Patents by Inventor Harue Osaka

Harue Osaka 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: 8354542
    Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to provide the following: a novel heterocyclic compound which can be used as a material in which a light-emitting substance of a light-emitting layer in a light-emitting element is dispersed; a novel heterocyclic compound having a high electron-transport property; a light-emitting element having high current efficiency; and a light-emitting device, an electronic device and a lighting device each having reduced power consumption. Provided are a heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1-1) or (G1-2) below, and a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic device and a lighting device each including the heterocyclic compound. Such use of the heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1-1) or (G1-2) makes it possible to provide a light-emitting element having high current efficiency, and a light-emitting device, an electronic device and a lighting device each having reduced power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuko Kawata, Hiroshi Kadoma, Harue Osaka, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20130009138
    Abstract: A composite material including an organic compound and an inorganic compound, which has a high carrier-transport property; a composite material having an excellent property of carrier injection to an organic compound; a composite material in which light absorption due to charge transfer interaction is unlikely to occur; and a composite material having a high visible-light-transmitting property are provided. A composite material which includes an organic compound and an inorganic compound exhibiting an electron-accepting property with respect to the organic compound, in which the rings of the organic compound are all benzene rings and the number of the benzene rings of the organic compound is greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 25, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi SEO, Harue OSAKA, Satoshi SEO, Masato SUZUKI, Nobuharu OHSAWA
  • Publication number: 20120330025
    Abstract: A novel triarylamine compound having a bipolar property is provided. The triarylamine compound can be used for a hole-injection layer, a hole-transport layer, a light-emitting layer, or an electron-transport layer in a light-emitting element. The triarylamine compound can also be used as a host material with a light-emitting material which emits relatively short-wavelength light, in a structure where the host material and the guest material constitute a light-emitting layer. The triarylamine compound of the present invention is a fluorescent compound and therefore can also be used as a light-emitting substance of a light-emitting layer. A light-emitting element having high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device, an electronic device, or a lighting device having low power consumption is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takahiro Ushikubo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20120302762
    Abstract: A carbazole compound represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. In the formula, ? represents a phenylene group, Ar1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthryl group, Ar2 represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthryl group, Ar3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthryl group, and R1 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group. Further, n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 8318322
    Abstract: Novel aromatic amine compounds are provided. Light-emitting elements having high emission efficiency and high reliability are provided. Further, light-emitting devices and electronic devices using the light-emitting devices are provided. Specifically, an aromatic amine compound represented by the general formula (1), and light-emitting elements, light-emitting devices and electronic devices that are formed using the aromatic amine compound represented by the general formula (1) are provided. By using the aromatic amine compound represented by the general formula (1) for light-emitting elements, light-emitting devices and electronic devices, the light-emitting elements, light-emitting devices and electronic devices can have high emission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroko Nomura, Sachiko Kawakami, Takahiro Ushikubo, Harue Osaka, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 8304094
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a light-emitting element with high luminous efficiency by using a hole transporting substance with a sufficiently high T1 level. Further, it is another object to provide a light-emitting device and an electronic appliance with low power consumption by using a hole transporting substance with a sufficiently high T1 level. The present invention provides a light-emitting element which has a first layer containing a spiro-9,9?-bifluorene derivative in which one amino group is combined and a second layer containing a phosphorescent compound between an anode and a cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Ohsawa, Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Osaka
  • Publication number: 20120256535
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency or long lifetime, in which the use amount of a phosphorescent compound is small. To provide a light-emitting element including a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes, wherein the light-emitting layer includes a phosphorescent compound, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound, and the combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex. The light-emitting element transfers energy by utilizing the overlap between the emission spectrum of the exciplex and the absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound and thus has high energy transfer efficiency, even when the concentration of the phosphorescent compound is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Hideko INOUE, Hiroshi KADOMA, Harue OSAKA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 8283855
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing an anthracene derivative represented by a general formula (G1) is provided, in which a 9-arylanthracene derivative having an active site at a 10-position is subjected to coupling with a carbazole-3-yl-aryl derivative having an active site in an aryl group with the use of a metal or a metal compound, wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, wherein D represents any of an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, wherein ? represents any of a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl-4,4?-diyl group, and wherein R1 to R9 independently represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Harue Osaka
  • Publication number: 20120248421
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having extremely high efficiency of approximately 25% is provided. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer which contains a phosphorescent guest, an n-type host, and a p-type host, where the light-emitting layer is interposed between an n-type layer including the n-type host and a p-type layer including the p-type host, and where the n-type host and the p-type host are able to form an exciplex in the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting element exhibits an extremely high emission efficiency (power efficiency of 74.3 lm/W, external quantum efficiency of 24.5%, energy efficiency of 19.3%) at a low driving voltage (2.6 V) at which luminance of 1200 cd/m2 is attainable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Satoshi SEO, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Hideko INOUE, Hiroshi KADOMA, Harue OSAKA
  • Publication number: 20120241727
    Abstract: A composite material which includes an organic compound and an inorganic compound and has a high carrier-transport property is provided. A composite material having a good property of carrier injection into an organic compound is provided. A composite material in which light absorption due to charge-transfer interaction is unlikely to occur is provided. A composite material having a high visible-light-transmitting property is provided. A composite material including a hydrocarbon compound and an inorganic compound exhibiting an electron-accepting property with respect to the hydrocarbon compound is provided. The hydrocarbon compound has a substituent bonded to a naphthalene skeleton, a phenanthrene skeleton, or a triphenylene skeleton and has a molecular weight of 350 to 2000, and the substituent has one or more rings selected from a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a phenanthrene ring, and a triphenylene ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori OGITA, Hiromi NOWATARI, Harue OSAKA, Takahiro USHIKUBO, Satoshi SEO, Takako TAKASU
  • Publication number: 20120223298
    Abstract: A triarylamine derivative represented by a general formula (G1) given below is provided. Note that in the formula, Ar represents either a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group; ? represents a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group; ? represents either hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group; n and m each independently represent 1 or 2; and R1 to R8 each independently represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takahiro Ushikubo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120217487
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer including a guest, an n-type host and a p-type host between a pair of electrodes, where the difference between the energy difference between a triplet excited state and a ground state of the n-type host (or p-type host) and the energy difference between a triplet excited state and a ground state of the guest is 0.15 eV or more. Alternatively, in such a light-emitting element, the LUMO level of the n-type host is higher than the LUMO level of the guest by 0.1 eV or more, or the HOMO level of the p-type host is lower than the HOMO level of the guest by 0.1 eV or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoko Shitagaki, Hideko Inoue, Hiroshi Kadoma, Harue Osaka, Kunihiko Suzuki, Yasuhiko Takemura
  • Publication number: 20120205687
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting element having high efficiency and long lifetime is provided. An organic light-emitting body is provided which includes a host having a high electron-transport property (n-type host), a host having a high hole-transport property (p-type host), and a guest such as an iridium complex and in which the n-type host and the p-type host are located so as to be adjacent to each other. When an electron and a hole are injected to such a light-emitting body, the electron is trapped by the n-type host and the hole is trapped by the p-type host. Then, both the electron and the hole are injected to the guest, and thus the guest is brought into an excited state. In this process, less thermal deactivation occurs and the working rate of the guest is high; thus, highly efficient light emission can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Satoshi SEO, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Hideko INOUE, Hiroshi KADOMA, Harue OSAKA, Kunihiko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20120197020
    Abstract: Provided is a novel heterocyclic compound which can be used for a light-emitting element, as a host material of a light-emitting layer in which a light-emitting substance is dispersed. A heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1) is provided. In the formula, A represents any of a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, R11 to R19 separately represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Satoko Shitagaki, Yasushi Kitano
  • Publication number: 20120194062
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material which makes it possible to provide a light-emitting element having at least one of the following characteristics by applying the composite material to the light-emitting element: low voltage driving, high emission efficiency, and a long life (high reliability). The composite material includes a hydrocarbon compound and an inorganic compound which exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the hydrocarbon compound. The hydrocarbon compound has a molecular weight of greater than or equal to 400 and less than or equal to 2000, where one or more aryl groups are bonded to a fluorene unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Hiroki Suzuki, Hiromi Nowatari, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20120184755
    Abstract: An object is to provide a novel stilbene compound suitable for an organic EL light-emitting material. Provided is a novel stilbene compound represented by a general formula (G1) below. In the formula, Q1 and Q2 separately represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R1 to R9 and R11 to R17 separately represent any one of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group; ?1 to ?6 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group; Ar1 and Ar2 separately represent any one of a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms forming a ring, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophen-2-yl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran-2-yl group; and j, k, m, n, p, and q separately represent 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20120168741
    Abstract: A novel stilbene derivative is provided with motivation of providing a blue emissive material showing excellent color purity. The use of the stilbene derivative of the present invention allows the fabrication of a blue-emissive light-emitting element with excellent color purity. The invention also includes an electronic device equipped with a display portion in which the stilbene derivative is employed. The stilbene derivative of the present invention is represented by formula (1), in which Ar1 and Ar2 may form a 5-membered ring by being directly bonded to each other. In formula (1), A11 represents any one of substituents represented by general formulas (1-1) to (1-3). The variables shown in formula (1) and (1-1) to (1-3) are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Masakazu Egawa, Harue Osaka, Sachiko Kawakami, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo, Ryoji Nomura
  • Publication number: 20120157694
    Abstract: Provided is a novel anthracene compound represented by a general formula (G1). In the formula, Q1 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R1 to R7 and R11 to R14 separately represent any one of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group. In addition, ?1 to ?3 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group. Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 12 carbon atoms forming a ring. Ar2 represents any one of a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms forming a ring, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophen-2-yl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran-2-yl group. Further, j and k are separately 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20120126212
    Abstract: A light-emitting element which at least includes a monomolecular layer including a luminescent center material with a fluorescent light-emitting property, and a monomolecular layer including a host material with a carrier (electron or hole)-transport property and a band gap larger than a band gap (note that a band gap refers to the energy difference between a HOMO level and a LUMO level) of the luminescent center material, between a pair of electrodes, in which the monomolecular layer including the host material and the monomolecular layer including the luminescent center material share the same interface, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kunihiko Suzuki, Harue Osaka, Masahiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8182933
    Abstract: A triarylamine derivative represented by a general formula (G1) given below is provided. Note that in the formula, Ar represents either a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group; ? represents a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group; ? represents either hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group; n and m each independently represent 1 or 2; and R1 to R8 each independently represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takahiro Ushikubo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki