Patents by Inventor Eisaku Katoh

Eisaku Katoh 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: 9048434
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8951650
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate having thereon an anode, a cathode, and a plurality of organic layers sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of organic layers comprise: a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound; and an electron transport layer containing a compound represented by Formula (1), (Ar1)n1?Y1??Formula (1) wherein n1 is an integer of 1 or more; Y1 is a substituent when n1 is 1, and Y1 is a single bond or a linking group of n1 valences when n1 is two or more; Ar1 is a group represented by Formula (A), a plurality of Ar1 may be the same or different with each other when n1 is two or more; and the compound represented by Formula (1) contains at least two condensed aromatic heterocyclic rings each comprising 3 or more rings condensed with each other:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Yasukawa, Hiroshi Kita, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka, Shinya Otsu, Rie Katakura, Hidekane Ozeki, Hideo Taka
  • Patent number: 8920942
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having high luminous efficiency and long life. Also disclosed are a display device and an illuminating device respectively using such an organic electroluminescent element. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising an electrode and at least one or more organic layers on a substrate. This organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound and a host compound, the phosphorescent compound has a HOMO of ?5.15 to ?3.50 eV and a LUMO of from ?1.25 to +1.00 eV, and the host compound has a 0-0 band of the phosphorescence spectrum at not more than 460 nm and a glass transition temperature of not less than 60° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Hiroshi Kita, Eisaku Katoh
  • Publication number: 20140339529
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes a hole injection layer (HI), a first hole transport layer (HT1), a second hole transport layer (HT2), and a light-emitting layer containing a host compound (H) and a phosphorescence emitting dopant compound (D), which are laminated in this order, between and an anode and a cathode. The phosphorescence emitting dopant compound has a partial structure represented by Formula (1): The “highest occupied molecular orbital” HOMO of the second hole transport layer satisfies the expression: ?5.4<HOMO (HT2)<?4.8; and the relationship of triplet excitation energies (T1) between the phosphorescence emitting dopant compound and a hole transport material contained in the second hole transport layer satisfies the expression: T1(HT2)?T1(D)>0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunio Tani, Eisaku Katoh, Hiroto Ito, Kunimasa Hiyama
  • Patent number: 8808874
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by Formula (AA): wherein A represents a group of atoms necessary to form an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, B represents a group of atoms necessary to form a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle containing nitrogen or a 5-membered heterocycle containing nitrogen and M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound represented by Formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8790793
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate having thereon an anode, a cathode, and a plurality of organic layers sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of organic layers comprise: a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound; and an electron transport layer containing a compound represented by Formula (1), (Ar1)n1-Y1??Formula (1) wherein n1 is an integer of 1 or more; Y1 is a substituent when n1 is 1, and Y1 is a single bond or a linking group of n1 valences when n1 is two or more; Ar1 is a group represented by Formula (A), a plurality of Ar1 may be the same or different with each other when n1 is two or more; and the compound represented by Formula (1) contains at least two condensed aromatic heterocyclic rings each comprising 3 or more rings condensed with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Yasukawa, Hiroshi Kita, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka, Shinya Otsu, Rie Katakura, Hidekane Ozeki, Hideo Taka
  • Patent number: 8778507
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent (EL) device having high emission luminance and high emission efficiency. Particularly disclosed are a blue-light emitting organic EL device, which is high in emission luminance, color purity, emission efficiency and durability, a display and an illuminating device each employing the organic EL device. The organic El device is characterized in that it comprises a light emission layer containing two or more kinds of host compounds and at least one dopant, wherein at least one of the two or more kinds of host compounds has an excited triplet energy of not less than 2.7 eV, and the dopant is a phosphorescent compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Junko Tamura, Hiroshi Kita, Eisaku Katoh, Noriko Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 8778506
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a metal complex represented by Formula (1), wherein Z is a hydrocarbon ring or a heterocyclic ring, provided that each of the hydrocarbon ring and the heterocyclic ring has a substituent having a steric parameter (Es) of ?0.5 or less at the third atom of the ring counted from a nitrogen atom attached to Z, the nitrogen atom being counted as the first atom, X, Y, A, B, X1-L1-X2, M1, m1 and m2 are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Dai Ikemizu, Hiroshi Kita, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8778509
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element comprising at least an emission layer sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, wherein the emission layer comprises a metal complex having a partial structure represented by Formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Yasukawa, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8728633
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by the following Formula (A): wherein Ra represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or heterocyclic, Rb and Rc represent hydrogen or a substituent, A1 represents a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound having the following Formula (1): wherein Ra1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic, R1, R2 and R5 each represent hydrogen or a substituent, and n1, n2 and n5 each represent 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8633316
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a nitrogen-containing condensed heterocyclic compound containing the step of: reacting a compound represented by Formula (1a) or Formula (1b) with a compound represented by Formula (2) under existence of cupper or a cupper ion, and a ligand to produce a nitrogen-containing condensed heterocyclic compound represented by Formula (3a) or Formula (3b):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Sugita, Eisaku Katoh, Rie Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20130338362
    Abstract: This invention provides an organic EL element, which can control luminescence wavelength, exhibits high luminescence efficiency, and has a prolonged emission life, and a lighting equipment and a display device. They can be realized by an organic electroluminescent element material characterized by a metal complex having a structure represented by the following general formula (A) as a partial structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro OSHIYAMA, Eisaku KATOH, Noriko YASUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20130328032
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Eisaku KATOH, Tatsuo TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130328031
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Eisaku KATOH, Tatsuo TANAKA
  • Patent number: 8592057
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence element comprising an anode, a cathode and a plurality of organic compound layers between the anode and the cathode, provided that one of the organic compound layers is a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound, wherein at least one of the organic compound layers contains a compound represented by Formula (2): wherein, X represents O or S; three of Y1 to Y4 each are a group represented by Formula (2A), and one of Y1 to Y4 is a hydrogen atom. Formula (2A) is: Ar1L1n1* wherein, L1 represents a divalent linking group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle; n1 represents an integer of 0 to 3, provided that when n1 is 2 or 3, a plurality of L1s may be the same or different; “*” indicates a linking position with Formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Rie Katakura, Shuichi Sugita, Eisaku Katoh, Motoaki Sugino, Rie Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20130252026
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having high luminous efficiency and long life. Also disclosed are a display device and an illuminating device respectively using such an organic electroluminescent element. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising an electrode and at least one or more organic layers on a substrate. This organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound and a host compound, the phosphorescent compound has a HOMO of ?5.15 to ?3.50 eV and a LUMO of from ?1.25 to +1.00 eV, and the host compound has a 0-0 band of the phosphorescence spectrum at not more than 460 nm and a glass transition temperature of not less than 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Hiroshi KITA, Eisaku KATOH
  • Publication number: 20130252028
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having high luminous efficiency and long life. Also disclosed are a display device and an illuminating device respectively using such an organic electroluminescent element. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising an electrode and at least one or more organic layers on a substrate. This organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound and a host compound, the phosphorescent compound has a HOMO of ?5.15 to ?3.50 eV and a LUMO of from ?1.25 to +1.00 eV, and the host compound has a 0-0 band of the phosphorescence spectrum at not more than 460 nm and a glass transition temperature of not less than 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Hiroshi KITA, Eisaku KATOH
  • Publication number: 20130252027
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having high luminous efficiency and long life. Also disclosed are a display device and an illuminating device respectively using such an organic electroluminescent element. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising an electrode and at least one or more organic layers on a substrate. This organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound and a host compound, the phosphorescent compound has a HOMO of ?5.15 to ?3.50 eV and a LUMO of from ?1.25 to +1.00 eV, and the host compound has a 0-0 band of the phosphorescence spectrum at not more than 460 nm and a glass transition temperature of not less than 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Hiroshi KITA, Eisaku KATOH
  • Publication number: 20130252025
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having high luminous efficiency and long life. Also disclosed are a display device and an illuminating device respectively using such an organic electroluminescent element. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising an electrode and at least one or more organic layers on a substrate. This organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound and a host compound, the phosphorescent compound has a HOMO of ?5.15 to ?3.50 eV and a LUMO of from ?1.25 to +1.00 eV, and the host compound has a 0-0 band of the phosphorescence spectrum at not more than 460 nm and a glass transition temperature of not less than 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Hiroshi KITA, Eisaku KATOH
  • Patent number: 8541112
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka