Patents by Inventor Yasushi Hattori
Yasushi Hattori 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: 20130229106Abstract: According to one embodiment, the luminescent material emits light having an luminescence peak within a wavelength range of 550 to 590 nm when excited with light having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 250 to 520 nm. The luminescent material has a composition represented by the following formula 1. (Sr1-xEux)aSibAlOcNd??formula 1 wherein x, a, b, c and d satisfy following condition: 0<x?0.16, 0.50?a?0.70, 2.0?b?2.5 0.45?c?1.2, 3.5?d?4.5, and 3.6?d/c?8.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Inventors: Iwao MITSUISHI, Naotoshi MATSUDA, Yumi FUKUDA, Keiko ALBESSARD, Aoi OKADA, Masahiro KATO, Ryosuke HIRAMATSU, Yasushi HATTORI, Shinya NUNOUE
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Patent number: 8524108Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic particle obtained by heat-treating a hexagonal ferrite magnetic material in reducing atmosphere containing hydrocarbon gas.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yasushi Hattori
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Patent number: 8520167Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an embodiment has: a semiconductor laser diode emitting a first laser beam; a first reflecting unit configured to reflect the first laser beam and form a second laser beam having a one-dimensionally spread distribution; and a second reflecting unit configured to reflect the second laser beam and form a third laser beam having a two-dimensionally spread distribution. The device also has: an optical switch using liquid crystal, the optical switch being configured to control passage and blocking of the third laser beam; and a first scattering unit scattering the third laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji Saito, Yasushi Hattori, Shinya Nunoue
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Patent number: 8457167Abstract: Embodiments describe a semiconductor laser device driven at low voltage and which is excellent for cleavage and a method of manufacturing the device. In one embodiment, the semiconductor laser device includes a GaN substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the GaN substrate; a ridge formed in the semiconductor layer; a recess formed in the bottom surface of the GaN substrate. The recess has a depth less than the thickness of the GaN substrate. The device also has a notch deeper than the recess formed on a side surface of the GaN substrate and separated from the recess. In the semiconductor laser device, the total thickness of the GaN substrate and the semiconductor layer is 100 ?m or more, and the distance between the top surface of the ridge and the bottom surface of the recess is 5 ?m or more and 50 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Maki Sugai, Shinji Saito, Rei Hashimoto, Yasushi Hattori, Jongil Hwang, Masaki Tohyama, Shinya Nunoue
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Patent number: 8450918Abstract: According to the embodiments, an easy-to-fabricate light-emitting apparatus is provided in which a plurality of phosphors is disposed so as not to overlap each other. The light-emitting apparatus includes a light source that emits excitation light; a substrate having a protrusion and recess configuration where first planes and second planes which intersect the first planes are formed periodically; first phosphor layers formed on the first planes and absorbing the excitation light to emit a first fluorescence; and second phosphor layers formed on the second planes and absorbing the excitation light to emit a second fluorescence with a wavelength different from that of the first fluorescence.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji Saito, Yasushi Hattori, Yoshiyuki Harada, Shinya Nunoue
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Patent number: 8452144Abstract: A light emitter according to one embodiment has a fiber shape. And it includes a core portion containing a light emitting material, the material absorbing excitation light and emitting light having a wavelength longer than a wavelength of the excitation light. And also it includes a clad portion provided outside the core portion, the clad portion having a first region and second regions, the second regions being periodically formed in the first region, the second regions having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of a first region, the refractive index of the first region being equal to or higher than a refractive index of the core portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji Saito, Yasushi Hattori, Rei Hashimoto, Shinya Nunoue
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Patent number: 8432947Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a stacked body including a first and a second semiconductor layers of a first and second conductivity types respectively, and a light emitting layer provided between thereof; a first and a second electrodes in contact with the first and second semiconductor layers respectively. Light emitted is resonated between first and second end surfaces of the stacked body opposed in a first direction. The second semiconductor layer includes a ridge portion and a wide portion. A width of the ridge portion along a second direction perpendicular to the first and the stacking directions is narrower on the second electrode side than on the light emitting layer side. A width of the wide portion along the second direction is wider than the ridge portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Maki Sugai, Shinji Saito, Rei Hashimoto, Yasushi Hattori, Shinya Nunoue
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Publication number: 20130044473Abstract: A light emitting device according to embodiments has: a substrate; first light emitting units arranged along a first straight line on the substrate; second light emitting units arranged along a second straight line on the substrate, the second straight line being parallel to the first straight line, the second light emitting units having an emission color different from the first light emitting units; and third light emitting units arranged along a third straight line on the substrate, the third straight line being parallel to the first and second straight lines, the third light emitting units having an emission color different from the first and second light emitting units, wherein a distance between light emitting units of a same emission color is longer than a minimum distance between light emitting units of different emission colors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasushi Hattori, Iwao Mitsuishi, Naotoshi Matsuda, Masahiro Kato, Kunio Ishida, Yumi Fukuda, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Keiko Albessard, Aoi Okada
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Patent number: 8369375Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor light-emitting device including a package having a light outlet, a semiconductor laser diode disposed in the package and radiating a light having a first wavelength falling within a range of ultraviolet ray to visible light, and a visible-light-emitter containing a phosphor which absorbs a light radiated from the semiconductor laser diode and emits a visible light having a second wavelength differing from the first wavelength, the visible-light-emitter being disposed on an optical path of the laser diode and a peripheral edge of the visible-light-emitter being in contact with the package.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasushi Hattori, Rei Hashimoto, Shinji Saito, Maki Sugai, Shinya Nunoue
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Patent number: 8354681Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element including a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and second surface faced on the opposite side of the first surface, the semiconductor substrate having a recessed portion formed in the first surface, and the recessed portion having a V-shaped cross-section, a reflecting layer formed on an inner surface of the recessed portion, a first electrode formed on the reflecting layer, a light-emitting layer formed on the second surface, and a second electrode formed on the light-emitting layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasushi Hattori, Shinya Nunoue, Shinji Saito, Genichi Hatakoshi
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Patent number: 8348468Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a light emitting device in which a semiconductor laser diode is used as a light source to emit visible light in a wide range. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor laser diode that emits a laser beam; and a luminescent component that is provided while separated from the semiconductor laser diode and absorbs the laser beam to emit the visible light. In the light emitting device, the luminescent component includes an optical path through which the laser beam is incident to a center portion of the luminescent component.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasushi Hattori, Shinji Saito, Shinya Nunoue, Masaki Tohyama
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Patent number: 8294165Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided, which includes a substrate having a plane surface, a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted on the plane surface of the substrate and which emits light in a range from ultraviolet ray to visible light, a first light transmissible layer formed above the substrate and covering the semiconductor light-emitting element, a phosphor layer formed above the first light transmissible layer and containing phosphor particles and matrix, and a second light transmissible layer formed above the phosphor layer and contacting with the plane surface of the substrate. The surface of the phosphor layer has projections reflecting shapes of the phosphor particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasushi Hattori, Shinya Nunoue, Genichi Hatakoshi, Shinji Saito, Naomi Shida, Masahiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20120228581Abstract: The semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment includes an N-type nitride semiconductor layer, a nitride semiconductor active layer disposed on the N-type nitride semiconductor layer, and a P-type nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer. The P-type nitride semiconductor layer includes an aluminum gallium nitride layer. The indium concentration in the aluminum gallium nitride layer is between 1E18 atoms/cm3 and 1E20 atoms/cm3 inclusive. The carbon concentration is equal to or less than 6E17 atoms/cm3. Where the magnesium concentration is denoted by X and the acceptor concentration is denoted by Y, Y>{(?5.35e19)2?(X?2.70e19)2}1/2?4.63e19 holds.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Jongil HWANG, Hung Hung, Yasushi Hattori, Rei Hashimoto, Shinji Saito, Masaki Tohyama, Shinya Nunoue
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Patent number: 8237350Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a package having, on a surface thereof, a first portion surrounded by a second portion; a semiconductor blue color light-emitting element mounted on the first portion; a first transparent resin layer covering the semiconductor blue color light-emitting element and contacted with the first and second portions. The first transparent resin layer in cross section has an arch-like outer profile. A laminated body having in cross section an arch-like profile is formed on the first transparent resin layer with end faces of the laminated body being contacted with the second portion, and includes in order a red fluorescent layer, a yellow fluorescent layer, a second transparent resin layer and a green fluorescent layer, the second transparent resin layer having a center portion disposed between end face portions, the center portion having a larger thickness than thicknesses of the end face portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Iwao Mitsuishi, Shinya Nunoue, Yasushi Hattori
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Patent number: 8232118Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate having a concave portion formed on a surface thereof; a light emitting element emitting a first light which is a blue light or a near-ultraviolet light; a resin sheet being a deformable resin sheet formed on the substrate so as to cover the light emitting element; a first transmissive layer formed in a hemispherical shape on the first region of the resin sheet, and transmitting the first light; a color conversion layer including a fluorescent material that converts the first light into a second light of a different wavelength from that of the first light and a transmissive material that transmits the first light, the color conversion layer covering the first transmissive layer in such a manner that an end portion reaches an upper face of the resin sheet; and a second transmissive layer covering the color conversion layer in such a manner that an end portion reaches the upper face of the resin sheet, and transmitting the first light and the second light.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Iwao Mitsuishi, Shinya Nunoue, Yasushi Hattori, Kuniaki Konno
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Publication number: 20120183811Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the ferromagnetic powder is comprised of magnetic particles comprising a hard magnetic particle and a soft magnetic material deposited on a surface of the hard magnetic particle in a state where the soft magnetic material is exchange-coupled with the hard magnetic particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasushi HATTORI, Ryota SUZUKI, Norihito KASADA
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Publication number: 20120106127Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light source capable of emitting emission light, a first phosphor layer and an optical waveguide. A first phosphor layer has at least a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, extends in a light guiding direction, and is capable of absorbing the emission light and emitting first wavelength converted light having a longer wavelength than the emission light. The optical waveguide has a reflector. And the optical waveguide has an input surface of the emission light, a reflection surface being in contact with the first surface of the first phosphor layer and provided on a surface of the reflector, and an output surface spaced from the first phosphor layer. The reflection surface and the output surface extend in the light guiding direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: HARISON TOSHIBA LIGHTING CORP., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yasushi HATTORI, Masaki TOHYAMA, Junichi KINOSHITA, Yoji KAWASAKI, Yuji TAKEDA, Misaki UENO
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Publication number: 20120080638Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein the ferromagnetic powder is magnetic powder comprised of gathering magnetic particles, the magnetic particles are a reduction product of hexagonal ferrite magnetic particles wherein a ratio Dc/Dtem of a crystallite size Dc obtained from a diffraction peak of a (220) plane to a particle diameter Dtem in a direction perpendicular to a (220) plane as determined by a transmission electron microscope ranges from 0.90 to 0.75.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Yasushi HATTORI
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Publication number: 20120056524Abstract: A light emitter according to one embodiment has a fiber shape. And it includes a core portion containing a light emitting material, the material absorbing excitation light and emitting light having a wavelength longer than a wavelength of the excitation light. And also it includes a clad portion provided outside the core portion, the clad portion having a first region and second regions, the second regions being periodically formed in the first region, the second regions having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of a first region, the refractive index of the first region being equal to or higher than a refractive index of the core portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji SAITO, Yasushi Hattori, Rei Hashimoto, Shinya Nunoue
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Patent number: 8124995Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element emitting light in a region ranging from ultraviolet to visible, and a visible-light luminescent element absorbing light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element and outputting visible light. The visible-light luminescent element includes a substrate, a light-reflecting layer formed on the substrate and containing light scattering particles, and a luminescent layer containing phosphor particles. The luminescent layer absorbs light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element and output visible light. The luminescent layer further absorbs light that is emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element, arrives at and is reflected from the light scattering particles, and output the visible light.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasushi Hattori, Shinji Saito, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Shinya Nunoue, Iwao Mitsuishi, Naotoshi Matsuda