Patents by Inventor Hideko Inoue
Hideko Inoue 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).
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Publication number: 20230105618Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The LUMO level of the first organic compound is lower than that of the second organic compound, and the HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than that of the second organic compound. The LUMO level of a guest material is higher than that of the first organic compound, and the HOMO level of the guest material is lower than that of the second organic compound. The guest material has a function of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. The first organic compound and the second organic compound form an exciplex.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Takeyoshi WATABE, Hideko INOUE, Yui YAMADA, Satomi MITSUMORI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Tomoka HARA
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Publication number: 20230079236Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Satoshi SEO, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Hideko INOUE, Hiroshi KADOMA, Harue OSAKA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Yasuhiko TAKEMURA
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Patent number: 11600789Abstract: A light-emitting element having high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having a low driving voltage is provided. A novel compound which can be used for a transport layer or as a host material or a light-emitting material of a light-emitting element is provided. A novel compound with a benzofuropyrimidine skeleton is provided. Also provided is a light-emitting element which includes the compound with the benzofuropyrimidine skeleton between a pair of electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Miki Kanamoto, Hiromi Seo, Satoshi Seo, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Tomoka Nakagawa
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Patent number: 11552256Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element with an improved reliability, a light-emitting element with a high current efficiency (or a high quantum efficiency), and a novel dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline derivative that is favorably used in a light-emitting element which is one embodiment of the present invention. A light-emitting element includes an EL layer between an anode and a cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer; the light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound having an electron-transport property and a hole-transport property, a second organic compound having a hole-transport property, and a light-emitting substance; the combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex; the HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than the HOMO level of the second organic compound; and a difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.4 eV.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Takao Hamada, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Yasushi Kitano, Hiroki Suzuki, Hideko Inoue
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Patent number: 11508912Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoko Shitagaki, Hideko Inoue, Hiroshi Kadoma, Harue Osaka, Kunihiko Suzuki, Yasuhiko Takemura
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Patent number: 11276824Abstract: Provided is a novel compound or a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The provided novel compound includes a bicarbazole skeleton and a benzofuropyrimidine skeleton or a benzothienopyrimidine skeleton. The provided light-emitting element includes the compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Inventors: Miki Kanamoto, Takeyoshi Watabe, Hideko Inoue, Satoshi Seo, Satomi Mitsumori, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20210305530Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency, or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime. The light-emitting element includes, between a pair of electrodes, a light-emitting layer including a guest material and a host material, in which an emission spectrum of the host material overlaps with an absorption spectrum of the guest material, and phosphorescence is emitted by conversion of an excitation energy of the host material into an excitation energy of the guest material. By using the overlap between the emission spectrum of the host material and the absorption spectrum of the guest material, the energy smoothly transfers from the host material to the guest material, so that the energy transfer efficiency of the light-emitting element is high. Accordingly, a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoko SHITAGAKI, Satoshi SEO, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Hideko INOUE, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Kunihiko SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11107995Abstract: A novel organic compound that is effective in improving the element characteristics and reliability is provided. The organic compound, which is represented by General Formula (G1), has a structure in which a dibenzoquinazoline ring is bonded to a skeleton with a hole-transport property via one or more arylene groups. Any one of R1 to R9 in General Formula (G1) is bonded to any one of R10 to R14 in General Formula (G1-1). Note that n is any of 0 to 3; m is 1 or 2; A represents a single bond, or an arylene group; B represents a ring having a dibenzofuran skeleton, dibenzothiophene skeleton, or carbazole skeleton; and each of R1 to R15 independently represents any of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, and an aryl group.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Inventors: Tomoka Hara, Hideko Inoue, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Satoshi Seo
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Publication number: 20210257565Abstract: As a novel substance having a novel skeleton, an organometallic complex with high emission efficiency which achieves improved color purity by a reduction of half width of an emission spectrum is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is an organometallic complex in which a ?-diketone and a six-membered heteroaromatic ring including two or more nitrogen atoms inclusive of a nitrogen atom that is a coordinating atom are ligands. In General Formula (G1), X represents a substituted or unsubstituted six-membered heteroaromatic ring including two or more nitrogen atoms inclusive of a nitrogen atom that is a coordinating atom. Further, R1 to R4 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Tomoya YAMAGUCHI, Hiromi SEO, Satoshi SEO, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Miki KANAMOTO
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Patent number: 11088332Abstract: A compound includes a benzofuropyrimidine skeleton or a benzothienopyrimidine skeleton, a first substituent, and a second substituent. Each of the first substituent and the second substituent includes a furan skeleton, a thiophene skeleton, or a pyrrole skeleton. The first substituent is bonded to a pyrimidine ring included in the benzofuropyrimidine skeleton or a pyrimidine ring included in the benzothienopyrimidine skeleton. The second substituent is bonded to a benzene ring included in the benzofuropyrimidine skeleton or a benzene ring included in the benzothienopyrimidine skeleton. The light-emitting element includes the compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventors: Miki Kanamoto, Hideko Inoue, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Hiromitsu Kido, Satoshi Seo
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Publication number: 20210226146Abstract: A light-emitting element having high external quantum efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having low drive voltage is provided. Provided is a light-emitting element which includes a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound between a pair of electrodes. A combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex (excited complex). An emission spectrum of the exciplex overlaps with an absorption band located on the longest wavelength side of an absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound. A peak wavelength of the emission spectrum of the exciplex is longer than or equal to a peak wavelength of the absorption band located on the longest wavelength side of the absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Hideko Inoue, Kunihiko Suzuki
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Patent number: 11038135Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency, or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime. The light-emitting element includes, between a pair of electrodes, a light-emitting layer including a guest material and a host material, in which an emission spectrum of the host material overlaps with an absorption spectrum of the guest material, and phosphorescence is emitted by conversion of an excitation energy of the host material into an excitation energy of the guest material. By using the overlap between the emission spectrum of the host material and the absorption spectrum of the guest material, the energy smoothly transfers from the host material to the guest material, so that the energy transfer efficiency of the light-emitting element is high. Accordingly, a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoko Shitagaki, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Hideko Inoue, Masahiro Takahashi, Kunihiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210175429Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoko Shitagaki, Hideko Inoue, Hiroshi Kadoma, Harue Osaka, Kunihiko Suzuki, Yasuhiko Takemura
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Publication number: 20210151695Abstract: A novel organometallic complex with high reliability is provided. A light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes at least a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer contains an organometallic complex. The organometallic complex includes a first ligand and a second ligand which are coordinated to a central metal. The HOMO is distributed over the first ligand, and the LUMO is distributed over the second ligand. The first ligand and the second ligand are cyclometalated ligands.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Hideko INOUE, Miki KURIHARA, Yui YAMADA, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hiromitsu KIDO
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Patent number: 10998509Abstract: As a novel substance having a novel skeleton, an organometallic complex with high emission efficiency which achieves improved color purity by a reduction of half width of an emission spectrum is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is an organometallic complex in which a ?-diketone and a six-membered heteroaromatic ring including two or more nitrogen atoms inclusive of a nitrogen atom that is a coordinating atom are ligands. In General Formula (G1), X represents a substituted or unsubstituted six-membered heteroaromatic ring including two or more nitrogen atoms inclusive of a nitrogen atom that is a coordinating atom. Further, R1 to R4 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Tomoya Yamaguchi, Hiromi Seo, Satoshi Seo, Kunihiko Suzuki, Miki Kanamoto
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Patent number: 10978661Abstract: A light-emitting element having high external quantum efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having low drive voltage is provided. Provided is a light-emitting element which includes a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound between a pair of electrodes. A combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex (excited complex). An emission spectrum of the exciplex overlaps with an absorption band located on the longest wavelength side of an absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound. A peak wavelength of the emission spectrum of the exciplex is longer than or equal to a peak wavelength of the absorption band located on the longest wavelength side of the absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Hideko Inoue, Kunihiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210098718Abstract: An object is to provide a novel organometallic complex. Another object is to provide an organometallic complex that can exhibit yellow to blue phosphorescence. A platinum complex with a tetracoordinate ligand including a phenothiazine skeleton or a phenoxazine skeleton is provided. In the ligand, nitrogen at the 10-position and carbon at the 2-position of the phenothiazine skeleton or the phenoxazine skeleton have a pyridyl group and a phenoxy group, respectively. A five-membered heteroaromatic residue is present at the 3-position of the phenoxy group. The five-membered heteroaromatic residue has two or three nitrogen atoms in its skeleton. Carbon at the 1-position of the phenothiazine skeleton or the phenoxazine skeleton and carbon at the 2-position of the phenoxy group are bonded to platinum, and nitrogen of the pyridyl group and nitrogen or carbene carbon of the five-membered heteroaromatic residue are coordinated to platinum.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Miki Kanamoto, Satoshi Seo
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Patent number: 10930852Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoko Shitagaki, Hideko Inoue, Hiroshi Kadoma, Harue Osaka, Kunihiko Suzuki, Yasuhiko Takemura
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Publication number: 20210013428Abstract: A light-emitting element having high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having a low driving voltage is provided. A novel compound which can be used for a transport layer or as a host material or a light-emitting material of a light-emitting element is provided. A novel compound with a benzofuropyrimidine skeleton is provided. Also provided is a light-emitting element which includes the compound with the benzofuropyrimidine skeleton between a pair of electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Miki KANAMOTO, Hiromi SEO, Satoshi SEO, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Tomoka NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20210013421Abstract: Provided is a novel heterocyclic compound, a novel heterocyclic compound that can be used in a light-emitting element, or a highly reliable light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device in each of which the light-emitting element using the novel heterocyclic compound is used. One embodiment of the present invention is a heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1). In General Formula (G1), each of A1 and A2 independently represents nitrogen or carbon bonded to hydrogen, and at least one of A1 and A2 represents nitrogen; Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms; B represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group; and R1 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Tomoka HARA, Yasushi KITANO, Hiromi SEO, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Satoshi SEO