Patents by Inventor Takuya Funakubo

Takuya Funakubo 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: 9920910
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the present invention, it is suggested that a mounting method for mounting light-emitting elements as evenly as possible in a mounting area of a lighting device may permit increased number of light-emitting elements. In a second aspect of the present invention, a lighting device including a substrate with a circular mounting area, a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to be positioned at centers of equal smaller circular areas that are calculated to be equal in size in the circular mounting area, the equal smaller circular areas being equal in size to each other and set as large as possible without an overlapping portion in the circular mounting area, a total area of the equal smaller circular areas being smaller than the circular mounting area, and the light-emitting elements and the equal smaller circular areas being the same in number is suggested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
  • Patent number: 9335035
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes light-emitting elements arranged in lines that are extended in parallel with one another, the light-emitting elements being divided into groups each including the same number of light-emitting elements, a first connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to one end portion of the lines extended, a second connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to another end portion of the lines extended, and the light-emitting elements within each group are electrically connected in series with one another by metallic wires and electrically connected in series to the first connecting electrode and to the second connecting electrode. The groups each include the same number of light-emitting elements that are electrically connected in parallel between the first connecting electrode and the second connecting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
  • Patent number: 9291339
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes light-emitting elements arranged in lines that are extended in parallel with one another, the light-emitting elements being divided into groups each including the same number of light-emitting elements, a first connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to one end portion of the lines extended, a second connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to another end portion of the lines extended, and the light-emitting elements within each group are electrically connected in series with one another by metallic wires and electrically connected in series to the first connecting electrode and to the second connecting electrode. The groups each include the same number of light-emitting elements that are electrically connected in parallel between the first connecting electrode and the second connecting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
  • Publication number: 20150345763
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes light-emitting elements arranged in lines that are extended in parallel with one another, the light-emitting elements being divided into groups each including the same number of light-emitting elements, a first connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to one end portion of the lines extended, a second connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to another end portion of the lines extended, and the light-emitting elements within each group are electrically connected in series with one another by metallic wires and electrically connected in series to the first connecting electrode and to the second connecting electrode. The groups each include the same number of light-emitting elements that are electrically connected in parallel between the first connecting electrode and the second connecting electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicants: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAKUYA FUNAKUBO
  • Patent number: 9146026
    Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes light-emitting elements that are mounted in a circular mounting area to be directed in a same direction in the circular mounting area between a first connecting electrode and a second connecting electrode disposed on a substrate, the light-emitting elements are divided into groups each including the same number of light-emitting elements, the light-emitting elements within each group are electrically connected in series with one another by metallic wires and electrically connected in series to the first connecting electrode and to the second connecting electrode. The groups each include the same number of light-emitting elements that are electrically connected in parallel between the first connecting electrode and the second connecting electrode. As another aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a method of manufacturing a lighting device is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
  • Publication number: 20150091029
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an LED light emitting apparatus, which has both the high reliability with respect to connection of the LED elements, and improved light extraction efficiency. This LED light emitting apparatus includes a mounting substrate having an element mounting region, in which a reflection layer is formed; a plurality of LED elements mounted in the element mounting region; a pair of facing electrodes, which have gold plating layers formed thereon, respectively, which are provided around the element mounting region, and which are connected to the LED elements by wire bonding; and a sealing frame, which is disposed around the element mounting region so as to cover the pair of facing electrodes. The inner circumference of the sealing frame is provided at a position where the inner circumference of the sealing frame covers the outer circumference of the reflection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicants: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
  • Publication number: 20140313724
    Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes light-emitting elements that are mounted in a circular mounting area to be directed in a same direction in the circular mounting area between a first connecting electrode and a second connecting electrode disposed on a substrate, the light-emitting elements are divided into groups each including the same number of light-emitting elements, the light-emitting elements within each group are electrically connected in series with one another by metallic wires and electrically connected in series to the first connecting electrode and to the second connecting electrode. The groups each include the same number of light-emitting elements that are electrically connected in parallel between the first connecting electrode and the second connecting electrode. As another aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a method of manufacturing a lighting device is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
  • Patent number: 8833982
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes light-emitting elements arranged in lines that are extended in parallel with one another, the light-emitting elements being divided into groups each including the same number of light-emitting elements, a first connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to one end portion of the lines extended, a second connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to another end portion of the lines extended, and the light-emitting elements within each group are electrically connected in series with one another by metallic wires and electrically connected in series to the first connecting electrode and to the second connecting electrode. The groups each include the same number of light-emitting elements that are electrically connected in parallel between the first connecting electrode and the second connecting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
  • Patent number: D590358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Miyashita, Kosuke Tsuchiya, Takuya Funakubo
  • Patent number: D591247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Miyashita, Kosuke Tsuchiya, Takuya Funakubo
  • Patent number: D742553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Funakubo, Yuichi Miura
  • Patent number: D771579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: Citizens Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizens Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Eguchi, Sadato Imai, Tatsuya Katoh, Takuya Funakubo, Takeru Ohmori
  • Patent number: D779689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Funakubo, Yuichi Miura
  • Patent number: D796457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Funakubo, Takeru Ohmori
  • Patent number: D834542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Funakubo, Takeru Ohmori
  • Patent number: D902875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Funakubo, Takeru Ohmori