Patents by Inventor Kensho Sakano

Kensho Sakano 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: 20070114914
    Abstract: A color converting molding material and a light emitting device having the color converting molding material are discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 7215074
    Abstract: A light emitting device accoridng to an emboidment includes a first light emitting component including a semiconductor layer that is doped with an impurity, the first light emitting component emitting light in a blue region; a second light emitting component including a light-emitting semiconductor layer that emits light in a red region; and a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of the light emitted by the first light emitting component, and emitting light in a yellow region. The phosphor is not substantially excited by the light from the second light emitting component. The light emitting device is capable of emitting red/white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 7126274
    Abstract: A light emittng device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first light emitting component including a light-emitting semiconductor layer that emits light in a blue region, a second light emitting component including a light-emitting semiconductor layer that emits light in a red region, and a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the first light emitting component and emitting light in a yellow region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 7071616
    Abstract: A light source having a planar main surface capable of emitting a white light includes a blue LED, an optical guide plate having a planar main surface and an edge face receiving injection of the light from the blue LED, and a coating material of transparent resin or glass containing fluorescent materials positioned between the blue LED and the optical guide plate. The fluorescent materials can be exited by absorption of a part of the blue light from the blue LED to emit fluorescent light and the fluorescent light can be mixed with a remaining part of the blue light to make white light in the optical guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi, Eiji Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20060102991
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus according to the present invention comprises a support member that has a recessed portion, one pair of positive and negative conductive wiring members that are provided on the support member, a semiconductor device that is electrically connected to the conductive wiring members and is disposed in the recessed portion, and a coating member that seals at least the semiconductor device. Side walls of the recessed portion has a first side wall 105 that surrounds the semiconductor device 103, and the second side wall 106 that protrudes from the first side wall. At least a first wall surface 106a in the bottom side of the recessed portion in wall surfaces of the second side wall 106 is coated with a metallic material. Consequently, a highly reliable semiconductor apparatus with improved light-outgoing efficiency is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Kensho Sakano
  • Patent number: 7026756
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting component having an active layer of a semiconductor and a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted from the light emitting component and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting component is a LED which has an active layer constituting a gallium nitride based semiconductor containing Indium and is capable of emitting a blue color light with a peak wavelength within the range from 420 to 490 nm. The phosphor is a garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which is capable of absorbing a part of the blue color light and thereby emitting light having a broad emission spectrum with a peak wavelength existing around the range from 510 to 600 nm and a tail continuing into the region from 700 to 750 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20050280357
    Abstract: A light emitting device accoridng to an emboidment includes a first light emitting component including a semiconductor layer that is doped with an impurity, the first light emitting component emitting light in a blue region; a second light emitting component including a light-emitting semiconductor layer that emits light in a red region; and a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of the light emitted by the first light emitting component, and emitting light in a yellow region. The phosphor is not substantially excited by the light from the second light emitting component. The light emitting device is capable of emitting red/white light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 6960878
    Abstract: A light emitting diode comprising an LED chip having a light emitting layer made of a nitride compound semiconductor and a light transmitting resin that includes a fluorescent material which absorbs at least a part of light emitted by the LED chip and emits light of a different wavelength, wherein the fluorescent material includes a fluorescent particles of small particle size and a fluorescent particles of large particle size, the fluorescent particles of large particle size being distributed in the vicinity of the LED chip in the light transmitting resin to form a wavelength converting layer, the fluorescent particles of small particle size being distributed on the outside of the wavelength converting layer in the light transmitting resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kensho Sakano, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yuji Okada, Toshihiko Umezu
  • Publication number: 20050224821
    Abstract: A light emitting diode comprising an LED chip having a light emitting layer made of a nitride compound semiconductor and a light transmitting resin that includes a fluorescent material which absorbs at least a part of light emitted by the LED chip and emits light of a different wavelength, wherein the fluorescent material includes a fluorescent particles of small particle size and a fluorescent particles of large particle size, the fluorescent particles of large particle size being distributed in the vicinity of the LED chip in the light transmitting resin to form a wavelength converting layer, the fluorescent particles of small particle size being distributed on the outside of the wavelength converting layer in the light transmitting resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensho Sakano, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yuji Okada, Toshihiko Umezu
  • Publication number: 20050093146
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising the semiconductor element and the support body made of a stack of ceramics layers having a recess in which a electrical conductors are electrically connected with the semiconductor element, wherein at least a part of the top face of the recess side wall is covered by a resin, thereby providing a light emitting device of high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Kensho Sakano
  • Publication number: 20040222435
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light emitting component including a light-emitting semiconductor layer that emits light in blue region, a second light emitting component including a light-emitting semiconductor layer that emits light in red region, and a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the first light emitting component and emitting light in yellow region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20040090180
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium. which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20040004437
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20040000868
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 6614179
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 6608332
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20030080341
    Abstract: A light emitting diode comprising an LED chip having a light emitting layer made of a nitride compound semiconductor and a light transmitting resin that includes a fluorescent material which absorbs at least a part of light emitted by the LED chip and emits light of a different wavelength, wherein the fluorescent material includes a fluorescent particles of small particle size and a fluorescent particles of large particle size, the fluorescent particles of large particle size being distributed in the vicinity of the LED chip in the light transmitting resin to form a wavelength converting layer, the fluorescent particles of small particle size being distributed on the outside of the wavelength converting layer in the light transmitting resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Kensho Sakano, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yuji Okada, Toshihiko Umezu
  • Publication number: 20010001207
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: May 17, 2001
    Applicant: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 6069440
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 5998925
    Abstract: The white light emitting diode comprising a light emitting component using a semiconductor as a light emitting layer and a phosphor which absorbs a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emits light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein the light emitting layer of the light emitting component is a nitride compound semiconductor and the phosphor contains garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Lu, Sc, La, Gd and Sm, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In and, and is subject to less deterioration of emission characteristic even when used with high luminance for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi