Patents by Inventor Naruhito Sawanobori

Naruhito Sawanobori 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: 8685766
    Abstract: A method of making a solid element device that includes a solid element, an element mount part on which the solid element is mounted and which has a thermal conductivity of not less than 100 W/mK, an external terminal provided separately from the element mount part and electrically connected to the solid element, and a glass sealing part directly contacting and covering the solid element for sealing the solid element, includes pressing a glass material at a temperature higher than a yield point of the glass material for forming the glass sealing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Kunihiro Hadame, Ryoichi Tohmon, Satoshi Wada, Koichi Ota, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori
  • Publication number: 20120171789
    Abstract: A method of making a solid element device that includes a solid element, an element mount part on which the solid element is mounted and which has a thermal conductivity of not less than 100 W/mK, an external terminal provided separately from the element mount part and electrically connected to the solid element, and a glass sealing part directly contacting and covering the solid element for sealing the solid element, includes pressing a glass material at a temperature higher than a yield point of the glass material for forming the glass sealing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicants: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS INC., TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Kunihiro Hadame, Ryoichi Tohmon, Satoshi Wada, Koichi Ota, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori
  • Patent number: 8154047
    Abstract: A solid element device includes a solid element, an electric power receiving and supplying part for receiving electric power from and supplying the electric power to the solid element, and an inorganic sealing material for sealing the solid element. The inorganic sealing material includes a low melting glass selected from SiO2—Nb2O5-based, B2O3—F-based, P2O5—F-based, P2O5—ZnO-based, SiO2—B2O3—La2O3-based, and SiO2—B2O3-based low melting glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Kunihiro Hadame, Ryoichi Tohmon, Satoshi Wada, Koichi Ota, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori
  • Patent number: 7999398
    Abstract: A solid state device has a solid state component, a power receiving/supplying portion that mounts the solid state component thereon for receiving/supplying electrical power from/to the solid state component, and a glass sealing portion that seals the solid state component. The glass sealing portion is formed of a B2O3—SiO2—Li2O—Na2O—ZnO—Nb2O5 based glass, which is composed of 21 wt % to 23 wt % of B2O3, 11 wt % to 13 wt % of SiO2, 1 wt % to 1.5 wt % of Li2O, and 2 wt % to 2.5 wt % of Na2O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Koji Tasumi
  • Publication number: 20110101399
    Abstract: A solid element device includes a solid element, an electric power receiving and supplying part for receiving electric power from and supplying the electric power to the solid element, and an inorganic sealing material for sealing the solid element. The inorganic sealing material includes a low melting glass selected from SiO2—Nb2O5-based, B2O3—F-based, P2O5—F-based, P2O5—ZnO-based, SiO2—B2O3—La2O3-based, and SiO2—B2O3-based low melting glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Kunihiro Hadame, Ryoichi Tohmon, Satoshi Wada, Koichi Ota, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori
  • Patent number: 7825575
    Abstract: A solid-state element device having: a solid-state element; a power receiving/supplying portion for mounting thereto the solid-state element, and receiving/supplying a power from/to the solid-state element; and a wavelength converting portion having a phosphor layer formed inside a sealing glass having the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of the power receiving/supplying portion for sealing the solid-state element, the phosphor layer being obtained by mixing a glass and a phosphor with each other, and melting the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignees: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc., Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Aida, Hiroko Sakaji, Hiroki Watanabe, Seiji Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Koji Tasumi
  • Patent number: 7824937
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solid element device, which comprises providing a glass-containing Al2O3 substrate (3) having a GaN based LED element (2) placed thereon, setting a P2O5—ZnO based low melting point glass in parallel with the substrate, and carrying out a press working at a temperature of 415° C. or higher under a pressure of 60 kgf in a nitrogen atmosphere. Under these conditions, the low melting point glass has a viscosity of 109 poise, and is adhered via an oxide formed on the surface of the glass-containing Al2O3 substrate (3). A solid element device manufactured by the above method can be manufactured through a glass sealing working at a low temperature and also has a highly reliable sealing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Kunihiro Hadame, Ryoichi Tohmon, Satoshi Wada, Koichi Ota, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori
  • Patent number: 7667223
    Abstract: A solid-state optical device includes a solid-state element, a power supplying/retrieving portion on which the solid-state element is mounted, the power supplying/retrieving portion supplying or retrieving electric power to/from the solid-state element, and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material has a thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to that of the power supplying/retrieving portion. The glass sealing material includes a P2O5—Al2O3—ZnO-based low-melting glass that includes 55 to 62 wt % of P2O5, 5 to 12 wt % of Al2O3 and 20 to 40 wt % of ZnO in weight %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Publication number: 20090078959
    Abstract: A solid-state optical device includes a solid-state element, a power supplying/retrieving portion on which the solid-state element is mounted, the power supplying/retrieving portion supplying or retrieving electric power to/from the solid-state element, and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material has a thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to that of the power supplying/retrieving portion. The glass sealing material includes a P2O5—Al2O3—ZnO-based low-melting glass that includes 55 to 62 wt % of P2O5, 5 to 12 wt % of Al2O3 and 20 to 40 wt % of ZnO in weight %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Patent number: 7505655
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Patent number: 7470926
    Abstract: A solid-state optical device having: a solid-state element; a power supplying/retrieving portion that supplies or retrieves electric power to/from the solid-state element; and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material is made of a P2O5—ZnO-based low-melting glass that has 45 to 50 wt % of P2O5 and 15 to 35 wt % of ZnO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd, Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazuya Aida
  • Publication number: 20080029780
    Abstract: A solid state device has a solid state component, a power receiving/supplying portion that mounts the solid state component thereon for receiving/supplying electrical power from/to the solid state component, and a glass sealing portion that seals the solid state component. The glass sealing portion is formed of a B2O3—SiO2—Li2O—Na2O—ZnO—Nb2O5 based glass, which is composed of 21 wt % to 23 wt % of B2O3, 11 wt % to 13 wt % of SiO2, 1 wt % to 1.5 wt % of Li2O, and 2 wt % to 2.5 wt % of Na2O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Ohtsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori, Kazuya Aida, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Seiji Yamaguchi, Koji Tasumi
  • Patent number: 7319289
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a light emitting element, and a phosphor layer of phosphor glass to generate fluorescence while being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element. The light emitting element emits ultraviolet light, and the phosphor glass generates visible fluorescence while being excited by the ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideaki Kato, Tohru Terajima, Kazuya Aida, Naruhito Sawanobori
  • Patent number: 7312169
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high refractive index, high dispersion optical glass for precision molding, being free from harmful materials causing environmental problems, such as lead oxide, etc., and having a low yield temperature, a refractive index (nd) of at least 1.83 and an Abbe number (?d) of at most 26.0 and further providing a low softening property as well as an improved mass production property with less coloration, which is represented in terms of for making up the glass, by the following chemical composition (wt %): P2O5 15 to 29% B2O3 ?0 to 2% GeO2 ?0 to 14% Sum of P2O5 + B2O3 + GeO2 20 to 35% Li2O ?0 to 5% Na2O ?3 to 14% K2O ?0 to 9% Sum of Li2O + Na2O + K2O ?5 to 15% Nb2O5 ?2 to less than 22% Bi2O3 34 to 60% WO3 ?0 to 5% BaO ?0 to 5% In2O3 ??0 to 7%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamamoto, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070229938
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Patent number: 7277618
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070122103
    Abstract: A white light-emitting device using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (3) having one side end face and the other side end face, the excitation light (a) emitted from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2) being made incident to the one side end face to be guided to the other side end face. The optical fiber (3) includes a core containing therein a phosphor for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a) received from the blue semiconductor light-emitting element (2), and a cladding member (3B) having a light emission surface in its peripheral surface, at least a part of optically multiplexed lights, which are obtained by optically multiplexing the wavelength conversion lights and the excitation light, being emitted through the light emission surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070121684
    Abstract: A multiple wavelength laser light source using a fluorescent fiber includes a blue semiconductor laser element (2) for emitting an excitation light (a), and an optical fiber (17) having a first side fiber end face and a second side fiber face, the excitation light (a) from the blue semiconductor laser element (2) being made incident to the first side fiber end face, the excitation light (a) thus made incident to the first side fiber end face being emitted through the second side fiber face, in which the optical fiber (17) has dichroic mirror portions constituting a laser resonator (3) in its first and second side fiber end faces, respectively, and a core of the optical fiber (17) is made of a wavelength-converting member including a low phonon glass containing therein at least praseodymium ions as trivalent rare earth ions for emitting wavelength conversion lights by being excited by the excitation light (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Yamazaki, Osamu Ishii, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20070064131
    Abstract: A solid-state element device having: a solid-state element; a power receiving/supplying portion for mounting thereto the solid-state element, and receiving/supplying a power from/to the solid-state element; and a wavelength converting portion having a phosphor layer formed inside a sealing glass having the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of the power receiving/supplying portion for sealing the solid-state element, the phosphor layer being obtained by mixing a glass and a phosphor with each other, and melting the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicants: SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, INC., TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Aida, Hiroko Sakaji, Hiroki Watanabe, Seiji Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Koji Tasumi
  • Patent number: 7151064
    Abstract: An optical glass suitable for mold forming having a metal composition in wt % in terms of metal oxides calculated from the composition of the following components: P2O5 34–50%, Li2O 2–9%, Na2O 7–28%, K2O 3–27%, provided that the total of R2O is 17–41% (R: Li, Na, K), Al2O3 6.5–30%, ZnO 0–22%, BaO 0–21%, SrO 0–18%, CaO 0–16%, MgO 0–14%, provided that the total of R?O is 0–34% (R?: Zn, Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg), ZrO2 0–1.5% and F 1.5–32% relative to the total weight of the oxides, and exhibits a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 350° C. or lower and a specific gravity (Sg) of 3.1 or less and is excellent in chemical durability. The optical glass can be press formed at a low temperature of about 270 to 400° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Otsuka, Naruhito Sawanobori, Shinobu Nagahama