Patents by Inventor Hiroki Ohrui

Hiroki Ohrui 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: 10468614
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoelectric conversion element including a lower electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and an upper electrode in this order; a voltage is applied between the lower electrode and the upper electrode; the photoelectric conversion layer contains a first organic compound and a second organic compound; the first organic compound has a lower oxidation potential than the second organic compound, and ?E represented by the following formula (A) satisfies the following formula (B); where ?E=oxidation potential of first organic compound?reduction potential of second organic compound (A) ?E?1.79[V]??(B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Shiobara, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuo Takahashi, Jun Kamatani, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Tomona Yamaguchi, Hironobu Iwawaki, Hiroki Ohrui, Masumi Itabashi, Norifumi Kajimoto
  • Publication number: 20190267545
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoelectric conversion element including a lower electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and an upper electrode in this order, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a first organic compound and a second organic compound having a lower reduction potential than that of the first organic compound, the first organic compound has an emission lifetime of 1.1 ns or more in chloroform solution, and the first organic compound is an organic compound represented by Formula [1] according to claim 1, a fluoranthene derivative, or a metal complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Tomona Yamaguchi, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuo Takahashi, Jun Kamatani, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Satoru Shiobara, Hironobu Iwawaki, Hiroki Ohrui, Masumi Itabashi
  • Publication number: 20190267411
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element including an anode, a cathode, and a photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer contains a first organic compound and a second organic compound, and difference between oxidation potential of first organic compound and reduction potential of second organic compound is larger than 1.5 [V], and the first organic compound is any one of general formulae [1] below, a fluoranthene derivative, and a metal complex, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, Ar1, Ar2, and Z1 represents a substituent, n1 and n2 represents an integer of 0 to 4, and X1 to X3 represents a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, or a carbon atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Satoru Shiobara, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuo Takahashi, Jun Kamatani, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Tomona Yamaguchi, Hironobu Iwawaki, Hiroki Ohrui, Norifumi Kajimoto, Masumi Itabashi, Kentaro Ito
  • Publication number: 20190148644
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic compound expressed by the following General Formula 1: In General Formula 1, a partial structure Z1 represents a condensed polycyclic group that may include a nitrogen atom in a skeleton, and that includes at least one of a five-membered ring and a six-membered ring. The partial structure Z1 may include, as a substituent, a carbonyl group, a dicyanovinylidene group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or an aryl group. R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group, aryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, a halogen group, or a cyano group. Ar1 represents an arylene group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, and Ar2 and Ar3 represent an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group. n represents an integer of 1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani, Hiroki Ohrui, Hironobu Iwawaki, Masumi Itabashi, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Satoru Shiobara, Tomona Yamaguchi, Tetsuo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190119258
    Abstract: An organic compound represented by the following general formula [1] is excellent in thermal stability. In the general formula [1], R1 to R12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a substituent. Symbol A is selected from the group consisting of a divalent residue of naphthalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, benzofluorene, dibenzofluorene or spirofluorene, and a heteroarylene group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms. Symbol B is selected from the group consisting of an arylene group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms and a heteroarylene group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms. Symbol n is an integer of 0 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Naoki Yamada, Hiroki Ohrui, Hironobu Iwawaki, Hirokazu Miyashita, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20190115545
    Abstract: An organic compound represented by the following formula [1] has a high absorption coefficient in a long wavelength region and is thermally stable. In formula [1], Ar1 and Ar2 each represent a group independently selected from the group consisting of aryl group and heterocyclic groups, and A represents a cyclic structure. m represents an integer of 0 to 2. Q represents a structure represented by one of the following formulas [1-1] and [1-2], wherein n represents an integer of 0 to 2, and when n is 2, the two R4's may be the same as or different from each other, and the two R5's may be the same as or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Hirokazu Miyashita, Naoki Yamada, Hiroki Ohrui, Hironobu Iwawaki, Yosuke Nishide, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20190092743
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic compound represented by general formula [1] described in claims. In general formula [1], Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently selected from an aryl group and a heteroaryl group. In general formula [1], R1 to R3 are each a hydrogen atom or a substituent. R4 is an electron-withdrawing substituent. X1 is oxygen or sulfur. Y1 to Y3 are each independently selected from a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Naoki Yamada, Hiroki Ohrui, Hironobu Iwawaki, Satoru Shiobara, Tomona Yamaguchi, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masumi Itabashi, Hirokazu Miyashita, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20190088885
    Abstract: Provided is an organic compound represented by the general formula [1]: in the formula [1], R1 to R18 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 or more and 8 or less carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 or more and 18 or less carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 or more and 15 or less carbon atoms, and may be identical to or different from each other, and the plurality of R17's or the plurality of R18's may be identical to or different from each other, and the R1 to the R18 may each further have a substituent selected from a halogen atom and an alkyl group having 1 or more and 8 or less carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 or more and 3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Naoki Yamada, Masumi Itabashi, Hironobu Iwawaki, Jun Kamatani, Hiroki Ohrui, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20190067590
    Abstract: Provided is an organic compound represented by the following general formula [1], the compound having an absorption peak in a long wavelength region: where Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aryl group having 6 or more and 18 or less carbon atoms or the like, R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl group or the like, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, Y1 to Y3 are each independently selected from a methine group and a nitrogen atom, R4 represents a substituent represented by the general formula [1-1] or the like, and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Naoki Yamada, Hiroki Ohrui, Hironobu Iwawaki, Hirokazu Miyashita, Tomona Yamaguchi, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20190043926
    Abstract: Provided is an organic compound represented by the following general formula [1], the compound having an absorption peak in a long wavelength region of a visible light region: where Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aryl group or the like, Ar3 represents an arylene group or the like, m represents an integer of 0 to 3, R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or the like, X1 and X2 are each independently selected from oxygen and sulfur, Q represents, for example, a substituent represented by the general formula [1-1], R5 to R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or the like, and n represents an integer of 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Naoki Yamada, Yosuke Nishide, Hiroki Ohrui, Hironobu Iwawaki, Hirokazu Miyashita, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20180342559
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element includes an electron-collecting electrode, a hole-collecting electrode, and a photoelectric conversion portion which is disposed between the electron-collecting electrode and the hole-collecting electrode. The photoelectric conversion portion includes a first organic compound layer. A second organic compound layer is disposed between the hole-collecting electrode and the photoelectric conversion portion. The first organic compound layer contains a first compound having at least a fullerene skeleton and a second compound having a fluoranthene skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jun Kamatani, Naoki Yamada, Hiroki Ohrui, Kengo Kishino, Hironobu Iwawaki, Satoru Shiobara, Tomona Yamaguchi, Masumi Itabashi, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20180301633
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element including: an anode; a cathode; and an organic compound layer formed between the anode and the cathode and including a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and an emission layer, in which: the emission layer includes a host and a dopant; the hole transport layer includes a hole transport material having multiple aromatic hydrocarbon skeletons and a single bond for linking the aromatic hydrocarbon skeletons; the hole transport material has a triplet level T1 of 1.8 eV or more; the hole transport material has a hole mobility of 1×10?5 cm2/Vs or more; and the hole transport layer and the emission layer satisfy relationships represented by the following expression (1): |reduction potential of hole transport material|?|reduction potential of host|>0.1 V??(1) and the following expression (2): |HOMO level of hole transport material?HOMO level of host|<0.1 eV??(2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Ryuji Ishii, Hiroki Ohrui, Kei Tagami, Masumi Itabashi
  • Patent number: 10032987
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element including: an anode; a cathode; and an organic compound layer formed between the anode and the cathode and including a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and an emission layer, in which: the emission layer includes a host and a dopant; the hole transport layer includes a hole transport material having multiple aromatic hydrocarbon skeletons and a single bond for linking the aromatic hydrocarbon skeletons; the hole transport material has a triplet level T1 of 1.8 eV or more; the hole transport material has a hole mobility of 1×10?5 cm2/Vs or more; and the hole transport layer and the emission layer satisfy relationships represented by the following expression (1): |reduction potential of hole transport material|?|reduction potential of host|>0.1 V??(1) and the following expression (2): |HOMO level of hole transport material?HOMO level of host|<0.1 eV??(2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuji Ishii, Hiroki Ohrui, Kei Tagami, Masumi Itabashi
  • Publication number: 20180138432
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoelectric conversion element including a lower electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and an upper electrode in this order; a voltage is applied between the lower electrode and the upper electrode; the photoelectric conversion layer contains a first organic compound and a second organic compound; the first organic compound has a lower oxidation potential than the second organic compound, and ?E represented by the following formula (A) satisfies the following formula (B); where ?E=oxidation potential of first organic compound?reduction potential of second organic compound (A) ?E?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Satoru Shiobara, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuo Takahashi, Jun Kamatani, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Tomona Yamaguchi, Hironobu Iwawaki, Hiroki Ohrui, Masumi Itabashi, Norifumi Kajimoto
  • Patent number: 9818957
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element having stable performance in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Jun Kamatani, Hiroki Ohrui, Yojiro Matsuda, Masanori Muratsubaki, Satoru Shiobara, Tetsuo Takahashi, Haruna Iida
  • Patent number: 9705089
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element having stable performance in the air. The organic light emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; and an emission layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic light emitting element further includes a first organic compound layer placed between the cathode and the emission layer, and a second organic compound layer placed between the emission layer and the first organic compound layer, and contacted with the first organic compound layer; the first organic compound layer contains a first organic compound; the second organic compound layer contains a second organic compound; and the first organic compound includes a viologen compound represented by the following general formula [1] and the second organic compound includes an organic compound different from the viologen compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Jun Kamatani, Hiroki Ohrui, Yojiro Matsuda, Masanori Muratsubaki, Satoru Shiobara, Tetsuo Takahashi, Haruna Iida
  • Patent number: 9472766
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fused polycyclic compound suitably used for a blue light emitting element and an organic light emitting element including the fused polycyclic compound. A fused polycyclic compound is represented by at least one of the general formulas [1] and [2] according to claim 1. In the general formulas [1] and [2], R1 to R20 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masumi Itabashi, Hiroki Ohrui, Hironobu Iwawaki, Kei Tagami, Tetsuo Takahashi, Kenichi Ikari, Ryuji Ishii, Masanori Muratsubaki
  • Publication number: 20160133846
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element including: an anode; a cathode; and an organic compound layer formed between the anode and the cathode and including a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and an emission layer, in which: the emission layer includes a host and a dopant; the hole transport layer includes a hole transport material having multiple aromatic hydrocarbon skeletons and a single bond for linking the aromatic hydrocarbon skeletons; the hole transport material has a triplet level T1 of 1.8 eV or more; the hole transport material has a hole mobility of 1×10?5 cm2/Vs or more; and the hole transport layer and the emission layer satisfy relationships represented by the following expression (1): |reduction potential of hole transport material|?|reduction potential of host|>0.1 V??(1) and the following expression (2): |HOMO level of hole transport material-HOMO level of host|<0.1 eV (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Ryuji Ishii, Hiroki Ohrui, Kei Tagami, Masumi Itabashi
  • Publication number: 20160093809
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device having high emission efficiency and a long continuous driving lifetime. The organic light emitting device includes: an anode; a cathode; and an emitting layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the emitting layer contains an emitting material that emits fluorescence; and in an emission wavelength region of the emitting material, an absorption peak of an absorption spectrum in a minimum excited triplet state of a material having a smallest minimum excited triplet energy out of constituent materials in the emitting layer is absent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichi Ikari, Hiroki Ohrui, Yojiro Matsuda, Haruna Iida, Masumi Itabashi, Kei Tagami, Tetsuo Takahashi, Satoru Shiobara, Tomona Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20160079544
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element having stable performance in the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Jun Kamatani, Hiroki Ohrui, Yojiro Matsuda, Masanori Muratsubaki, Satoru Shiobara, Tetsuo Takahashi, Haruna Iida