Patents by Inventor Shozo TAKETOMI
Shozo TAKETOMI 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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RARE EARTH ALUMINATE SINTERED COMPACT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH ALUMINATE SINTERED COMPACT
Publication number: 20240132408Abstract: A rare earth aluminate sintered compact including rare earth aluminate phosphor crystalline phases and voids, wherein an absolute maximum length of 90% or more by number of rare earth aluminate phosphor crystalline phases is in a range from 0.4 ?m to 1.3 ?m, and an absolute maximum length of 90% or more by number of voids is in a range from 0.1 ?m to 1.2 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shozo TAKETOMI, Ryo YAMAMOTO, Tomomi FUJII, Toshiyuki HIRAI -
Publication number: 20240076542Abstract: A sintered body includes an aluminum oxide phase and crystal agglomerated particles containing a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material crystal phase, wherein the aluminum oxide phase is disposed around the crystal agglomerated particles. A method for producing a sintered body includes: providing a first mixture obtained by wet mixing raw materials and then drying; dry mixing the first mixture and aluminum oxide particles; molding a mixture obtained by dry mixing the first raw material mixture and the aluminum oxide particles; and calcining a molded body obtained by molding the mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo YAMAMOTO, Shozo TAKETOMI
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Patent number: 11920072Abstract: A method for producing a rare earth aluminate sintered body includes: preparing a molded body by mixing a fluorescent material having a composition of a rare earth aluminate and a raw material mixture comprising an oxide containing at least one rare earth element Ln selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Lu, Gd, and Tb, an oxide containing Ce, an oxide containing Al, and optionally an oxide containing at least one element M1 selected from the group consisting of Ga and Sc; and calcining the molded body to obtain a sintered body.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Kondo, Shozo Taketomi, Hirofumi Oguri
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Rare earth aluminate sintered compact and method for producing rare earth aluminate sintered compact
Patent number: 11897814Abstract: A rare earth aluminate sintered compact including rare earth aluminate phosphor crystalline phases and voids, wherein an absolute maximum length of 90% or more by number of rare earth aluminate phosphor crystalline phases is in a range from 0.4 ?m to 1.3 ?m, and an absolute maximum length of 90% or more by number of voids is in a range from 0.1 ?m to 1.2 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shozo Taketomi, Ryo Yamamoto, Tomomi Fujii, Toshiyuki Hirai -
Publication number: 20230348331Abstract: A rare earth aluminate sintered body includes crystal agglomerated particles containing a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material crystal phase, and a rare earth aluminate crystal phase having a refractive index different from that of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent material crystal phase, wherein the rare earth aluminate crystal phase is arranged around the crystal agglomerated particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo YAMAMOTO, Shozo TAKETOMI
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Patent number: 11319486Abstract: A ceramic complex that has improved optical characteristics including luminous efficiency is provided. A method for producing a ceramic complex, including: preparing a molded body containing rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, aluminum oxide, and lutetium oxide, and having a content of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material in a range of 15% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of the lutetium oxide in a range of 0.2% by mass or more and 4.5% by mass or less, based on the total amount of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, the aluminum oxide, and the lutetium oxide; and calcining the molded body in an air atmosphere to provide a ceramic complex having a relative density in a range of 90% or more and less than 100%.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Kondo, Shozo Taketomi, Takafumi Sumie, Seigo Sunagawa, Hirofumi Ooguri
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RARE EARTH ALUMINATE SINTERED COMPACT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH ALUMINATE SINTERED COMPACT
Publication number: 20220041509Abstract: A rare earth aluminate sintered compact including rare earth aluminate phosphor crystalline phases and voids, wherein an absolute maximum length of 90% or more by number of rare earth aluminate phosphor crystalline phases is in a range from 0.4 ?m to 1.3 ?m, and an absolute maximum length of 90% or more by number of voids is in a range from 0.1 ?m to 1.2 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shozo TAKETOMI, Ryo YAMAMOTO, Tomomi FUJII, Toshiyuki HIRAI -
Patent number: 11220632Abstract: Provided are a ceramic complex capable of improving the luminous efficiency, a projector comprising a ceramic complex, and a method for producing a ceramic complex. Proposed is a ceramic complex including a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material having an average particle diameter in a range of 15 ?m or more and 40 ?m or less, aluminum oxide having a purity of aluminum oxide of 99.0% by mass or more, and voids, wherein the content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent material is in a range of 15% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less relative to a total amount of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent material and the aluminum oxide, and a void fraction is in a range of 1% or more and 10% or less.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seigo Sunagawa, Shozo Taketomi, Yasuaki Mashima, Takafumi Sumie
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Patent number: 11142686Abstract: Provided are a method of producing an aluminate fluorescent material, an aluminate fluorescent material and a light emitting device. The production method includes heat-treating a mixture prepared by mixing a compound containing at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, a Mg-containing compound not acting as a flux, a Mn-containing compound, an Al-containing compound, a first flux containing at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb and Cs, and a Mg-containing second flux to give an aluminate fluorescent material.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shozo Taketomi, Shoji Hosokawa, Tomokazu Yoshida, Kazuya Nishimata
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Publication number: 20200324342Abstract: A method for producing a rare earth aluminate sintered body includes: preparing a molded body by mixing a fluorescent material having a composition of a rare earth aluminate and a raw material mixture comprising an oxide containing at least one rare earth element Ln selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Lu, Gd, and Tb, an oxide containing Ce, an oxide containing Al, and optionally an oxide containing at least one element M1 selected from the group consisting of Ga and Sc; and calcining the molded body to obtain a sintered body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki KONDO, Shozo TAKETOMI, Hirofumi OGURI
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Publication number: 20200181487Abstract: A ceramic complex that has improved optical characteristics including luminous efficiency is provided. A method for producing a ceramic complex, including: preparing a molded body containing rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, aluminum oxide, and lutetium oxide, and having a content of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material in a range of 15% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of the lutetium oxide in a range of 0.2% by mass or more and 4.5% by mass or less, based on the total amount of the rare earth aluminum garnet fluorescent material, the aluminum oxide, and the lutetium oxide; and calcining the molded body in an air atmosphere to provide a ceramic complex having a relative density in a range of 90% or more and less than 100%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki KONDO, Shozo TAKETOMI, Takafumi SUMIE, Seigo SUNAGAWA, Hirofumi Ooguri
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Publication number: 20190330526Abstract: Provided are a method of producing an aluminate fluorescent material, an aluminate fluorescent material and a light emitting device. The production method includes heat-treating a mixture prepared by mixing a compound containing at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, a Mg-containing compound not acting as a flux, a Mn-containing compound, an Al-containing compound, a first flux containing at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb and Cs, and a Mg-containing second flux to give an aluminate fluorescent material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shozo TAKETOMI, Shoji HOSOKAWA, Tomokazu YOSHIDA, Kazuya NISHIMATA
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Publication number: 20190309223Abstract: Provided are a ceramic complex capable of improving the luminous efficiency, a projector comprising a ceramic complex, and a method for producing a ceramic complex. Proposed is a ceramic complex including a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material having an average particle diameter in a range of 15 m or more and 40 ?m or less, aluminum oxide having a purity of aluminum oxide of 99.0% by mass or more, and voids, wherein the content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent material is in a range of 15% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less relative to a total amount of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent material and the aluminum oxide, and a void fraction is in a range of 1% or more and 10% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seigo SUNAGAWA, Shozo TAKETOMI, Yasuaki MASHIMA, Takafumi SUMIE
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Patent number: 10392558Abstract: Provided are a method of producing an aluminate fluorescent material, an aluminate fluorescent material and a light emitting device. The production method includes heat-treating a mixture prepared by mixing a compound containing at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, a Mg-containing compound not acting as a flux, a Mn-containing compound, an Al-containing compound, a first flux containing at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb and Cs, and a Mg-containing second flux to give an aluminate fluorescent material.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shozo Taketomi, Shoji Hosokawa, Tomokazu Yoshida, Kazuya Nishimata
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Publication number: 20180086975Abstract: Provided are a method of producing an aluminate fluorescent material, an aluminate fluorescent material and a light emitting device. The production method includes heat-treating a mixture prepared by mixing a compound containing at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, a Mg-containing compound not acting as a flux, a Mn-containing compound, an Al-containing compound, a first flux containing at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb and Cs, and a Mg-containing second flux to give an aluminate fluorescent material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shozo TAKETOMI, Shoji HOSOKAWA, Tomokazu YOSHIDA, Kazuya NISHIMATA