Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Tsubata

Yoshiaki Tsubata 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: 7662478
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1), wherein, A1 represents a divalent group in which the bond distance ratio (bond distance of C(?)-A1/bond distance of C(?)-C(?)) is 1.10 or more; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, each independently represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkyloxy group, aryloxy group, arylalkyloxy group, etc. The polymer is useful as a light-emitting material, a charge transporting material, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Kitano, Shuji Doi, Takahiro Ueoka, Akiko Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20080274303
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and a repeating unit selected from the following formulae (2-1) and (2-2): (wherein, Ar1 and Ar2 represent an arylene group or divalent heterocyclic group. a and b represent each independently 0 or 1, E1, E2 and E3 represent an aryl group having three or more substituents selected from alkyl groups, alkoxy groups and the like, or a monovalent heterocyclic group having one or more substituents and in which the sum of the number of the substituents and the number of hetero atoms of the heterocycle is 3 or more. A ring, B ring, C ring and D ring represent an aromatic ring, X represents —O—, —S— and the like, and Y represents —C?C— and the like).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Katsumi Agata, Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Anryu
  • Publication number: 20080103278
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1), wherein, A1 represents a divalent group in which the bond distance ratio (bond distance of C(?)-A1/bond distance of C(?)-C(?)) is 1.10 or more; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, each independently represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkyloxy group, aryloxy group, arylalkyloxy group, etc. The polymer is useful as a light-emitting material, a charge transporting material, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Satoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Kitano, Shuji Doi, Takahiro Ueoka, Akiko Nakazono
  • Patent number: 7357990
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymeric fluorescent substance characterized by comprising the step of contacting with an alkali a crude polymeric fluorescent substance that is fluorescent in a solid state and has a polystyrene equivalent number average molecular weight of 104 to 108 and one or more repeating units represented by the following formula (1): —Ar1—(CR1?CR2)n— ??(1) wherein Ar1 is an arylene group or heterocyclic compound group that is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents; R1 and R2 each independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic compound group and a cyano group, in which the aryl group and the heterocyclic compound group is optionally substituted by another substituent; and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata
  • Patent number: 7255936
    Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance comprising a copolymer which has a substituent containing a specific aromatic amine structure below in the side chain, wherein X1 is a divalent hydrocarbon group; Ar2 is an arylene group or the like; Ar3 and Ar4 independently represent an aryl group or the like. The polymeric fluorescent substance is preferably used for a light emitting layer of a polymer LED having high luminance and high light emitting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20070154732
    Abstract: A dendrimer compound characterized by comprising a core represented by the following formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), or (1-4) and at least one kind of dendritic structure selected among dendritic structures represented by the following formulae (3) and (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20070103059
    Abstract: A composition comprising a polymer compound having a polystyrene reduced number-average molecular weight of 103-108, and a compound showing light-emission from triplet excited state, and said polymer compound comprises a repeating unit of the following formula (1); and a polymer complex compound having visible light-emission in the solid state, and including a repeating unit of the above formula (1), a repeating unit selected from the above formulas (12) and (13), and a metal complex structure showing light-emission from triplet excited state: wherein, Ring P and Ring Q represent an aromatic ring, Y represents —O—, —S—, etc.; Ar15 and Ar16 represent a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a trivalent heterocyclic group; R40 represents an alkyl group, etc.; X represents a single bond, etc.; Ar6, Ar7, Ar8, and Ar9 represent an arylene group, etc.; Ar10, Ar11, and Ar12 represent aryl group, etc.; and x and y each independently represent 0 or 1, and 0?x+y?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tsubata, Satoshi Mikami, Chizu Sekine
  • Patent number: 7208567
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer compound having a polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of 103-108, and comprising a repeating unit represented by the below formula (1-1) or (1-2), wherein Ring A, Ring B, Ring C, or Ring D each independently represent an aromatic ring, and X represents S or O. The compound is usable as a light-emitting material, a charge transporting material, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Jun Oguma, Takahiro Ueoka, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Kitano, Chizu Sekine
  • Patent number: 7125930
    Abstract: A block copolymer comprising two or more blocks and having fluorescence in the solid state, wherein blocks thereof may be the same or different, and in each of the blocks, one or more kinds of repeating units are bonded through conjugated bonds, and bonding between the blocks is made by junction unit having conjugated bond, and the polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of at least one block is 1×103 to 1×108.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Shuji Doi
  • Patent number: 6875895
    Abstract: Provided is a bis(diphenylvinyl)arene compound having a reactive functional group on phenyl group, represented by below formula (1), wherein, Ar is an arylene group and has one or more substituents; R1-R22 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, cyano group, nitro group, etc., and at least one of R1-R20 is a halogen atom, etc. The arene compound has sufficient solubility in an organic solvent and excellent reactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro Ueoka, Hideyuki Ikehira, Yoshiaki Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20050042195
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1), wherein, A1 represents a divalent group in which the bond distance ratio (bond distance of C(?)-A1/bond distance of C(?)-C(?)) is 1.10 or more; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, each independently represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkyloxy group, aryloxy group, arylalkyloxy group, etc. The polymer is useful as a light-emitting material, a charge transporting material, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Satoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Kitano, Shuji Doi, Takahiro Ueoka, Akiko Nakazono
  • Patent number: 6830832
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1) and a repeating unit represented by formula (2), wherein, Ar1, Ar2 and Ar6 each independently represent an arylene group, a divalent heterocyclic compound group, etc.; Ar3 is an arylene group, arylene vinylene group, or a divalent heterocyclic compound group; Ar4 and Ar5 are each independently an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic compound group. The polymer compound has excellent characteristics of strong fluorescence and large charge transporting property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Jun Oguma, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Shuji Doi
  • Publication number: 20040109955
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units shown by formula (1) or formula (2), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Chizu Sekine, Jun Oguma, Katsumi Agata, Akihiro Ono, Akiko Nakazono
  • Patent number: 6720091
    Abstract: A polymeric fluorescent substance or polymeric fluorescent substance solution is disclosed which can attain higher luminous efficiency as a polymer LED. The polymeric fluorescent substance has a specific content of water or poor solvent. Also disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one light-emitting layer that contains substantially no particle-like foreign materials having a diameter of more than 1 &mgr;m and that has few dark spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ohnishi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Masato Ueda, Shigeru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6696180
    Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance containing specific repeating units at a specific ratio in main chain and having a branching polymeric chain. The substance is excellent in film-forming property without losing solubility in a solvent, and preferably used for a polymer LED having high light-emitting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Yoshiaki Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20040002576
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer compound having a polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of 103-108, and comprising a repeating unit represented by the below formula (1-1) or (1-2), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Oguma, Takahiro Ueoka, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Kitano, Chizu Sekine
  • Publication number: 20030168656
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Kitano, Shuji Doi, Takahiro Ueoka, Akiko Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20030165713
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1) and a repeating unit represented by formula (2), 1  —Ar6—  (2)
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Oguma, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Shuji Doi
  • Publication number: 20030100786
    Abstract: Provided is a bis(diphenylvinyl)arene compound having a reactive functional group on phenyl group, represented by below formula (1), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Ueoka, Hideyuki Ikehira, Yoshiaki Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20030064247
    Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance comprising a copolymer which has a substituent containing a specific aromatic amine structure below in the side chain, 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata