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: 20150041835
    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 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto AGATANI, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Shinya Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20140268783
    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: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto AGATANI, Toshio HATA, Tomokazu NADA, Shinya ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 8827495
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes: a substrate which has a single layer structure in which a conductive member is partially provided on a surface of the substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements which are directly provided on the surface of the substrate so as to be electrically connected with the conductive member; a first light reflection resin layer; a second light reflection resin layer which is provided in a looped shape on the surface of the substrate so as to surround an area in which the plurality of light-emitting elements are provided; and a sealing resin which covers the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Makoto Matsuda, Shinji Osaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Hitoshi Matsushita, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20140197433
    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 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIZAKI, Makoto AGATANI, Tomokazu NADA, Toshio HATA
  • Patent number: 8735914
    Abstract: A light emitting device is a light emitting device using light emitting elements and includes: a substrate; a resin frame provided circularly on the substrate; a resin wall provided on the substrate so as to partition an area surrounded by the resin frame into 2 zones; light-emitting sections (a first light-emitting section: blue LEDs+red fluorescent material, a second light-emitting section: blue LEDs+yellow fluorescent material) provided in the respective zones, each of which light-emitting sections includes at least one light emitting element; and first and second anode electrodes and a cathode electrode provided so that each of the light-emitting sections receives current via a corresponding anode electrode and the cathode electrode, the light-emitting sections emitting respective pieces of light each having at least one color, which respective pieces of light have different colors from each other, the first and second anode electrodes being electrically connected to the first and second light-emitting se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Toyonori Uemura, Shinya Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 8723195
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate having a rectangular outer shape in a top view, a plurality of LED chips, a resin frame formed on the primary surface of the substrate and provided annularly so as to surround a mounting area in which the LED chips are provided, an anode-side electrode land and a cathode-side electrode land which are electrodes to be connected to an external voltage supply of said light emitting device. An electrode wiring pattern may be formed on the primary surface of the substrate including (i) an anode line extending from the anode-side electrode land to a portion under the resin frame and (ii) a cathode line extending from the cathode-side electrode land to the other portion under the resin frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20140103797
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes: a substrate which has a single layer structure in which a conductive member is partially provided on a surface of the substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements which are directly provided on the surface of the substrate so as to be electrically connected with the conductive member; a first light reflection resin layer; a second light reflection resin layer which is provided in a looped shape on the surface of the substrate so as to surround an area in which the plurality of light-emitting elements are provided; and a sealing resin which covers the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHI
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIZAKI, Tomokazu NADA, Makoto AGATANI, Makoto MATSUDA, Shinji OSAKI, Tatsuya MORIOKA, Hitoshi MATSUSHITA, Toyonori UEMURA, Toshio HATA
  • Patent number: 8651696
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes: a substrate which has a single layer structure in which a conductive member is partially provided on a surface of the substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements which are directly provided on the surface of the substrate so as to be electrically connected with the conductive member; a first light reflection resin layer; a second light reflection resin layer which is provided in a looped shape on the surface of the substrate so as to surround an area in which the plurality of light-emitting elements are provided; and a sealing resin which covers the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Makoto Matsuda, Shinji Osaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Hitoshi Matsushita, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20130264934
    Abstract: A substrate-type LED light source (10) includes: at least one blue LED chip (2) which has an emission peak in a range from 400 nm to 480 nm so as to correspond to a blue light region absorption peak of chlorophyll; a red phosphor (7b) which emit, upon receiving excitation light from the at least one blue LED chip (2), light having a peak wavelength in a range from 620 nm to 700 nm so as to correspond to a red light region absorption peak of chlorophyll; and a resin layer (7) in which the red phosphor 7b is dispersed and which covers the at least one blue LED chip (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Shinji Osaki, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Tatsuya Morioka, Makoto Matsuda, Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Agatani, Hitoshi Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20130128493
    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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 8421094
    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: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20120080713
    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: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Makoto AGATANI, Toshio HATA, Tomokazu NADA, Shinya ISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110299268
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes: a substrate which has a single layer structure in which a conductive member is partially provided on a surface of the substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements which are directly provided on the surface of the substrate so as to be electrically connected with the conductive member; a first light reflection resin layer; a second light reflection resin layer which is provided in a looped shape on the surface of the substrate so as to surround an area in which the plurality of light-emitting elements are provided; and a sealing resin which covers the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Shinya Ishizaki, Tomokazu Nada, Makoto Agatani, Makoto Matsuda, Shinji Osaki, Tatsuya Morioka, Hitoshi Matsushita, Toyonori Uemura, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20110278605
    Abstract: A light emitting device is a light emitting device using light emitting elements and includes: a substrate; a resin frame provided circularly on the substrate; a resin wall provided on the substrate so as to partition an area surrounded by the resin frame into 2 zones; light-emitting sections (a first light-emitting section: blue LEDs+red fluorescent material, a second light-emitting section: blue LEDs+yellow fluorescent material) provided in the respective zones, each of which light-emitting sections includes at least one light emitting element; and first and second anode electrodes and a cathode electrode provided so that each of the light-emitting sections receives current via a corresponding anode electrode and the cathode electrode, the light-emitting sections emitting respective pieces of light each having at least one color, which respective pieces of light have different colors from each other, the first and second anode electrodes being electrically connected to the first and second light-emitting se
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto AGATANI, Toshio Hata, Tomokazu Nada, Toyonori Uemura, Shinya Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20110180817
    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: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIZAKI, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada, Toshio Hata