Patents by Inventor Makoto Izumi

Makoto Izumi 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: 10381528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device that makes it possible to provide an image display apparatus having a wide color reproduction range. The light emitting device includes a light emitting element that emits blue light; a Mn2+-activated ?-AlON phosphor that is a green phosphor; and a Mn4+-activated phosphor that is a red phosphor. The green light emitted by the Mn2+-activated ?-AlON phosphor has an emission-spectrum peak wavelength of not less than 518 nm and not more than 528 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Kenichi Yoshimura, Shigetoshi Ito, Makoto Izumi, Masamichi Harada, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Naoto Hirosaki
  • Patent number: 10381529
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element that emits blue light, a Mn2+-activated ?-AlON green phosphor, and a dispersing material in which the green phosphor is dispersed. The green phosphor has an in-crystal Mn concentration of 2.5 wt % or more. The shortest path of the blue light through the dispersing material is 1 mm long or shorter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Kenichi Yoshimura, Makoto Izumi, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Naoto Hirosaki
  • Patent number: 10295943
    Abstract: Type and moisture content of a sheet of paper are determined with high accuracy for controlling an image forming condition, accordingly. A coping machine includes a transmitted-light measuring unit, a reflected-light measuring unit, a type determination unit configured to determine a type of a sheet of paper, a moisture content calculation unit configured to calculate a moisture content of the sheet of paper, based on the type of the sheet of paper determined by the type determination unit and the intensity of the light measured by the reflected-light measuring unit, and an image forming condition setting unit configured to set an image forming condition for the sheet of paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Sakakibara, Kyohko Matsuda, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20190140148
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element that emits blue light, a Mn2+-activated ?-AlON phosphor and a Eu2+-activated ?-SiAlON phosphor that are excited by the blue light to emit green light, and a red phosphor that is excited by the blue light to emit red light. The weight ratio of the Mn2+-activated ?-AlON phosphor to the Eu2+-activated ?-SiAlON phosphor is from 20 to 75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Makoto IZUMI, Hiroshi FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10263162
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate which emits blue light, a green phosphor that emits green light upon being excited by the blue light, a red phosphor that emits red light upon being excited by the blue light, and a transparent resin including the green phosphor and the red phosphor dispersed therein. The red phosphor is arranged to be in contact with the light emitting element and the substrate. The transparent resin includes a constitutional unit including an ionic liquid including a polymerizable functional group or a derivative of the ionic liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Yoshimura, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Makoto Izumi, Noriyuki Yamazumi
  • Patent number: 10256377
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element configured to emit excitation light, and a phosphor layer in which phosphor particles are dispersed so as to emit fluorescence in response to the excitation light. The phosphor layer includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid having a polymerizable functional group. The light-emitting device further includes a protective layer that seals the light-emitting element therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Yamazumi, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kenichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Kanako Nakata, Makoto Izumi
  • Patent number: 10181539
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element includes a buffer layer, a BSF layer, a base layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, an emitter layer, a window layer, a contact layer, and a p-type electrode sequentially on one surface of a substrate, and includes an n-type electrode on the other surface of the substrate. The photoelectric conversion layer has at least one quantum dot layer. The at least one quantum dot layer includes a quantum dot and a barrier layer. A photoelectric conversion member including the buffer layer, the BSF layer, the base layer, the photoelectric conversion layer, the emitter layer, the window layer, and the contact layer has an edge of incidence that receives light in an oblique direction relative to the growth direction of the quantum dot. A concentrator concentrates sunlight and causes the concentrated sunlight to enter the photoelectric conversion member from the edge of incidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Makoto Izumi, Yasuhiko Arakawa, Takeo Kageyama
  • Patent number: 10174886
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light source and a wavelength converter that includes a resin including a constitutional unit that includes an ionic liquid or a derivative of the ionic liquid, and a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor included in the resin and provided on at least a portion of the light source. A wavelength converter includes a resin including a constitutional unit that includes an ionic liquid or a derivative of the ionic liquid, and a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor included in the resin and emitting fluorescence upon receiving excitation light. A light emitting device includes the wavelength converter and a light source emitting excitation light to the wavelength converter, which is provided separately from the wavelength converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryohwa, Mami Morishita, Noriyuki Yamazumi, Makoto Izumi, Yasutaka Kuzumoto, Takuya Nakashima, Tsuyoshi Kawai
  • Publication number: 20180358517
    Abstract: A phosphor containing particle including a core portion which is a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a shell portion which is a matter in a form of a layer of resin which includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid and coats at least a portion of the core portion, and a phosphor containing particle including a particulate matter of resin including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid with a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed therein and a metal oxide layer coating at least a portion of the particulate matter of resin. A light emitting device including a light source and a wavelength converter in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a translucent medium, and a phosphor containing sheet in which phosphor containing particles are dispersed in a sheet-shaped translucent medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya RYOHWA, Kanako NAKATA, Hiroshi FUKUNAGA, Makoto IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20180331240
    Abstract: A quantum dot infrared detector includes a photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a quantum dot stacked structure in which quantum dot layers are stacked, each quantum dot layer including at least quantum dots, a underlayer for the quantum dots, and a partial cap layer at least partially covering the quantum dots. The underlayer is AlxGa1-xAs (0?x<1), and the partial cap layer is AlyGa1-yAs (0?y<1). When the lower of x and y is represented by z and a size of the quantum dots in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of the quantum dot stacked structure is represented by R (nm), z satisfies z?0.14×R?1.6, and the size of the quantum dots in the stacking direction is less than or equal to 0.5R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: HIROFUMI YOSHIKAWA, Makoto Izumi, TAZUKO KITAZAWA, TERUHISA KOTANI, YASUHIKO ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180314199
    Abstract: A copier is provided with a first illuminator that irradiates a light to a sheet of paper; a second photodetector that receives a portion of a light transmitted through the sheet of paper; a first photodetector that receives a portion of a light reflected or diffused by the sheet of paper; a paper-type determination processor, a moisture-content calculator, and a basis-weight calculator that calculate or determine at least one from among a moisture content, a type, and a basis weight of the sheet of paper; and an image forming conditions configuration processor that configures image forming conditions for the sheet of paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: KYOHKO MATSUDA, YUSUKE SAKAKIBARA, MAKOTO IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20180251677
    Abstract: A phosphor containing particle includes a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor and a matrix including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid, the semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor being dispersed in the matrix. A light emitting device comprises a light source and a wavelength converter in which the phosphor containing particle of the present invention is dispersed in a translucent medium. A phosphor containing sheet in which the phosphor containing particle of the present invention is dispersed in a sheet-like translucent medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Yasutaka KUZUMOTO, Tatsuya RYOHWA, Mami MORISHITA, Noriyuki YAMAZUMI, Makoto IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20180253049
    Abstract: Type and moisture content of a sheet of paper are determined with high accuracy for controlling an image forming condition, accordingly. A coping machine includes a transmitted-light measuring unit, a reflected-light measuring unit, a type determination unit configured to determine a type of a sheet of paper, a moisture content calculation unit configured to calculate a moisture content of the sheet of paper, based on the type of the sheet of paper determined by the type determination unit and the intensity of the light measured by the reflected-light measuring unit, and an image forming condition setting unit configured to set an image forming condition for the sheet of paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: YUSUKE SAKAKIBARA, KYOHKO MATSUDA, MAKOTO IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20180240946
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element configured to emit excitation light, and a phosphor layer in which phosphor particles are dispersed so as to emit fluorescence in response to the excitation light. The phosphor layer includes a constitutional unit derived from an ionic liquid having a polymerizable functional group. The light-emitting device further includes a protective layer that seals the light-emitting element therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Noriyuki YAMAZUMI, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Kenichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Kanako Nakata, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20180240944
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate which emits blue light, a green phosphor that emits green light upon being excited by the blue light, a red phosphor that emits red light upon being excited by the blue light, and a transparent resin including the green phosphor and the red phosphor dispersed therein. The red phosphor is arranged to be in contact with the light emitting element and the substrate. The transparent resin includes a constitutional unit including an ionic liquid including a polymerizable functional group or a derivative of the ionic liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Tatsuya RYOHWA, Makoto IZUMI, Noriyuki YAMAZUMI
  • Publication number: 20180195690
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes a light-transmitting medium and phosphor-containing particles dispersed in the light-transmitting medium and including a resin and a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor dispersed in the resin, wherein the phosphor-containing particles have a particle size that is equal to or larger than a particle size of the semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor and that is equal to or smaller than a minimum thickness of the wavelength conversion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryohwa, Noriyuki Yamazumi, Kenichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Kanako Nakata, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20180006174
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element includes a buffer layer, a BSF layer, a base layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, an emitter layer, a window layer, a contact layer, and a p-type electrode sequentially on one surface of a substrate, and includes an n-type electrode on the other surface of the substrate. The photoelectric conversion layer has at least one quantum dot layer. The at least one quantum dot layer includes a quantum dot and a barrier layer. A photoelectric conversion member including the buffer layer, the BSF layer, the base layer, the photoelectric conversion layer, the emitter layer, the window layer, and the contact layer has an edge of incidence that receives light in an oblique direction relative to the growth direction of the quantum dot. A concentrator concentrates sunlight and causes the concentrated sunlight to enter the photoelectric conversion member from the edge of incidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hirofumi YOSHIKAWA, Makoto IZUMI, Yasuhiko ARAKAWA, Takeo KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170352779
    Abstract: A nanoparticle phosphor element includes a capsule-shaped material that has a plurality of concave portions in a surface, a medium that is sealed in the capsule-shaped material, and a semiconductor nanoparticle phosphor that is dispersed in the medium, and a light emitting element includes a sealing material, and the nanoparticle phosphor element of the disclosure that is dispersed in the sealing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Yasutaka KUZUMOTO, Tatsuya RYOHWA, Noriyuki YAMAZUMI, Makoto IZUMI
  • Patent number: 9812617
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element configured to emit blue light, a first wavelength conversion member containing a Mn4+-activated fluorine complex phosphor, and a second wavelength conversion member containing a quantum-dot phosphor, in which the first wavelength conversion member and the second wavelength conversion member are spatially separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Yoshimura, Tatsuya Ryohwa, Makoto Izumi
  • Publication number: 20170279012
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element that emits blue light, a Mn2+-activated ?-AlON green phosphor, and a dispersing material in which the green phosphor is dispersed. The green phosphor has an in-crystal Mn concentration of 2.5 wt % or more. The shortest path of the blue light through the dispersing material is 1 mm long or shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Makoto IZUMI, Hiroshi FUKUNAGA, Naoto HIROSAKI