Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Yabe

Masayoshi Yabe 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: 9640769
    Abstract: A composition for an organic electroluminescent device is a composition for forming an organic light emitting layer of an organic electroluminescent device by wet coating process. The composition contains a phosphorescent material, a charge transport material, and a solvent, in which the phosphorescent material and the charge transport material are each an unpolymerized organic compound, and the first oxidation potential of the phosphorescent material ED+, the first reduction potential of the phosphorescent material ED?, the first oxidation potential of the charge transporting material ET+, and the first reduction potential of the charge transporting material ET? satisfy the following condition: ET?+0.1?ED?<ET+?ED+?0.1 or ED?+0.1?ET?<ED+?ET+?0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yabe, Tomoyuki Ogata, Hideki Sato, Koichiro Iida, Asato Tanaka, Mitsuru Tanamura, Yuichiro Kawamura, Hironori Ishikawa, Kazuki Okabe
  • Publication number: 20160233445
    Abstract: A composition for an organic electroluminescent device is a composition for forming an organic light emitting layer of an organic electroluminescent device by wet coating process. The composition contains a phosphorescent material, a charge transport material, and a solvent, in which the phosphorescent material and the charge transport material are each an unpolymerized organic compound, and the first oxidation potential of the phosphorescent material ED+, the first reduction potential of the phosphorescent material ED?, the first oxidation potential of the charge transporting material ET+, and the first reduction potential of the charge transporting material ET? satisfy the following condition: ET?+0.1?ED?<ET+?ED+?0.1 or ED?+0.1?ET?<ED+?ET+?0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi YABE, Tomoyuki OGATA, Hideki SATO, Koichiro llDA, Asato TANAKA, Mitsuru TANAMURA, Yuichiro KAWAMURA, Hironori ISHIKAWA, Kazuki OKABE
  • Patent number: 9365767
    Abstract: A composition for an organic electroluminescent device is a composition for forming an organic light emitting layer of an organic electroluminescent device by wet coating process. The composition contains a phosphorescent material, a charge transport material, and a solvent, in which the phosphorescent material and the charge transport material are each an unpolymerized organic compound, and the first oxidation potential of the phosphorescent material ED+, the first reduction potential of the phosphorescent material ED?, the first oxidation potential of the charge transporting material ET+, and the first reduction potential of the charge transporting material ET? satisfy the following condition: ET?+0.1?ED?<ET+?ED+?0.1 or ED?+0.1?ET?<ED+?ET+?0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yabe, Tomoyuki Ogata, Hideki Sato, Koichiro Iida, Asato Tanaka, Mitsuru Tanamura, Yuichiro Kawamura, Hironori Ishikawa, Kazuki Okabe
  • Patent number: 9012035
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device having a longer drive life. The organic electroluminescence device includes a light emitting layer which contains a luminescent dye and a host material having a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring. The luminescence resulting from the hole transport layer adjacent to the light emitting layer is less than one-hundredth of the luminescence resulting from the luminescent dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Taishi Tsuji, Shin Kawami, Hideki Sato, Masayoshi Yabe
  • Patent number: 8933622
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having a longer drive life. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (100) comprising an organic material layer (16), which is composed of a hole transporting layer (164), a light-emitting layer (166) and an electron transporting layer (167), between a pair of electrodes, namely a cathode (18) and an anode (12). The light-emitting layer (166) (having a film thickness (dM) of 5-3000 nm) contains a luminescent dye and a host material. The first oxidation potential (ED+) of the luminescent dye is lower than the first oxidation potential (EH+) of the host material, while the first reduction potential (ED?) of the luminescent dye is lower than the first reduction potential (EH?) of the host material. The film thickness (dE: 5-3000 nm) of the electron transporting layer (167) and the film thickness (dH: 5-3000 nm) of the hole transporting layer (164) satisfy the following relation: dH?dE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Kawami, Taishi Tsuji, Hideki Sato, Masayoshi Yabe
  • Publication number: 20140361285
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device exhibiting a long life, a high luminance, and a high efficiency. An organic electroluminescent device comprising on a substrate an anode, a hole transport layer, an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode, wherein the organic light-emitting layer contains an organic compound having a pyridine ring, a pyrazine ring, or a triazine ring as a partial structure and the hole transport layer contains a monoamine compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 to R9 represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group; R1 to R9 may be the same or different from each other; and R1 to R9 may further have an aryl group or an alkyl group as a substituent in the case where R1 to R9 are an aryl group or an alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi YABE, Masayo Fugono, Koichiro Iida, Masako Takeuchi, Tomoyuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 8877355
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device exhibiting a long life, a high luminance, and a high efficiency. An organic electroluminescent device comprising on a substrate an anode, a hole transport layer, an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode, wherein the organic light-emitting layer contains an organic compound having a pyridine ring, a pyrazine ring, or a triazine ring as a partial structure and the hole transport layer contains a monoamine compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 to R9 represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group; R1 to R9 may be the same or different from each other; and R1 to R9 may further have an aryl group or an alkyl group as a substituent in the case where R1 to R9 are an aryl group or an alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yabe, Masayo Fugono, Koichiro Iida, Masako Takeuchi, Tomoyuki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20140299864
    Abstract: A polymer, a luminescent material, and the likes are provided, wherein a film can be formed by a wet film-forming method, the film formed has a high stability, and is capable of being laminated with other layers by a wet film-forming method or another method, which are less decrease in charge transportation efficiency or luminescent efficiency, and attain an excellent driving stability. The polymer has a thermally dissociable and soluble group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki URANO, Masayoshi Yabe, Koichiro IIDA, Kumiko Takenouchi
  • Patent number: 8795849
    Abstract: A polymer, a luminescent material, and the likes are provided, wherein a film can be formed by a wet film-forming method, the film formed has a high stability, and is capable of being laminated with other layers by a wet film-forming method or another method, which are less decrease in charge transportation efficiency or luminescent efficiency, and attain an excellent driving stability. The polymer has a thermally dissociable and soluble group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Urano, Masayoshi Yabe, Koichiro Iida, Kumiko Takenouchi
  • Patent number: 8692234
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a polymer compound having a high hole transport capacity, excellent in electrochemical stability, and suitable to film formation according to a wet film formation method. Another object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence element having a high current efficiency, a low drive voltage, and a long derive lifetime. The polymer compound has a crosslinking group bonding to the arylamine moiety in the repeating unit via at least one single bond therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Iida, Kyoko Endo, Yanjun Li, Kazuki Okabe, Masayoshi Yabe
  • Patent number: 8592052
    Abstract: [Problem to be solved by the Invention] An organic electroluminescence device having a longer drive life is provided. [Means for solving the Problem] An organic electroluminescence device comprises, between a pair of electrodes composed of an anode and a cathode, a light emitting layer, a hole transport layer provided on the anode side of the light emitting layer, and an electron transport layer provided on the cathode side of the light emitting layer. At least one layer among the layers constituting the electron transport layer includes an electron movement suppressing material which suppresses the movement of electrons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Taishi Tsuji, Masayoshi Yabe, Tomoyuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 8581241
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a polymer compound having a high hole transport capacity, excellent in electrochemical stability, and suitable to film formation according to a wet film formation method. Another object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence element having a high current efficiency, a low drive voltage, and a long derive lifetime. The polymer compound has a crosslinking group bonding to the arylamine moiety in the repeating unit via at least one single bond therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Iida, Kyoko Endo, Yanjun Li, Kazuki Okabe, Masayoshi Yabe
  • Patent number: 8427046
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device exhibiting a long life, a high luminance, and a high efficiency. An organic electroluminescent device comprising on a substrate an anode, a hole transport layer, an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode, wherein the organic light-emitting layer contains an organic compound having a pyridine ring, a pyrazine ring, or a triazine ring as a partial structure and the hole transport layer contains a monoamine compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 to R9 represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group; R1 to R9 may be the same or different from each other; and R1 to R9 may further have an aryl group or an alkyl group as a substituent in the case where R1 to R9 are an aryl group or an alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yabe, Masayo Fugono, Koichiro Iida, Masako Takeuchi, Tomoyuki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20130020562
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a polymer compound having a high hole transport capacity, excellent in electrochemical stability, and suitable to film formation according to a wet film formation method. Another object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence element having a high current efficiency, a low drive voltage, and a long derive lifetime. The polymer compound has a crosslinking group bonding to the arylamine moiety in the repeating unit via at least one single bond therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Koichiro IIDA, Kyoko Endo, Yanjun Li, Kazuki Okabe, Masayoshi Yabe
  • Patent number: 8324403
    Abstract: There are provided an organic having both excellent hole transporting property and satisfactory electron transporting and showing excellent durability against electric oxidation/reduction and a high triplet excitation level, and a charge transporting material and an organic electroluminescent device each using the organic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yabe, Hideki Sato
  • Patent number: 8222807
    Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescence device that can suppress rise in the driving voltage at the time of constant-current energization and degradation in brightness at the time of energization, and thus excels in its driving lifetime, the organic electroluminescence device comprises: a substrate; an anode and a cathode overlying the substrate; and a plurality of organic layers disposed between the anode and the cathode, and the plurality of organic layers comprise at least: a first layer formed by means of polymerization of a polymerizable compound; and a second layer disposed adjacently to the first layer and containing a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ogata, Kazuki Okabe, Koichiro Iida, Masayoshi Yabe
  • Patent number: 8178215
    Abstract: An organic compound and a charge-transporting material which are excellent in both a hole-transporting property and an electron-transporting property and have excellent electrical oxidation/reduction durability and a high triplet excitation level are provided, and an organic electroluminescent device which uses this organic compound and has high luminous efficiency and high driving stability and long lifetime is provided, wherein the organic compound has two or more partial structures represented by the following Formula (I): wherein Cz denotes a carbazolyl group; Z is as defined; and Q denotes a direct link connected to G present in a moiety represented by the following Formula (II): wherein B1 ring is a six-membered aromatic heterocycle containing n N atoms as a hetero atom; n is an integer of 1 to 3; G is as defined; and m is an integer of 3 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yabe, Hideki Sato, Masako Takeuchi, Masayo Fugono, Koichiro Iida
  • Patent number: 8168307
    Abstract: An organic compound is represented by following Formula (I): wherein Cz1 and Cz2 may be the same as or different from each other and each represent a carbazolyl group; Q1 and Q2 may be the same as or different from each other and each represent a direct bond or an arbitrary linkage group; and Cz1, Cz2, Q1, Q2, Ring B1 and Ring B2 may each be substituted. The organic compound and charge transporting material show both excellent hole transporting ability and excellent electron transporting ability and have satisfactory durability against electric oxidation/reduction and a high triplet excitation level. An organic electroluminescent device using the organic compound emits light with a high efficiency and is highly stably driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Iida, Hideki Sato, Masayoshi Yabe, Masako Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8022617
    Abstract: An organic compound having excellent heat resistance, an excellent amorphous nature, an excellent ability to transport charges, highly excited singlet and triplet states, and excellent solubility in an organic solvent is an organic compound represented by Formula (I): wherein Ar1 represents an optionally-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, an optionally-substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or an optionally-substituted alkyl group; Ar2 represents an optionally-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally-substituted aromatic heterocyclic group; R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring; and Q is represented by Formula (I-1) or (I-2): wherein Ar3 to Ar5 each represent an optionally-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally-substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, and Ar3 and Ar4 may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Iida, Yuichiro Kawamura, Tomoyuki Ogata, Masayoshi Yabe, Misako Okabe, Masako Takeuchi, Kazuki Okabe
  • Publication number: 20110215312
    Abstract: A composition for an organic electroluminescent device is a composition for forming an organic light emitting layer of an organic electroluminescent device by wet coating process. The composition contains a phosphorescent material, a charge transport material, and a solvent, in which the phosphorescent material and the charge transport material are each an unpolymerized organic compound, and the first oxidation potential of the phosphorescent material ED+, the first reduction potential of the phosphorescent material ED?, the first oxidation potential of the charge transporting material ET+, and the first reduction potential of the charge transporting material ET? satisfy the following condition: ET?+0.1?ED?<ET+?ED+?0.1 or ED?+0.1?ET?<ED+?ET+?0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi YABE, Tomoyuki OGATA, Hideki SATO, Koichiro IIDA, Asato TANAKA, Mitsuru TANAMURA, Yuichiro KAWAMURA, Hironori ISHIKAWA, Kazuki OKABE