Patents Examined by Dawn Garrett
  • Patent number: 9391283
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having high emission efficiency and long lifetime is provided. By manufacturing a light-emitting device using the light-emitting element, the light-emitting device having low power consumption and long lifetime is provided. The light-emitting element is manufactured in which a light-emitting layer is included between a first electrode serving as an anode and a second electrode serving as a cathode. The light-emitting layer includes a first organic compound having a hole-transporting property, a second organic compound having an electron-transporting property, and an organometallic complex including a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline skeleton as a ligand. Further, a light-emitting device is manufactured using the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Ohsawa, Hideko Inoue, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9368728
    Abstract: There is provided a material for an organic electroluminescence device, which is a chrysene skeletal structure-containing diarylamine-based organic material as defined in the specification used for deposition of any layer of at least one organic layer contained in an organic electroluminescence device, wherein the water content ratio before deposition as measured by the Karl Fischer's method is from 100 to 1,000 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
    Inventor: Toshihiro Ise
  • Patent number: 9349964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat emitting body comprising a transparent board, a bus bar, a power supply connected to the bus bar, a heat emitting pattern line provided on the transparent board and electrically connected to the bus bar, and a non-heat emitting pattern line provided on the transparent board and not electrically connected to the bus bar, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Seung Chun, Sung-Kil Hong, Yun-Hwan Kim, Tae-Yoon Park
  • Patent number: 9331287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode and a method of manufacturing the same. An organic light emitting diode according to the present invention comprises an exciton blocking layer comprising a compound represented by Formula 1 to confine an exciton to a light emitting layer to prevent light emitting leakage, and thus there is an effect of implementing an organic electroluminescence diode having excellent light emitting efficiency. Accordingly, it is possible to implement an organic light emitting diode having a simple and economical manufacturing process, a low voltage, high efficiency, and a long life span as compared to the related art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Kil Hong, Minseung Chun, Kongkyeom Kim, Jungi Jang, Yun Hwan Kim, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9331285
    Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative represented by the following formula (1): wherein at least one of R1 to R8 is a group other than a hydrogen atom, Ar1 to Ar4 are a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumiko Mizuki, Masahiro Kawamura, Sayaka Mizutani
  • Patent number: 9324952
    Abstract: The thiadiazole represented by formula (1), when used as a light-emitting material in a light-emitting element, allows the light-emitting element to emit near-infrared light: wherein, in formula (1), each A independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl amino group, or a substituted or unsubstituted triarylamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Tetsuji Fujita
  • Patent number: 9172055
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes an emission layer between first and second electrodes, a first hole transport layer that is between the emission layer and the first electrode and that includes a first hole transport compound and a first electron acceptor, a second hole transport layer that is between the emission layer and first hole transport layer and that includes a second hole transport compound, a third hole transport layer that is between the emission layer and the second hole transport layer and that includes a third hole transport compound and a second electron acceptor, a fourth hole transport layer that is between the emission layer and the third hole transport layer and that includes a fourth hole transport compound, a buffer layer between the emission layer and the fourth hole transport layer, and an electron transport layer that includes a pyrimidine-based compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Kun Kim, Sam-Il Kho, Mie-Hwa Park, Yoon-Hyun Kwak, Ja-Hyun Im, Chang-Woong Chu, Kwan-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9169176
    Abstract: A pyrene compound represented by general formula (1): wherein X represents one of a naphthalene ring and phenanthrene ring: when X represents the naphthalene ring, a 1-pyrenyl group indicated in general formula (1) is bonded to a 2-position of the naphthalene ring; when X represents the phenanthrene ring, the 1-pyrenyl group is bonded to one of a 2-position and a 3-position of the phenanthrene ring; and R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyuki Doi, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 9169274
    Abstract: A pyrene derivative represented by the following formula (1); wherein R1 to R10 are independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group or a group represented by the following formula (2), at least one of R1 to R10 is a group represented by the following formula (2) and at least two of R1 to R10 are substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. Provided that in the case where only one of R1 to R10 is a group represented by the following formula (2), at least one of the substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups is an aryl group having 10 to 50 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumiko Mizuki, Masahiro Kawamura, Yuichiro Kawamura, Hiroyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 9162990
    Abstract: Provided is a novel heterocyclic compound which can be used in a light-emitting layer of a light-emitting element as a host material in which a light-emitting material is dispersed, i.e., a heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1). Any one of R1 to R10 represents a substituent represented by a general formula (G1-1); another one of R1 to R10 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, or a substituent represented by a general formula (G1-2); and the others separately represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takako Takasu, Harue Osaka, Satoko Shitagaki
  • Patent number: 9166173
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is suitable for emitting green light. An organic light-emitting device includes the novel organic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Jun Kamatani, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9163004
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound: wherein R1 through R9 are defined as in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Hyun Kwak, Seok-Hwan Hwang, Young-Kook Kim, Hye-Jin Jung, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Hee-Joo Ko
  • Patent number: 9159947
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device, including a first electrode, the first electrode having a smaller absolute value of a work function energy level than an absolute value of a work function energy level of ITO, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Joo Ko, Chang-Ho Lee, Il-Soo Oh, Se-Jin Cho, Hyung-Jun Song, Jin-Young Yun, Jong-Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 9150496
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a condensed-cyclic compound represented by Formula 1, and to an organic light-emitting device including the condensed-cyclic compound. The organic light-emitting device may include an organic layer containing the condensed-cyclic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Yon Kim, Seok-Hwan Hwang, Young-Kook Kim, Hye-Jin Jung, Jin-O Lim, Sang-Hyun Han, Eun-Jae Jeong, Jun-Ha Park, Eun-Young Lee, Bo-Ra Lee, Jong-Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 9145344
    Abstract: Provided are a novel organic compound appropriate for emission of green light and an organic light-emitting device including the organic compound. Provided is a substituted or unsubstituted indeno[1,2,3-cd]naphtho[2,3-k]fluoranthene appropriate for emission of green light. The substituents of the indeno[1,2,3-cd]naphtho[2,3-k]fluoranthene are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Kamatani, Naoki Yamada, Kengo Kishino, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9139602
    Abstract: A fused ring compound represented by Formula 1: In Formula 1, X1, X2, Y1 to Y6, Ar1 to Ar3, R1 to R11, L1 to L3, a, b, and c are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Sub Lee, Seung-Gak Yang
  • Patent number: 9139522
    Abstract: Disclosed is a long-life organic EL device having high luminous efficiency even after storage at high temperatures. Also disclosed is an aromatic amine derivative which enables to realize such an organic EL device. The aromatic amine derivative is represented by the following general formula (1). (In the formula (1), Ar1 is represented by the general formula (2) below, and Ar2 is represented by the general formula (3) below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Yabunouchi, Michiru Sekiguchi, Takahiko Ochi, Yoshiyuki Totani
  • Patent number: 9133169
    Abstract: Provided is a novel heterocyclic compound which can be used in a light-emitting layer of a light-emitting element as a host material in which a light-emitting substance is dispersed. A heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1) is provided. Any one of R1 to R10 represents a substituent represented by a general formula (G1-1), another one of R1 to R10 represents a substituent represented by a general formula (G1-2), and the others separately represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group. Further, ?1 and ?2 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyldiyl group, and A1 and A2 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kitano, Harue Osaka, Satoko Shitagaki
  • Patent number: 9133173
    Abstract: To provide a novel carbazole compound that has an excellent carrier-transport property and can be used for a transport layer or as a host material in a light-emitting element. Further, to provide an organic semiconductor material and a material for a light-emitting element using the carbazole compound. A carbazole compound in which the 4-position of a dibenzothiophene skeleton or a dibenzofuran skeleton is substituted with the 2- or 3-position of a carbazole skeleton directly or via an arylene group can be synthesized. The carbazole compound is found to have a suitable carrier-transport property, a good film quality, and be used suitably as a material of a light-emitting element and an organic semicondcutor material. Note that nitrogen of the carbazole skeleton is substituted with any of a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Satoko Shitagaki, Hiromi Nowatari, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 9133177
    Abstract: The inventions describe disclosed and described herein relate to ambipolar small molecule host materials for guest phosphorescent metal complexes. Methods of making the ambipolar small molecules are also described. These ambipolar small molecules, which comprise both an oxadiazole and one or more carbazole groups, can be used to make the emission layers of unexpectedly efficient OLED devices containing the materials of the inventions, wherein (I) at least one of the R1, R2 and R3 groups is an optionally substituted carbazole group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Yadong Zhang, Carlos Zuniga, Gaelle Deshayes, Julie Leroy, Stephen Barlow, Seth R. Marder, Xuyang He, Sung-Jin Kim, Bernard Kippelen