Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi OKAHISA
Tsuyoshi OKAHISA 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).
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Publication number: 20240111204Abstract: A light emitting module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light source, a lens disposed over the light source and configured to transmit light from the light source, and a cover member disposed over the lens, wherein the cover member includes, in a top view, a first region, a second region located around the first region and having a higher light diffusion effect than the first region, and a third region located inward of the first region and on which the light from the light source transmitted through the lens is incident.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi OKAHISA
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Patent number: 11947245Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in an array on a base member; and a lens that comprises at least four Fresnel lenses disposed above the base member and facing the plurality of light-emitting elements. In a top plan view, a center of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements is offset from a lens center of the corresponding one of the Fresnel lenses of the lens in a direction toward a center of the lens. The plurality of light-emitting elements include at least two first light-emitting elements and at least two second light-emitting elements, wherein an emission color of the first light-emitting elements is different from an emission color of the second light-emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Shinya Matsuoka
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Patent number: 11929452Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: forming a cover, which comprises: sandwiching a fixing member by a molding device, injecting a light-transmissive material into a space defined in the molding device, and hardening or curing the injected light-transmissive material, wherein the formed cover comprises an upper portion, a sidewall, and a recess, the cover being integrated with the fixing member such that the fixing member projects from a part of an outer lateral surface of the sidewall; disposing a light-transmissive member on a light extraction surface of a light-emitting element to be disposed on a substrate; and disposing the cover so that the light-emitting element is housed in the recess. The fixing member is formed of a material that is deformable due to a pressing force generated in the event of an engagement with a counterpart member.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Tomohito Shinomiya, Daizo Kiba
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Publication number: 20240060619Abstract: A light source device includes: a plurality of light emitting parts arranged in a matrix, each having an upper surface that includes a light emitting surface, each of the light emitting parts being configured to emit light from the light emitting surfaces and at least one of the light emitting parts being configured to be individually turned on, wherein: each of the light emitting parts includes: a light emitting element, a wavelength conversion member covering the upper surface of the light emitting element, and a light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light emitting element wavelength conversion member, and the light-reflective members of the light-emitting parts are directly adjacent to each other; and an optical lens located above the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting parts, the optical lens including: a first surface including a plurality of incident regions, and a second surface including a plurality of emission regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa YOSHIDA, Tsuyoshi OKAHISA
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Publication number: 20240044473Abstract: A light source device includes: a plurality of independently operable light emitting devices; a first lens having a lower face that faces the light emitting devices, and an upper face opposite the lower face. The lower face of the first lens includes: an entrance part located in a center of the lower face where light from the light emitting devices enters, and a light guide part located outward of the entrance part and configured to guide the light entering the entrance part. The upper face of the first lens comprises a plurality of annular protruding portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa YOSHIDA, Tsuyoshi OKAHISA
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Patent number: 11894497Abstract: A method of manufacturing a covering member includes: providing a first light-reflective member comprising a through-hole, the through-hole having first and second openings; arranging a light-transmissive resin containing a wavelength-conversion material within the through-hole; distributing the wavelength-conversion material predominantly on a side of the first opening of the through-hole within the light-transmissive resin; and after the step of distributing the wavelength-conversion material, removing a portion of the light-transmissive resin from a side of the second opening of the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tadao Hayashi, Teruhito Azuma, Suguru Beppu, Kunihiro Izuno, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Publication number: 20240035632Abstract: A light source includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a light blocking member, and a plurality of light-transmissive members. The light emitting elements are arranged in a matrix to form a rectangular shape as a whole in a plan view. The light blocking member covers lateral surfaces of the light emitting elements with an upper surface of each of the light emitting elements being exposed from the light blocking member. The light-transmissive members arranged in a matrix to form a rectangular shape as a whole in the plan view. The light-transmissive members include a plurality of first light-transmissive members respectively disposed on the light emitting elements, and a plurality of second light-transmissive members disposed on the light blocking member in an outer periphery region located outwardly of the light emitting elements in the plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Shintaro NOMA, Tsuyoshi OKAHISA
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Publication number: 20240030379Abstract: A light source device includes a substrate and a light source. The light source includes a first light emission unit, a plurality of second light emission units, and a plurality of third light emission units arranged two-dimensionally on the substrate. The first light emission unit is arranged at a center among the light emission units, and includes a first light emission element having a first light emission face. The second light emission units surround the first light emission unit, and include a plurality of second light emission elements, respectively, each having a second light emission face. The third light emission units surround the second light emission units, and include a plurality of third light emission elements, respectively, each having a third light emission faces. The first light emission face and the second light emission faces all have the same areas. The third light emission faces have different areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Shintaro NOMA, Tsuyoshi OKAHISA
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Publication number: 20240030378Abstract: A light source device includes a substrate, a light source, a liquid crystal shutter, and a lens. The light source is supported by the substrate. The light source includes a plurality of light emission units two-dimensionally arranged. The liquid crystal shutter is disposed on the light source. The lens is disposed on the liquid crystal shutter. The liquid crystal shutter is configured to perform independent ON/OFF control in two or more regions corresponding to at least one of the light emission units.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Tsuyoshi OKAHISA, Shintaro NOMA
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Patent number: 11867390Abstract: A light source device includes: a plurality of independently operable light emitting devices; a first lens facing the light emitting devices; and a second lens facing the first lens. A lower face of the first lens facing the light emitting devices includes: an entrance part located in a center where light from the light emitting devices enters, and a light guide part located outward of the entrance part and configured to guide light entering the entrance part. A lower face of the second lens facing the first lens includes a Fresnel lens face including a plurality of annular protruding portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11846412Abstract: A light source device includes: light emitting parts arranged in a matrix, each having an upper surface that includes a light emitting surface, each of the light emitting parts being configured to emit light from the light emitting surfaces and at least one of the light emitting parts being configured to be individually turned on, wherein each of the light emitting parts includes a light emitting element, a wavelength conversion member covering the upper surface of the light emitting element, and a light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light emitting element and lateral surfaces of the wavelength conversion member, and wherein the light-reflective members of the light-emitting parts are directly adjacent to each other; and an optical lens located above the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting parts. Sizes of the light emitting surfaces of at least some of the light emitting parts are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Publication number: 20230400169Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emitting device having an upper face including a light emission face; and a first lens having a lower face that faces the light emitting device, and an upper face opposite the lower face. The lower face of the first lens includes: an entrance part located in a center of the lower face where light from the light emitting device enters, and a light guide part located outward of the entrance part and configured to guide the light entering the entrance part. The upper face of the first lens includes a plurality of annular protruding portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa YOSHIDA, Tsuyoshi OKAHISA
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Publication number: 20230400167Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a lens, The lens includes a cover part and a light-shielding part. The cover part includes a lens part, a connection part, and a flange part which are formed of a thermosetting first resin and continuous to one another. The light-shielding part covers an outer lateral side of the connection part and is formed of a second resin having a greater light-absorptance or a greater light-reflectance than the first resin. The lens part is disposed at a location that allows light from the light emitting element to be transmitted through the lens part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi OKAHISA, Toshiyuki FUJII
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Patent number: 11828453Abstract: A light source device includes: a plurality of independently operable light emitting devices; a first lens facing the light emitting devices; and a second lens facing the first lens. A lower face of the first lens facing the light emitting devices includes: an entrance part located in a center where light from the light emitting devices enters, and a light guide part located outward of the entrance part and configured to guide light entering the entrance part. A lower face of the second lens facing the first lens includes a Fresnel lens face including a plurality of annular protruding portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11815231Abstract: A light source includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a light blocking member and a plurality of light-transmissive members. The light blocking member collectively supports the plurality of light emitting elements with the light blocking member being disposed in regions between the plurality of light emitting elements and in an outer periphery region located outwardly of the plurality of light emitting elements in a plan view. An upper surface of each of the plurality of the light emitting elements is exposed from the light blocking member. The plurality of light-transmissive members include a plurality of first light-transmissive members respectively disposed on the plurality of light emitting elements, and a second light-transmissive member disposed on the light blocking member in the outer periphery region.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Noma, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11810997Abstract: A light source includes a plurality of light emitting elements one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally arranged, a plurality of wavelength conversion members, a plurality of first light diffusing members, a light transmitting member, a second light diffusing member, and a light shielding member. Each of the light emitting elements has a light emission surface and an electrode surface. Each of the wavelength conversion members is disposed on the light emission surface of a respective one of the light emitting elements. Each of the first light diffusing members is disposed on a respective one of the wavelength conversion members. The light transmitting member continuously covers the first light diffusing members. The second light diffusing member is disposed on the light transmitting member. The light shielding member covers lateral surfaces of the light emitting elements, lateral surfaces of the wavelength conversion members, and lateral surfaces of the first light diffusing members.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Shintaro Noma
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Patent number: 11810998Abstract: A light source includes first and second light emission units and a light shielding member. The light emission units each includes a light emitting element having a light emission face, a wavelength conversion member disposed on the light emission face, and a light transmissive member disposed on the wavelength conversion member. The light shielding member covers a lateral face of the light emitting element and a lateral face of the wavelength conversion member. The lateral face of the light transmissive member is at least partially exposed from the light shielding member. The second light emission unit is more distant from a center of a predetermined region than the first light emission unit. The light emission face of the light emitting element in the second light emission unit is larger than the light emission face of the light emitting element in the first light emission unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Noma, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11802678Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emitting device having an upper face comprising a light emission face; a first lens facing the light emitting device; and a second lens facing the first lens. A lower face of the first lens facing the light emitting device includes an entrance part provided in a center of the lower face where light from the light emitting device enters, and a light guide part provided on an outside of the entrance part to guide the light entering the entrance part. A lower face of the second lens facing the first lens includes a Fresnel lens face composed of a plurality of annular protruding portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11788708Abstract: A lens includes a cover part and a light-shielding part. The cover part includes a lens part, a connection part, and a flange part which are formed of a thermosetting first resin and continuous to one another. The light-shielding part covers an outer lateral side of the connection part and is formed of a second resin having a greater light-absorptance or a greater light-reflectance than the first resin.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Toshiyuki Fujii
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Publication number: 20230251452Abstract: A lens includes a cover part and an interposing member formed of a light-reflecting material. The cover part includes a lens part having a lateral side, a connection part constituting a lateral side wall extending from the lateral side, and a flange part having a lower surface disposed below the lateral side wall. The interposing member has an upper surface and an inner lateral surface. The upper surface is disposed on the lower surface of the flange part. The lens part and the interposing member define a recess having an opening facing downward. The lens part defines a bottom surface of the recess. The inner lateral surface defines a lateral surface of the recess, which defines the opening of the recess. The flange part extends outward from the opening. The lens part has a convex lens and a light-emitting surface with projections outward from the convex lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi OKAHISA, Toshiyuki FUJII, Tomohisa KISHIMOTO