Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Shinohara

Yoshinori Shinohara 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: 11880016
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes multiple light source parts each including at least one first light source part and at least one second light source part, each including a light emitting element and a light-guiding member to guide light of the light emitting element. Each light-guiding member has a taper shape narrowing toward the light emitting element. Light from each light source part satisfies condition of ????tan?1×2 tan ?. (? is an angle of a straight line connecting a position on the light-irradiation surface having an illuminance of at least one-half of that at center position and the center of the light emitting surface of the first light source part, and ? is an angle of a straight line connecting a center of a light-irradiation region on a light-irradiation surface and a center of the light emitting surface of the second light source part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shinohara, Kosuke Gomi
  • Publication number: 20230126841
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light-emitting device and a control device. The light-emitting device is configured to emit at least light of a first color temperature having a correlated color temperature in a range from 3500 K to 8000 K, the light having a melanopic ratio of a prescribed value within a variation range of the melanopic ratio in which a gap between a maximum value and a minimum value of the melanopic ratio at the first color temperature is 0.30 or more. The control device is configured to control the light emitted from the light-emitting device, within a predetermined amount of time, by varying the melanopic ratio of the light by 0.3 or more, and adjusting the correlated color temperature of the light in a range from 0 K to ±500 K with respect to the first color temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Takehiro SAGAWA, Yoshinori SHINOHARA, Naoki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210318484
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes multiple light source parts each including at least one first light source part and at least one second light source part, each including a light emitting element and a light-guiding member to guide light of the light emitting element. Each light-guiding member has a taper shape narrowing toward the light emitting element. Light from each light source part satisfies condition of ????tan?1×2 tan ?. (? is an angle of a straight line connecting a position on the light-irradiation surface having an illuminance of at least one-half of that at center position and the center of the light emitting surface of the first light source part, and ? is an angle of a straight line connecting a center of a light-irradiation region on a light-irradiation surface and a center of the light emitting surface of the second light source part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori SHINOHARA, Kosuke GOMI
  • Patent number: 8981402
    Abstract: Disclosed are a white LED lighting device and an optical lens used in it. The white LED lighting device comprises a white LED and an optical lens. The white LED includes: a LED chip which emits blue light; and a fluorescent material which is excited by emission light of the LED chip and converts a wavelength into fluorescence of a complementary color of blue. The optical lens is formed with a scattering light guide which is given uniform scattering power in terms of a volume. The scattering light guide includes scattering particles for the scattering efficiency in a short wavelength range of light to be higher than that in a long wavelength range of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shinohara, Fumiaki Koizumi
  • Patent number: 8740418
    Abstract: Provided is an optical element which suppresses generation of glare and a dark section and is applicable to planar light emission having improved light efficiency. A light emitting device is also provided. A light emitting device is provided with: a light transmitting member having a light inputting section having light inputted thereto, a first light guide section which guides light inputted to the inputting section to a reflecting surface, the reflecting surface which is arranged on the first light guide section on the side opposite to the light inputting side and totally reflects light which forms one linear path among inputted light, and a second light guide section which guides reflected light; and a light emitting member which inputs light to the inputting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8646953
    Abstract: A light guiding body of this invention comprises a light incident surface arranged on one end side of a light guide member, a light reflecting surface arranged on another end side of the light guide member opposite to the light incident surface across the light guide member, and a light emitting surface, arranged on a side surface of the light guide member between the light incident surface and the light reflecting surface, through which light input from the light incident surface into the light guide member passes to outside, in which the light guide member is formed as a solid body and at least a part of the light guide member is made from light scattering guide material which contains light scattering particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Nittoh Kogaku K.K., Koike, Yashuhiro
    Inventors: Keiichi Mochizuki, Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8616746
    Abstract: Provided are an optical element and a light-emitting device with which the illuminated area can be expanded in spite of a small light-emitting area, and that also enable the device to be downsize. The light-emitting device is equipped with sheet-like light-guide sections (a first light-guide section and a second light-guiding section) for guiding light, and a light-emitting member for emitting light. The second light-guide section has a prism section with a saw tooth-like cross-section for changing the direction of the light guided to one of its surfaces. In the prism section, the angle of incidence at which parallel light guided to the second light guide section enters reflective surface of saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of incidence (?) at which the light enters the reflective surface of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8591060
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device which can uniformly diffuse and radiate light from all the regions of the globe of an LED bulb without deteriorating light transmission efficiency. A light emitting device is provided with a light scattering/guiding globe and an LED which is disposed on one end of the light scattering/guiding globe. The light scattering/guiding globe is a body with no air released from the inside and is composed of a light scattering/guiding material having light scattering particles contained therein. The globe has the bottom surface on the side of the LED, and is provided with a first light incoming surface as a first hollow section, which is formed in a circular cone shape in the light outputting direction from the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20120286314
    Abstract: Disclosed are a white LED lighting device and an optical lens used in it. The white LED lighting device comprises a white LED and an optical lens. The white LED includes: a LED chip which emits blue light: and a fluorescent material which is excited by emission light of the LED chip and converts a wavelength into fluorescence of a complementary color of blue. The optical lens is formed with a scattering light guide which is given uniform scattering power in terms of a volume. The scattering light guide includes scattering particles for the scattering efficiency in a short wavelength range of light to be higher than that in a long wavelength range of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: NITTOH KOGAKU K.K.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shinohara, Fumiaki Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20120176800
    Abstract: A light guiding body of this invention comprises a light incident surface arranged on one end side of a light guide member, a light reflecting surface arranged on another end side of the light guide member opposite to the light incident surface across the light guide member, and a light emitting surface, arranged on a side surface of the light guide member between the light incident surface and the light reflecting surface, through which light input from the light incident surface into the light guide member passes to outside, in which the light guide member is formed as a solid body and at least a part of the light guide member is made from light scattering guide material which contains light scattering particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicants: NITTOH KOGAKU K.K.
    Inventors: Keiichi MOCHIZUKI, Yoshinori SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20120020082
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device which can uniformly diffuse and radiate light from all the regions of the globe of an LED bulb without deteriorating light transmission efficiency. A light emitting device is provided with a light scattering/guiding globe and an LED which is disposed on one end of the light scattering/guiding globe. The light scattering/guiding globe is a body with no air released from the inside and is composed of a light scattering/guiding material having light scattering particles contained therein. The globe has the bottom surface on the side of the LED, and is provided with a first light incoming surface as a first hollow section, which is formed in a circular cone shape in the light outputting direction from the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicants: NITTOH KOGAKU K.K.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20110222309
    Abstract: Provided are an optical element and a light-emitting device with which the illuminated area can be expanded in spite of a small light-emitting area, and that also enable the device to be downsize. The light-emitting device is equipped with sheet-like light-guide sections (a first light-guide section and a second light-guiding section) for guiding light, and a light-emitting member for emitting light. The second light-guide section has a prism section with a saw tooth-like cross-section for changing the direction of the light guided to one of its surfaces. In the prism section, the angle of incidence at which parallel light guided to the second light guide section enters reflective surface of saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of incidence (?) at which the light enters the reflective surface of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicants: NITTOH KOGAKU K.K.,
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20110199774
    Abstract: Provided is an optical element which suppresses generation of glare and a dark section and is applicable to planar light emission having improved light efficiency. A light emitting device is also provided. A light emitting device is provided with: a light transmitting member having a light inputting section having light inputted thereto, a first light guide section which guides light inputted to the inputting section to a reflecting surface, the reflecting surface which is arranged on the first light guide section on the side opposite to the light inputting side and totally reflects light which forms one linear path among inputted light, and a second light guide section which guides reflected light; and a light emitting member which inputs light to the inputting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicants: NITTOH KOGAKU K.K.,
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7978984
    Abstract: The present invention enables device downsizing by utilizing a light-emitting diode as a plurality of interfaces. A light-emitting diode 11 of a data communication unit using a light-emitting diode for data communication outputs light when a current flows therethrough. A transmission circuit 13 applies a forward bias to the light-emitting diode 11 based on transmission data. A separation circuit 14 outputs a voltage that changes according to a voltage which is generated in the light-emitting diode 11 when the transmission circuit 13 does not apply the forward bias to the light-emitting diode 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7372430
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a plurality of pieces of LEDs D01, D02 to D16, one or more driving circuit(s) for supplying the plurality of LEDs D01, D02 to D16 with electrical power, the number of the driving circuit(s) being less than the number of the LEDs D01, D02 to D16, one or more multiplexer(s) being between the plurality of LEDs D01, D02 to D16 and each of the one or more driving circuit(s), a storage member for storing an image data, and a main control unit for letting the plurality of LEDs emit light by outputting a control signal to each of the multiplexer(s) based on the image data, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20070065160
    Abstract: The present invention enables device downsizing by utilizing a light-emitting diode as a plurality of interfaces. A light-emitting diode 11 of a data communication unit using a light-emitting diode for data communication outputs light when a current flows therethrough. A transmission circuit 13 applies a forward bias to the light-emitting diode 11 based on transmission data. A separation circuit 14 outputs a voltage that changes according to a voltage which is generated in the light-emitting diode 11 when the transmission circuit 13 does not apply the forward bias to the light-emitting diode 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: YOSHINORI SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20060012588
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a plurality of pieces of LEDs D01, D02 to D16, one or more driving circuit(s) for supplying the plurality of LEDs D01, D02 to D16 with electrical power, the number of the driving circuit(s) being less than the number of the LEDs D01, D02 to D16, one or more multiplexer(s) being between the plurality of LEDs D01, D02 to D16 and each of the one or more driving circuit(s), a storage member for storing an image data, and a main control unit for letting the plurality of LEDs emit light by outputting a control signal to each of the multiplexer(s) based on the image data, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinohara
  • Patent number: 6914940
    Abstract: Provided is a device for improving voice signal in quality by discriminating a radio environment of a signal transmission path and detecting a click noise. The device for improving voice signal in quality calculates an average value for a short interval of a received ADPCM code, identifies from such average value the nature of a radio environment of a signal transmission path, and considers that a click noise is occurred when the average value exceeds a threshold value assigned radio environment. The present invention comprises a click noise detector (22) for outputting a click noise detecting signal, and a click noise suppressing circuit for suppressing the click noise by setting the velocity coefficient of an ADPCM decoder (21) as “0” for a frame in which a frame error detecting signal, which represents the detection of a frame error of the received ADPCM code, and a click noise detecting signal are both detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Uniden Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Tanaka, Eiji Shinsho, Meizhong Wang, Yoshinori Shinohara, Kazuhiko Seki
  • Publication number: 20020131513
    Abstract: Provided is a device for improving voice signal in quality by discriminating a radio environment of a signal transmission path and detecting a click noise. The device for improving voice signal in quality calculates an average value for a short interval of a received ADPCM code, identifies from such average value the nature of a radio environment of a signal transmission path, and considers that a click noise is occurred when the average value exceeds a threshold value assigned radio environment. The present invention comprises a click noise detector (22) for outputting a click noise detecting signal, and a click noise suppressing circuit for suppressing the click noise by setting the velocity coefficient of an ADPCM decoder (21) as “0” for a frame in which a frame error detecting signal, which represents the detection of a frame error of the received ADPCM code, and a click noise detecting signal are both detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Uniden Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Tanaka, Eiji Shinsho, Meizhong Wang, Yoshinori Shinohara, Kazuhiko Seki
  • Patent number: 6160838
    Abstract: A spread spectrum transmitter and receiver are provided wherein data can be accurately decoded by removing the effect of mutual interference of the quadrature component and in-phase component even when there is carrier frequency error. In a method of spread spectrum communication using a QPSK modulation system, there are provided: a demodulating circuit that receives and demodulates a signal transmitted with a prescribed time difference Td applied between the IQ components; correlators that find the mutual correlation of the IQ components and spreading code; a sampling circuit that samples their output signals; a phase calculator that calculates the phase from the ratio of the IQ components of these output signals; a differential decoding circuit that performs differential decoding on this output signal; an automatic frequency control circuit that corrects the frequency error of this output signal; a decoding circuit; and a clock recovery circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Uniden Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shinohara, Kazuhiko Seki