Patents by Inventor Shinobu Aoyagi

Shinobu Aoyagi 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: 9337399
    Abstract: A phosphor has the general formula (M2x,M3y,M4z)mM1O3X(2/n), wherein M1 represents at least one element including at least Si and selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, and Sn, M2 represents at least one element including at least Ca and selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Cd, Co, and Zn, M3 represents at least one element including at least Sr and selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ra, Ba, and Pb, X represents at least one halogen element, M4 represents at least one element including at least Eu2+ and selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Mn, m is in the range 1?m?4/3, n is in the range 5?n?7, and x, y, and z are each in such a range as to satisfy x+y+z=1, 0.45?x?0.8, 0.05?y?0.45, and 0.45, and 0.03?z?0.35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Sasaki, Hisayoshi Daicho, Shinobu Aoyagi, Hiroshi Sawa
  • Publication number: 20150048406
    Abstract: A phosphor has the general formula (M2x,M3y,M4z)mM1O3X(x/n), wherein M1 represents at least one element including at least Si and selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, and Sn, M2 represents at least one element including at least Ca and selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Cd, Co, and Zn, M3 represents at least one element including at least Sr and selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ra, Ba, and Pb, X represents at least one halogen element, M4 represents at least one element including at least Eu2+ and selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Mn, m is in the range 1?m?4/3 n is in the range 5?n?7, and x, y, and z are each in such a range as to satisfy x+y+z=1, 0.45?x?0.8, 0.05?y?0.45, and 0.45, and 0.03?z?0.35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka SASAKI, Hisayoshi Daicho, Shinobu Aoyagi, Hiroshi Sawa
  • Publication number: 20120256222
    Abstract: A phosphor has the general formula (M2x,M3y,M4z)mM1O3X(2/n), wherein M1 represents at least one element including at least Si and selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, and Sn, M2 represents at least one element including at least Ca and selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Cd, Co, and Zn, M3 represents at least one element including at least Sr and selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ra, Ba, and Pb, X represents at least one halogen element, M4 represents at least one element including at least Eu2+ and selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Mn, m is in the range 1?m?4/3, n is in the range 5?n?7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Sasaki, Hisayoshi Daicho, Shinobu Aoyagi, Hiroshi Sawa
  • Patent number: 8262935
    Abstract: A phosphor includes a composition represented by the formula: (M2x, M3y, M4z)mM1O3X(2/n), wherein M1 is Si and may include at least one element selected Ge, Ti, Zr, and Sn; M2 is Ca and may include at least one element selected Mg, Ba, and Zn; M3 is Sr and may include at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ba, and Zn; X is at least one kind of halogen element; M4 is Eu2+ and may includes at least one element rare-earth elements and Mn, wherein m is in a range of 6/6?m?8/6; n is in a range of 5?n?7; and x, y, and z satisfies x+y+z=1, where 0<x<1, 0<y<1, and 0.01?z?0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Takeshi Iwasaki, Kiminori Enomoto, Yu Shinomiya, Shinobu Aoyagi
  • Publication number: 20110025193
    Abstract: A phosphor includes a composition represented by the formula: (M2x, M3y, M4z)mM1O3X(2/n), wherein M1 is Si and may include at least one element selected Ge, Ti, Zr, and Sn; M2 is Ca and may include at least one element selected Mg, Ba, and Zn; M3 is Sr and may include at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ba, and Zn; X is at least one kind of halogen element; M4 is Eu2+ and may includes at least one element rare-earth elements and Mn, wherein m is in a range of 6/6?m?8/6; n is in a range of 5?n?7; and x, y, and z satisfies x+y+z=1, where 0<x<1, 0<y<1, and 0.01?z?0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi DAICHO, Takeshi IWASAKI, Kiminori ENOMOTO, Yu SHINOMIYA, Shinobu AOYAGI
  • Patent number: 7704411
    Abstract: A phosphor is provided. The phosphor includes a composition represented by the formula: M1O2.aM2O.bM3X2:M4,where M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, and Sn; M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn; M3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn; X is at least one halogen element; M4 is at least one element essentially including Eu2+ selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Mn; a is in the range of 0.1?a?1.3; and b is in the range of 0.1?b?0.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Takeshi Iwasaki, Kiminori Enomoto, Yu Shinomiya, Shinobu Aoyagi
  • Publication number: 20080253951
    Abstract: A phosphor is provided. The phosphor includes a composition represented by the formula: M1O2.aM2O.bM3X2:M4,where M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, and Sn; M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn; M3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn; X is at least one halogen element; M4 is at least one element essentially including Eu2+ selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Mn; a is in the range of 0.1?a?1.3; and b is in the range of 0.1?b?0.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi DAICHO, Takeshi IWASAKI, Kiminori ENOMOTO, Yu SHINOMIYA, Shinobu AOYAGI