Patents by Inventor MASUMI MAEGAWA

MASUMI MAEGAWA 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: 20230109233
    Abstract: A micro light-emitting element includes: a micro light-emitting diode (LED) element configured to emit excitation light; and a wavelength conversion portion containing a nano particle configured to absorb the excitation light to emit light having a longer wavelength than the excitation light. The wavelength conversion portion has, on at least a light emitting surface of the wavelength conversion portion, a stack of one or more layers including an oxygen absorption film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroaki ONUMA, Kentaro KUBOTA, Masumi MAEGAWA, Katsuji IGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11538796
    Abstract: In an image display device, a scattering unit has a size that covers a surface of a red conversion unit on a side that emits light having a second wavelength and a surface of a green conversion unit on a side that emits light having a third wavelength, and faces at most a part of a micro LED element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Sharp Fukuyama Laser Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masumi Maegawa, Katsuji Iguchi, Koji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11424225
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a plurality of micro light emitting elements arranged in an array shape; a driving circuit substrate including a driving circuit that supplies electric current to the plurality of micro light emitting elements and that causes the plurality of micro light emitting elements to emit light; a plurality of micro lenses in contact with light emitting surfaces of the plurality of micro light emitting elements; and a plurality of partition walls disposed around the plurality of micro lenses in a direction parallel to the light emitting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Sharp Fukuyama Laser Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Hidenori Kawanishi, Koji Takahashi, Masumi Maegawa
  • Patent number: 11393963
    Abstract: An N electrode and a P electrode formed on the same surface are respectively bonded to a cathode electrode and an anode electrode of a drive circuit board through a connection step performed once. An LED unit includes a first wiring (21) that is disposed inside a groove formed in a nitride semiconductor (13) to penetrate between an N-type layer (10) and a P-type layer (12) and is electrically connected to the N-type layer (10), and a second wiring that includes a P electrode (30) connected to the P-type layer (12) and an N electrode (31) connected to the first wiring (21), in which the N electrode (31) and the P electrode (30) are formed on the same surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Masumi Maegawa
  • Publication number: 20220131055
    Abstract: A manufacturing method includes: a step of forming a light-emitting element layer by forming a semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a semiconductor layer in this order from a side with a first substrate on a surface, of the first substrate, on one side; a step of forming a separation trench in the light-emitting element layer to form a plurality of island shape light-emitting element layers; a step of forming a light shielding layer made of a material different from a material of the light-emitting element layer, in the separation trench; and a step of forming a plurality of light-emitting elements each including a corresponding one of the plurality of island shape light-emitting element layers having a height less than a height of the light shielding layer by etching a portion of the semiconductor layers of each of the plurality of island shape light-emitting element layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: MASUMI MAEGAWA, HIROAKI ONUMA, Narakazu SHIMOMURA, Yuhsuke FUJITA, Kyohei MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220123179
    Abstract: A semiconductor module comprises an underlayer substrate on which a drive circuit is formed; a light-emitting element electrically coupled to the drive circuit; and a color conversion layer formed on the light-emitting element and containing a color conversion material that absorbs light emitted from the light-emitting element and converts a luminescent color of the light-emitting element to another luminescent color, wherein the color conversion material contained in the color conversion layer is present more on a light-emitting element side of the color conversion layer than on a side opposite to the light-emitting element side of the color conversion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: HIROAKI ONUMA, MASUMI MAEGAWA, Kei URAKAWA, Kentaro KUBOTA, Shotaro OIE
  • Patent number: 11289634
    Abstract: In a micro light emitting element, a first metal film electrically connected to a second conductive layer is disposed on a surface on an opposite side of a light emitting surface side. The first metal film covers the second conductive layer. A first inclined angle of a first conductive layer side surface from a slope formed around a light emission layer to the light emitting surface is larger than a second inclined angle of the slope. The slope and the first conductive layer side surface are covered together by a second metal film. A first transparent insulating film is disposed between the slope and the second metal film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Takashi Kurisu, Masumi Maegawa
  • Patent number: 11239395
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a plurality of LED elements that are mounted on a drive circuit substrate and emit light source light; a wavelength conversion layer that is stacked on a side of the LED elements opposite to the drive circuit substrate, converts the light source light emitted by the LED elements into long wavelength light, and emits the long wavelength light to a side opposite to the drive circuit substrate; and a first functional layer that is disposed on a light emitting surface side of the long wavelength light of the wavelength conversion layer, reflects the light source light, and transmits the long wavelength light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masumi Maegawa, Hitoshi Aoki, Toshiya Ishio, Katsuji Iguchi
  • Patent number: 11145618
    Abstract: Bonding equipment includes a laminar flow source, a chip handling portion, a cleaning portion for cleaning a chip, a bonding portion for bonding the chip and a substrate, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the chip from the chip handling portion to the bonding portion. Among these, at least the bonding portion and the cleaning portion are disposed in a laminar flow by the laminar flow source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Masumi Maegawa, Keiichi Sawai, Hiroyoshi Higashisaka, Takanobu Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20210183827
    Abstract: In an image display device, a scattering unit has a size that covers a surface of a red conversion unit on a side that emits light having a second wavelength and a surface of a green conversion unit on a side that emits light having a third wavelength, and faces at most a part of a micro LED element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: MASUMI MAEGAWA, KATSUJI IGUCHI, KOJI TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210005583
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a plurality of micro light emitting elements arranged in an array shape; a driving circuit substrate including a driving circuit that supplies electric current to the plurality of micro light emitting elements and that causes the plurality of micro light emitting elements to emit light; a plurality of micro lenses in contact with light emitting surfaces of the plurality of micro light emitting elements; and a plurality of partition walls disposed around the plurality of micro lenses in a direction parallel to the light emitting surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: KATSUJI IGUCHI, HIDENORI KAWANISHI, KOJI TAKAHASHI, MASUMI MAEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200287103
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a plurality of LED elements that are mounted on a drive circuit substrate and emit light source light; a wavelength conversion layer that is stacked on a side of the LED elements opposite to the drive circuit substrate, converts the light source light emitted by the LED elements into long wavelength light, and emits the long wavelength light to a side opposite to the drive circuit substrate; and a first functional layer that is disposed on a light emitting surface side of the long wavelength light of the wavelength conversion layer, reflects the light source light, and transmits the long wavelength light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: MASUMI MAEGAWA, HITOSHI AOKI, TOSHIYA ISHIO, KATSUJI IGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200259055
    Abstract: An N electrode and a P electrode formed on the same surface are respectively bonded to a cathode electrode and an anode electrode of a drive circuit board through a connection step performed once. An LED unit includes a first wiring (21) that is disposed inside a groove formed in a nitride semiconductor (13) to penetrate between an N-type layer (10) and a P-type layer (12) and is electrically connected to the N-type layer (10), and a second wiring that includes a P electrode (30) connected to the P-type layer (12) and an N electrode (31) connected to the first wiring (21), in which the N electrode (31) and the P electrode (30) are formed on the same surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: KATSUJI IGUCHI, MASUMI MAEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200176655
    Abstract: In a micro light emitting element, a first metal film electrically connected to a second conductive layer is disposed on a surface on an opposite side of a light emitting surface side. The first metal film covers the second conductive layer. A first inclined angle of a first conductive layer side surface from a slope formed around a light emission layer to the light emitting surface is larger than a second inclined angle of the slope. The slope and the first conductive layer side surface are covered together by a second metal film. A first transparent insulating film is disposed between the slope and the second metal film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: KATSUJI IGUCHI, TAKASHI KURISU, MASUMI MAEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190336788
    Abstract: Light can be radiated onto a desired region of skin in a reliable and simple manner while preventing the radiation of light onto regions other than the desired region. A light radiator is provided with: a light source that radiates light onto skin; a light shielding member that is arranged between the skin and the light source; and a flexible base on which the light source and the light shielding member are mounted, in which an opening that corresponds to a specific region of the skin can be formed in the light shielding member, and the light is radiated onto the specific region through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: JUN MORI, HITOSHI AOKI, MASUMI MAEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190279956
    Abstract: Bonding equipment includes a laminar flow source, a chip handling portion, a cleaning portion for cleaning a chip, a bonding portion for bonding the chip and a substrate, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the chip from the chip handling portion to the bonding portion. Among these, at least the bonding portion and the cleaning portion are disposed in a laminar flow by the laminar flow source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: KATSUJI IGUCHI, MASUMI MAEGAWA, KEIICHI SAWAI, HIROYOSHI HIGASHISAKA, TAKANOBU MATSUO