Patents by Inventor Toshio Hata

Toshio Hata 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: 20160086928
    Abstract: The light-emitting device of the present invention includes LED chips provided on a ceramic substrate and a sealing material in which the LED chips are embedded. The sealing material contains a fluorescent substance and divided into a first fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer and a second fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer by a first resin ring and a second resin ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto AGATANI, Toshio HATA, Toyonori UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20160060073
    Abstract: An open reel (1) according to the present invention includes a reel (30) and a phosphor-containing resin (20) in the form of a cord wound around the reel (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Toshio HATA, Masahiro KONISHI
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160013387
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • Patent number: 9231023
    Abstract: The light-emitting device of the present invention includes LED chips provided on a ceramic substrate and a sealing material in which the LED chips are embedded. The sealing material contains a fluorescent substance and divided into a first fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer and a second fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer by a first resin ring and a second resin ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata, Toyonori Uemura
  • Patent number: 9219203
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) of the present invention is a light emitting device including a light emitting section (3) provided on a substrate (2), light storing phosphors (7) being provided on or above at least a part of the substrate (2). It is therefore possible to provide a planar light emitting device having a light storage function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Shinya Ishizaki, Makoto Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20150357532
    Abstract: This light emitting device is provided with: a light emitting element which emits excitation light; and a far-red phosphor which is excited by the light of the light emitting element and emits light that has a peak wavelength within the range of 700-800 nm. The far-red phosphor has a median diameter within the range of 1-20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki ONUMA, Masatsugu MASUDA, Toshio HATA
  • Publication number: 20150354782
    Abstract: A reflector (10) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a metal reflector base (3) having a three-dimensional surface, and a ceramic layer (4) having optical reflectivity, which is formed on the three-dimensional surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Takashi NAKANISHI, Hiroyuki NOKUBO, Yuhsuke FUJITA, Ippei YAMAGUCHI, Toshio HATA
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9175818
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus including: a substrate; an LED chip mounted on a first surface of the substrate; a fluorescent material-containing layer containing a first fluorescent material, which fluorescent material-containing layer is provided above the first surface of the substrate so as to cover the LED chip; and a color-adjusting fluorescent layer that contains a second fluorescent material, which color-adjusting fluorescent material layer is formed in a layer provided on an outer side of the fluorescent material-containing layer in an emission direction, the color-adjusting fluorescent layer being formed in dots. Thus, the present invention provides a light-emitting apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same, each making it possible to carry out fine color adjustment so as to prevent a subtle color shift that occurs due to a factor such as a difference in concentration of a fluorescent material or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuo Tamaki, Tohru Ohnishi, Toshio Hata
  • Patent number: 9178125
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • 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: 20150194466
    Abstract: The light-emitting device of the present invention includes LED chips provided on a ceramic substrate and a sealing material in which the LED chips are embedded. The sealing material contains a fluorescent substance and divided into a first fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer and a second fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer by a first resin ring and a second resin ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto AGATANI, Toshio HATA, Toyonori UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20150176824
    Abstract: By using a light emitting device including an insulating substrate and a light emitting unit formed on the insulating substrate, the light emitting unit including: a plurality of linear wiring patterns disposed on the insulating substrate in parallel with one another, a plurality of light emitting elements that are mounted between the wiring patterns while being electrically connected to the wiring patterns, and a sealing member for sealing the light emitting elements, as well as a method for manufacturing thereof, it becomes possible to provide a light emitting device that achieves sufficient electrical insulation and has simple manufacturing processes so that it can be manufactured at a low cost, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Makoto AGATANI, Toshio HATA
  • Publication number: 20150176783
    Abstract: The device bends readily and safely without a sealing resin peeling off or a breakage in a wire. In an LED columnar light emitting device 1 in which a plurality of two conductive regions 2 and 3 corresponding to the ± polarities are provided in the columnar direction on a film wiring board, each light emitting element is connected to and installed on the plurality of two conductive regions 2 and 3, and each LED chip 6, as each light emitting element, is sealed above with a transparent sealing resin 8, notch sections 9 and 9A are formed on both outer sides of two plated lines 4 as opening sections between the two conductive regions 2 and 3 and another two conductive regions 2 and 3 adjacent thereto in the columnar direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Yuhsuke Fujita, Kenichi Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 9065031
    Abstract: A low-cost and productivity-oriented surface mount light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes an insulating film 2, at least one pair of land portions 3a and 3b comprising metal film pieces formed on the top surface of the insulating film 2, external connection terminal portions 4a and 4b comprising metal film pieces formed on the bottom surface of the insulating film 2, that are opposed to the land portions 3a and 3b across the insulating film 2 in one-to-one correspondence, through-conductors 7a and 7b that connect between the land portions 3a and 3b and the terminal portions 4a and 4b corresponding to each other through the insulating film 2, and a light-emitting element 10 that is electrically connected to the pair of the land portions 3a and 3b and disposed in a unit section which contains the pair of the land portions 3a and 3b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Katoh, Toshio Hata