Patents by Inventor Takahiro OYU

Takahiro OYU 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: 20220320829
    Abstract: A wavelength beam combining device includes: a laser diode stack comprising a plurality of stacked laser diode bars, wherein each laser diode bar comprises a plurality of laser diodes arranged laterally in a row; a light condensing member; a diffraction grating; a resonator mirror; and an output control unit configured to control each of the laser diode bars such that, in every possible mode in which the output control unit controls each laser diode bar to operate such that one or more of the laser diodes emit laser beams and one or more of the laser diodes do not emit laser beams, the one or more laser diodes that emit laser beams are located inward of the one or more laser diodes that do not emit laser beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro OYU
  • Publication number: 20220313765
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating a post-harvest plant after harvest, the method including: irradiating a harvested plant with light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 270 to 290 nm and/or light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 370 to 400 nm at an irradiance effective to increase an amount of at least one rare cannabinoid compound and/or at least one terpene compound in the harvested plant, wherein an irradiance of light of all wavelengths in a wavelength range from 410 to 700 nm received by the harvested plant during the irradiation is less than 20% of the irradiance of the light having a peak wavelength in the wavelength range from 270 to 290 nm and/or less than 20% of the irradiance of the light having a peak wavelength in the wavelength range from 370 to 400 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro TSURUMOTO, Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Takahiro OYU
  • Patent number: 11394173
    Abstract: A wavelength beam combining device includes: a light source unit comprising a plurality of laser light sources, each being configured to emit a laser beam with a predetermined wavelength width; a light condensing member configured to condense the laser beams emitted from the light source unit; a diffraction grating on which the laser beams condensed by the light condensing member are incident; a resonator mirror disposed in an optical path of a diffracted beam from the diffraction grating; and an output control unit configured to turn off, among the plurality of laser light sources, at least laser light sources located farthest from an optical axis of the light condensing member, to reduce an output of the wavelength beam combining device relative to an output of the wavelength beam combining device when all the plurality of laser light sources are turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Oyu
  • Patent number: 11048096
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source part comprising a plurality of laser light sources, each laser light source being configured to emit light having a predetermined wavelength width; a plurality of collimators; a light-condensing part configured to adjust light emitted from the collimators into parallel light and to condense the parallel light; a diffraction grating configured to receive the condensed light; and an output coupler disposed in an optical path of diffracted light from the diffraction grating so as to form an external resonator with the laser light sources, wherein a reflecting surface of the output coupler is a depressed surface; and an adjusting lens disposed downstream of the output coupler, the adjusting lens being configured to convert light emitted from the output coupler into substantially parallel light or to condense the light emitted from the output coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Dejima, Takahiro Oyu
  • Publication number: 20190162973
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source part comprising a plurality of laser light sources, each laser light source being configured to emit light having a predetermined wavelength width; a plurality of collimators; a light-condensing part configured to adjust light emitted from the collimators into parallel light and to condense the parallel light; a diffraction grating configured to receive the condensed light; and an output coupler disposed in an optical path of diffracted light from the diffraction grating so as to form an external resonator with the laser light sources, wherein a reflecting surface of the output coupler is a depressed surface; and an adjusting lens disposed downstream of the output coupler, the adjusting lens being configured to convert light emitted from the output coupler into substantially parallel light or to condense the light emitted from the output coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro DEJIMA, Takahiro OYU
  • Publication number: 20190089130
    Abstract: A wavelength beam combining device includes: a light source unit comprising a plurality of laser light sources, each being configured to emit a laser beam with a predetermined wavelength width; a light condensing member configured to condense the laser beams emitted from the light source unit; a diffraction grating on which the laser beams condensed by the light condensing member are incident; a resonator mirror disposed in an optical path of a diffracted beam from the diffraction grating; and an output control unit configured to turn off, among the plurality of laser light sources, at least laser light sources located farthest from an optical axis of the light condensing member, to reduce an output of the wavelength beam combining device relative to an output of the wavelength beam combining device when all the plurality of laser light sources are turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro OYU
  • Patent number: 10199428
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a mounting board, a first wiring, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a first light-transmissive member, and a second wiring. The first wiring includes a plurality of electrodes which are disposed away from each other on the mounting board. The plurality of light-emitting elements is provided on the mounting board and is electrically connected to the first wiring. The first light-transmissive member is disposed above the plurality of light-emitting elements. The second wiring is disposed on a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member and electrically connects between electrodes among the plurality of electrodes of the first wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Ono, Takahiro Oyu
  • Patent number: 9955619
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including: a light emitting element including an LED chip and a phosphor layer provided at the light emitting side of the LED chip; and a substrate on which the light emitting element is bonded by an adhesive material. The adhesive material is an anisotropic conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Oyu, Tadaaki Miyata
  • Patent number: 9905741
    Abstract: The light emitting device including: a flexible substrate having a negative lead electrode and a positive lead electrode formed on an upper surface thereof; a light emitting element having a negative electrode and a positive electrode formed on an upper surface thereof; an insulating film formed on a side surface of the light emitting element; a wiring formed in contact with the insulating film for connecting between the negative electrode and the negative lead electrode, or between the positive electrode and the positive lead electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Oyu
  • Patent number: 9748215
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: at least one first light emitting element configured to emit ultraviolet light; at least one second light emitting element configured to emit light with a wavelength longer than that of the ultraviolet light emitted from the at least one first light emitting element; an electronic component including a resin portion on a surface thereof; and a substrate on which the at least one first light emitting element, the at least one second light emitting element, and the electronic component are mounted and disposed in that order along a first direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Oyu, Masato Ono
  • Publication number: 20170154920
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a mounting board, a first wiring, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a first light-transmissive member, and a second wiring. The first wiring includes a plurality of electrodes which are disposed away from each other on the mounting board. The plurality of light-emitting elements is provided on the mounting board and is electrically connected to the first wiring. The first light-transmissive member is disposed above the plurality of light-emitting elements. The second wiring is disposed on a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member and electrically connects between electrodes among the plurality of electrodes of the first wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato ONO, Takahiro OYU
  • Patent number: 9657919
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a mount base, a light source portion, and a reflector. The mount base includes a first plane portion and a second plane portion that inclines with respect to the first plane portion. The first plane portion is provided to be parallel to an emission direction of the light emitting device. The light source portion is mounted on the second plane portion and includes at least one light emitting element. The reflector includes a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. Light emitted from the light source portion is reflected on the first reflective surface to be emitted from the light emitting device in the emission direction. The light emitted from the light source portion is reflected on the second reflective surface toward the first reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Ono, Takahiro Oyu
  • Publication number: 20160252232
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a mount base, a light source portion, and a reflector. The mount base includes a first plane portion and a second plane portion that inclines with respect to the first plane portion. The first plane portion is provided to be parallel to an emission direction of the light emitting device. The light source portion is mounted on the second plane portion and includes at least one light emitting element. The reflector includes a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. Light emitted from the light source portion is reflected on the first reflective surface to be emitted from the light emitting device in the emission direction. The light emitted from the light source portion is reflected on the second reflective surface toward the first reflective surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato ONO, Takahiro OYU
  • Publication number: 20160190111
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: at least one first light emitting element configured to emit ultraviolet light; at least one second light emitting element configured to emit light with a wavelength longer than that of the ultraviolet light emitted from the at least one first light emitting element; an electronic component including a resin portion on a surface thereof; and a substrate on which the at least one first light emitting element, the at least one second light emitting element, and the electronic component are mounted and disposed in that order along a first direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Takahiro OYU, Masato ONO
  • Publication number: 20140239331
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including: a light emitting element including an LED chip and a phosphor layer provided at the light emitting side of the LED chip; and a substrate on which the light emitting element is bonded by an adhesive material. The adhesive material is an anisotropic conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro OYU, Tadaaki MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20140239318
    Abstract: The light emitting device including: a flexible substrate having a negative lead electrode and a positive lead electrode formed on an upper surface thereof; a light emitting element having a negative electrode and a positive electrode formed on an upper surface thereof; an insulating film formed on a side surface of the light emitting element; a wiring formed in contact with the insulating film for connecting between the negative electrode and the negative lead electrode, or between the positive electrode and the positive lead electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro OYU