Patents by Inventor Satoshi Komoto

Satoshi Komoto 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: 20150295120
    Abstract: An optical coupling device includes a first lead part, a light emitting element mounted on the first lead part, a first wire connected to the first lead part and the light emitting element, a second lead part, a light receiving element fixed to the second lead part, a second wire connected to the second lead part and the light receiving element, and an insulating film configured to allow passage of light emitted from the light emitting element. The insulating film does not make contact with the first lead part, the light emitting element, the first wire, the second lead part, the light receiving element, or the second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMOTO, Tatsuhiko NAGAFUCHI, Yuta KUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20130221248
    Abstract: An optical coupling device includes a first lead part, a light emitting element mounted on the first lead part, a first wire connected to the first lead part and the light emitting element, a second lead part, a light receiving element fixed to the second lead part, a second wire connected to the second lead part and the light receiving element, and an insulating film configured to allow passage of light emitted from the light emitting element. The insulating film does not make contact with the first lead part, the light emitting element, the first wire, the second lead part, the light receiving element, or the second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMOTO, Tatsuhiko NAGAFUCHI, Yuta KUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20120211766
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMOTO, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki
  • Patent number: 8193693
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20120068212
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light reflector and a sealing resin layer. The light emitting element has a first major surface and a side surface and has an optical axis of emitted light perpendicular to the first major surface. The light reflector has a light reflecting surface capable of reflecting emission light from the side surface of the light emitting element. The sealing resin layer covers the light emitting element and the light reflecting surface, and includes a first curved surface having a vertex on the optical axis and being convex toward light emitting side and an envelope surface generated by moving a second curved surface. The second curved surface has a vertex on a line passing through the light reflecting surface and being parallel to the optical axis and is convex toward the light emitting side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Satoshi Komoto
  • Publication number: 20110241538
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMOTO, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki
  • Patent number: 7982384
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki
  • Patent number: 7675227
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki
  • Patent number: 7583019
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20090057856
    Abstract: A bonding-patterned device comprises: a bonding layer provided on a bonding surface to be bonded to a mounting member. The bonding-patterned device has a planar shape which is generally a parallelogram. The bonding-patterned device is separated and cut out from a plate material along a plurality of evenly spaced straight lines, the surface of the plate material provided with the bonding layer being partitioned into a plurality of compartments by a plurality of evenly spaced straight lines parallel to each of the two pairs of opposite sides of the generally parallelogram shape. The plurality of compartments are classified into first compartments and second compartments alternately arranged in a checkerboard configuration, where the bonding layer is provided inside the first compartments, and the bonding layer is not provided in the second compartments and on the contours thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Satoshi Komoto
  • Patent number: 7391102
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor apparatus including: a first molded resin portion; a plate-shaped lead frame closely attached to the first molded resin portion; a second molded resin portion attached facing the first molded resin portion and the lead frame; and one or more elements attached on the lead frame on a side which faces the second molded resin portion, the one or more elements including a semiconductor element, wherein any part of at least one of the elements does not exist in a region composed of an aggregation of line segments, each line segment being formed by any two points on an outer periphery of the plate-shaped lead frame outside the first and second molded resin portions and all of the line segments being contained inside a board of the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Hajime Okuda, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20080067536
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMOTO, Masayuki ISHIKAWA, Tadashi UMEJI, Kuniaki KONNO, Koichi NITTA, Haruhiko OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20080042554
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMOTO, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki
  • Patent number: 7315046
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has a pair of leads placed in parallel, a light-emitting element on the upper end of one lead, a bonding wire for electrically connecting the semiconductor light-emitting element of the upper end of another lead, and an envelope formed from a light-transmitting resin for sealing the semiconductor light-emitting element, the bonding wire, and the upper end of the leads, provided with a non-circular lateral cross-sectional surface structure with a long axis and a short axis. In the device, when observed along a direction in which the plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted on a same lead frame, a curvature of the lateral direction of said envelope is smaller than a curvature of the vertical direction of said envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Toshiaki Tanaka, Norio Fujimura
  • Patent number: 7297984
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has a pair of leads placed in parallel, a light-emitting element on the upper end of one lead, a bonding wire for electrically connecting the semiconductor light-emitting element of the upper end of another lead, and an envelope formed from a light-transmitting resin for sealing the semiconductor light-emitting element, the bonding wire, and the upper end of the leads, provided with a non-circular lateral cross-sectional surface structure with a long axis and a short axis. In the device, when observed along a direction in which the plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted on a same lead frame, a curvature of the lateral direction of said envelope is smaller than a curvature of the vertical direction of said envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Toshiaki Tanaka, Norio Fujimura
  • Patent number: 7288795
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has a pair of leads placed in parallel, a light-emitting element on the upper end of one lead, a bonding wire for electrically connecting the semiconductor light-emitting element of the upper end of another lead, and an envelope formed from a light-transmitting resin for sealing the semiconductor light-emitting element, the bonding wire, and the upper end of the leads, provided with a non-circular lateral cross-sectional surface structure with a long axis and a short axis. In the device, when observed along a direction in which the plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted on a same lead frame, a curvature of the lateral direction of said envelope is smaller than a curvature of the vertical direction of said envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Toshiaki Tanaka, Norio Fujimura
  • Publication number: 20070158670
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has a pair of leads placed in parallel, a light-emitting element on the upper end of one lead, a bonding wire for electrically connecting the semiconductor light-emitting element of the upper end of another lead, and an envelope formed from a light-transmitting resin for sealing the semiconductor light-emitting element, the bonding wire, and the upper end of the leads, provided with a non-circular lateral cross-sectional surface structure with a long axis and a short axis. In the device, when observed along a direction in which the plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted on a same lead frame, a curvature of the lateral direction of said envelope is smaller than a curvature of the vertical direction of said envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Toshiaki Tanaka, Norio Fujimura
  • Publication number: 20070158675
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has a pair of leads placed in parallel, a light-emitting element on the upper end of one lead, a bonding wire for electrically connecting the semiconductor light-emitting element of the upper end of another lead, and an envelope formed from a light-transmitting resin for sealing the semiconductor light-emitting element, the bonding wire, and the upper end of the leads, provided with a non-circular lateral cross-sectional surface structure with a long axis and a short axis. In the device, when observed along a direction in which the plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted on a same lead frame, a curvature of the lateral direction of said envelope is smaller than a curvature of the vertical direction of said envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Toshiaki Tanaka, Norio Fujimura
  • Patent number: 7173952
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser element, a lead frame on which the semiconductor laser element is mounted, and an enclosure attached to the lead frame. When a direction in which a main beam is emitted from the semiconductor laser element is defined as forward, the lead frame has a reference surface serving as a reference for the semiconductor laser element in a forward or backward direction of the main beam, behind a portion where the semiconductor element is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Satoshi Komoto
  • Publication number: 20060274227
    Abstract: An image display device including a light emission section which emits light to an intensity adjusting section and a wavelength conversion section which change the intensity and wavelength of the emitted light. Phosphors and phosphor like materials are employed in wavelength conversion and a liquid crystal is employed for the light adjustment. The light emission device may include plural semiconductor light emitting elements having a different wavelength ranges such as diodes stacked in a compact and predetermined order such that wavelengths of light from each diode are emitted from the light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Komoto, Masayuki Ishikawa, Tadashi Umeji, Kuniaki Konno, Koichi Nitta, Haruhiko Okazaki