Patents by Inventor Anna Tada

Anna Tada 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).

  • Publication number: 20260123174
    Abstract: An organic compound that enables formation of a light-emitting device having a high hole-transport property and high reliability is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. In General Formula (G1), any one of R1 to R16 is a group represented by General Formula (g1). In General Formula (g1), Ar1 is a group represented by General Formula (Ar1-1), and Ar2 represents a substituted phenyl group having a phenyl group or a naphthyl group. In General Formula (Ar1-1), any one of R17 and R24 to R26 is a bond, and X and Y each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anna TADA, Sachiko Kawakami, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20260116841
    Abstract: An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a novel organic compound. The organic compound is a triarylamine derivative. The triarylamine derivative has an aryl group including a skeleton in which a naphthyl group is bonded to a naphthylene group. The other two aryl groups are each independently a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group. These groups may each have a substituent. As the substituent, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms can be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20260107631
    Abstract: A light-receiving device in which an increase in driving voltage is inhibited is provided. Any of the following light-receiving devices is provided: a light-receiving device that includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes and in which the light-receiving layer includes an active layer, a buffer layer, and an electron-transport layer, the buffer layer is between the active layer and the electron-transport layer and is in contact with the active layer, and the buffer layer includes an organic compound having an electron-withdrawing group; a light-receiving device that includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes and in which the light-receiving layer includes an active layer, a buffer layer, and an electron-transport layer, the buffer layer is between the active layer and the electron-transport layer and is in contact with the active layer, and the buffer layer includes a heteroaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 12534459
    Abstract: An organic compound that enables provision of a light-emitting device with high emission efficiency and high reliability is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1-1) below is provided. Note that in General Formula (G1-1) below, R1 to R10 each independently represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 3 to 10, inclusive, carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10, inclusive, carbon atoms, and Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 13, inclusive, carbon atoms with a substituent. The Ar1 and the Ar2 each include, as the substituent, one or more of a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12, inclusive, carbon atoms and a cycloalkyl group having a bridge structure and having 7 to 10, inclusive, carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anna Tada, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 12538640
    Abstract: A light-receiving device in which an increase in driving voltage is inhibited is provided. Any of the following light-receiving devices is provided: a light-receiving device that includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes and in which the light-receiving layer includes an active layer, a buffer layer, and an electron-transport layer, the buffer layer is between the active layer and the electron-transport layer and is in contact with the active layer, and the buffer layer includes an organic compound having an electron-withdrawing group; a light-receiving device that includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes and in which the light-receiving layer includes an active layer, a buffer layer, and an electron-transport layer, the buffer layer is between the active layer and the electron-transport layer and is in contact with the active layer, and the buffer layer includes a heteroaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Niikura, Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada, Sachiko Kawakami, Anna Tada, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 12503423
    Abstract: An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a novel organic compound. The organic compound is a triarylamine derivative. The triarylamine derivative has an aryl group including a skeleton in which a naphthyl group is bonded to a naphthylene group. The other two aryl groups are each independently a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group. These groups may each have a substituent. As the substituent, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms can be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Anna Tada, Yusuke Takita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20250368610
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided. Note that in General Formula (G1), one of A and B represents a group represented by General Formula (g1) below, and the other of A and B, R1 to R8, and R11 to R14 each independently represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, a halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms. R9 and R10 each independently represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, a halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Anna TADA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Takumu OKUYAMA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 12421201
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided. Note that in General Formula (G1), one of A and B represents a group represented by General Formula (g1) below, and the other of A and B, R1 to R8, and R11 to R14 each independently represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, a halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms. R9 and R10 each independently represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, a halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anna Tada, Sachiko Kawakami, Takumu Okuyama, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20250295027
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency and high reliability is provided. The light-emitting element includes a host material and a guest material in a light-emitting layer. The host material has a function of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission and the guest material emits fluorescence. The molecular structure of the guest material is a structure including a luminophore and protecting groups, and five or more protecting groups are included in one molecule of the guest material. The introduction of the protecting groups into the molecule inhibits energy transfer of triplet excitation energy by the Dexter mechanism from the host material to the guest material. As the protecting group, an alkyl group or a branched-chain alkyl group is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Takuya HARUYAMA, Anna TADA
  • Publication number: 20250275469
    Abstract: The driving voltage of a light-emitting device is lowered to improve the emission efficiency. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a first layer. The light-emitting layer is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first layer is positioned between the first electrode and the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer contains a light-emitting substance. The first layer contains a first organic compound. The HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than or equal to ?5.40 eV. The first organic compound provides a light-emitting device represented by General Formula (G1) below (Note that Q is O or S in General Formula (G1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Takuya ISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250185501
    Abstract: A highly reliable light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-emitting layer includes a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a substance that can convert triplet excitation energy into light emission. The first organic compound includes a ?-electron deficient heteroaromatic ring. The second organic compound includes a ?-electron rich heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic amine skeleton. The first organic compound and the second organic compound each contain deuterium. A difference between the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound and that of the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.10 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Hiromitsu KIDO, Yui YOSHIYASU, Satoko NUMATA, Eriko AOYAMA, Anna TADA
  • Patent number: 12279522
    Abstract: To provide a novel photoelectric conversion device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first unit. The first unit is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first unit contains a first electron-donating material and a first electron-accepting material. The first electron-donating material is a condensed aromatic compound, and the first electron-accepting material has a perylene skeleton and two or more alkyl groups. The alkyl groups each independently have 1 to 13 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada, Yasuhiro Niikura, Ryo Hatsumi, Akio Yamashita, Sachiko Kawakami, Anna Tada, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20240415012
    Abstract: A novel and highly convenient, useful, or reliable material for a photoelectric conversion device is provided. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer is held between the first electrode and the second electrode; the second layer is held between the second electrode and the first layer; the third layer is held between the second electrode and the second layer; and the third layer has higher electron mobility than the first layer. The material is used in the second layer, the material contains an anthracene skeleton, and the anthracene skeleton is bonded to a diarylamino group, a diheteroarylamino group, or an arylheteroarylamino group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Kazuya SUGIMOTO, Akio YAMASHITA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA
  • Publication number: 20240357846
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage is provided. Provided is a light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound that is positioned between the anode and the cathode, in which the layer including the organic compound includes a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side, the first layer includes a first substance and a second substance, the second layer includes a third substance, the first substance is an organic compound a HOMO level of which is higher than or equal to ?5.8 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Yusuke Takita, Takumu Okuyama, Anna Tada
  • Publication number: 20240357929
    Abstract: A novel photoelectric conversion device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. A photoelectric conversion device (550S) includes a first electrode (551S), a second electrode (552S), and a unit (103S); the unit (103S) is interposed between the first electrode (551S) and the second electrode (552S); the unit (103S) includes a first layer (113) and a second layer (114S); and the first layer (113) is interposed between the second electrode (552S) and the second layer (114S). The first layer (113) contains a first organic compound ETM, the first organic compound ETM has an electron-transport property, and the first organic compound ETM has a LUMO level in a first level LUMO1. The second layer (114S) contains a second organic compound CTM, the second organic compound CTM emits delayed fluorescent light at room temperature, and the second organic compound CTM has a LUMO level in a second level LUMO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20240341171
    Abstract: A novel light-receiving device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. A light-receiving device including a light-receiving layer (203) between a pair of electrodes (201, 202) is provided. The light-receiving layer 203 includes an active layer. The active layer includes a first organic compound. An SP value of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 9.0 [(cal/cm3)1/2] and less than or equal to 11.0 [(cal/cm3)1/2]. Alternatively, a light-receiving device including a light-receiving layer (203) between a pair of electrodes (201, 202) is provided. The light-receiving layer (203) includes an active layer. The active layer includes a first organic compound. An absolute value of a difference in an SP value between the first organic compound and an oxygen-containing solvent except for alcohol is less than or equal to 1.0 [(cal/cm3)1/2].
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Ryo NARUKAWA, Hideko YOSHIZUMI, Anna TADA, Kazuki KAJIYAMA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20240306493
    Abstract: An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a novel organic compound. The organic compound is a triarylamine derivative. The triarylamine derivative has an aryl group including a skeleton in which a naphthyl group is bonded to a naphthylene group. The other two aryl groups are each independently a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group. These groups may each have a substituent. As the substituent, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms can be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20240260454
    Abstract: A light-receiving device with a novel structure is provided. The provided light-receiving device includes a light-receiving layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-receiving layer includes an active layer. The active layer contains a first organic compound and a second organic compound. An absorption spectrum of the first organic compound has one or more peaks. At least one peak wavelength of the peaks is greater than or equal to 400 nm and less than or equal to 700 nm. The HOMO level of the second organic compound is higher than the HOMO level of the first organic compound. The difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is preferably higher than or equal to 0.2 eV and lower than or equal to 1.5 eV and further preferably higher than or equal to 0.4 eV and lower than or equal to 1.5 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 12029057
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage is provided. Provided is a light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound that is positioned between the anode and the cathode, in which the layer including the organic compound includes a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side, the first layer includes a first substance and a second substance, the second layer includes a third substance, the first substance is an organic compound a HOMO level of which is higher than or equal to ?5.8 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Yusuke Takita, Takumu Okuyama, Anna Tada
  • Patent number: 11985890
    Abstract: An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a novel organic compound. The organic compound is a triarylamine derivative. The triarylamine derivative has an aryl group including a skeleton in which a naphthyl group is bonded to a naphthylene group. The other two aryl groups are each independently a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group. These groups may each have a substituent. As the substituent, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms can be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Anna Tada, Yusuke Takita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Satoshi Seo