Patents by Inventor Kozo Uemura
Kozo Uemura 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).
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Publication number: 20150009662Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes N light-emitting elements, which are a first group of light-emitting elements, on the front surface of a substrate. The N light-emitting elements are disposed in a row in a longitudinal direction from one end portion to the other end portion of the substrate. The N light-emitting elements are connected in series. The light-emitting module includes a metal member provided in the longitudinal direction of the substrate in a position not overlapping a conductive line on the rear surface of the substrate. The conductive line is connected to, via a through-hole, a conductive line configured to connect the N light-emitting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Soichi Shibusawa, Kozo Uemura, Yumiko Hayashida
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Publication number: 20140286040Abstract: A lamp according to an embodiment includes a plurality of light-emitting sections including a plurality of kinds of light-emitting elements provided side by side in a predetermined direction on a substrate and configured to respectively emit lights of different colors, luminous fluxes of the lights respectively emitted by the light-emitting elements being separately controllable. The lamp according to the embodiment includes a pipe configured to diffuse the lights emitted by the light-emitting elements and formed including a translucent material, linear transmittance of which is any value of 0% to 50%. A distance “d” from a lower part of the pipe to the light-emitting elements is larger than the inner radius of the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Soichi Shibusawa, Yumiko Hayashida, Seiko Kawashima, Kozo Uemura, Tomohiro Matsuo, Yuiko Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20140218908Abstract: To improve an angular color difference and emit uniform illumination light. According to an embodiment, a light-emitting device in an embodiment includes a light-emitting module (15). The light-emitting module (15) includes a substrate (21), a plurality of light-emitting elements (45) made of semiconductor, and a plurality of sealing members (54). The light-emitting elements (45) are disposed on the substrate (21). The sealing members (54) contain, as a main component, translucent resin mixed with a phosphor. The sealing members (54) are heaped up from the bottom surfaces thereof bonded on the substrate (21) and are each formed to bury a singularity or a plurality of the light-emitting elements (45). A ratio (H/D) of a diameter D of the bottom surfaces to height H of the heaps of the sealing members (54) is set to 0.22 to 1.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Seiko Kawashima, Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Hiroki Tamai, Yumiko Hayashida, Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa, Masahiro Ogata, Kozo Uemura, Kiyoshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 8770795Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, and a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on the substrate. The light-emitting elements are placed to meet conditions that the number B of light-emitting elements per unit area (cm2) of a mounting part is not less than 0.4 and a mean mounting density D is not less than 58 to not greater than 334, when a relationship of formula “D=A×B” is established, assuming D as a mean mounting density of light-emitting elements on a substrate, A as a current (mA) flowing through one light-emitting element, and B as the number of light-emitting elements per unit area (cm2) of a substantial mounting part for light-emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kozo Uemura, Soichi Shibusawa, Shuhei Matsuda, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Masatoshi Kumagai
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Patent number: 8643047Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, a reflecting layer formed on the substrate, a light-emitting element placed on the reflecting layer, and a sealing resin layer that covers the reflecting layer and the light-emitting element. The oxygen permeability of the sealing resin layer is equal to or lower than 1200 cm3/(m2·day·atm), and the ratio of the area of the reflecting layer covered by the sealing resin layer to the entire area on the resin substrate covered by the sealing resin layer is between 30% and 75% inclusive.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kozo Uemura, Soichi Shibusawa, Yumiko Hayashida, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Seiko Kawashima, Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Masahiro Ogata, Shuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Tamai
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Publication number: 20130271971Abstract: A light-emitting circuit is formed as a straight tube in a stable shape and capable of appropriately housing and holding an LED module and the like. The light-emitting circuit includes: a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to emit light; a substrate, functioning as an arrangement member, including an arrangement surface on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged; and a substantially cylindrical lamp body including a translucent section at least in a part thereof, including the arrangement member disposed on the inside, and including a louver functioning as a projecting body projecting from an inner wall opposed to the arrangement surface and extending toward the arrangement surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kozo Uemura, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Soichi Shibusawa, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Shuhei Matsuda, Masatoshi Kumagai
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Publication number: 20120305963Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a substrate, a reflecting layer formed on the substrate, a light-emitting element placed on the reflecting layer, and a sealing resin layer that covers the reflecting layer and the light-emitting element. The oxygen permeability of the sealing resin layer is equal to or lower than 1200 cm3/(m2·day·atm), and the ratio of the area of the reflecting layer covered by the sealing resin layer to the entire area on the resin substrate covered by the sealing resin layer is between 30% and 75% inclusive.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kozo UEMURA, Soichi Shibusawa, Yumiko Hayashida, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Seiko Kawashima, Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Masahiro Ogata, Shuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Tamai
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Publication number: 20120099309Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a substrate, a lead pattern and a plurality of mounting pads, and a plurality of light emitting elements. The substrate includes an insulating layer. The lead pattern and the plurality of mounting pads are formed on a surface of the substrate. The lead pattern and the plurality of mounting pads are conductive. The plurality of mounting pads are configured not to electrically conduct. The lead pattern is configured to electrically conduct. The plurality of light emitting elements are mounted on the mounting pads and electrically connected to the lead pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa, Kozo Uemura, Kiyoshi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20120075836Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, and a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on the substrate. The light-emitting elements are placed to meet conditions that the number B of light-emitting elements per unit area (cm2) of a mounting part is not less than 0.4 and a mean mounting density D is not less than 58 to not greater than 334, when a relationship of formula “D=A×B” is established, assuming D as a mean mounting density of light-emitting elements on a substrate, A as a current (mA) flowing through one light-emitting element, and B as the number of light-emitting elements per unit area (cm2) of a substantial mounting part for light-emitting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kozo UEMURA, Soichi Shibusawa, Shuhei Matsuda, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Masatoshi Kumagai
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Publication number: 20100033106Abstract: Disclosed is a high-pressure discharge lamp includes a translucent ceramics sealed container provided with an enclosed part with a discharge space formed therein, a pair of electrodes disposed inside of both end parts of the translucent sealed container, an ionization medium having a structure containing a metal halide that primarily emits light, a starting gas and substantially no mercury, the metal halide that primarily emits light including 30% by mass or more of a halide of at least one lanthanoid type rare earth metal and the starting gas having a pressure P (atm) satisfying the equation, 1?P?20, the ionization medium being sealed in the translucent ceramics sealed container, wherein the ratio D/G satisfies the equation, 0.3?D/G?2.4 when the maximum inside diameter of the translucent ceramics sealed container is D and the inter-electrode distance is G.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Masazumi ISHIDA, Takahito Kashiwagi, Kozo Uemura, Yuichiro Takahara, Noriyuki Kitamura
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Publication number: 20090206766Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp is characterized by including a translucent airtight container having a discharging space in an internal portion, electrodes for causing discharge in the discharging space of the translucent airtight container, and an ionization medium sealed in the translucent airtight container and containing a metal halide and rare gas, the metal halide including at least one type of halides of thulium and holmium whose sealing ratio with respect to the total amount of sealed metal halides is not lower than 30 mass % and the rare gas is xenon at not lower than 3 atm at 25° C., and the high-pressure discharge lamp is characterized in that mercury and a metal halide for formation of lamp voltage are not substantially contained in the translucent airtight container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kozo Uemura, Masazumi Ishida, Hiroshi Kamata, Takuya Honma
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Patent number: 7573203Abstract: A mercury-free high-pressure discharge lamp includes a light-transmissive airtight envelope enclosing therein a discharge space, and a pair of electrodes sealed inside the light-transmissive airtight envelope and facing the discharge space, and the primary halide includes at least thulium bromide having an innumerable emission spectrum primarily around the peak of a luminosity curve and alkali metal halide, and the accessory halide contains one or more metal halides mostly selected from a group of Magnesium (Mg), Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co), Chromium (Cr), Zinc (Zn), Nickel (Ni), Manganese (Mn), Aluminum (Al), Antimony (Sb), Bismuth (Bi), Beryllium (Be), Rhenium (Re), Gallium (Ga), Titanium (Ti), Zirconium (Zr), and Hafnium (Hf) which primarily contribute to fix lamp voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Takahito Kashiwagi, Masazumi Ishida, Mikio Matsuda, Kozo Uemura
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Publication number: 20080290801Abstract: There are provided a mercury-free metal halide lamp which is improved in light flux rising immediately after starting, more practical and suitable for a headlight, and a metal halide lamp lighting device and a headlight using this. The metal halide lamp according to the present invention comprises: a translucent air-tight container having an inner volume which is not grater than 0.1 cc, including an enclosure portion forming an inner space having a flat surface on a bottom surface, and having a ratio D/L satisfying the following expression: 0.25 ? D/L ? 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Kozo Uemura, Keisuke Nakazato, Hiromichi Kawashima, Osamu Shirakwa, Makoto Deguchi, Takayuki Wajata
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Publication number: 20080278078Abstract: There are provided a mercury-free metal halide lamp which suppresses occurrence of flickering of light emission, and is improved in light flux rising immediately after starting, and more practical and suitable for a headlight, and a metal halide lamp lighting device and a headlight using this. A metal halide lamp according to the present invention comprises: a translucent air-tight container having an inner volume which is not greater than 0.1 cc; a pair of electrodes sealed facing each other with an inter-electrode distance which is not greater than 5 mm in the translucent air-tight container; and a discharging medium containing a plurality of metal halogen compounds selected from a group of scandium (Sc), sodium (Na), indium (In), zinc (Zn) and a rare-earth metal and a rare gas but intrinsically not containing mercury (Hg), wherein a tube wall load is not smaller than 60 W/cm2, and a ratio Vo/Vl satisfies an expression 0.45?Vo/Vl?0.72, where Vo is an average lamp voltage for 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Kozo Uemura, Keisuke Nakazato, Hiromichi Kawashima
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Publication number: 20080211411Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp includes a translucent ceramic discharge vessel having a surrounding part formed of translucent ceramic, and a pipe connected to the surrounding part, formed of translucent ceramic having an average crystal particle size of 50 ?m or less in a region close to an intended sealing portion, and having a smaller diameter than the surrounding part. A current introducing conductor is inserted into the pipe of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel, and is sealed at least by a sealing portion formed by fusion of the translucent ceramic in the pipe. An electrode is connected to and disposed in the current introducing conductor in the translucent ceramic discharge vessel. A discharge medium is sealed in the translucent ceramic discharge vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kozo Uemura, Hiroshi Kamata, Masazumi Ishida, Takuya Honma
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Patent number: D663443Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Uemura, Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa
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Patent number: D663444Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Uemura, Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa
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Patent number: D663865Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Uemura, Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa
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Patent number: D663866Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Uemura, Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa
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Patent number: D665105Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Uemura, Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa