Patents by Inventor Shinobu Endou

Shinobu Endou 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).

  • Methods for producing light-emitting body containing silicon fine particles and light-emitting silicon fine particles
    Patent number: 9085731
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing a light-emitting body containing silicon fine particles that emit visible light, comprising: a baking step of baking a mixture containing a silicon source and a carbon source in an inert atmosphere; a rapid cooling step of rapidly cooling a gas generated by baking the mixture to obtain a composite powder; and a removing step of removing a portion of the composite powder, wherein in the removing step, a portion of silicon monoxide and a portion of silicon dioxide are removed from the composite powder containing silicon fine particles, silicon monoxide, and silicon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Miyano, Yoshinori Iwabuchi, Shinobu Endou, Shingo Oono
  • METHODS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING BODY CONTAINING SILICON FINE PARTICLES AND LIGHT-EMITTING SILICON FINE PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20130037514
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing a light-emitting body containing silicon fine particles that emit visible light, comprising: a baking step of baking a mixture containing a silicon source and a carbon source in an inert atmosphere; a rapid cooling step of rapidly cooling a gas generated by baking the mixture to obtain a composite powder; and a removing step of removing a portion of the composite powder, wherein in the removing step, a portion of silicon monoxide and a portion of silicon dioxide are removed from the composite powder containing silicon fine particles, silicon monoxide, and silicon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Miyano, Yoshinori Iwabuchi, Shinobu Endou, Shingo Oono