Patents by Inventor Nozomu Hoshi

Nozomu Hoshi 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: 20150126029
    Abstract: There is provided a dry film photoresist including a substrate layer constituted by a certain substrate, a resist layer disposed over the substrate layer, the resist layer including a plurality of layers, and a protective film layer disposed over the resist layer, the protective film layer protecting the resist layer. A photosensitive layer is positioned on a side of the substrate layer of the resist layer, the photosensitive layer having a dissolution rate to a certain developer that decreases by being exposed to light, and a non-photosensitive layer is positioned on a side of the protective film layer of the resist layer, the non-photosensitive layer being soluble to the developer. A dissolution rate of the non-photosensitive layer to the developer is higher than a dissolution rate of an unexposed portion in the photosensitive layer to the developer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki Kimura, Nozomu Hoshi, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Kenji Katsumata
  • Patent number: 7141827
    Abstract: AlGaInP system laser device (24) and AlGaAs system laser device (26) are arranged so that respective stripes (28, 30) are parallel to each other. The AlGaInP system laser device (24) is placed to (011) plane (22b) side from the centerline of the substrate and the AlGaAs system laser device (26) is placed to the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) side from the centerline of the substrate when viewed from the main emitting plane (01{overscore (1)}) (22c) side of laser light. Substrate (22) is an off substrate and inclines from the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) toward the (011) plane (22b) with respect to the (100) plane at a certain angle (? off) within the range of 2 degrees and 15 degrees. Optical axis L1 of the AlGaInP system laser device (24) is parallel to optical axis L2 of the AlGaAs system laser device (26) and approaches at an angle of about 0.5 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Abe, Shinichi Agatsuma, Nozomu Hoshi, Youichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6995399
    Abstract: AlGaInP system laser device (24) and AlGaAs system laser device (26) are arranged so that respective stripes (28, 30) are parallel to each other. The AlGaInP system laser device (24) is placed to (011) plane (22b) side from the centerline of the substrate and the AlGaAs system laser device (26) is placed to the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) side from the centerline of the substrate when viewed from the main emitting plane (01{overscore (1)}) (22c) side of laser light. Substrate (22) is an off substrate and inclines from the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) toward the (011) plane (22b) with respect to the (100) plane at a certain angle (? off) within the range of 2 degrees and 15 degrees. Optical axis L1 of the AlGaInP system laser device (24) is parallel to optical axis L2 of the AlGaAs system laser device (26) and approaches at an angle of about 0.5 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Abe, Shinichi Agatsuma, Nozomu Hoshi, Youichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20050258434
    Abstract: AlGaInP system laser device (24) and AlGaAs system laser device (26) are arranged so that respective stripes (28, 30) are parallel to each other. The AlGaInP system laser device (24) is placed to (011) plane (22b) side from the centerline of the substrate and the AlGaAs system laser device (26) is placed to the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) side from the centerline of the substrate when viewed from the main emitting plane (01{overscore (1)}) (22c) side of laser light. Substrate (22) is an off substrate and inclines from the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) toward the (011) plane (22b) with respect to the (100) plane at a certain angle (? off) within the range of 2 degrees and 15 degrees. Optical axis L1 of the AlGaInP system laser device (24) is parallel to optical axis L2 of the AlGaAs system laser device (26) and approaches at an angle of about 0.5 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroaki Abe, Shinichi Agatsuma, Nozomu Hoshi, Youichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6920167
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser device has on a compound semiconductor substrate at least a lower cladding layer, an active layer, an upper cladding layer and a contact layer. An upper part of the upper cladding layer and the contact layer are formed as a mesa-structured portion having a ridge stripe pattern, and the both sides of the mesa structured portion are buried with a current blocking layer. The laser device includes the current blocking layer having a pit-like recess penetrating thereof and extending towards the compound semiconductor substrate, and a portion of the recess other than that penetrating the current blocking layer being covered or buried with an insulating film or a compound semiconductor layer with a high resistivity. The compound semiconductor substrate and the electrode layer thus can be kept insulated in an area other than a current injection area, thereby non-emissive failure due to short-circuit is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nozomu Hoshi, Hiroki Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20040137654
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser device having on a compound semiconductor substrate at least a lower cladding layer, an active layer, an upper cladding layer and a contact layer is provided. An upper part of the upper cladding layer and the contact layer are formed as a mesa-structured portion having a ridge stripe pattern, and the both sides of the mesa structured portion are buried with a current blocking layer. The laser device comprises the current blocking layer having a pit-like recess penetrating thereof and extending towards the compound semiconductor substrate, and a portion of the recess other than that penetrating the current blocking layer being covered or buried with an insulating film or a compound semiconductor layer with a high resistivity. The compound semiconductor substrate and the electrode layer thus can be kept insulated in an area other than a current injection area, thereby non-emissive failure due to short-circuit is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nozomu Hoshi, Hiroki Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20040113157
    Abstract: AlGaInP system laser device (24) and AlGaAs system laser device (26) are arranged so that respective stripes (28, 30) are parallel to each other. The AlGaInP system laser device (24) is placed to (011) plane (22b) side from the centerline of the substrate and the AlGaAs system laser device (26) is placed to the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) side from the centerline of the substrate when viewed from the main emitting plane (01{overscore (1)}) (22c) side of laser light. Substrate (22) is an off substrate and inclines from the (0{overscore (1)}{overscore (1)}) plane (22a) toward the (011) plane (22b) with respect to the (100) plane at a certain angle (&thgr; off) within the range of 2 degrees and 15 degrees. Optical axis L1 of the AlGaInP system laser device (24) is parallel to optical axis L2 of the AlGaAs system laser device (26) and approaches at an angle of about 0.5 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroaki Abe, Shinichi Agatsuma, Nozomu Hoshi, Youichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6654396
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser device has on a compound semiconductor substrate at least a lower cladding layer, an active layer, an upper cladding layer and a contact layer. An upper part of the upper cladding layer and the contact layer are formed as a mesa-structured portion having a ridge stripe pattern, and both sides of the mesa structured portion are buried with a current blocking layer. The laser device includes the current blocking layer having a pit-like recess penetrating thereof and extending towards the compound semiconductor substrate, and a portion of the recess other than that penetrating the current blocking layer being covered or buried with an insulating film or a compound semiconductor layer with a high resistivity. The compound semiconductor substrate and the electrode layer thus can be kept insulated in an area other than a current injection area, thereby non-emissive failure due to short-circuit is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nozomu Hoshi, Hiroki Nagasaki