connected to each of n lead frames of the (2×n) lead frames and another terminal connected to each of lead frames of the (2×n) lead frames other than the n lead frames. The resin body covers the (2×n) lead frames and the n LED chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hidenori Egoshi, Kazuhiro Tamura, Hiroaki Oshio, Satoshi Shimizu, Teruo Takeuchi, Kazuhiro Inoue, Iwao Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20130149961
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the signal electrode is disposed on the first principal surface side of the substrate and is connected to the other end of the second signal line. The housing covers and accommodates therein the substrate, the communication unit, the first signal line, the terminal, the second signal line, and the signal electrode. The conductive material is arranged on an outer side of the housing so as to be opposite to the signal electrode, and includes an outer peripheral portion extended outward beyond an outer periphery of the signal electrode. The communication apparatus carries out data communication via a living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koichi MORI, Takafumi Ohishi, Kazuhiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 8449712
    Abstract: An electrode bonding method according to the present invention includes: a plasma cleaning step of irradiating an electrode surface to be cleaned of at least either one of a part, such as a semiconductor device, and a substrate with atmospheric pressure plasma for cleaning; an inert gas atmosphere maintaining step of covering the electrode surface to be cleaned and its vicinity with a first inert gas before the irradiation of the atmospheric pressure plasma is ended, and maintaining that state even thereafter; and a bonding step of bonding an electrode of the part and an electrode on the substrate before the inert gas atmosphere maintaining step is ended. The electrode surface is thereby plasma-cleaned without the possibility of damaging the part to be bonded to the substrate, and the cleaned state is maintained while bonding the electrodes to provide an electrode bonding state of high bonding force and high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Inamoto, Hachiro Nakatsuji, Kazuhiro Inoue, Hiroyuki Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20130088676
    Abstract: A vertical alignment liquid crystal layer is sealed between a first substrate having a first electrode and a second substrate having a second electrode, each pixel region has a reflective region and a transmissive region, and a gap adjusting section is provided on one of sides of the first substrate and the second substrate which sets a thickness (gap) d of the liquid crystal layer which controls a phase difference of incident light to the liquid crystal layer so that a gap dr in the reflective region is smaller than a gap dt in the transmissive region. An alignment controller which divides alignment of the liquid crystal within a pixel region is provided in the pixel region on at least one of the sides of the first substrate and the second substrate. It is also possible to optimize by changing the gap in red, green, and blue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Norio KOMA, Kazuyuki MAEDA, Masayuki KAMETANI, Kazuhiro INOUE, Masaaki AOTA
  • Patent number: 8399794
    Abstract: A first inert gas (5) is supplied into a reaction space (1) and a high-frequency power supply (4) applies a high-frequency electric field so that a primary plasma (6) composed of the first inert gas which has been made into the plasma is ejected from the reaction space. A mixed gas area (10) in which a mixed gas (8) having a second inert gas (12) as a main ingredient and a proper amount of a reactive gas (13) mixed is formed. The primary plasma collides into the mixed gas area to generate a secondary plasma (11) composed of the mixed gas which has been made into the plasma, and the secondary plasma is sprayed on a processed object (S) to carry out a plasma processing. Accordingly, the plasma processing is carried out in a wide range by an atmospheric pressure plasma generated by a small input power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuji, Kazuhiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 8378347
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED package includes first and second lead frames spaced from each other, and an LED chip. Each of the first and second lead frames includes a base portion and a plurality of extending portions extending from the base portion. A part of a lower surface of the base portion, side surfaces of the base portion, lower surfaces of the extending portions and side surfaces of the extending portions are covered by resin. A remaining part of the lower surface of the base portion and tip surfaces of the extending portions are not covered by resin. The part of the lower surface of the base portion includes a first edge of the first lead frame and a second edge of the second lead frame. The first edge and the second edge are opposed each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimizu, Kazuhisa Iwashita, Teruo Takeguchi, Tetsuro Komatsu, Hiroaki Oshio, Tatsuo Tonedachi, Naoya Ushiyama, Kazuhiro Inoue, Gen Watari
  • Patent number: 8368614
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a ground plane; a plurality of conductive elements arranged substantially in parallel to a surface of the ground plane; a plurality of linear elements configured to connect the conductive elements to the ground plane; and an antenna configured to radiate a radio wave, wherein a plurality of openings to reflect the radio wave radiated from the antenna are formed in the ground plane under an arrangement region of the conductive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inoue, Makoto Higaki, Akiko Yamada
  • Patent number: 8345198
    Abstract: A vertical alignment liquid crystal layer is sealed between a first substrate having a first electrode and a second substrate having a second electrode, each pixel region has a reflective region and a transmissive region, and a gap adjusting section is provided on one of sides of the first substrate and the second substrate which sets a thickness (gap) d of the liquid crystal layer which controls a phase difference of incident light to the liquid crystal layer so that a gap dr in the reflective region is smaller than a gap dt in the transmissive region. An alignment controller which divides alignment of the liquid crystal within a pixel region is provided in the pixel region on at least one of the sides of the first substrate and the second substrate. It is also possible to optimize by changing the gap in red, green, and blue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Koma, Kazuyuki Maeda, Masayuki Kametani, Kazuhiro Inoue, Masaaki Aota
  • Patent number: 8334587
    Abstract: In at least one aspect, a semiconductor light emitting device may include a first lead, a second lead provided being apart from the first lead, a semiconductor light emitting element provided on the first lead, a wiring electrically connecting the semiconductor light emitting element and the second lead, a first resin being optically transparent to light from the semiconductor light emitting element, the first resin covering the semiconductor light emitting element, and a second resin provided on the first resin, the first lead and the second lead, and being optically transparent to light from the semiconductor light emitting element, wherein a part of the first lead which is covered with the second resin is symmetric with respect to a vertical line passing through the semiconductor light emitting element in a cross-sectional view cut along a plane, the plane passing the semiconductor light emitting element and being parallel with a direction to which the first lead is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inoue, Haruhiko Okazaki, Hiroyuki Nakashima