Patents by Inventor Tomotaka Honda

Tomotaka Honda 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: 8197111
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes an excitation light source that emits excitation light, a wavelength conversion member, a light guide, and a light guide distal end member. The wavelength conversion member absorbs the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, converts its wavelength, and releases light of a predetermined wavelength band. The light guide in which the center part (core) of its cross section has a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the peripheral portion (cladding) guides the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source to the wavelength conversion member. The light guide distal end member supports a distal end of the light guide on the wavelength conversion member side. The light guide distal end member is formed from a material that reflects the excitation light and/or the light that has undergone wavelength conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Atsutomo Hama, Tomotaka Honda, Shinichi Nagahama, Junji Takeichi, Yoshinori Murazaki, Hiroto Tamaki, Yukihiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20100254153
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes an excitation light source that emits excitation light, a wavelength conversion member, a light guide, and a light guide distal end member. The wavelength conversion member absorbs the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, converts its wavelength, and releases light of a predetermined wavelength band. The light guide in which the center part (core) of its cross section has a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the peripheral portion (cladding) guides the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source to the wavelength conversion member. The light guide distal end member supports a distal end of the light guide on the wavelength conversion member side. The light guide distal end member is formed from a material that reflects the excitation light and/or the light that has undergone wavelength conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsutomo HAMA, Tomotaka HONDA, Shinichi NAGAHAMA, Junji TAKEICHI, Yoshinori MURAZAKI, Hiroto TAMAKI, Yukihiro HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 7758224
    Abstract: A light emitting device, comprises: an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a wavelength conversion member that absorbs the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, converts its wavelength, and releases light of a predetermined wavelength band; a light guide in which the center part (core) of its cross section has a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the peripheral portion (cladding), and which guides the light emitted from the wavelength conversion member to the outside; and wherein the wavelength conversion member is produced by laminating a plurality of layers that wavelength-convert different wavelengths of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Atsutomo Hama, Tomotaka Honda, Shinichi Nagahama, Junji Takeichi, Yoshinori Murazaki, Hiroto Tamaki, Yukihiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20080089089
    Abstract: A light emitting device, comprises: an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a wavelength conversion member that absorbs the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, converts its wavelength, and releases light of a predetermined wavelength band; a light guide in which the center part (core) of its cross section has a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the peripheral portion (cladding), and which guides the light emitted from the wavelength conversion member to the outside; and wherein the wavelength conversion member is produced by laminating a plurality of layers that wavelength-convert different wavelengths of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsutomo Hama, Tomotaka Honda, Shinichi Nagahama, Junji Takeichi, Yoshinori Murazaki, Hiroto Tamaki, Yukihiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5195511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bubble massager used in a bathtub in which a rechargeable storage battery is used as a power supply, One display unit for displaying both a charging state and an operating state is provided. It is possible to discharge and select three types of bubble jets, weak, strong and intermittent, and to display an operating mode. Futhermore, it is possible to display a trouble location of the bubble massager by high-speed flickering of the one display unit. Moreover, the bubble massager constructed so that the jet is controlled so as to be discharged in the order of weak.fwdarw.strong.fwdarw.intermittent and the intermittent jet is made to repeat strong .rarw..fwdarw. feeble jet for providing an uninterrupted jet in order to relieve a shock due to a sensible sudden change caused by change over of the bubble jet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Ihitachi Taga Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kodato, Kozo Tamura, Tomotaka Honda, Toshihiro Takahashi, Masaki Kaji, Shoichi Ito