Patents by Inventor Hajime Muta

Hajime Muta 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: 20180335708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which a surface layer contains a polymer of a hole transport material having a polymerizable functional group, and the hole transport material has a specific fluorene structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Koichi Nakata, Haruki Mori, Shinji Takagi, Koichi Suzuki, Ryuji Higashi, Isao Kawata, Hajime Muta, Yuto Ito, Masaki Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20180237640
    Abstract: A thermal transfer recording sheet includes a base material and, on the base material, a yellow-dye layer containing a yellow dye, a magenta-dye layer containing a magenta dye, and a cyan-dye layer containing a cyan dye. The yellow dye and the cyan dye contain compounds having specific structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Taichi Shintou, Koromo Shirota, Yuko Katsumoto, Tsuyoshi Santo, Hajime Muta, Tomoyuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20180215922
    Abstract: An object is to provide a compound having high color developability and excellent heat resistance, and a resist composition for a color filter and a color filter that contain the dye composition. Another object is to provide a dyed polyamide fiber product having excellent wet rubbing fastness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Yuko Katsumoto, Koromo Shirota, Taichi Shintou, Tsuyoshi Santo
  • Publication number: 20180170085
    Abstract: In a thermal transfer recording sheet including a base material and a colorant layer, the colorant layer includes a yellow dye layer containing a yellow dye, a magenta dye layer containing a magenta dye, and a cyan dye layer containing a cyan dye, and the cyan dye includes a compound represented by Formula (Ia) or Formula (Ib): where R1 to R7 are substituents, X? is an anion, and the compound of Formula (Ib) has at least one anionic substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Taichi Shintou, Masahiro Suenaga, Koromo Shirota, Yuko Katsumoto, Tsuyoshi Santo, Hajime Muta, Tomoyuki Noda
  • Publication number: 20180147875
    Abstract: A thermal transfer recording sheet set includes an image-receiving sheet that includes an image-receiving layer containing a compound represented by general formula (1) or (2) and an ink sheet that includes a yellow coloring material layer containing a particular dye and a cyan coloring material layer containing a particular dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Santo, Yuko Katsumoto, Koromo Shirota, Taichi Shintou, Hajime Muta, Tomoyuki Noda
  • Patent number: 9705087
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device with enhanced durability during continuous driving. The organic light emitting device includes: an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer being placed between the anode and the cathode and including at least a hole transport layer and an emission layer, in which: the emission layer contains a blue light emitting material; the hole transport layer contains a plurality of kinds of organic compounds; and an organic compound having the smallest ionization potential among the organic compounds includes a compound having no absorption spectrum peak in a blue color wavelength region in a radical cation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Minako Nakasu, Masataka Yashima, Hajime Muta, Keiji Okinaka, Tomona Yamaguchi, Tomonari Horikiri, Maki Okajima, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 9461260
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device that has high efficiency and high durability against continuous driving. The organic light emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and organic compound layers placed between the anode and the cathode, in which the organic compound layers include a hole transport layer and an emitting layer, the hole transport layer and the emitting layer are in contact with each other, the hole transport layer has an arylamine compound and an aromatic hydrocarbon compound, and the emitting layer has a host and an electron trap dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Yohei Iwasaki, Tetsuo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20160181528
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device with enhanced durability during continuous driving. The organic light emitting device includes: an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer being placed between the anode and the cathode and including at least a hole transport layer and an emission layer, in which: the emission layer contains a blue light emitting material; the hole transport layer contains a plurality of kinds of organic compounds; and an organic compound having the smallest ionization potential among the organic compounds includes a compound having no absorption spectrum peak in a blue color wavelength region in a radical cation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: MINAKO NAKASU, MASATAKA YASHIMA, HAJIME MUTA, KEIJI OKINAKA, TOMONA YAMAGUCHI, TOMONARI HORIKIRI, MAKI OKAJIMA, NAOKI YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9331296
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide a blue organic light-emitting device having a continuous operation lifetime. An organic light-emitting device includes a light-emitting layer containing a dopant having the ability to trap electrons or holes, and a hole-blocking layer or electron-blocking layer, in which the difference between the LUMO of the dopant and the LUMO of a host material, the size relationship between the HOMO of the host material and the HOMO of the dopant, and the difference between the T1 of the host material and the T1 of the hole-blocking layer or between the T1 of the host material and the T1 of the electron-blocking layer, are specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Maki Okajima, Keiji Okinaka, Tetsuo Takahashi, Hajime Muta, Yohei Iwasaki, Minako Nakasu, Naoki Yamada, Yosuke Nishide
  • Patent number: 9312494
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device with enhanced durability during continuous driving. The organic light emitting device includes: an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer being placed between the anode and the cathode and including at least a hole transport layer and an emission layer, in which: the emission layer contains a blue light emitting material; the hole transport layer contains a plurality of kinds of organic compounds; and an organic compound having the smallest ionization potential among the organic compounds includes a compound having no absorption spectrum peak in a blue color wavelength region in a radical cation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minako Nakasu, Masataka Yashima, Hajime Muta, Keiji Okinaka, Tomona Yamaguchi, Tomonari Horikiri, Maki Okajima, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 8974923
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel organic compound that is chemically stable and can be used as a host material for phosphorescence emission. The present invention provides a benzimidazolyl carbazole compound shown by Formula [1] described in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Takeshi Sekiguchi, Ryuji Ishii, Koichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130264550
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device that has high efficiency and high durability against continuous driving. The organic light emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and organic compound layers placed between the anode and the cathode, in which the organic compound layers include a hole transport layer and an emitting layer, the hole transport layer and the emitting layer are in contact with each other, the hole transport layer has an arylamine compound and an aromatic hydrocarbon compound, and the emitting layer has a host and an electron trap dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Yohei Iwasaki, Tetsuo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130105785
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blue or green phosphorescent organic electroluminescent device which has high luminous efficiency. An organic electroluminescent device includes a light-emitting layer containing a pyrroloindole compound represented by general formula (1) below. In general formula (1), X represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group, Ar1 and Ar2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and R1 to R8 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Seki, Ryuji Ishii, Hajime Muta
  • Patent number: 8354788
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device having long continuous driving lifetime is provided. The organic light emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emission layer formed of an organic compound arranged between the anode and the cathode, in which the emission layer includes a light emitting material and a material having a smallest ionization potential, and an absorption spectrum in a radical cation state of the material having the smallest ionization potential in the emission layer does not have its absorption peak in an emission wavelength region of the light emitting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiji Okinaka, Masataka Yashima, Maki Okajima, Hajime Muta
  • Publication number: 20130001542
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide a blue organic light-emitting device having a continuous operation lifetime. An organic light-emitting device includes a light-emitting layer containing a dopant having the ability to trap electrons or holes, and a hole-blocking layer or electron-blocking layer, in which the difference between the LUMO of the dopant and the LUMO of a host material, the size relationship between the HOMO of the host material and the HOMO of the dopant, and the difference between the T1 of the host material and the T1 of the hole-blocking layer or between the T1 of the host material and the T1 of the electron-blocking layer, are specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Maki Okajima, Keiji Okinaka, Tetsuo Takahashi, Hajime Muta, Yohei Iwasaki, Minako Nakasu, Naoki Yamada, Yosuke Nishide
  • Publication number: 20130001537
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel organic compound that is chemically stable and can be used as a host material for phosphorescence emission. The present invention provides a benzimidazolyl carbazole compound shown by Formula [1] described in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Hajime Muta, Takeshi Sekiguchi, Ryuji Ishii, Koichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130001536
    Abstract: A novel organic compound which can be preferably used as a phosphorescent host material is provided. A benzoxazolyl carbazole compound represented by the general formula [1] shown in the specification is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Sekiguchi, Koichi Suzuki, Hajime Muta, Ryuji Ishii
  • Publication number: 20120205639
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device with enhanced durability during continuous driving. The organic light emitting device includes: an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer being placed between the anode and the cathode and including at least a hole transport layer and an emission layer, in which: the emission layer contains a blue light emitting material; the hole transport layer contains a plurality of kinds of organic compounds; and an organic compound having the smallest ionization potential among the organic compounds includes a compound having no absorption spectrum peak in a blue color wavelength region in a radical cation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Minako Nakasu, Masataka Yashima, Hajime Muta, Keiji Okinaka, Tomona Yamaguchi, Tomonari Horikiri, Maki Okajima, Naoki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20110001864
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device having long continuous driving lifetime is provided. The organic light emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emission layer formed of an organic compound arranged between the anode and the cathode, in which the emission layer includes a light emitting material and a material having a smallest ionization potential, and an absorption spectrum in a radical cation state of the material having the smallest ionization potential in the emission layer does not have its absorption peak in an emission wavelength region of the light emitting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiji Okinaka, Masataka Yashima, Maki Okajima, Hajime Muta