Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Toyoshima

Hiroaki Toyoshima 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: 20230240133
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a first emitting layer including a first host material, a first organic material, and a first dopant material; and a second emitting layer including a second host material and a second dopant material, in which the first host material, the first organic material, and the second host material are different compounds in structure and satisfy Numerical Formula 1 and Numerical Formula 2. Numerical Formula 1: T1(H1)>T1(H3), Numerical Formula 2: T1(H2)>T1(H3) (In Numerical Formula 1 and Numerical Formula 2, T1(H1), T1(H2), T1(H3) are triplet energies of the first host material, the first organic material, and the second host material, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Masato NAKAMURA, Tetsuya MASUDA, Satomi TASAKI, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Takeshi IKEDA, Kazuma MASE
  • Publication number: 20230210002
    Abstract: A composition including a compound represented by the following formula (12) and a compound represented by the following formula (21) (provided that the compound represented by the formula (12) is different from the compound represented by the formula (21)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shota TANAKA, Keitaro YAMADA, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230171977
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer. The first emitting layer contains a first host material and a first dopant material. The second emitting layer contains a second host material and a second dopant material. The first host material and the second host material are different from each other. The first dopant material is a compound having a maximum peak wavelength of 500 nm or less. The second dopant material is a compound having a maximum peak wavelength of 500 nm or less. The first dopant material and the second dopant material are different from each other. A triplet energy T1(H1) of the first host material and a triplet energy T1(H2) of the second host material satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1), T1(H1)>T1(H2) ??(Numerical Formula 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi TASAKI, Tetsuya MASUDA, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Masato NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230120308
    Abstract: Specific compounds represented by formula (I), a material for an organic electroluminescence device comprising said specific compound, an organic electroluminescence device comprising said specific compound, an electronic equipment comprising said organic electroluminescence device and the use of said compounds in an organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michelle GROARKE, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Masatoshi SAITO, Natalia CHEBOTAREVA
  • Patent number: 11575087
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: an emitting region provided between a cathode and an anode; and a hole transporting zone provided between the anode and the emitting region, in which the hole transporting zone includes at least a first anode side organic layer and a second anode side organic layer, the first anode side organic layer is in direct contact with the second anode side organic layer, a total film thickness of the hole transporting zone is in a range from 20 nm to 80 nm, the first anode side organic layer contains no compound contained in the second anode side organic layer, the first anode side organic layer contains a first organic material and a second organic material, the first organic material is different from the second organic material, and a content of the first organic material in the first anode side organic layer is less than 50 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Toyoshima, Kazuki Nishimura, Emiko Kambe, Masato Nakamura, Tetsuya Masuda, Yusuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230036664
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: an emitting region provided between a cathode and an anode; and a hole transporting zone provided between the anode and the emitting region, in which the hole transporting zone includes at least a first anode side organic layer and a second anode side organic layer, the first anode side organic layer is in direct contact with the second anode side organic layer, a total film thickness of the hole transporting zone is in a range from 20 nm to 80 nm, the first anode side organic layer contains no compound contained in the second anode side organic layer, the first anode side organic layer contains a first organic material and a second organic material, the first organic material is different from the second organic material, and a content of the first organic material in the first anode side organic layer is less than 50 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Emiko KAMBE, Masato NAKAMURA, Tetsuya MASUDA, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11552259
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes two or more emitting units disposed between an anode and a cathode, and an intermediate layer, in which the intermediate layer contains a phenanthroline compound, the laminated emitting unit includes a first emitting layer containing a first host material and a second emitting layer containing a second host material, and a triplet energy T1(H1) of the first host material and a triplet energy T1(H2) of the second host material satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 3), T1(H1)>T1(H2)??(Numerical Formula 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Tasaki, Kazuki Nishimura, Hiroaki Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20220416178
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a cathode; an anode; and an emitting layer disposed between the cathode, wherein a first layer in an electron-transporting zone disposed between the emitting layer and the cathode contains a first compound and a second compound, the electron mobility ?1 of the first compound is 1.0×10?5 cm2/Vs or lower, and the second compound is one or more selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by each of the following formulas (11), (12), and (13), provided that the first compound and the second compound are different compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Masatoshi SAITO, Kei YOSHIDA, Masato MITANI, Sayaka MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20220393113
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes two or more emitting units disposed between an anode and a cathode, and an intermediate layer, in which the intermediate layer contains a phenanthroline compound, the laminated emitting unit includes a first emitting layer containing a first host material and a second emitting layer containing a second host material, and a triplet energy T1(H1) of the first host material and a triplet energy T1(H2) of the second host material satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 3), T1(H1)>T1(H2)??(Numerical Formula 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi TASAKI, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220367760
    Abstract: A phosphor in which at least some of an element M in a phosphor host crystal represented by M?(L,A)?X? is substituted with Eu as an activation material. M represents one or more (including at least Sr) of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn, L represents one or more of Li, Na, and K, A represents one or more of Al, Ga, B, In, Sc, Y, La, and Si, X represents one or more (except that X represents only N) of O, N, F, and Cl, ?, ?, ?, and ? satisfy 8.70??+?+?+??9.30, 0.00<??1.30, 3.70???4.30, 3.70???4.30, and 0.00<??1.30. In a fluorescence spectrum obtained by irradiation with light having a wavelength of 260 nm, when a fluorescence intensity at a wavelength of 569 nm is represented by I0 and a fluorescence intensity at a wavelength of 617 nm is represented by I1, I1/I0 is 0.01 or more and 0.4 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Mitsuru KAWAGOE
  • Patent number: 11489128
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a first emitting layer disposed between an anode and a cathode; a second emitting layer disposed between the first emitting layer and the cathode; and an electron blocking layer disposed between the first emitting layer and the anode, in which the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer are in direct contact with each other; the first emitting layer and the electron blocking layer are in direct contact with each other; the first emitting layer includes a first compound represented by a formula (1) below; the first compound includes at least one group represented by a formula (11) below; the second emitting layer includes a second compound represented by a formula (2); the electron blocking layer includes a third compound; and the third compound satisfies a formula (M1) below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Tasaki, Kazuki Nishimura, Tasuku Haketa, Ryoji Maeda, Yuki Nakano, Hiroaki Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20220310930
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a first emitting layer disposed between an anode and a cathode; a second emitting layer disposed between the first emitting layer and the cathode; and an electron blocking layer disposed between the first emitting layer and the anode, in which the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer are in direct contact with each other; the first emitting layer and the electron blocking layer are in direct contact with each other; the first emitting layer includes a first compound represented by a formula (1) below; the first compound includes at least one group represented by a formula (11) below; the second emitting layer includes a second compound represented by a formula (2); the electron blocking layer includes a third compound; and the third compound satisfies a formula (M1) below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi TASAKI, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Tasuku HAKETA, Ryoji MAEDA, Yuki NAKANO, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220310933
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device comprising an electron-transporting zone comprising i) at least one compound represented by formula (I), and ii) at least one rare earth metal, rare earth metal compound, and/or rare earth metal complex, wherein the electron-transporting zone does not comprise an alkali metal, an alkali metal compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth metal, an alkaline earth metal compound, and an alkaline earth metal complex; a material for an organic electroluminescence device comprising a combination of at least one compound of formula (I) and at least one rare earth metal, rare earth metal compound, and/or rare earth metal complex; an organic electroluminescence device comprising said organic electroluminescence device and the use of a compound of formula (I) in combination with at least one rare earth metal, rare earth metal compound, and/or rare earth metal complex, in an electron-transporting zone of an organic electroluminescence device, wherein the electron-transportin
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michelle GROARKE, Heinz WOLLEB, Natalia CHEBOTAREVA, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Masatoshi SAITO
  • Patent number: 11279876
    Abstract: A phosphor in which an element represented by R? is solid-solutionized in a phosphor host crystal represented by M?(L, A)?X?, wherein M is at least one type of element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, L is at least one type of element selected from Li, Na and K, A is at least one type of element selected from Al, Ga, B, In, Sc, Y, La and Si, X is at least one type of element selected from O, N, F and Cl (where all of X being N is excluded), R is at least one type of element selected from Mn, Cr, Ti, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho and Yb, ?, ?, ? and ? satisfy ?+?+?+?=9, 0.00<??1.30, 3.70???4.30, 3.70???4.30, and 0.00<??1.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Hiroaki Toyoshima, Ryo Yoshimatsu, Taiyo Yamaura, Masato Akabane, Naoto Hirosaki
  • Publication number: 20210242419
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a first emitting unit, a first charge generating layer, a second emitting unit, a second charge generating layer, and a third emitting unit provided between an anode and a cathode in this order from the anode, in which the second charge generating layer includes an N layer close to the anode and a P layer close to the cathode, the third emitting layer contains a blue fluorescent compound, at least one of the first or second emitting layer contains a blue fluorescent compound, the third emitting unit includes a hole transporting zone between the second charge generating layer and the third emitting layer, the hole transporting zone is in contact with the second charge generating layer, and a thickness of the hole transporting zone is in a range from 5 nm to 40 nm and smaller than a thickness of the N layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Masato NAKAMURA, Emiko KAMBE, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Hitoshi KUMA
  • Publication number: 20210130689
    Abstract: A phosphor including a fired product having a composition represented by general formula M1aM2bM3cAl3N4-dOd, wherein M1 is one or more elements selected from Sr, Mg, Ca, and Ba, M2 is one or more elements selected from Li, Na, and K, and M3 is one or more elements selected from Eu, Ce, and Mn, and wherein a, b, c, and d satisfy each of the following formulas: 0.850?a?1.150, 0.850?b?1.150, 0.001?c?0.010, 0.10<d?0.20, and 0.09?d/(a+d)<0.20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Denka Company Limited
    Inventors: Masato AKABANE, Ryo YOSHIMATU, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Motoi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210017448
    Abstract: A phosphor in which an element represented by R? is solid-solutionized in a phosphor host crystal represented by M?(L, A)?X?, wherein M is at least one type of element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, L is at least one type of element selected from Li, Na and K, A is at least one type of element selected from Al, Ga, B, In, Sc, Y, La and Si, X is at least one type of element selected from O, N, F and Cl (where all of X being N is excluded), R is at least one type of element selected from Mn, Cr, Ti, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho and Yb, ?, ?, ? and ? satisfy ?+?+?+?=9, 0.00<??1.30, 3.70???4.30, 3.70???4.30, and 0.00<??1.30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicants: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Ryo YOSHIMATSU, Taiyo YAMAURA, Masato AKABANE, Naoto HIROSAKI
  • Patent number: 10833281
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence composition including two or more compounds each having a specific structure combining a hole transporting ability and an electron transporting ability; an organic electroluminescence composition including one or more compounds each having a specific structure combining a hole transporting ability and an electron transporting ability and a different compound having an electron transporting skeleton; and a material for organic electroluminescence devices, a solution of a material for organic electroluminescence devices and an organic electroluminescence device, each including the aromatic heterocyclic derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignees: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Kawakami, Masakazu Funahashi, Tadahiko Yoshinaga, Hiroaki Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 10093854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a complex oxynitride phosphor which is efficiently excited in the UV to near-UV wavelength region and emits green to yellow light, and a light emitting device using the phosphor. The phosphor according to the present invention is characterized in that it is represented by general formula: M1aM2bRecSidOeNf; wherein M1 is one or more elements selected from Y, Sc, La, and Al; M2 is one or more elements selected from Zn, Sr, Ba, Ca, and Mg; Re is one or more elements selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Ti, Cr, and Mn among rare-earth elements and transition metal elements; and a, b, c, d, e, and fin the formula satisfy the relationships: a+b+c=1, 0.20<b<0.50, 0.001<c<0.10, 2.5<d<4.1, 0.5<e<1.0, and 3.5<f<5.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Denka Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Toyoshima, Ryo Yoshimatsu
  • Publication number: 20180163128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a complex oxynitride phosphor which is efficiently excited in the UV to near-UV wavelength region and emits green to yellow light, and a light emitting device using the phosphor. The phosphor according to the present invention is characterized in that it is represented by general formula: M1aM2bRecSidOeNf; wherein M1 is one or more elements selected from Y, Sc, La, and Al; M2 is one or more elements selected from Zn, Sr, Ba, Ca, and Mg; Re is one or more elements selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Ti, Cr, and Mn among rare-earth elements and transition metal elements; and a, b, c, d, e, and fin the formula satisfy the relationships: a+b+c=1, 0.20<b<0.50, 0.001<c<0.10, 2.5<d<4.1, 0.5<e<1.0, and 3.5<f<5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki Toyoshima, Ryo Yoshimatsu