Patents by Inventor Shiro FUNAHASHI

Shiro FUNAHASHI 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: 20150146408
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor being chemically-thermally stable and having high luminous intensity if combined with LED of not exceeding 470 nm. A phosphor of the present invention includes: inorganic compound including: a crystal represented by Li1Ba2Al1Si7N12; a crystal represented by (Li, A)3(D, E)8X12; and an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as the crystal represented by Li1Ba2Al1Si7N12; and a solid-solution crystal thereof, which contains Li, A, D, E, and X elements (A represents at least one selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y and La; D represents at least one selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr and Hf; E represents at least one selected from B, Al, Ga and In; and X represents at least one selected from O, N and F), wherein M element (M represents at least one selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy and Yb) is solid-solved into each.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Naoto Hirosaki, Takashi Takeda, Shiro Funahashi, Eiichirou Narimatsu
  • Publication number: 20150070875
    Abstract: A chemically and thermally stable phosphor having unconventional light emitting properties and high light emitting intensity with an LED of 470 nm or less, includes an inorganic compound comprising: a crystal designated by A3(D,E)8X14, a crystal designated by Sr3Si8O4N10 or an inorganic crystal having the identical crystal structure of the Sr3Si8O4N10 crystal, which comprises A element, D element, X element, and optionally E element if necessary (A is one or more kinds selected from Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; X is one or more kinds selected from O, N, and F; and E is one or more kinds selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La.), into which M element is solid-solved (M is one or more kinds selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Naoto Hirosaki, Takashi Takeda, Shiro Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20130207538
    Abstract: Provided is a chemically and thermally stable phosphor having different emission characteristics than the conventional phosphor and exhibiting high emission intensity if combined with an LED of 470 nm or less. The phosphor of the present invention is represented by a composition formula: MdAeDfEgXh (d+e+f+g+h=1; M is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb; A is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds of elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more kinds of elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; and X is one or more kinds of elements selected from O, N, and F) and parameters d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Naoto HIROSAKI, Takashi TAKEDA, Shiro FUNAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20130207535
    Abstract: Provided is a chemically-thermally stable phosphor having different emission characteristics from the conventional and exhibiting high emission intensity with an LED of 470 nm or less. A phosphor of the present invention includes A, D, E, and X elements (A is one or more kinds selected from Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; D is one or more kinds selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr and Hf; E is one or more kinds selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y and La; and X is one or more kinds selected from O, N and F), and an inorganic crystal of a crystal designated by Sr1Si3Al2O4N4, another inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as Sr1Si3Al2O4N4, or a solid-solution crystal thereof, wherein M (one or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) is solid-solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Naoto HIROSAKI, Takashi TAKEDA, Shiro FUNAHASHI