Patents by Inventor Hideyoshi Kitahara

Hideyoshi Kitahara 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: 11968882
    Abstract: A high-molecular-weight compound having at least one substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), further including a structural unit having at least one aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a structural unit having a triarylamine skeleton in addition to the at least one substituted triarylamine structural unit, and having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and 1,000,000 or less in terms of polystyrene and no a crosslinker, wherein the high-molecular-weight compound is used in an organic EL device as a constituent material of at least one organic layer. A polymer material having excellent hole injection/transport performance, electron blocking capability, high heat resistance, and high stability in a thin-film state for use in a polymer organic EL device, and an organic EL device having a low drive voltage, high light emission efficiency, and a long lifetime using this polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Togashi, Mika Shinoda, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Shunji Mochizuki, Hiroki Hirai, Yuta Saegusa
  • Patent number: 11925114
    Abstract: The present invention provides an indenocarbazole compound characterized by having hole transporting properties, being used as a constituent material of an organic electroluminescence device, and being represented by the following general formula (1), and an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer sandwiched therebetween is characterized in that the indenocarbazole compound is used as a constituent material of at least one organic layer. The indenocarbazole compound according to the present invention has (1) excellent hole transporting properties, (2) excellent electron blocking properties, (3) a stable thin film state, and excellent heat resistance. The organic electroluminescence device according to the present invention has a high light-emitting efficiency and high brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Takahashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Junichi Izumida
  • Publication number: 20230100661
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a high molecular weight compound that has excellent hole-injecting/transporting performance, is capable of blocking electrons, and is highly stable in a thin film state. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting diode with high luminous efficacy and a long lifespan, containing an organic layer (thin film) made of the above-described high molecular weight compound. The high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a repeating unit constituted by a specific triarylamine structural unit and a specific bonding structural unit, and has a weight average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of 10,000 or more and less than 1,000,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori TOGASHI, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Shunji MOCHIZUKI, Hiroki HIRAI, Mika SHINODA, Yuta SAEGUSA
  • Patent number: 11594683
    Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescent device that is excellent in hole injection and transport abilities, electron blocking ability, stability in a thin film state, and durability is provided as a material for an organic electroluminescent device having high efficiency and high durability. Further, an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, high efficiency, and a long lifetime is provided by combining the material with various materials for an organic EL device that is excellent in hole and electron injection and transport abilities, electron blocking ability, thin film stability, and durability, in such a manner that the characteristics of the materials can be effectively exhibited. An organic electroluminescent device comprising at least an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode in this order, wherein the hole transport layer comprises an arylamine compound of the following general formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Hayashi, Naoaki Kabasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Hideyoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20220255008
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a polymer material having excellent hole injection/transport performance, electron blocking capability, high heat resistance, and high stability in a thin-film state for use in a polymer organic EL device, and provide an organic EL device having a low drive voltage, high light emission efficiency, and a long lifetime using this polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori TOGASHI, Mika SHINODA, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Shunji MOCHIZUKI, Hiroki HIRAI, Yuta SAEGUSA
  • Publication number: 20220177454
    Abstract: Provided are: a trisubstituted benzene compound represented by general formulae (1) and (2); and an organic electroluminescence (EL) element having a pair of electrodes and at least a pair of organic layers interposed therebetween, the organic EL element being characterized in that said compound is used as a constituent material for at least one organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD., SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazunori TOGASHI, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Musubu ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11251373
    Abstract: A high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), where AR1, AR2, and L each independently represent a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, n is an integer of 1 to 3, Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a heavy hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyloxy group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, or a heteroaryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Togashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Mari Kaneko, Junichi Izumida
  • Patent number: 11196004
    Abstract: A high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by a general formula (1) below, where Ar1 and Ar2 are a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, a heavy hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkyloxy group, or a cycloalkyloxy group, X, Y and Z are, on the condition that at least one of them is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, or a group similar to the groups represented by R1 and R2 above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Togashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Junichi Izumida, Mari Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20210253785
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a high molecular weight compound that has excellent hole injection and transport performance, is capable of blocking electrons, and is highly stable as a thin film. It is another object of the present invention to provide an organic EL element that includes an organic layer (thin film) made of the above-described high molecular weight compound, wherein the organic EL element has high light emission efficiency and a long lifespan. The high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a repeating unit represented by a general formula (3), that is constituted by a specific triarylamine structural unit and a specific bonding structural unit, and has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and less than 1,000,000 on a polystyrene basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori TOGASHI, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Junichi IZUMIDA, Hiroki HIRAI, Mika SHINODA
  • Patent number: 10818844
    Abstract: The organic EL device of the present invention has an anode, a hole transport layer, a luminous layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode in this order, and the hole transport layer contains an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1): where Ar1 to Ar4 each represent a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a monovalent aromatic heterocyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD., SFC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Takeshi Yamamoto, Shuichi Hayashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20200303658
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided a pyrimidine derivative represented by a general formula (1) indicated below, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes, and at least one organic layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein the pyrimidine derivative is used as a constituent material for the at least one organic layer. The pyrimidine derivative of the present invention is a material for a high efficiency, high durability organic electroluminescent device, is excellent in electron injection/transport performance, has hole blocking capability, and excels in characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Hayashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Naoaki Kabasawa, Sung Keum Choi, Si In Kim, Yoo Na Shin, Ji Yung Kim
  • Publication number: 20200058879
    Abstract: The present invention provides an indenocarbazole compound characterized by having hole transporting properties, being used as a constituent material of an organic electroluminescence device, and being represented by the following general formula (1), and an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer sandwiched therebetween is characterized in that the indenocarbazole compound is used as a constituent material of at least one organic layer. The indenocarbazole compound according to the present invention has (1) excellent hole transporting properties, (2) excellent electron blocking properties, (3) a stable thin film state, and excellent heat resistance. The organic electroluminescence device according to the present invention has a high light-emitting efficiency and high brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: TAKEHIRO TAKAHASHI, HIDEYOSHI KITAHARA, JUNICHI IZUMIDA
  • Patent number: 10566540
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, and particularly a long lifetime is provided by combining various materials for an organic electroluminescent device, which have excellent hole and electron injection/transport performances, electron blocking ability, stability in a thin-film state, and durability as materials for an organic electroluminescent device having high luminous efficiency and high durability so as to allow the respective materials to effectively reveal their characteristics. In the organic electroluminescent device having at least an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode in this order, the hole transport layer includes an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1), and the light emitting layer includes an amine derivative of the following general formula (2) having a condensed ring structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd., SFC Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Hayashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Takeshi Yamamoto, Daizou Kanda, Naoaki Kabasawa, Soon-wook Cha, Sang-woo Park, Ju-man Song, Kyung-seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 10566543
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided pyrimidine derivatives represented by the following general formula (1). The pyrimidine derivatives of the invention are novel compounds and feature (1) good electron injection property, (2) high electron mobility, (3) excellent hole blocking property, (4) good stability in their form of thin films, and (5) excellent heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa Yokoyama, Shuichi Hayashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Sung Keum Choi, Si In Kim, Ji Yung Kim, Hyunju Oh
  • Publication number: 20190378989
    Abstract: A high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by a general formula (1) below, where Ar1 and Ar2 are a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, a heavy hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkyloxy group, or a cycloalkyloxy group, X, Y and Z are, on the condition that at least one of them is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, or a group similar to the groups represented by R1 and R2 above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori TOGASHI, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Junichi IZUMIDA, Mari KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20190326515
    Abstract: A high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), where AR1, AR2, and L each independently represent a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, n is an integer of 1 to 3, Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a heavy hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyloxy group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, or a heteroaryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori TOGASHI, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Mari KANEKO, Junichi IZUMIDA
  • Publication number: 20180331298
    Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescent device that is excellent in hole injection and transport abilities, electron blocking ability, stability in a thin film state, and durability is provided as a material for an organic electroluminescent device having high efficiency and high durability. Further, an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, high efficiency, and a long lifetime is provided by combining the material with various materials for an organic EL device that is excellent in hole and electron injection and transport abilities, electron blocking ability, thin film stability, and durability, in such a manner that the characteristics of the materials can be effectively exhibited. An organic electroluminescent device comprising at least an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode in this order, wherein the hole transport layer comprises an arylamine compound of the following general formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Shuichi Hayashi, Naoaki Kabasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Hideyoshi Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20180026199
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, and particularly a long lifetime is provided by combining various materials for an organic electroluminescent device, which have excellent hole and electron injection/transport performances, electron blocking ability, stability in a thin-film state, and durability as materials for an organic electroluminescent device having high luminous efficiency and high durability so as to allow the respective materials to effectively reveal their characteristics. In the organic electroluminescent device having at least an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode in this order, the hole transport layer includes an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1), and the light emitting layer includes an amine derivative of the following general formula (2) having a condensed ring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Shuichi Hayashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Takeshi Yamamoto, Daizou Kanda, Naoaki Kabasawa, Soon-wook Cha, Sang-woo Park, Ju-man Song, Kyung-seok Jeon
  • Publication number: 20180006239
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided pyrimidine derivatives represented by the following general formula (1). The pyrimidine derivatives of the invention are novel compounds and feature (1) good electron injection property, (2) high electron mobility, (3) excellent hole blocking property, (4) good stability in their form of thin films, and (5) excellent heat resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimasa YOKOYAMA, Shuichi HAYASHI, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Sung Keum CHOI, Si In KIM, Ji Yung KIM, Hyunju OH
  • Publication number: 20170186967
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided a pyrimidine derivative represented by a general formula (1) indicated below, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes, and at least one organic layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein the pyrimidine derivative is used as a constituent material for the at least one organic layer. The pyrimidine derivative of the present invention is a material for a high efficiency, high durability organic electroluminescent device, is excellent in electron injection/transport performance, has hole blocking capability, and excels in characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi HAYASHI, Hideyoshi KITAHARA, Naoaki KABASAWA, Sung Keum CHOI, Si In KIM, Yoo Na SHIN, Ji Yung KIM