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).

  • 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
  • Publication number: 20120104370
    Abstract: A carbazole compound in which the 2-position of a dibenzofuran skeleton or a dibenzothiophene skeleton is bonded to the 3-position of a carbazole skeleton and nitrogen of the carbazolyl group is bonded to the 9- or 10-position of an anthracene skeleton directly or via a phenylene group was able to be synthesized. It was found out that the carbazole compound has an excellent carrier-transport property, favorable film quality, and a wide band gap, and can be suitably used as a light-emitting element material and an organic semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroki Suzuki, Harue Osaka, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120091887
    Abstract: To provide a novel carbazole compound that has an excellent carrier-transport property and can be used for a transport layer or as a host material in a light-emitting element. Further, to provide an organic semiconductor material and a material for a light-emitting element using the carbazole compound. A carbazole compound in which the 4-position of a dibenzothiophene skeleton or a dibenzofuran skeleton is substituted with the 2- or 3-position of a carbazole skeleton directly or via an arylene group can be synthesized. The carbazole compound is found to have a suitable carrier-transport property, a good film quality, and be used suitably as a material of a light-emitting element and an organic semicondcutor material. Note that nitrogen of the carbazole skeleton is substituted with any of a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Satoko Shitagaki, Hiromi Nowatari, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20120080667
    Abstract: A composite material including an organic compound and an inorganic compound and having a high carrier-transport property is provided. A composite material having a high carrier-injection property to an organic compound is provided. A composite material in which light absorption due to charge transfer interaction is unlikely to occur is provided. A light-emitting element having high emission efficiency is provided by including the composite material. A light-emitting element having a low drive voltage is provided. A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A composite material including a heterocyclic compound having a dibenzothiophene skeleton or a dibenzofuran skeleton and an inorganic compound exhibiting an electron-accepting property with respect to the heterocyclic compound is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Hiromi Nowatari, Satoshi Seo, Harue Osaka, Takako Takasu
  • Publication number: 20120077987
    Abstract: A novel substance with which an increase in life and emission efficiency of a light-emitting element can be achieved is provided. A carbazole compound having a structure represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. Note that a substituent which makes the HOMO level and the LUMO level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen deep and shallow, respectively is used as each of substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3). Further, a substituent which makes the band gap (Bg) and the T1 level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen wide and high is used as each of the substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and ?3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harue OSAKA, Takako Takasu, Hiroshi Kadoma, Yuko Kawata, Satoko Shitagaki, Hiromi Nowatari, Tsunenori Suzuki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20120074390
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency which includes a novel carbazole derivative that has a wide energy gap and can be used for a transport layer or a host material in a light-emitting element. A carbazole derivative in which the 4-position of dibenzothiophene or dibenzofuran is bonded to the 2- or 3-position of carbazole has been able to be provided by use of the carbazole derivative. Further, a light-emitting element having high emission efficiency has been able to be provided by use of the carbazole derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Harue Osaka, Sachiko Kawakami, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Tsunenori Suzuki, Hiromi Nowatari, Hiroki Suzuki, Kyoko Takeda
  • Publication number: 20120061714
    Abstract: A substance having a hole-transport property and a wide band gap is provided. A fluorene compound represented by a general formula (G1) is provided. In the general formula (G1), ?1 and ?2 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms; Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted 4-dibenzothiophenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted 4-dibenzofuranyl group; n and k separately represent 0 or 1; Q1 represents sulfur or oxygen; and R1 to R15 separately represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takako Takasu, Hiromi Nowatari, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo, Kyoko Takeda, Sachiko Kawakami, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120061651
    Abstract: A substance having a hole-transport, property and a wide band gap is provided. A heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1) is provided. In the formula, ?1 and ?2 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms; n and k separately represent 0 or 1; Q1 and Q2 separately represent sulfur or oxygen; and R1 to R22 separately represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takako Takasu, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Hiromi Nowatari, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 8134148
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Egawa, Harue Osaka, Sachiko Kawakami, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo, Ryoji Nomura
  • Publication number: 20120049768
    Abstract: To provide a novel organic compound having a bipolar property. To reduce power consumption of a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic device. The organic compound has a fluorene skeleton and a structure in which an electron-accepting unit and a hole-accepting unit are bonded through carbon at the 9-position of the fluorene skeleton. The organic compound has a bipolar property and a large band gap. The use of the organic compound makes it possible to reduce power consumption of a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Osaka
  • Patent number: 8110980
    Abstract: A novel anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (1) is provided, which enables the production of a light-emitting element with high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime. A high-performance light-emitting device and electronic device in which the anthracene derivative is employed are also disclosed. The anthracene derivative of the present invention is represented by General Formula (1), in which the unit A represents any one of substituents represented by General Formulae (1-1) to (1-3). The variables shown in Formulae (1) and (1-1) to (1-3) are defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Egawa, Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Osaka, Tsunenori Suzuki, Ryoji Nomura
  • Publication number: 20110284835
    Abstract: The present invention provides a quinoxaline derivative represented by a general formula (G1). In the formula, ?1 and ?2 each independently represent an arylene group which has 13 or less carbon atoms forming a ring; Ar represents an aryl group which has 13 or less carbon atoms forming a ring; R1 and R6 each independently represent any of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group which has 13 or less carbon atoms forming a ring; and R2 to R5 and R7 to R10 each independently represent any of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Harue OSAKA, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 8053980
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting device includes first, second and third light-emitting elements, emitting light having different color. The first light-emitting element includes a first anode; a first cathode; and first and second light-emitting layers therebetween, wherein the first light-emitting layer includes a first high light-emitting substance and a first organic compound, and the second light-emitting layer includes the first high light-emitting substance and a second organic compound. The second light-emitting element includes a second anode; a second cathode; and a third light-emitting layer and a layer for controlling carrier transfer therebetween, wherein the third light-emitting layer includes a second high light-emitting substance, wherein the layer for controlling carrier transfer includes third and fourth organic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Nomura, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Tsunenori Suzuki, Sachiko Kawakami, Harue Osaka, Hideko Inoue
  • Patent number: 7993761
    Abstract: The present invention provides a quinoxaline derivative represented by a general formula (G1). In the formula, ?1 and ?2 each independently represent an arylene group which has 13 or less carbon atoms forming a ring; Ar represents an aryl group which has 13 or less carbon atoms forming a ring; R1 and R6 each independently represent any of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group which has 13 or less carbon atoms forming a ring; and R2 to R5 and R7 to R10 each independently represent any of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Sachiko Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20110172441
    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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Harue OSAKA
  • Publication number: 20110147792
    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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Yuko Kawata, Hiroshi Kadoma, Harue Osaka, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20110121275
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a noble anthracene derivative, a light emitting element with a high luminous efficiency, and further a light emitting element with a long lifetime. It is another object to provide a light emitting device and electronic device with a long lifetime by using the light emitting element. An anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (1) is provided. Since the anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (1) has a high luminous efficiency, when the anthracene derivative is used for a light emitting element, the light emitting element can have a high luminous efficiency. Further, when the anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (1) is used for a light emitting element, the light emitting element can have a long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Masakazu Egawa, Harue Osaka, Sachiko Kawakami, Satoko Shitagaki
  • Publication number: 20110095678
    Abstract: An object is to provide a new fluorene derivative as a good light-emitting material for organic EL elements. A fluorene derivative represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. In the formula, R1 to R8 separately represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group. Further, ?1 to ?4 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group. Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic hydrocarbon having 14 to 18 carbon atoms forming a ring. Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms forming a ring. Ar3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. Further, j, m, and n separately represent 0 or 1, and p represents 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Ogita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Harue Osaka, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20110071317
    Abstract: An object is to provide a new halogenated diarylamine compound serving as a source material for synthesis of a variety of diarylamine compounds and triarylamine compounds and a synthesis method of the new halogenated diarylamine compound. A halogenated diarylamine compound represented by the following general formula (G1) and a synthesis method thereof are provided. Note that a variety of diarylamine compounds and triarylamine compounds can be synthesized using the halogenated diarylamine compound represented by the following general formula (G1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harue OSAKA, Hiroto INOUE