Patents by Inventor Takuya Nakabayashi
Takuya Nakabayashi 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: 11948925Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate including first, second, third and fourth wiring portions on a top surface of a base member and arrayed in a first direction, and a connection wiring portion connecting the second and third wiring portions. The connection wiring portion includes first and second connection ends respectively connected with the second and third wiring portions, and a connection central portion connecting the first and second connection ends and having a maximum width in a second direction different from each of a maximum width of the first connection end and a maximum width of the second connection end. In the second direction, at least a part of the connection wiring portion has a width narrower than each of a maximum width of the second wiring portion and a maximum width of the third wiring portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Tadaaki Ikeda, Tetsuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11901498Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes: a wiring board; light-emitting elements on the wiring board; a light reflecting member on the wiring board, the light reflecting member covering a lateral surface of each of the light-emitting elements; wavelength conversion layers each provided on or above an emission surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of light-emitting elements; light reflecting layers on the wavelength conversion layers, respectively; and a protecting layer configured to transmit light and provided on the light reflecting member. The light-transmitting protecting layer covers at least a lateral surface of the wavelength conversion layers and at least a lateral surfaces of the light reflecting layers. An upper surface of the protecting layer has a first recess in a region where the plurality of light reflecting layers are not present in a top view. The first recess includes at least one concave surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toshinobu Katsumata, Noriaki Hiraide
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Patent number: 11892670Abstract: A light emitting module including: a light guide member including: an emission region defined by a sectioning groove, a light source placement part located in the emission region, and a light adjusting hole; and a light source disposed in the light source placement part. In the schematic top view: the light adjusting hole is not positioned on a first straight line connecting (i) a center of the light source and (ii) a point in the sectioning groove that is farthest from the center of the light source, and a first lateral face of the light adjusting hole has a first region, and a line normal to the first region is oblique to a second straight line connecting (i) the center of the light source and (ii) a point in the sectioning groove that is closest to the center of the light source.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto, Keiji Emura
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Patent number: 11841135Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a light guide member including: an emission region defined by a sectioning groove, a light source placement part located in the emission region, and a light adjusting hole that, in a schematic top view, is located between the sectioning groove and the light source placement part; and a light source disposed in the light source placement part. A refractive index of an inside of the light adjusting hole is lower than a refractive index of the light guide member. In the schematic top view, the light adjusting hole is positioned to intersect with a first straight line connecting a center of the light source and a farthest point in the sectioning groove, the farthest point being farthest from the center of the light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto, Keiji Emura
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Patent number: 11835748Abstract: A planar light source includes: a support member including a wiring substrate, a light guide member, a light source disposed in a hole of the light guide member, and a first reinforcing member disposed on the support member and surrounding the light guide member in a plan view. The first reinforcing member includes first and second portions extending in a first direction and facing each other, and includes third and fourth portions extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and facing each other. At least one of the first portion, the second portion, the third portion, and the fourth portion has light reflectivity to light emitted from the light source. In the plan view, the light guide member is located between the first and second portions in the second direction, and is located between the third and fourth portions in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya Kondo, Takuya Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 11828971Abstract: A light-emitting module includes first and second light sources, first and second light guide parts, and a first light-modulating member. The first light guide part includes a first A-major surface, a first B-major surface, a first side surface positioned between the first A-major surface and the first B-major surface, and a first hole portion in which the first light source is disposed. The second light guide part includes a second A-major surface, a second B-major surface, a second side surface positioned between the second A-major surface and the second B-major surface, the second side surface facing the first side surface, and a second hole portion in which the second light source is disposed. The first light-modulating member is positioned at an upper side of the first A-major surface. The first light-modulating member overlaps the first A-major surface and the first side surface when viewed in top-view.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11821622Abstract: A planar light source includes a light guide member having a through hole, a light source, a first light adjusting member, a second light adjusting member, and a light transmissive member. The first light adjusting member having reflectivity and transmissivity with respect to light from the light source is disposed on or above an upper face of the light source in the through hole. The second light adjusting member having reflectivity and transmissivity with respect to the light from the light source is disposed above and apart from the first light adjusting member. The first light transmissive member having a higher transmissivity with respect to the light from the light source than the transmissivities of the first and second light adjusting members is disposed between the first light adjusting member and the second light adjusting member, and between a lateral face of the light source and the light guide member.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11808966Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a plurality of light sources; and a lightguide plate including a plurality of light source placement sections, in each of which at least one light source is arranged, arrayed in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The lightguide plate defines at least one first-A light control groove and at least one first-B light control groove that extend parallel to the second direction between a first light source placement section and a second light source placement section adjacent to the first light source placement section in the first direction, and at least one second-A light control groove and at least one second-B light control groove that extend parallel to the first direction between the first light source placement section and a third light source placement section adjacent to the first light source placement section in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Daisuke Kasai, Takao Nakauchi
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Patent number: 11799062Abstract: A method of producing a light source device includes providing a light emitting device having a substrate including a base member that includes a bottom surface and a recess. The substrate further including a wiring portion in the recess. The method further including providing a support substrate having a support base member, a first wiring pattern on a top surface of the support base member and including a joining region, and an insulating region, and applying a solder member such that the solder member on the insulating region has a volume larger than that of the solder member on the joining region. The light emitting device is placed on the support substrate while the solder member is separate from a portion of the wiring portion positioned in the vicinity of the bottom surface and the wiring portion is joined to the joining region.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Takuya Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 11799064Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes: a wiring board; a plurality of light-emitting elements provided on the wiring board and electrically coupled with a wire layer of the wiring board; a light reflecting member provided on the wiring board, the light reflecting member covering a lateral surface of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements; a light diffusing layer covering the plurality of light-emitting elements and the light reflecting member; a wavelength conversion layer located on or above the light diffusing layer; and a plurality of light reflecting layers located between the light diffusing layer and the wavelength conversion layer, each of the light reflecting layers being located above a corresponding one of the plurality of light-emitting elements. An upper surface of the light reflecting member has a recess which includes at least one concave surface, and there is a space between the concave surface and the light diffusing layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toshinobu Katsumata, Noriaki Hiraide
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Patent number: 11740401Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting module includes: providing an intermediate that includes a light guide having a first principal face and a second principal face opposing the first principal face, a plurality of light sources disposed on the second principal face of the light guide, and a wiring layer disposed on the second principal face and electrically connected to the plurality of light sources; allowing the plurality of light sources to emit light and measuring optical characteristics of the emitted light; and forming an optical characteristic correcting element in the intermediate based on the measured optical characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji Emura, Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20230238490Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate comprising a base member, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a via hole; at least one light-emitting element electrically connected to and disposed on the first wiring; and a covering member having light reflectivity and covering a lateral surface of the light-emitting element and a front surface of the substrate. The base member defines a plurality of depressed portions separated from the via hole in a front view and opening on a back surface and a bottom surface of the base member. The substrate includes a third wiring covering at least one of inner walls of the plurality of depressed portions and electrically connected to the second wiring. A depth of each of the plurality of depressed portions defined from the back surface toward the front surface is larger on a bottom surface side than on an upper surface side of the base member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya NAKABAYASHI, Tomokazu MARUYAMA, Tetsuya ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11709312Abstract: A planar light source includes: a light guide member, a light source including a light-emitting element and a first light adjustment member and being disposed in a first hole of the light guide member, a first light-transmissive member disposed in the first hole between a lateral surface of the light source and the light guide member and on the light source, and a second light adjustment member disposed on the first light-transmissive member. A transmittance of the first light-transmissive member is higher than a transmittance of the first light adjustment member and a transmittance of the second light adjustment member with respect to light emitted from the light source. The first light-transmissive member includes a first light-transmissive portion 1ocated between the first light adjustment member and the second light adjustment member, and a second light-transmissive portion 1ocated between the lateral surface of the light source and the light guide member.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Yoshinaga, Takuya Nakabayashi, Yuki Shibutani, Yoichi Bando, Yasushi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20230194766Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a plurality of light sources; and a lightguide plate including a plurality of light source placement sections, in each of which at least one light source is arranged, arrayed in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The lightguide plate defines at least one first-A light control groove and at least one first-B light control groove that extend parallel to the second direction between a first light source placement section and a second light source placement section adjacent to the first light source placement section in the first direction, and at least one second-A light control groove and at least one second-B light control groove that extend parallel to the first direction between the first light source placement section and a third light source placement section adjacent to the first light source placement section in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya NAKABAYASHI, Daisuke KASAI, Takao NAKAUCHI
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Patent number: 11677048Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light emitting element including a rectangular first light extraction surface, a second light emitting element including a rectangular second light extraction surface and emitting light having an emission peak wavelength different from an emission peak wavelength of the first light emitting element, and a light-transmissive member covering the first light extraction surface and the second light extraction surface. The light-transmissive member includes a first light-transmissive layer facing the first light extraction surface and the second light extraction surface, a wavelength conversion layer located on the first light-transmissive layer, and a second light-transmissive layer located on the wavelength conversion layer. The first light-transmissive layer contains a first matrix and first diffusive particles. The wavelength conversion layer contains a second matrix and wavelength conversion particles.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Tadaaki Ikeda, Toru Hashimoto, Yukiko Yokote
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Publication number: 20230178702Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes: a wiring board; light-emitting elements on the wiring board; a light reflecting member on the wiring board, the light reflecting member covering a lateral surface of each of the light-emitting elements; wavelength conversion layers each provided on or above an emission surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of light-emitting elements; light reflecting layers on the wavelength conversion layers, respectively; and a protecting layer configured to transmit light and provided on the light reflecting member. The light-transmitting protecting layer covers at least a lateral surface of the wavelength conversion layers and at least a lateral surfaces of the light reflecting layers. An upper surface of the protecting layer has a first recess in a region where the plurality of light reflecting layers are not present in a top view. The first recess includes at least one concave surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya NAKABAYASHI, Toshinobu KATSUMATA, Noriaki HIRAIDE
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Patent number: 11652192Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate comprising a base member, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a via hole; at least one light-emitting element electrically connected to and disposed on the first wiring; and a covering member having light reflectivity and covering a lateral surface of the light-emitting element and a front surface of the substrate. The base member defines a plurality of depressed portions separated from the via hole in a front view and opening on a back surface and a bottom surface of the base member. The substrate includes a third wiring covering at least one of inner walls of the plurality of depressed portions and electrically connected to the second wiring. A depth of each of the plurality of depressed portions defined from the back surface toward the front surface is larger on a bottom surface side than on an upper surface side of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Tomokazu Maruyama, Tetsuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11633760Abstract: The multilayer coating film formation method for forming a multilayer coating film on a substrate comprises the steps of: applying an undercoat paint composition (X) comprising an antioxidant (a1) to a substrate to form at least one layer of an uncured first coating film; applying a topcoat paint composition (Y) containing a carboxy-containing polymer (b1) and an epoxy-containing acrylic resin (b2) to the first coating film to form an uncured second coating film; and simultaneously heating the uncured first coating film and the uncured second coating film to cure the films.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.Inventor: Takuya Nakabayashi
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Publication number: 20230116946Abstract: A light emitting module includes a light source, a light guide member, and first and second light reflective members. The light guide member is configured to transmit light from the light source. The light guide member having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The first light reflective member is arranged on a lower surface side of the light guide member. The first light reflective member has a lower surface. The first light reflective member includes a first resin, and a first reflective body having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the first resin. The second light reflective member is arranged on a lower surface side of the first light reflective member. The second light reflective member includes a second resin, and a second reflective body having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the second resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Takuya NAKABAYASHI, Daisuke IWAKURA, Yoichi BANDO, Yasunori SHINOMIYA, Satoshi YOSHINAGA
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Patent number: 11628469Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer coating film-forming method that is capable of forming a multilayer coating film with excellent finished appearance and excellent luster. The aqueous base paint (X) is applied by using a rotary-atomization bell-shaped coater under coating conditions of a shaping air pressure of 0.15 to 0.25 MPa and a paint discharge amount of 100 to 300 cm3/min. The viscosity 60 seconds after the application of the aqueous base paint (X), measured at a temperature of 23° C. and a shear rate of 0.1 sec-1, is 90 to 160 Pa·s, the solids content 60 seconds after the application is 20 to 40 mass %, and the film thickness 60 seconds after the application is 17 to 35 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignees: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Itoh, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Takuya Nakabayashi, Masahiro Omura, Takao Tsukimori