Patents by Inventor Shogo Sugimori
Shogo Sugimori 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).
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Patent number: 10132459Abstract: A lamp includes a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements arrayed linearly, an aluminum substrate on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted, and a linear light wavelength conversion member disposed separated from light-emitting surfaces of the plurality of light-emitting elements. The aluminum substrate includes a circuit formed such as to be able to switch on/off the plurality of light-emitting elements, as grouped into a plurality of sets, on a per-set basis in which the sets are composed of either one or a plurality of the light-emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Toshio Yagi, Shogo Sugimori, Yu Shinomiya
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Publication number: 20170113605Abstract: A lamp includes a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements arrayed linearly, an aluminum substrate on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted, and a linear light wavelength conversion member disposed separated from light-emitting surfaces of the plurality of light-emitting elements. The aluminum substrate includes a circuit formed such as to be able to switch on/off the plurality of light-emitting elements, as grouped into a plurality of sets, on a per-set basis in which the sets are composed of either one or a plurality of the light-emitting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisayoshi DAICHO, Toshio YAGI, Shogo SUGIMORI, Yu SHINOMIYA
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Patent number: 9406657Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has a substrate, one or more semiconductor light-emitting elements provided on the substrate, and that emit light having a peak wavelength in a 380 nm to 480 nm wavelength region, and a molded member covering the semiconductor light-emitting element, and containing a phosphor that emits visible light by being excited by the emitted light from the semiconductor light-emitting element. The molded member is formed so that index A=H/(s/n) satisfies 0.3?A?6, where H is the height [mm] of the molded member from the substrate, s is the square root [mm] of the contact area between the substrate and the molded member, and n is the number of the semiconductor light-emitting elements covered with the molded member.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shogo Sugimori, Osamu Kuboyama, Hisayoshi Daicho
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Patent number: 9333905Abstract: The light emitting module includes a plurality of light emitting elements; a fluorescent substance resin layer containing a fluorescent substance which is excited by light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements to emit visible light; a reflective surface configured to reflect light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements and the fluorescent substance resin layer; and a light guiding body layer provided between the reflective surface and the fluorescent substance resin layer, and configured to guide light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements or the fluorescent substance.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Nomura, Shogo Sugimori
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Publication number: 20150372198Abstract: A light emitting module includes a semiconductor light emitting element, an optical wavelength conversion member configured to convert the wavelength of element light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element and to emit converted light, having a color different from the element light, a transmitting member disposed between the semiconductor light emitting element and the optical wavelength conversion member and configured to allow the element light to be transmitted therethrough, the transmitting member being made of a thermal conductive material that transfers the heat generated from the optical wavelength conversion member to the outside, and a transparent adhesive bonding the optical wavelength conversion member and the transmitting member to each other, the adhesive having a thickness of 2.0 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisayoshi DAICHO, Shogo SUGIMORI
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Patent number: 9054280Abstract: In a light emitting module, a red phosphor is contained in a second phosphor layer so that the wavelength of a second phosphor layer after the wavelength conversion is longer than that of a first phosphor layer. And a blue phosphor and a yellow-green phosphor are contained in the first phosphor layer. The first phosphor layer is formed in an illumination area of light emitted from an LED chip, and the first phosphor layer converts the wavelength of the light from the LED chip and emits the wavelength-converted light from an emission surface. A part of the second phosphor layer is formed in a non-direct area where no light is illuminated from the LED chip and where light is illuminated from the first phosphor layer. The part of the second phosphor layer formed in the non-direct illumination area converts the wavelength of the light emitted from the first phosphor layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuzo Maeno, Kazuhiro Ito, Osamu Kuboyama, Hisayoshi Daicho, Shogo Sugimori
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Patent number: 8994051Abstract: In a light emission module (40), a light wavelength conversion ceramic (52) is formed in a sheet shape which converts the wavelength of the light emitted from a semiconductor light emission element (48) when emitting the light. The light wavelength conversion ceramic (52) has a tapered plane (52a) which is inclined to approach the semiconductor light emission element (48) toward the brim portion. The light wavelength conversion ceramic (52) is transparent and is arranged so that the light emission wavelength band after the conversion has an all ray permeability of 40% or above.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Tatsuya Matsuura, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Masanobu Mizuno, Shogo Sugimori
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Publication number: 20150048391Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has a substrate, one or more semiconductor light-emitting elements provided on the substrate, and that emit light having a peak wavelength in a 380 nm to 480 nm wavelength region, and a molded member covering the semiconductor light-emitting element, and containing a phosphor that emits visible light by being excited by the emitted light from the semiconductor light-emitting element. The molded member is formed so that index A=H/(s/n) satisfies 0.3?A?6, where H is the height [mm] of the molded member from the substrate, s is the square root [mm] of the contact area between the substrate and the molded member, and n is the number of the semiconductor light-emitting elements covered with the molded member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shogo Sugimori, Osamu Kuboyama, Hisayoshi Daicho
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Publication number: 20140211449Abstract: The light emitting module includes a plurality of light emitting elements; a fluorescent substance resin layer containing a fluorescent substance which is excited by light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements to emit visible light; a reflective surface configured to reflect light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements and the fluorescent substance resin layer; and a light guiding body layer provided between the reflective surface and the fluorescent substance resin layer, and configured to guide light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements or the fluorescent substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro NOMURA, Shogo SUGIMORI
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Publication number: 20140191271Abstract: In a light emitting module, a red phosphor is contained in a second phosphor layer so that the wavelength of a second phosphor layer after the wavelength conversion is longer than that of a first phosphor layer. And a blue phosphor and a yellow-green phosphor are contained in the first phosphor layer. The first phosphor layer is formed in an illumination area of light emitted from an LED chip, and the first phosphor layer converts the wavelength of the light from the LED chip and emits the wavelength-converted light from an emission surface. A part of the second phosphor layer is formed in a non-direct area where no light is illuminated from the LED chip and where light is illuminated from the first phosphor layer. The part of the second phosphor layer formed in the non-direct illumination area converts the wavelength of the light emitted from the first phosphor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuzo MAENO, Kazuhiro ITO, Osamu KUBOYAMA, Hisayoshi DAICHO, Shogo SUGIMORI
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Publication number: 20140140082Abstract: A light emitting module has a plurality of light emitting elements that emit ultraviolet radiation or short-wavelength visible light mounted on a support substrate in a predetermined two-dimensional pattern, and a luminescent material having resin that contains at least one or more types of luminescent materials that are excited to emit visible light by the ultraviolet radiation or short-wavelength visible emitted by the light emitting element. The plurality of light emitting elements are connected together into a line by the luminescent material containing resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Kuboyama, Shogo Sugimori, Hisayoshi Daicho
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Patent number: 8669575Abstract: In a light emitting module 40, light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 converts the wavelength of the light emitted by a semiconductor light emitting element 52. The light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 is made so transparent that the light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 has 40 percent or more of the total light transmittance of the light with a wavelength within the conversion wavelength range. A reflective film 60 is provided on the surface of the light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 and narrows down the emission area of the light that has transmitted the light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 to an area smaller than the light emitting area of the semiconductor light emitting element 52. In the case, the reflective film 60 guides the light such that the light is emitted in the direction approximately parallel to the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 52.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Takaaki Komatsu, Shogo Sugimori, Yuji Higashi
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Patent number: 8253143Abstract: There is provided a light emitting module. The light emitting module includes: a semiconductor light emitting element that emits light; and a plate-like optical wavelength conversion member that converts a wavelength of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element and emits light having the converted wavelength. The semiconductor light emitting element and the optical wavelength conversion member are directly bonded to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shogo Sugimori
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Publication number: 20120008306Abstract: In a light emitting module 40, a semiconductor light emitting element 48 is configured by forming an electrode pattern to which a current for light emission is supplied on the light emitting surface 48a. A light wavelength conversion member 52 is formed to be transparent and to convert the wavelength of the light emitted by the semiconductor light emitting element 48 and to emit the light from the emitting surface 52a. In the light wavelength conversion member 52, a plurality of protruding portions 52b are provided on the emitting surface 52a at an arrangement interval smaller than the repeating pattern interval in the electrode pattern. Each of the plurality of protruding portions 52b is formed into a hemispherical shape. In addition, the plurality of protruding portions 52b are provided on the emitting surface 52a at an arrangement interval of 300 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasutaka Sasaki, Masanobu Mizuno, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Shogo Sugimori, Kazuhiro Ito
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Publication number: 20110316033Abstract: In a light emitting module, a light wavelength conversion member 60 is formed in a plate shape and converts the wavelength of blue light to emit yellow light. The buffer layer 82 has translucency and is formed on the light wavelength conversion member 60. A semiconductor layer 84 undergoes crystal growth on the buffer layer 82 and is provided to emit blue light by being applied with a voltage. A first electrode 64 is formed on the upper surface of the buffer layer 82. A second electrode 66 is formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor layer 84. The buffer layer 82 is formed of a conductive material and is provided so as to be capable of applying a voltage for light emission to the semiconductor layer 84.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shogo Sugimori, Akihiro Nomura, Sakaki Morishita
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Publication number: 20110284902Abstract: In a light emission module (40), a light wavelength conversion ceramic (52) is formed in a sheet shape which converts the wavelength of the light emitted from a semiconductor light emission element (48) when emitting the light. The light wavelength conversion ceramic (52) has a tapered plane (52a) which is inclined to approach the semiconductor light emission element (48) toward the brim portion. The light wavelength conversion ceramic (52) is transparent and is arranged so that the light emission wavelength band after the conversion has an all ray permeability of 40% or above.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Tatsuya Matsuura, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Masanobu Mizuno, Shogo Sugimori
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Publication number: 20110210369Abstract: In a light emitting module 40, light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 converts the wavelength of the light emitted by a semiconductor light emitting element 52. The light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 is made so transparent that the light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 has 40 percent or more of the total light transmittance of the light with a wavelength within the conversion wavelength range. A reflective film 60 is provided on the surface of the light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 and narrows down the emission area of the light that has transmitted the light wavelength conversion ceramic 58 to an area smaller than the light emitting area of the semiconductor light emitting element 52. In the case, the reflective film 60 guides the light such that the light is emitted in the direction approximately parallel to the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 52.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Takaaki Komatsu, Shogo Sugimori, Yuji Higashi
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Publication number: 20100314650Abstract: There is provided a light emitting module. The light emitting module includes: a semiconductor light emitting element that emits light; and a plate-like optical wavelength conversion member that converts a wavelength of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element and emits light having the converted wavelength. The semiconductor light emitting element and the optical wavelength conversion member are directly bonded to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Shogo Sugimori
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Publication number: 20100149816Abstract: In a light emitting module, an electrode receiving the supply of current for light emission is provided on the light emitting surface of a semiconductor light emitting device. A light wavelength conversion member is a plate-like material mounted on the light emitting surface and emits light after converting a wavelength of the light emitted by the light emitting element. The light wavelength conversion member has a notch such that at least a part of the electrode communicates with the external space in a manner perpendicular to the light emitting surface of the semiconductor device when the light wavelength conversion member is mounted on the light emitting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Higashi, Shogo Sugimori, Masanobu Mizuno, Tetsuya Suzuki, Yasutaka Sasaki, Tomoyuki Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6917166Abstract: A vehicular lamp used in a vehicle, includes: a light source including a light-emitting diode for emitting light in accordance with power received from a power supply provided in the outside of the vehicular lamp; a lamp body for accommodating the light source therein to protect the light source from water; and a breaking detection unit for detecting breaking of the light source and notifying the outside of the lamp body of the detection result.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayasu Ito, Shogo Sugimori, Hitoshi Takeda