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).

  • Publication number: 20170222106
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes a lightguide panel having an end face and a light-emitting device configured to emit light toward the end face of the lightguide panel. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element and a first light-transmissive member provided between the end face of the lightguide panel and the light-emitting element. The first light-transmissive member has a plurality of protrusions on a surface thereof. At least one of the plurality of protrusions is in contact with the end face of the lightguide panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya NAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9722160
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of first wiring members, a plurality of second wiring members and a plurality of light emitting elements. The first wiring members extend in a first direction. The second wiring members extend in a second direction. Each of the second wiring members is segmented into a plurality of second wiring portions. The light emitting elements are disposed along the second direction. A first electrode of the light emitting element is connected to a corresponding one of the first wiring members. A second electrode of the light emitting element has a first connection part and a second connection part that is linked to the first connection part. The first connection part and the second connection part are connected to a corresponding one of the second wiring members and bridge at least two of the segmented second wiring portions in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20170213946
    Abstract: A lead frame includes at least one row of a plurality of unit regions arranged in a first direction. Each of the unit regions includes: a first lead; a second lead; and an isolation region configured to isolate the first lead from the second lead, the isolation region including a bent portion that is located at an end part of the second lead. The first lead has an extending portion extending along the end part of the second lead. The plurality of unit regions includes a first unit region, and a second unit region that is adjacent to the first unit region in the first direction. The first lead of the first unit region is connected to the first lead or second lead of the second unit region via the extending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya NAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170207377
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a package and at least one light emitting device. The package has a package bottom surface and defining a recessed portion having a recessed portion bottom surface. The package includes a first leadframe, a second leadframe, and a resin portion. The first leadframe has a first leadframe upper surface and a first leadframe bottom surface. The second leadframe has a second leadframe upper surface and a second leadframe bottom surface. The first leadframe has a first leadframe main portion and a first leadframe extension portion. A first recessed part is formed at the first leadframe bottom surface and embedded with the resin portion. The first leadframe forms a second recessed part at an upper surface thereof other than an area approximately above the first recessed part, while the second recessed part is not provided on the area approximately above the first recessed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shimpei SASAOKA, Takuya NAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9711691
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a base body equipped with a base material and a pair of connection terminals disposed from a first main face to a second main face that is on the opposite side from the first main face; a plurality of light emitting elements connected to the connection terminals on the first main face; and a light reflecting member that covers the side faces of the light emitting elements, the base material having a protruding component on the second main face, the protruding component being one of a heat releasing terminal, a reinforcement terminal, and an insulating film, and the connection terminals being disposed on the first main face from the second main face on both sides of the protruding component, and being partly exposed from the light reflecting member on both sides of the first main face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20170200868
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a base body, a light emitting element and a sealing member. The base body includes a base material and a pair of connection terminals on at least a first main surface of the base material. The light emitting element is connected to the connection terminals. The sealing member seals the light emitting element. The sealing member includes a light transmissive member disposed on an upper surface of the light emitting element, and a light shielding member sealing an end surface of the light emitting element and an end surface of the light transmissive member. The base material has a linear expansion coefficient within ±10 ppm/° C. of a linear expansion coefficient of the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Takuya NAKABAYASHI, Takeshi IKEGAMI, Tadaaki IKEDA, Tadao HAYASHI, Hiroto TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20170200873
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device includes providing a soluble member to cover at least one lateral surface of a light-emitting element. The soluble member includes a material soluble in a first solvent. A light-shielding member is provided to cover at least one lateral surface of the soluble member. The light-shielding member includes a light-shielding resin less soluble in the first solvent than the soluble member. The soluble member is removed with the first solvent. A first light-transmissive member is provided in a space formed by removing the soluble member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya NAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170186925
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a light transmissive member, a first member and a second member. Each of the light emitting elements has a pair of electrodes on a lower surface thereof. The light-transmissive member is disposed on an upper surface of each of the light emitting elements to transmit light from the light emitting elements. The first member is disposed on one or more lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive member and constitutes part of an upper surface of the light emitting device. The second member surrounds an outer periphery of each of the light emitting elements and constitutes part of a lower surface of the light emitting device. Lower surfaces of the electrodes are exposed from the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: Takuya NAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9680071
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate having a first main surface that serves as the light extraction surface, a second main surface that is opposite the first main surface, and a mounting surface that is adjacent to at least the second main surface, and that is provided an insulating base material, a pair of connection terminals disposed on the second main surface, and a heat dissipation terminal disposed on the second main surface and between the pair of connection terminals; a light emitting element that is mounted on the first main surface of the substrate and; a sealing member that seals the light emitting element and is formed substantially in the same plane as the substrate on the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Akira Hori
  • Patent number: 9680078
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes ceramic layers and a conductive member. The ceramic layers have an uppermost ceramic layer and a lowermost ceramic layer. The conductive member includes an upper conductive layer disposed on an upper surface of the uppermost ceramic layer, an internal conductive layer interposed between the ceramic layers, and a lower conductive layer disposed on a lower surface of the lowermost ceramic layer. The conductive member defines vias electrically connecting the upper conductive layer, the internal conductive layer, and the lower conductive layer. A total number of a first vias connected to the lower conductive layer is larger than a total number of a second vias connected to the upper conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Hiroto Tamaki
  • Patent number: 9673364
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a substrate including a pair of connection terminals at least on a first main surface of the substrate a light emitting element connected to the connection terminals by a molten material, and a light reflecting member covering the light emitting element, at least one of the connection terminals including a protruding portion configured to project from a first main surface of the connection terminal at a region which is connected with the light emitting element, the protruding portion and the molten material being embedded into the light reflecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Patent number: 9666774
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting element; and a light reflective member having a multilayer structure and covering the side faces of the semiconductor light emitting element. The light reflective member includes: a first layer disposed on an inner, semiconductor light emitting element side, the first layer comprising a light-transmissive resin containing a light reflective substance, and a second layer disposed in contact with an outer side of the first layer, the second layer comprising a light-transmissive resin containing the light reflective substance at a lower content than that of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru Beppu, Yoichi Bando, Hiroto Tamaki, Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Patent number: 9647190
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a package and a first light emitting device. The package has a package bottom surface and defining recessed portion having a recessed portion bottom surface therein. The package includes a first leadframe, a second leadframe and resin portion. Each of the first and second leadframes has a leadframe upper surface which is partially exposed at the recessed portion bottom surface and a leadframe bottom surface exposed at the package bottom surface. The first light emitting device is mounted in the recessed portion. The first and second leadframes are spaced apart each other via an separation area having a bending portion and a liner portion connected to the bending portion and extended substantially straight along a boundary line between the first leadframe main body and the first leadframe extension portion at the package bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shimpei Sasaoka, Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Patent number: 9640734
    Abstract: Provided is a small and thin light emitting device which has no connection failure, a high life, high performance and good light extraction efficiency. The light emitting device includes a base body comprising a base material having a pair of connection terminals on at least a first main surface, a light emitting element connected to the connection terminals, and a sealing member that seals the light emitting element, wherein the base material has a linear expansion coefficient within ±10 ppm/° C. of the linear expansion coefficient of the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Takeshi Ikegami, Tadaaki Ikeda, Tadao Hayashi, Hiroto Tamaki
  • Patent number: 9607934
    Abstract: A lead frame includes at least one row of a plurality of unit regions arranged in a first direction. Each of the unit regions includes: a first lead; a second lead; and an isolation region configured to isolate the first lead from the second lead, the isolation region including a bent portion that is located at an end part of the second lead. The first lead has an extending portion extending along the end part of the second lead. The plurality of unit regions includes a first unit region, and a second unit region that is adjacent to the first unit region in the first direction. The first lead of the first unit region is connected to the first lead or second lead of the second unit region via the extending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20170062684
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate having a first surface extended in a first direction, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a third surface between the first and second surfaces and extended in the first direction, and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, a conductive member including at least four element mounting portions arranged in the first direction on the first surface, a first wiring portion on the second surface, a second wiring portion on the third surface, and a third wiring portion on the fourth surface, and first, second, third, and fourth light-emitting elements respectively mounted on the four element mounting portions. With the first, second, and third wiring portions, the first and second light-emitting elements are connected in series, the third and fourth light-emitting elements are connected in series, and the first and third light-emitting elements are connected in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Tadaaki IKEDA, Takuya NAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170040498
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a base body equipped with a base material and a pair of connection terminals disposed from a first main face to a second main face that is on the opposite side from the first main face; a plurality of light emitting elements connected to the connection terminals on the first main face; and a light reflecting member that covers the side faces of the light emitting elements, the base material having a protruding component on the second main face, the protruding component being one of a heat releasing terminal, a reinforcement terminal, and an insulating film, and the connection terminals being disposed on the first main face from the second main face on both sides of the protruding component, and being partly exposed from the light reflecting member on both sides of the first main face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroto TAMAKI, Takuya NAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9548261
    Abstract: A lead frame of high quality which can endure direct bonding to a semiconductor element, and a semiconductor device of high reliability which utilizing the lead frame. A lead frame includes a plurality of connected units, each unit including a pair of lead portions arranged spaced apart and opposite from each other, for mounting a semiconductor element and electrically connecting to a pair of electrodes of the semiconductor element respectively. The lead portions respectively include an element mounting region arranged on a surface thereof to mount the semiconductor element, and a groove extending from opposing end surfaces of each of the pair of lead portions, in a direction away from the end surfaces and bending in a surrounding manner along outer periphery of the element mounting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Yoshitaka Bando, Hiroto Tamaki
  • Patent number: 9502619
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a base body equipped with a base material and a pair of connection terminals disposed from a first main face to a second main face that is on the opposite side from the first main face; a light emitting element connected to the connection terminals on the first main face; and a light reflecting member that covers the side faces of the light emitting element, the base material having a protruding component on the second main face, and the connection terminals being disposed on the first main face from the second main face on both sides of the protruding component, and being partly exposed from the light reflecting member on both sides of the first main face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20160336494
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate having a first main surface that serves as the light extraction surface, a second main surface that is opposite the first main surface, and a mounting surface that is adjacent to at least the second main surface, and that is provided an insulating base material, a pair of connection terminals disposed on the second main surface, and a heat dissipation terminal disposed on the second main surface and between the pair of connection terminals; a light emitting element that is mounted on the first main surface of the substrate and; a sealing member that seals the light emitting element and is formed substantially in the same plane as the substrate on the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Takuya NAKABAYASHI, Akira HORI