Patents by Inventor Akihito Saitoh

Akihito Saitoh 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: 12066593
    Abstract: The compound having a high refractive index characteristic and a high transmittance is a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following general formula (1): in the general formula (1), X represents a phenylene group, Z1 to Z3 are selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a heteroaryl group, a phenylene group, a heteroarylene group, a phenylalkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, and a heteroaralkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, P1 to P3 are selected from the group consisting of an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, A is selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an arylene group, and a heteroarylene group, and “m” and “n” each represent 0 or 1, provided that when the “m” represents 0, the “n” represents 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Terunobu Saitoh, Akihito Saitoh, Yota Ito
  • Patent number: 11276826
    Abstract: An organic light emitting element which realizes a high efficiency and long-life light emission is provided. An organic compound represented by the general formula [1] described in Claim 1 is provided. In the general formula [1], R1 to R3 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group. However, at least one of R1 to R3 represents the aryl group or the heterocyclic group. The aryl group represents a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, or a chrysenyl group. The heterocyclic group represents a dibenzofuranyl group or a dibenzothienyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Horiuchi, Jun Kamatani, Kenichi Ikari, Akihito Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20210247546
    Abstract: The compound having a high refractive index characteristic and a high transmittance is a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following general formula (1): in the general formula (1), X represents a phenylene group, Z1 to Z3 are selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a heteroaryl group, a phenylene group, a heteroarylene group, a phenylalkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, and a heteroaralkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, P1 to P3 are selected from the group consisting of an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, A is selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an arylene group, and a heteroarylene group, and “m” and “n” each represent 0 or 1, provided that when the “m” represents 0, the “n” represents 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Terunobu Saitoh, Akihito Saitoh, Yota Ito
  • Patent number: 10636982
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel iridium complex and an organic light-emitting device including the novel iridium complex. The novel iridium complex includes three ligands, and two of them have a phenyl-naphtho[2,1-f]isoquinoline skeleton. The present invention also provides a display apparatus including the organic light-emitting device and an electrophotographic image-forming apparatus including a light source including the organic light-emitting device and including a photosensitive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigemoto Abe, Jun Kamatani, Kengo Kishino, Akihito Saitoh, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuya Kosuge, Takayuki Horiuchi, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita
  • Patent number: 10615350
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime. The organic light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer placed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic compound layer includes an iridium complex having a benzo[f]isoquinoline of a specific structure as a ligand and a metal complex compound of a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Kamatani, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuya Kosuge, Takayuki Horiuchi, Shigemoto Abe, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Kengo Kishino, Akihito Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20190013484
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime. The organic light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer placed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic compound layer includes an iridium complex having a benzo[f]isoquinoline of a specific structure as a ligand and a metal complex compound of a specific structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Kamatani, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuya Kosuge, Takayuki Horiuchi, Shigemoto Abe, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Kengo Kishino, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10109807
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime. The organic light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer placed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic compound layer includes an iridium complex having a benzo[f]isoquinoline of a specific structure as a ligand and a metal complex compound of a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Kamatani, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuya Kosuge, Takayuki Horiuchi, Shigemoto Abe, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Kengo Kishino, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10065969
    Abstract: A method for producing a carboxylic acid anhydride includes heating a composition containing a specific compound in a solvent to yield the carboxylic acid anhydride. The solvent is an aprotic polar solvent having a boiling point of 50° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Akihito Saitoh, Kunihiko Sekido, Michiyo Sekiya, Masashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 10038152
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting element improved in luminous efficiency and lifetime. The organic light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer placed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic compound layer includes an iridium complex having a benzo[f]isoquinoline of a specific structure as a ligand and a heterocycle-containing compound of a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kosuge, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Shigemoto Abe, Takayuki Horiuchi, Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani, Akihito Saitoh, Kengo Kishino
  • Patent number: 9960370
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting device improved in emission efficiency and lifetime. The organic light-emitting device includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, in which: the organic compound layer includes a benzo[f]isoquinoline iridium complex of a specific structure and a hydrocarbon compound of a specific structure; and the hydrocarbon compound is a compound formed only of an SP2 carbon atom and a hydrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kengo Kishino, Akihito Saitoh, Jun Kamatani, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuya Kosuge, Takayuki Horiuchi, Shigemoto Abe, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita
  • Patent number: 9917264
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting element having high light-emitting efficiency and a long element lifetime, the organic light-emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic compound layer includes an emission layer; the emission layer includes a host and a guest; the host is an aromatic hydrocarbon compound; the guest is an iridium complex of a specific structure; and a content of the host is 50 wt % or more with reference to the total amount of the constituent materials for the emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Horiuchi, Kengo Kishino, Hirokazu Miyashita, Yosuke Nishide, Tetsuya Kosuge, Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani, Akihito Saitoh, Shigemoto Abe
  • Patent number: 9911921
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting device capable of outputting light with high efficiency and high luminance. The organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, an emission layer placed between the anode and the cathode, and an organic compound layer placed between the anode and the emission layer, in which the organic compound layer contains the following compound A and compound B: [Compound A] an organic compound free of a nitrogen atom and a metal atom, the compound having SP2 carbon atoms and SP3 carbon atoms, and having a ratio of the number of the SP3 carbon atoms to the number of the SP2 carbon atoms of 40% or more; and [Compound B] a compound having a tertiary amine structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani, Akihito Saitoh, Yosuke Nishide, Masanori Muratsubaki, Ryuji Ishii, Koichi Ishige, Takayuki Ito, Norifumi Kajimoto, Nobutaka Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9899613
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting element having high light-emitting efficiency and a long element lifetime. Specifically, provided is an organic light-emitting element, including: an anode; a cathode; and an organic compound layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic compound layer includes an emission layer; the emission layer includes at least a host and a guest; the guest is an iridium complex of a specific structure; the host is a heterocycle-containing compound; and a content of the host is 50 wt % or more with reference to a total amount of constituent materials for the emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Horiuchi, Tetsuya Kosuge, Hirokazu Miyashita, Yosuke Nishide, Shigemoto Abe, Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani, Akihito Saitoh, Kengo Kishino
  • Patent number: 9851648
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member that allows positive ghost to be reduced even in repeated use. The electrophotographic photosensitive member of the present invention is an electrophotographic photosensitive member wherein an undercoat layer contains a polymerization product of a composition including a compound represented by the following formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido, Michiyo Sekiya, Kei Tagami, Isao Kawata, Yuto Ito, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9811011
    Abstract: Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising: a support, an undercoat layer formed on the support, and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer, on which the undercoat layer contains one of a compound represented by the formula (1) and a polymer of a composition containing the compound represented by the formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido, Michiyo Sekiya, Kei Tagami, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9812646
    Abstract: A novel organic compound having high stability is provided. The organic compound is represented by Formula (1) described in claim 1: In Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, Substituent group A, and Substituent group B shown in claim 1, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is selected from Substituent group A or Substituent group B; and R11 and R12 of a substituent belonging to Substituent group A are each independently selected from Substituent group B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Kamatani, Shigemoto Abe, Tetsuya Kosuge, Takayuki Horiuchi, Yosuke Nishide, Hirokazu Miyashita, Kengo Kishino, Naoki Yamada, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9755165
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element having high light emitting efficiency. The organic light emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; an emission layer placed between the anode and the cathode; and a hole transport layer formed between the anode and the emission layer, in which the hole transport layer contains a siloxane compound and a compound having a tertiary arylamine structure; and number of SP2 carbon atoms in the hole transport layer is ten times or less number of silicon atoms in the hole transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishide, Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani, Ryuji Ishii, Norifumi Kajimoto, Takayuki Ito, Nobutaka Mizuno, Koichi Ishige, Akihito Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20170133598
    Abstract: To provide a novel organic compound suitable for an organic light emitting device. This invention provides an organic compound having the skeleton represented by Formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jun Kamatani, Shigemoto Abe, Masashi Hashimoto, Naoki Yamada, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9601704
    Abstract: Provided is a long-lifetime organic light-emitting element having a good device lifetime characteristic. The organic light-emitting device includes: a pair of electrodes; and an organic compound layer placed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic compound layer includes an iridium complex having a specific structure and a different kind of metal complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirokazu Miyashita, Kengo Kishino, Jun Kamatani, Shigemoto Abe, Naoki Yamada, Tetsuya Kosuge, Takayuki Horiuchi, Yosuke Nishide, Akihito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9601701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel stable benzo[h]hexaphene compound and an organic light-emitting device including the compound. The present invention provides a benzo[h]hexaphene shown in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirokazu Miyashita, Jun Kamatani, Tetsuya Kosuge, Akihito Saitoh