Patents by Inventor Shunichi Kubota

Shunichi Kubota 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: 10081763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescent material and, more particularly, to an oxynitride fluorescent material, a method for preparing the same, and a light emitting device package using the same. The present invention can provide an oxynitride fluorescent material represented by chemical formula MA2N2O2:R, wherein the ratio of M to A is 0.950-0.985:2 (M+R:2A=0.950-0.985:2). M is at least one element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba, R, as an activator, is one of the rare-earth elements, and A is at least one element selected from Si and Ge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9914875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphor, and particularly to an oxynitride phosphor, a manufacturing method therefor, and a light emitting device package using same. The present invention may provide an oxynitride phosphor which is represented by chemical formula 1 below, and which has a monoclinic crystalline structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170218266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescent material and, more particularly, to an oxynitride fluorescent material, a method for preparing the same, and a light emitting device package using the same. The present invention can provide an oxynitride fluorescent material represented by chemical formula 1 below, wherein the ratio of M to A is 0.950-0.985:2 (M:A=0.950-0.985:2). MA2N2O2:R (in chemical formula 1 above, M is at least one element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; R, as an activator, is one of the rare-earth elements; and A is at least one element selected from Si and Ge).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Shunichi KUBOTA, Satoshi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170073577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphor, and particularly to an oxynitride phosphor, a manufacturing method therefor, and a light emitting device package using same. The present invention may provide an oxynitride phosphor which is represented by chemical formula 1 below, and which has a monoclinic crystalline structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shunichi KUBOTA, Satoshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9365769
    Abstract: A phosphor and a light emitting device including the phosphor may be provided that emits light having a peak wavelength between a green wavelength band and a yellow wavelength band, has a crystal structure of which the chemical formula is MSi2N2O2, M=CaxSryEuz (x+y+z=1), and has a triclinic system crystal structure in which, when molar ratios of Ca, Sr and Eu are x, y and z respectively, x+y+z=1 and when the x, y and z are represented by a triangular projection, the x, y and z are distributed on the lines and at the inside of an area formed by connecting five points of (0.45, 0.55, 0), (0.75, 0.25, 0), (0.75, 0, 0.25), (0.5, 0, 0.5) and (0.45, 0.05, 0.5) by a solid line on a triangular diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9303206
    Abstract: A phosphor and a light emitting device including the phosphor may be provided that emits light having a peak wavelength between a green wavelength band and a yellow wavelength band and has a triclinic system crystal structure of which the chemical formula is MSi2N2O2, M=CaxSryEuz(x+y+z=1), wherein, when three sides of a unit crystal lattice of the crystal structure are a, b and c and corner angles are ?, ? and ?, the crystal structure has relationships of a?b?c and ?????, and wherein, in a, b and c, any one of them is more than twice as much as one of the other two, and the values of the other two are so similar that they do not exceed the double of each.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Jin Seong Kim
  • Publication number: 20140097744
    Abstract: A phosphor and a light emitting device including the phosphor may be provided that emits light having a peak wavelength between a green wavelength band and a yellow wavelength band and has a triclinic system crystal structure of which the chemical formula is MSi2N2O2, M?CaxSryEuz(x+y+z=1), wherein, when three sides of a unit crystal lattice of the crystal structure are a, b and c and corner angles are ?, ? and ?, the crystal structure has relationships of a?b?c and ?????, and wherein, in a, b and c, any one of them is more than twice as much as one of the other two, and the values of the other two are so similar that they do not exceed the double of each.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Shunichi KUBOTA, Jin Seong Kim
  • Publication number: 20140021855
    Abstract: A phosphor and a light emitting device including the phosphor may be provided that emits light having a peak wavelength between a green wavelength band and a yellow wavelength band, has a crystal structure of which the chemical formula is MSi2N2O2, M=CaxSryEuz (x+y+z=1), and has a triclinic system crystal structure in which, when molar ratios of Ca, Sr and Eu are x, y and z respectively, x+y+z=1 and when the x, y and z are represented by a triangular projection, the x, y and z are distributed on the lines and at the inside of an area formed by connecting five points of (0.45, 0.55, 0), (0.75, 0.25, 0), (0.75, 0, 0.25), (0.5, 0, 0.5) and (0.45, 0.05, 0.5) by a solid line on a triangular diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8274210
    Abstract: A halosilicate phosphor represented by Formula 1 p(Ca1-xM1x)O.qM2O2.rM3A2:sM4 wherein M1 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Sr2+ and Ba2+; M2 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Si4+ and Ge4+; M3 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Ca2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+; M4 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Eu2+, Mn2+, Sb2+, Ce3+, Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Ho3+, Er3+, Yb3+ and Bi3+; A includes at least one selected from a group consisting of F?, Cl?, Br? and I?; and wherein 0?x<1, 1.8?p?2.2, 0.8?q?1.2, 1<r/q<3 and 0<s<0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-gon Kim, Shunichi Kubota, Young-sic Kim, Seoung-jae Im
  • Patent number: 8262934
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silicate phosphor represented by Formula: Lia-xAxSrb-y-z-lByEuzClSic-mDmOd-nEn where A includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb, and Cs. B includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba and Zn. C includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Gd, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Bi. D includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, In and Tl. E includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. Further disclosed is a white light emitting device including the silicate phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-gon Kim, Seoung-jae Im, Shunichi Kubota, Young-sic Kim
  • Publication number: 20120176026
    Abstract: Provided is an (oxy)nitride phosphor, which is a compound represented by Formula 1 below: {M(1-x)Eux}aSibOcNd ??<Formula 1> wherein, M is an alkaline earth metal; and 0<x<1, 1.8<a<2.2, 4.5<b<5.5, 0?c<8, 0<d?8, and 0<c+d?8. The (oxy)nitride phosphor produces red light suitable for use in UV-LED and blue-LED type white light-emitting devices and achieves good efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunichi KUBOTA, Young-sic KIM, Seoung-jae IM, Tae-gon KIM
  • Patent number: 8163202
    Abstract: Provided is an (oxy)nitride phosphor, which is a compound represented by Formula 1 below: {M(1-x)Eux}aSibOcNd??<Formula 1> wherein, M is an alkaline earth metal; and 0<x<1, 1.8<a<2.2, 4.5<b<5.5, 0?c<8, 0<d?8, and 0<c+d?8. The (oxy)nitride phosphor produces red light suitable for use in UV-LED and blue-LED type white light-emitting devices and achieves good efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Young-sic Kim, Seoung-jae Im, Tae-gon Kim
  • Patent number: 8043529
    Abstract: Provided are an alkaline earth metal silicate-based phosphor which is a compound represented by Formula 1 below, and a white light-emitting device (LED) including the same: (M11-x-yAxBy)aMgbM2cOdZe??Formula 1 wherein, M1 is one selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ca, and Sr; M2 is at least one selected from Si or Ge; A and B are each independently one selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Mn, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Bi, Sn, and Sb; Z is at least one selected from the group consisting of a monovalent or divalent element, H, and N; and 0<x<1, 0?y?1, 6.3<a<7.7, 0.9<b<1.1, 3.6<c<4.4, 14.4<d<17.6, 14.4<d+e<17.6, and 0?e?0.18. The alkaline earth metal silicate-based phosphor has a broad excitation wavelength range, and thus, both a UV-LED and a blue LED can be used as excitation sources for white LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung LED Co., Ltd., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Young-sic Kim, Seoung-jae Im
  • Publication number: 20110001154
    Abstract: A method of preparing oxynitride phosphor represented by Formula 1: (M(1-x)Eux)aSibOcNd??Formula 1 wherein M is an alkaline earth metal; and 0<x<1, 1.8<a<2.2, 4.5<b<5.5, 0?c<8, 0<d?8, and 0<c+d?8, the method including: mixing an alkaline earth metal precursor compound, an europium precursor compound, an acid, an Si3N4 powder, and a chelate compound to form a gel-phase product; drying the gel-phase product, sintering the gel-phase product to form a first sintered powder; grinding the first sintered powder; mixing the first sintered powder with about 20 to about 200 parts by weight of carbon, based on 100 parts by weight of the first sintered powder, to obtain a mixture of the first sintered powder and the carbon; and sintering the mixture of the first sintered powder and the carbon to provide the oxynitride phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-gon Kim, Shunichi Kubota, Tae-hyung Kim, Seoung-jae Im
  • Publication number: 20100156274
    Abstract: A halosilicate phosphor represented by Formula 1 p(Ca1-xM1x)O.qM2O2.rM3A2:sM4 wherein M1 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Sr2+ and Ba2+; M2 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Si4+ and Ge4+; M3 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Ca2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+; M4 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Eu2+, Mn2+, Sb2+, Ce3+, Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Ho3+, Er3+, Yb3+ and Bi3+; A includes at least on selected from a group consisting of F?, Cl?, Br? and I?; and wherein 0?x<1, 1.8?p?2.2, 0.8?q?1.2, 1<r/q<3 and 0<s<0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-gon KIM, Shunichi KUBOTA, Young-sic KIM, Seoung-jae IM
  • Publication number: 20090130484
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silicate phosphor represented by Formula: Lia-xAxSrb-y-z-lByEuzClSic-mDmOd-nEn where A includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb, and Cs. B includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba and Zn. C includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Gd, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Bi. D includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, In and TI. E includes at least one ion selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. Further disclosed is a white light emitting device including the silicate phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-gon KIM, Seoung-jae IM, Shunichi KUBOTA, Young-sic KIM
  • Publication number: 20090051269
    Abstract: Provided is an (oxy)nitride phosphor, which is a compound represented by Formula 1 below: {M(1-x)Eux}aSibOcNd ??<Formula 1> wherein, M is an alkaline earth metal; and 0<x<1, 1.8<a<2.2, 4.5<b<5.5, 0?c<8, 0<d?8, and 0<c+d?8. The (oxy)nitride phosphor produces red light suitable for use in UV-LED and blue-LED type white light-emitting devices and achieves good efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Young-sic Kim, Seoung-jae Im, Tae-gon Kim
  • Patent number: 7416685
    Abstract: A CaTiO3:Pr,M fluorescent material including 100 mol % of calcium titanate CaTiO3 as a host crystal; from 0.003 mol % to 0.05 mol % of praseodymium Pr which is added, as a first additive, to the host crystal; and at least one of aluminum Al, gallium Ga, indium In, zinc Zn, magnesium Mg, sodium Na, and potassium K which is added, as a second additive M, to the host crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Noritake Co., Limited
    Inventors: Hidenori Ooshima, Fuyutoshi Sato, Shunichi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20070159063
    Abstract: An electroluminescent phosphor comprising particles of a phosphor and particles of an electron-emitting material not originating from atoms constituting the host material of the phosphor and an activator. The particles of the electron-emitting material is contained inside the phosphor particles or included between the phosphor particles in close contact with the phosphor particles. An electroluminescent element has a light emitting layer containing the electroluminescent phosphor. Another electroluminescent element has a light emitting layer containing particles of a phosphor and particles of an electron-emitting material composed of a conductive compound not originating from the atoms constituting the host material of the phosphor and the activator. The proportion of the electron-emitting material to the light emitting layer is 1-75 weight %. A high-luminous efficiency and high-luminance electroluminescent element can be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kubota, Takeo Ito, Kazuo Sakai
  • Publication number: 20050218782
    Abstract: A CaTiO3:Pr,M fluorescent material including 100 mol % of calcium titanate CaTiO3 as a host crystal; from 0.003 mol % to 0.05 mol % of praseodymium Pr which is added, as a first additive, to the host crystal; and at least one of aluminum Al, gallium Ga, indium In, zinc Zn, magnesium Mg, sodium Na, and potassium K which is added, as a second additive M, to the host crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: NORITAKE CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Hidenori Ooshima, Fuyutoshi Sato, Shunichi Kubota