Patents by Inventor Norimasa Yokoyama

Norimasa Yokoyama 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: 8852759
    Abstract: An organic compound with characteristics excelling in hole-injecting/transporting performance and having an electron blocking ability, a highly stable thin-film state, and excellent heat resistance is provided as material for an organic electroluminescent device of high efficiency and high durability, and the organic electroluminescent device of high efficiency and high durability is provided using this compound. The compound of a general formula (Chemical Formula 1) having a substituted acridan ring structure is used as a constituent material of at least one organic layer in the organic electroluminescent device that includes a pair of electrodes and one or more organic layers sandwiched between the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Makoto Nagaoka, Naoaki Kabasawa, Eiji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140225100
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having a capping layer composed of material having a high refractive index, excelling in thin film stability and durability and having no absorption in the respective wavelength ranges of blue, green, and red is provided to improve device characteristics of the organic electroluminescent device, particularly to greatly improve light extraction efficiency. The organic electroluminescent device has at least an anode electrode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, a cathode electrode, and the capping layer in this order, wherein the capping layer contains an arylamine compound (X) having a structure in which two triphenylamine structures are joined within a molecule via a single bond or a divalent group that does not contain a heteroatom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Shigeru Kusano
  • Patent number: 8771841
    Abstract: A problem of the invention is to provide an organic EL device having a high efficiency, a low driving voltage and a long life, by combining various materials for organic EL device, which are excellent in an injection or transportation performance of holes or electrons, and in stability and durability in a thin film, so as to enable the respective materials to effectively reveal their characteristics. The invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device including at least an anode electrode, a hole-injecting layer, a hole-transporting layer, an emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer and a cathode electrode in this order, in which the hole-injecting layer contains an arylamine compound having, in its molecule, a structure in which three or more triphenylamine structures are connected through a single bond or a hetero atom-free divalent group; and the hole-transporting layer contains an arylamine compound having two triphenylamine structures in its molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shigeru Kusano, Shuichi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140163232
    Abstract: A method of producing an aromatic amino compound by using a primary or secondary amine compound having an aromatic ring group and a halogenated aromatic compound as starting materials, reacting the amine compound with the halogenated aromatic compound in the presence of a copper catalyst and a base so as to produce the aromatic amino compound having a structure in which an aromatic ring group derived from the halogenated aromatic compound is coupled to the amino group of the amine compound, wherein the amine compound and the halogenated aromatic compound are reacted together under a condition where an aromatic oxycarboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group and a hydroxycarbonyl group that are bonded to neighboring carbon atoms, is made present together with the copper catalyst and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa YOKOYAMA, Makoto NAGAOKA, Kazunori TOGASHI
  • Patent number: 8748014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure, which is represented by the following general formula (1) or the following general formula (2); and an organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed therebetween, in which the compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure, which is represented by the following general formula (1) or the following general formula (2), is used as a constituent material of the aforementioned at least one organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Kouki Kase, Hiroshi Ohkuma, Eiji Takahashi, Daizou Kanda
  • Patent number: 8735626
    Abstract: A method of producing an aromatic amino compound using a primary or secondary amine compound and a halogenated aromatic compound as starting materials, and relying upon the Ullmann reaction, the method being capable of obtaining the highly pure aromatic amino compound in high yields and inexpensively. A primary or secondary amine compound having an aromatic ring group and a halogenated aromatic compound as starting materials, are reacted with the halogenated aromatic compound in the presence of copper catalyst and base to produce the aromatic amino compound having a structure in which an aromatic ring group derived from the halogenated aromatic compound is coupled to the amino group of the amine compound, wherein the amine compound and the halogenated aromatic compound are reacted together such that an aromatic oxycarboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group and a hydroxycarbonyl group bonded to neighboring carbon atoms, is present together with the copper catalyst and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Makoto Nagaoka, Kazunori Togashi
  • Patent number: 8722209
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound having a pyridoindole ring structure having a substituted pyridyl group of formula (1); and to an organic electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed between the electrodes, wherein at least one of the organic layer(s) contains the compound: wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group; R1 to R10 may be the same or different from one another and each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group; Z represents a 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring containing one nitrogen atom; and m and n each independently represents an integer of 1 to 3, provided that n is 1 when m is 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Shigeru Kusano
  • Publication number: 20140124756
    Abstract: A compound having an indolocarbazole ring structure is represented by the following general formula (1), and is used as a material for forming a highly efficient and highly durable organic electroluminescent device. The compound features excellent hole injection/transport capability, has electron blocking power and is highly stable in the form of a thin film. wherein, A is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group, Ar1 to Ar4 are monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon groups or aromatic heterocyclic groups, and R1 to R9 are hydrogen atoms, deuterium atoms, fluorine atoms, chlorine atoms, cyano groups, nitro groups, alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkyloxy groups, cycloalkyloxy groups, aromatic hydrocarbon groups, aromatic heterocyclic groups or aryloxy groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Makoto Nagaoka, Sawa Izumi, Hiroshi Ookuma, Shuichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8716698
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device comprising at least an anode electrode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode electrode in this order, wherein the hole injection layer comprises an arylamine compound having at least three triphenylamine structures in the molecule, the hole transport layer comprises an arylamine compound having two triphenylamine structures in the molecule, and the electron transport layer comprises a substituted bipyridyl compound represented by the following general formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shigeru Kusano, Shuichi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140048787
    Abstract: An organic compound having excellent electron transport property and hole blocking property as a material for a highly efficient organic EL device, and also provide a highly efficient organic EL device using the compound. This invention relates to a compound having a triazole ring structure to which a substituted pyridyl group is bonded, represented by the following general formula (1), and to an organic electroluminescence device comprising the compound: wherein Ar1 and Ar2, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10, and m are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SHINSHU UNIVERSITY, HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuzo MIKI, Norimasa YOKOYAMA, Yoshio TANIGUCHI, Musubu ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140042425
    Abstract: An organic compound with characteristics excelling in hole-injecting/transporting performance and having an electron blocking ability, a highly stable thin-film state, and excellent heat resistance is provided as material for an organic electroluminescent device of high efficiency and high durability, and the organic electroluminescent device of high efficiency and high durability is provided using this compound. The compound of a general formula (Chemical Formula 1) having a substituted acridan ring structure is used as a constituent material of at least one organic layer in the organic electroluminescent device that includes a pair of electrodes and one or more organic layers sandwiched between the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Makoto Nagaoka, Naoaki Kabasawa, Eiji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140039221
    Abstract: A problem of the invention is to provide an organic EL device having a high efficiency, a low driving voltage and a long life, by combining various materials for organic EL device, which are excellent in an injection or transportation performance of holes or electrons, and in stability and durability in a thin film, so as to enable the respective materials to effectively reveal their characteristics. The invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device including at least an anode electrode, a hole-injecting layer, a hole-transporting layer, an emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer and a cathode electrode in this order, in which the hole-injecting layer contains an arylamine compound having, in its molecule, a structure in which three or more triphenylamine structures are connected through a single bond or a hetero atom-free divalent group; and the hole-transporting layer contains an arylamine compound having two triphenylamine structures in its molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa YOKOYAMA, Shigeru Kusano, Shuichi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140034936
    Abstract: An organic compound having an excellent electron injection and transport performance is provided as a material for a low-power-consumption organic electroluminescent device. A low-power-consumption organic electroluminescent device is also provided by using the compound. The compound is a compound of general formula (1) or (2) having a substituted bipyridyl and triphenylene ring structure. The organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrodes, and one or more organic layers sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, and uses the compound as constituent material of at least one of the organic layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chihaya Adachi, Kazunori Togashi, Norimasa Yokoyama, Shintaro Nomura
  • Patent number: 8642189
    Abstract: The invention provides an organic compound which shows an excellent electron-injecting/transporting performance, has a hole-blocking ability and shows a high stability as a film, that is, having excellent characteristics as a material for organic electroluminescent device having high efficiency and high durability; and provides an organic EL device comprising the compound and having high efficiency and high durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd., Shinshu University, National University Corporation
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Makoto Nagaoka, Yoshio Taniguchi, Musubu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20140021451
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device comprises, between an anode and a cathode, a hole injection layer, a hole-transporting layer, a luminous layer and an electron-transporting layer, wherein the hole injection layer contains an arylamine compound (?) having three or more triphenylamine skeletons, the hole-transporting layer contains an arylamine compound (?) having two triphenylamine skeletons, and the electron-transporting layer contains an electron-transporting compound having an anthracene ring skeleton and a pyridoindole ring skeleton. The organic EL device emits light highly efficiently, drives on a low voltage, and features excellent durability and long life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Eiji Takahashi, Shuichi Hayashi, Daizou Kanda, Hiroshi Ookuma
  • Patent number: 8624228
    Abstract: Objects of the invention are to provide an organic compound having excellent properties, which is excellent in eleclron-injecting/transporling performance, has hole-blocking ability, and is highly stable in a thin-film state, as a material for an organic electroluminescent devices having a high-efficiency and a high durability; and to provide an organic electroluminescent device having a high-efficiency and a high durability using the compound. The invention relates to: a compound having a pyridoindolc ring structure bonded with a substituted pyridyl group and an organic electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed between the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Sawa Izumi, Shigeru Kusano
  • Publication number: 20130341604
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic compound having excellent properties, which is excellent in electron-injection/transport performance, has hole-blocking ability and is high stability in a thin-film state, as a material for an organic electroluminescence device having a high efficiency and a high durability, and provides is an organic electroluminescence device having a high efficiency and a high durability using the compound. The present invention relates to a compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure represented by general formula (1); and an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed between the electrodes in which the at least one organic layer contains the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Norimasa YOKOYAMA, Shuichi Hayashi, Sawa Izumi, Naoaki Kabasawa, Shigeru Kusano
  • Publication number: 20130328041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having a bipyridyl group and a carbazole ring, which is represented by the following general formula (1); and an organic electroluminescent element containing a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed therebetween, in which the compound is used as a constituent material of the at least one organic layer:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: SHINSHU UNIVERSITY, HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Naoaki Kabasawa, Musubu Ichikawa, Sohei Otsuru
  • Publication number: 20130328040
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device comprising, between an anode and a cathode, a hole-transporting layer, a luminous layer and an electron-transporting layer, wherein the hole-transporting layer contains an arylamine compound (X) having a molecular structure to which three or more triphenylamine skeletons are singly bonded or bonded through a divalent hydrocarbon group and an arylamine compound (Y) having a molecular structure to which two triphenylamine skeletons are singly bonded or bonded through the divalent hydrocarbon group. The device excels in hole and electron injection/transport property, stability and durability in the form of thin films, and is highly efficient, becomes luminous on a low driving voltage, and has a long life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Eiji Takahashi, Shigeru Kusano
  • Patent number: 8586210
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic compound having excellent properties, which is excellent in electron-injection/transport performance, has hole-blocking ability and is high stability in a thin-film state, as a material for an organic electroluminescence device having a high efficiency and a high durability, and provides is an organic electroluminescence device having a high efficiency and a high durability using the compound. The present invention relates to a compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure represented by general formula (1); and an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed between the electrodes in which the at least one organic layer contains the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Sawa Izumi, Naoaki Kabasawa, Shigeru Kusano