Patents by Inventor Tomokazu Nada

Tomokazu Nada 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: 20170012189
    Abstract: A light emitting device (10) includes light emitting elements (12), conductor wirings (14), and alignment marks (18) formed on a substrate (11). The alignment marks (18) and the conductor wirings (14) are formed by printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Toshio HATA, Makoto AGATANI, Shinya ISHIZAKI, Makoto MATSUDA, Tomokazu NADA, Toyonori UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20160353544
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device that is capable of adjusting color temperature through the supply of electric power from a single power supply. The light-emitting device includes an anode electrode land, a cathode electrode land, and first and second wires through which the anode electrode land and the cathode electrode land are connected to each other. The first wire is higher in electric resistance than the second wire. The color temperature of light that is emitted by a whole light-emitting unit including a first light-emitting unit electrically connected to the first wire and a second light-emitting unit electrically connected to the second wire is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Nobumasa KANEKO, Tomokazu NADA, Makoto AGATANI, Toshio HATA, Osamu JINUSHI, Yoshiki SOTA, Naveen Venkata Rama DEVISETTI, Kazuaki KANEKO, Hiroaki ONUMA
  • Patent number: 9490236
    Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of ensuring an electric connection between a light-emitting element and an electrode without generating any problem in practical use, by both connecting methods with a solder and a connector, and a lighting device provided with the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device according to the present invention has a plurality of LED chips, and a soldering electrode land and a connector connecting electrode land electrically connected to the chips, on a ceramic substrate. The soldering electrode land is formed of a first conductive material having a function to prevent diffusion to a solder, and the connector connecting electrode land is formed of a second conductive material having a function to prevent oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Shinya Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 9484309
    Abstract: A light emitting device (10) includes light emitting elements (12), conductor wirings (14), and alignment marks (18) formed on a substrate (11). The alignment marks (18) and the conductor wirings (14) are formed by printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Makoto Agatani, Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Matsuda, Tomokazu Nada, Toyonori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20160300882
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIZAKI, Makoto AGATANI, Tomokazu NADA, Toshio HATA
  • Patent number: 9425236
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20160149094
    Abstract: In a light-source device (10) of this invention, integrated light emission intensity from 460 nm to 500 nm is higher than integrated light emission intensity from 415 nm to 460 nm in an emission spectrum of white light. This allows provision of a light-source device which emits white light easy on a human eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki ONUMA, Tomokazu NADA, Yuta HOMMA, Toshio HATA
  • Patent number: 9312304
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20160035710
    Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of ensuring an electric connection between a light-emitting element and an electrode without generating any problem in practical use, by both connecting methods with a solder and a connector, and a lighting device provided with the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device according to the present invention has a plurality of LED chips, and a soldering electrode land and a connector connecting electrode land electrically connected to the chips, on a ceramic substrate. The soldering electrode land is formed of a first conductive material having a function to prevent diffusion to a solder, and the connector connecting electrode land is formed of a second conductive material having a function to prevent oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto AGATANI, Toshio HATA, Tomokazu NADA, Shinya ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 9243791
    Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of ensuring an electric connection between a light-emitting element and an electrode without generating any problem in practical use, by both connecting methods with a solder and a connector, and a lighting device provided with the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device according to the present invention has a plurality of LED chips, and a soldering electrode land and a connector connecting electrode land electrically connected to the chips, on a ceramic substrate. The soldering electrode land is formed of a first conductive material having a function to prevent diffusion to a solder, and the connector connecting electrode land is formed of a second conductive material having a function to prevent oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Shinya Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 9188321
    Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of ensuring an electric connection between a light-emitting element and an electrode without generating any problem in practical use, by both connecting methods with a solder and a connector, and a lighting device provided with the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device according to the present invention has a plurality of LED chips, and a soldering electrode land and a connector connecting electrode land electrically connected to the chips, on a ceramic substrate. The soldering electrode land is formed of a first conductive material having a function to prevent diffusion to a solder, and the connector connecting electrode land is formed of a second conductive material having a function to prevent oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Shinya Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20150276198
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus has a substrate (72) having a generally disc shape, a light-emitting part (76) having a plurality of LED chips (73) mounted on one main surface of the substrate (72), the plurality of LED chips (73) being sealed with a resin (74), and a heat-sink attachment part having a heat-sink attachment male thread (80) formed on a side surface of the substrate (72). When the attachment area of the substrate (72) to the heat sink is kept the same, the light-emitting part (76) may be enlarged, and when the light-emitting unit (76) is kept the same, the attachment area of the substrate (72) may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada, Yuhsuke Fujita, Ippei Yamaguchi, Masahiro Konishi
  • Patent number: 9093357
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20150207048
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIZAKI, Makoto AGATANI, Tomokazu NADA, Toshio HATA
  • Publication number: 20150192281
    Abstract: The light emission device (1a) includes an insulating substrate (2) and a light-emitting section (5) which is provided on a main surface of the insulating substrate (2) and has an LED chip (3) and a wiring pattern (4). In an edge area of the main surface of the insulating substrate (2), a wall pattern (7a) made of an insulating material is provided so as to surround the light-emitting section (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yuta Homma, Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada
  • Publication number: 20150171294
    Abstract: A light emitting device (10) includes light emitting elements (12), conductor wirings (14), and alignment marks (18) formed on a substrate (11). The alignment marks (18) and the conductor wirings (14) are formed by printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Makoto Agatani, Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Matsuda, Tomokazu Nada, Toyonori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20150171141
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIZAKI, Makoto AGATANI, Tomokazu NADA, Toshio HATA
  • Publication number: 20150117020
    Abstract: A light source device is obtained, which has an enhanced light distribution characteristic with sufficiently homogeneous diffused light and can be readily manufactured with a simple configuration. The light source device has a substrate 2, a board-like first reflector 3 erected vertically to traverse a center section on the substrate 2 while both side surfaces face outward, and a plurality of LED chips 4 positioned on the substrate 2 as a plurality of light emitting elements so as to surround the first reflector 3. At least both side surfaces of the first reflector 3 have a light reflecting function. Thereby, a light source device is obtained, which has an enhanced light distribution characteristic with sufficiently homogeneous diffused light and can be readily manufactured with a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada
  • Patent number: 9018832
    Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of ensuring an electric connection between a light-emitting element and an electrode without generating any problem in practical use, by both connecting methods with a solder and a connector, and a lighting device provided with the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device according to the present invention has a plurality of LED chips, and a soldering electrode land and a connector connecting electrode land electrically connected to the chips, on a ceramic substrate. The soldering electrode land is formed of a first conductive material having a function to prevent diffusion to a solder, and the connector connecting electrode land is formed of a second conductive material having a function to prevent oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Shinya Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 8985793
    Abstract: An illumination device with a toning function in which possibility of moisture and dust intruding into the case is reduced with a simple mechanism is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Osaki, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata, Junichi Somei, Yuji Kozuma, Kenji Hatazawa, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Shinya Ishizaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Makoto Matsuda