Patents by Inventor Harue Osaka

Harue Osaka 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: 10263195
    Abstract: A novel substance with which an increase in life and emission efficiency of a light-emitting element can be achieved is provided. A carbazole compound having a structure represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. Note that a substituent which makes the HOMO level and the LUMO level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen deep and shallow, respectively is used as each of substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3). Further, a substituent which makes the band gap (Bg) and the T1 level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen wide and high is used as each of the substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takako Takasu, Hiroshi Kadoma, Yuko Kawata, Satoko Shitagaki, Hiromi Nowatari, Tsunenori Suzuki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20190074450
    Abstract: A novel substance with which an increase in life and emission efficiency of a light-emitting element can be achieved is provided. A carbazole compound having a structure represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. Note that a substituent which makes the HOMO level and the LUMO level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen deep and shallow, respectively is used as each of substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3). Further, a subsistent which makes the band gap (Bg) and the T1 level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen wide and high is used as each of the substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Harue OSAKA, Takako TAKASU, Hiroshi KADOMA, Yuko KAWATA, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Hiromi NOWATARI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20190067614
    Abstract: To increase emission efficiency of a fluorescent light-emitting element by efficiently utilizing a triplet exciton generated in a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes at least a host material and a guest material. The triplet exciton generated from the host material in the light-emitting layer is changed to a singlet exciton by triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA). The guest material (fluorescent dopant) is made to emit light by energy transfer from the singlet exciton. Thus, the emission efficiency of the light-emitting element is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke NONAKA, Satoshi SEO, Harue OSAKA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Takeyoshi WATABE
  • Publication number: 20190067586
    Abstract: A composite material which includes an organic compound and an inorganic compound and has a high carrier-transport property is provided. A composite material having a good property of carrier injection into an organic compound is provided. A composite material in which light absorption due to charge-transfer interaction is unlikely to occur is provided. A composite material having a high visible-light-transmitting property is provided. A composite material including a hydrocarbon compound and an inorganic compound exhibiting an electron-accepting property with respect to the hydrocarbon compound is provided. The hydrocarbon compound has a substituent bonded to a naphthalene skeleton, a phenanthrene skeleton, or a triphenylene skeleton and has a molecular weight of 350 to 2000, and the substituent has one or more rings selected from a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a phenanthrene ring, and a triphenylene ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kaori OGITA, Hiromi NOWATARI, Harue OSAKA, Takahiro USHIKUBO, Satoshi SEO, Takako TAKASU
  • Patent number: 10205100
    Abstract: An organic compound having a high T1 level is provided. An element emitting phosphorescence in the blue and green regions is provided. An organic compound having a high glass-transition temperature is provided. A light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic appliance, or a lighting device having high heat resistance is provided. A light-emitting element includes at least a hole-transport layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer between an anode and a cathode. An anthracene compound represented by General Formula (G1) is contained in at least one of the hole-transport layer, the light-emitting layer, and the electron-transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Suzuki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoko Shitagaki, Harue Osaka
  • Publication number: 20190040009
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency and to provide a light-emitting device and an electronic device which consumes low power and is driven at low voltage, a carbazole derivative represented by the general formula (1) is provided. In the formula, ?1, ?2, ?3, and ?4 each represent an arylene group having less than or equal to 13 carbon atoms; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aryl group having less than or equal to 13 carbon atoms; R1 represents any of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group; and R2 represents any of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group. In addition, l, m, and n are each independently 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroko Nomura, Harue OSAKA, Takahiro USHIKUBO, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Satoshi SEO, Satoko SHITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20190036036
    Abstract: To provide a novel fluorescent organic compound (a fluorescent compound). The organic compound is a substance that emits fluorescence and an organic compound (a host material) in which TTA can occur efficiently. In the organic compound, triplet excitons, which do not contribute to light emission, can be efficiently converted into singlet excitons. The use of such an organic compound can increase emission efficiency of a light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue OSAKA, Yusuke TAKITA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20190027542
    Abstract: Providing a light-emitting element emitting light in a broad emission spectrum. A combination of a first organic compound and a second organic compound forms an exciplex. The first organic compound has a function of converting triplet-excitation energy into light emission. The lowest triplet excitation level of the second organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound, and the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the exciplex. Light emission from a light-emitting layer includes light emission from the first organic compound and light emission from the exciplex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Takeyoshi WATABE, Satomi MITSUMORI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Harue OSAKA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 10181563
    Abstract: A novel substance with which an increase in life and emission efficiency of a light-emitting element can be achieved is provided. A carbazole compound having a structure represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. Note that a substituent which makes the HOMO level and the LUMO level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen deep and shallow, respectively is used as each of substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3). Further, a substituent which makes the band gap (Bg) and the T1 level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen wide and high is used as each of the substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takako Takasu, Hiroshi Kadoma, Yuko Kawata, Satoko Shitagaki, Hiromi Nowatari, Tsunenori Suzuki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20180358562
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light-emitting element with a favorable lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke TAKITA, Satoshi SEO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Harue OSAKA
  • Patent number: 10153437
    Abstract: Provided is a novel substance that can be used in an element capable of emitting phosphorescence, a novel substance that contributes to high emission efficiency, or a novel substance that contributes to light emission with high color purity. A light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes a substance including a carbazole skeleton. The substance is bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted first arylene group through a nitrogen atom included in the carbazole skeleton. The first arylene group is bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuropyridyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted benzothienopyridyl group. The first arylene group includes 1 to 5 substituted or unsubstituted second arylene groups which are bonded to one another. The EL layer may further include a layer including an emission center substance, specifically an iridium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Hirose, Harue Osaka, Takeyoshi Watabe, Satomi Mitsumori, Yuko Kubota, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10153449
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting element or a highly reliable light-emitting element is provided. The light-emitting element includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes at least a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes at least a first organic compound and a second organic compound. The energy for liberating halogen from a halogen-substituted product of the first organic compound in a radical anion state and in a triplet excited state is less than or equal to 1.00 eV. The amount of halogen-substituted product in the second organic compound is not increased with an increase in driving time of the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Takeyoshi Watabe, Rina Nakamura, Harue Osaka, Ayumi Sato, Kunihiko Suzuki, Hayato Yamawaki
  • Patent number: 10128455
    Abstract: To increase emission efficiency of a fluorescent light-emitting element by efficiently utilizing a triplet exciton generated in a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes at least a host material and a guest material. The triplet exciton generated from the host material in the light-emitting layer is changed to a singlet exciton by triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA). The guest material (fluorescent dopant) is made to emit light by energy transfer from the singlet exciton. Thus, the emission efficiency of the light-emitting element is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nonaka, Satoshi Seo, Harue Osaka, Tsunenori Suzuki, Takeyoshi Watabe
  • Patent number: 10121972
    Abstract: A composite material which includes an organic compound and an inorganic compound and has a high carrier-transport property is provided. A composite material having a good property of carrier injection into an organic compound is provided. A composite material in which light absorption due to charge-transfer interaction is unlikely to occur is provided. A composite material having a high visible-light-transmitting property is provided. A composite material including a hydrocarbon compound and an inorganic compound exhibiting an electron-accepting property with respect to the hydrocarbon compound is provided. The hydrocarbon compound has a substituent bonded to a naphthalene skeleton, a phenanthrene skeleton, or a triphenylene skeleton and has a molecular weight of 350 to 2000, and the substituent has one or more rings selected from a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a phenanthrene ring, and a triphenylene ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Ogita, Hiromi Nowatari, Harue Osaka, Takahiro Ushikubo, Satoshi Seo, Takako Takasu
  • Patent number: 10096658
    Abstract: Providing a light-emitting element emitting light in a broad emission spectrum. A combination of a first organic compound and a second organic compound forms an exciplex. The first organic compound has a function of converting triplet-excitation energy into light emission. The lowest triplet excitation level of the second organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound, and the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the exciplex. Light emission from a light-emitting layer includes light emission from the first organic compound and light emission from the exciplex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Watabe, Satomi Mitsumori, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Harue Osaka, Kunihiko Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10096783
    Abstract: To provide a novel fluorescent organic compound (a fluorescent compound). The organic compound is a substance that emits fluorescence and an organic compound (a host material) in which TTA can occur efficiently. In the organic compound, triplet excitons, which do not contribute to light emission, can be efficiently converted into singlet excitons. The use of such an organic compound can increase emission efficiency of a light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue Osaka, Yusuke Takita, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10074822
    Abstract: To provide a novel light-emitting element or a highly reliable light-emitting element. To provide a light-emitting device, a display device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each of which can be manufactured at a low cost. To provide a light-emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer and an electron injection transport layer between the light-emitting layer and the cathode, and the amount of a halogen detected from a material forming the electron injection transport layer is less than or equal to 30 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Takeyoshi Watabe, Kunihiko Suzuki, Toshiki Hamada, Rina Nakamura, Hayato Yamawaki, Ayumi Sato, Harue Osaka
  • Patent number: 10050207
    Abstract: An object is to provide a new fluorene derivative as a good light-emitting material for organic EL elements. A fluorene derivative represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. In the formula, R1 to R8 separately represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group. Further, ?1 to ?4 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group. Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic hydrocarbon having 14 to 18 carbon atoms forming a ring. Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms forming a ring. Ar3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. Further, j, m, and n separately represent 0 or 1, and p represents 1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Ogita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Harue Osaka, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20180212154
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer including a guest, an n-type host and a p-type host between a pair of electrodes, where the difference between the energy difference between a triplet excited state and a ground state of the n-type host (or p-type host) and the energy difference between a triplet excited state and a ground state of the guest is 0.15 eV or more. Alternatively, in such a light-emitting element, the LUMO level of the n-type host is higher than the LUMO level of the guest by 0.1 eV or more, or the HOMO level of the p-type host is lower than the HOMO level of the guest by 0.1 eV or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi SEO, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Hideko INOUE, Hiroshi KADOMA, Harue OSAKA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Yasuhiko TAKEMURA
  • Patent number: 9985218
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with low drive voltage, a light-emitting element with high current efficiency, and/or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime are/is provided. Specifically, a light-emitting element with low drive voltage, a light-emitting element with high current efficiency, and/or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime are/is provided by the use of an organic compound with a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline skeleton in a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Hiroshi Kadoma, Yasushi Kitano, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo