Patents by Inventor Harue Nakashima

Harue Nakashima 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: 7892657
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting element which has low driving voltage and can increase lifetime longer than a conventional light emitting element. One feature is to include a plurality of layers which includes a layer containing a light emitting substance between first and second electrodes, in which at least one layer of the plurality of layers contains a carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1) and a substance having an electron accepting property with respect to the carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1). By employing this structure, the above object can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Nakashima, Ryoji Nomura, Hiroko Abe, Satoshi Seo, Junichiro Sakata, Daisuke Kumaki, Hisao Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7879257
    Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid material comprising a metal oxide and a chelating ligand is synthesized. The function of a coloring property, a light-emitting property, or semiconductivity of the organic-inorganic hybrid material can be controlled by chelating ligand. The organic-inorganic hybrid material is prepared by sol-gel method using sol which includes a metal alkoxide and/or a metal salt and a functional chelating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Harue Nakashima, Ryoji Nomura
  • Patent number: 7879464
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anthracene derivative represented by the following general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 individually represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and at least one of R1 and R2 is hydrogen. Further, R3 represents an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. R4 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. R5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. R6 represents an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. X1 represents an arylene group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. General formula (1) is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Nakashima, Kumi Kojima, Ryoji Nomura, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20100308319
    Abstract: An object is to provide an aromatic amine compound with excellent heat resistance. Another object is to provide a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance. An aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) is provided. The aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) has a high glass transition point and excellent heat resistance. By using the aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) for a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device, a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harue NAKASHIMA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 7842945
    Abstract: An object is to provide a novel anthracene derivative. Another object is to provide a light-emitting element with high luminous efficiency. Yet another object is to provide a light-emitting element with a long lifetime. Still another object is to provide a light-emitting device and an electronic device having a long lifetime by using the light-emitting elements of the present invention. The anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (1) is provided. The ability of the anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (1) to exhibit high luminous efficiency allows the production of a light-emitting element with high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Egawa, Harue Nakashima, Sachiko Kawakami, Tsunenori Suzuki, Ryoji Nomura
  • Patent number: 7838128
    Abstract: An object is to provide a carbazole derivative that is useful as a raw material in manufacturing a light emitting element material having resistance to repetition of an oxidation reaction. The carbazole derivative is represented by General Formula (1) in the following. In General Formula (1), R1 represents any one selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as methyl, ethyl, and tert-butyl, and an aryl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms such as phenyl, biphenyl, and naphthyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Harue Nakashima, Kumi Kojima, Masakazu Egawa, Ryoji Nomura
  • Patent number: 7816668
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a material having a high Tg and a wide energy gap. The present invention provides a spirofluorene derivative represented by General Formula 1. (In the formula, R1 is any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a group represented by General Formula 2. Each of R2 and R3 is either hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and may be identical or different. R4 is an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. Each of R5 and R6 is any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms and may be identical or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20100244693
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a material having a high Tg and a wide energy gap. The present invention provides a spirofluorene derivative represented by General Formula 1. (In the formula, R1 is any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a group represented by General Formula 2. Each of R2 and R3 is either hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and may be identical or different. R4 is an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. Each of R5 and R6 is any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms and may be identical or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Harue NAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 7795449
    Abstract: An object is to provide an aromatic amine compound with excellent heat resistance. Another object is to provide a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance. An aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) is provided. The aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) has a high glass transition point and excellent heat resistance. By using the aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) for a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device, a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Nakashima, Sachiko Kawakami, Satoko Shitagaki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20100141130
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a novel bipolar organic compound. In particular, it is an object to provide a bipolar organic compound excellent in thermal stability. Further, it is another object to provide a bipolar organic compound which is electrochemically stable. A quinoxaline derivative represented by a general formula (1) is provided. Further, since the quinoxaline derivative represented by the general formula (1) is bipolar, the use of the quinoxaline derivative of the present invention allows fabrication of a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage and low power consumption. Furthermore, a light-emitting element with high luminous efficiency can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu EGAWA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Harue NAKASHIMA, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoshi SEO, Ryoji NOMURA
  • Patent number: 7732064
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting substance which is resistant to repetition of an oxidation reaction. It is another object of the invention to provide a light-emitting element which is resistant to repetition of a reduction reaction. An aspect of the present invention is an anthracene derivative represented by a general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R2 represents any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, which may have a substituent or no substituent; Ph1 represents a phenyl group, which may have a substituent or no substituent; and X1 represents an arylene group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Nakashima, Kumi Kojima, Ryoji Nomura, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 7732061
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a light emitting element that has a different structure from that of a conventional light emitting element and includes a substance having a novel structure. It is also an object to provide a light emitting device having the light emitting element. In the view of the objects described above, the present invention provides a light emitting element including a layer containing a triazine derivative represented by the general formula (1) and a metal oxide that is an inorganic compound, provided between a pair of electrodes. Further, the present invention provides a light emitting device that has the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Nomura, Harue Nakashima, Satoko Shitagaki, Hisao Ikeda, Junichiro Sakata, Satoshi Seo, Daisuke Kumaki
  • Patent number: 7696348
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a novel bipolar organic compound. In particular, it is an object to provide a bipolar organic compound excellent in thermal stability. Further, it is another object to provide a bipolar organic compound which is electrochemically stable. A quinoxaline derivative represented by a general formula (1) is provided. Further, since the quinoxaline derivative represented by the general formula (1) is bipolar, the use of the quinoxaline derivative of the present invention allows fabrication of a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage and low power consumption. Furthermore, a light-emitting element with high luminous efficiency can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratories Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Egawa, Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Nakashima, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo, Ryoji Nomura
  • Publication number: 20100084645
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light emitting element with low drive voltage which contains an organic compound and an inorganic compound. One feature of a light emitting element of the present invention is to include a layer containing a light emitting material between a pair of electrodes, in which the layer containing a light emitting material has a layer containing a carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1) and an inorganic compound which exhibits an electron accepting property to the carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1). With such a structure, the inorganic compound accepts electrons from the carbazole derivative, carriers are generated internally, and a drive voltage of the light emitting element can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji IWAKI, Satoshi SEO, Daisuke KUMAKI, Harue NAKASHIMA, Kumi KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 7666524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel material capable of realizing excellent color purity of blue, a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device using the novel material. The present invention provides an oligonaphthalene derivative represented by the formula (1). The oligonaphthalene derivatives of the present invention have an extremely large band gap, can emit light with extremely short wavelength, and can emit blue light with favorable color purity. In addition, a light-emitting element that can exhibit excellent color purity of blue can be obtained by applying this material to the light-emitting element or a light-emitting device; therefore the light-emitting element having superior color reproducibility can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Nakashima, Sachiko Kawakami, Ryoji Nomura
  • Patent number: 7649197
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light emitting element with low drive voltage which contains an organic compound and an inorganic compound. One feature of a light emitting element of the present invention is to include a layer containing a light emitting material between a pair of electrodes, in which the layer containing a light emitting material has a layer containing a carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1) and an inorganic compound which exhibits an electron accepting property to the carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1). With such a structure, the inorganic compound accepts electrons from the carbazole derivative, carriers are generated internally, and a drive voltage of the light emitting element can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Satoshi Seo, Daisuke Kumaki, Harue Nakashima, Kumi Kojima
  • Publication number: 20100001638
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel aromatic amine compound, and a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance with high luminous efficiency. An aromatic amine compound expressed by General Formula (1) and a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance formed using the aromatic amine compound expressed by General Formula (1) are provided. By the use of the aromatic amine compound expressed by General Formula (1), the light-emitting element, the light-emitting device, and the electronic appliance can have high luminous efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Harue NAKASHIMA, Satoko SHITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20090309093
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light emitting element with low drive voltage which contains an organic compound and an inorganic compound. One feature of a light emitting element of the present invention is to include a layer containing a light emitting material between a pair of electrodes, in which the layer containing a light emitting material has a layer containing a carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1) and an inorganic compound which exhibits an electron accepting property to the carbazole derivative represented by General Formula (1). With such a structure, the inorganic compound accepts electrons from the carbazole derivative, carriers are generated internally, and a drive voltage of the light emitting element can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Satoshi Seo, Daisuke Kumaki, Harue Nakashima, Kumi Kojima
  • Patent number: 7622863
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting device whose volume is small and that has plural display screens, and a personal digital assistant that realizes higher added value by using the same. A light-emitting device of the present invention has a plurality of light-emitting elements in a pixel, and these light-emitting elements emit light in a different direction from each other and a pixel driving element is provided in one of the light-emitting elements. The light-emitting device can display in both front and back sides and independently display images on the both sides. Further, it can provide a higher aperture ratio, which is obtained by adding the aperture ratios of the both sides. Furthermore, it is also possible to see different images on the both sides of an electronic device using a display device of the present invention. Moreover, weight saving and thinning of electronic devices can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Harue Nakashima, Yukie Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20090206746
    Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid material comprising a metal oxide and a chelating ligand is synthesized. The function of a coloring property, a light-emitting property, or semiconductivity of the organic-inorganic hybrid material can be controlled by chelating ligand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Harue Nakashima, Ryoji Nomura