Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kadoma

Hiroshi Kadoma 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: 10497880
    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 subsistent 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takako Takasu, Hiroshi Kadoma, Yuko Kawata, Satoko Shitagaki, Hiromi Nowatari, Tsunenori Suzuki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10396397
    Abstract: A material that can be used in a wide temperature range is provided. A graphene compound includes graphene or graphene oxide and a substituted or unsubstituted chain group, the chain group includes two or more ether bonds, and the chain group is bonded to the above graphene or graphene oxide through a Si atom. Alternatively, a method for forming a graphene compound includes a first step and a second step after the first step. In the first step, graphene oxide and a base are stirred under a nitrogen stream. In the second step, the mixture is cooled to room temperature, a silylating agent that has a group having two or more ether bonds is introduced into the mixture, and the obtained mixture is stirred. The base is butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibutylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, or pyridine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Teppei Oguni, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20190214567
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency including a fluorescent material as a light-emitting substance. In a light-emitting element including a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes, a delayed fluorescence component due to triplet-triplet annihilation accounts for 20% or more of light emitted from the EL layer, and the light has at least one emission spectrum peak in the blue wavelength range. The EL layer includes an organic compound in which an energy difference between the lowest singlet excited energy level and the lowest triplet excited energy level is 0.5 eV or more. The EL layer includes a benzo[a]anthracene compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Kaori Ogita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10263195
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Takako Takasu, Hiroshi Kadoma, Yuko Kawata, Satoko Shitagaki, Hiromi Nowatari, Tsunenori Suzuki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10236448
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency including a fluorescent material as a light-emitting substance. In a light-emitting element including a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes, a delayed fluorescence component due to triplet-triplet annihilation accounts for 20% or more of light emitted from the EL layer, and the light has at least one emission spectrum peak in the blue wavelength range. The EL layer includes an organic compound in which an energy difference between the lowest singlet excited energy level and the lowest triplet excited energy level is 0.5 eV or more. The EL layer includes a benzo[a]anthracene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Kaori Ogita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20190074450
    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 subsistent 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: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Harue OSAKA, Takako TAKASU, Hiroshi KADOMA, Yuko KAWATA, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Hiromi NOWATARI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 10224490
    Abstract: An object is to provide 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. Other objects are to provide a light-emitting element having low driving voltage, a light-emitting element having high current efficiency, and a light-emitting element having a long lifetime. Provided are a light-emitting element including a compound in which a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and a hole-transport skeleton are bonded through an arylene group, and a light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each using this light-emitting element. The heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10181563
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: 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: 20180212154
    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: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi SEO, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Hideko INOUE, Hiroshi KADOMA, Harue OSAKA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Yasuhiko TAKEMURA
  • Patent number: 9985218
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with low drive voltage, a light-emitting element with high current efficiency, and/or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime are/is provided. Specifically, a light-emitting element with low drive voltage, a light-emitting element with high current efficiency, and/or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime are/is provided by the use of an organic compound with a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline skeleton in a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Osaka, Hiroshi Kadoma, Yasushi Kitano, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20180130958
    Abstract: An object is to provide 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. Other objects are to provide a light-emitting element having low driving voltage, a light-emitting element having high current efficiency, and a light-emitting element having a long lifetime. Provided are a light-emitting element including a compound in which a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and a hole-transport skeleton are bonded through an arylene group, and a light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each using this light-emitting element. The heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi KADOMA, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 9960368
    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 13 carbon atoms, and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Yasushi Kitano, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9929350
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconducor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoko Shitagaki, Hideko Inoue, Hiroshi Kadoma, Harue Osaka, Kunihiko Suzuki, Yasuhiko Takemura
  • Publication number: 20180076489
    Abstract: A novel electrode, a novel power storage device, an electrode with less deterioration, an electrode with a high capacity, a long-life power storage device, a power storage device with less deterioration, a power storage device with high energy density, or a highly reliable power storage device is provided. The electrode includes a graphene compound including a graphene layer and a substituted or unsubstituted chain group, and an active material. The graphene layer is bonded to the chain group through a substituent containing silicon. The graphene compound includes a region in contact with the active material in particle form. The active material includes an element A, which is one or more elements selected from elements belonging to Group 1 and elements belonging to Group 2, and an element M, which is one or more elements selected from manganese and nickel. The chain group includes one or more groups selected from a carbonyl group, an ester group, a carboxyl group, an ether group, and an epoxy group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mayumi Mikami, Yohei Momma, Minoru Takahashi, Hiroshi Kadoma, Teppei Oguni, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9899608
    Abstract: An object is to provide 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. Other objects are to provide a light-emitting element having low driving voltage, a light-emitting element having high current efficiency, and a light-emitting element having a long lifetime. Provided are a light-emitting element including a compound in which a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and a hole-transport skeleton are bonded through an arylene group, and a light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each using this light-emitting element. The heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20180047911
    Abstract: A novel organic compound that can be used as a carrier-transport material, a host material, or a light-emitting material in a light-emitting element is provided. Specifically, an organic compound that can give a light-emitting element having favorable characteristics even when the organic compound is used in a light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence is provided. The organic compound has a bipyridine skeleton formed by two pyridine skeletons to each of which a dibenzothiophenyl group or a dibenzofuranyl group is bonded via an arylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KADOMA, Satomi MITSUMORI, Yuko KAWATA, Takao HAMADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20180019462
    Abstract: A material that can be used in a wide temperature range and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A graphene compound has a substituted or unsubstituted chain group. The chain group has one or more ester groups or carboxyl groups and contains a Si atom. The chain group is bonded to a graphene layer through the Si atom. A method for forming a graphene compound includes a step of stirring graphene oxide and a Lewis base and a step of mixing a silicon compound having one or more ester groups or carboxyl groups into the mixed solution and stirring the obtained mixed solution. The Lewis base is butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibutylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, or pyridine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KADOMA, Teppei OGUNI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 9843000
    Abstract: Provided is a novel heterocyclic compound which can be used as a host material for dispersing a light-emitting material in a light-emitting layer of a light-emitting element. Further provided is a light-emitting element which is driven at a low voltage and has high current efficiency. By including the light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each with reduced power consumption are provided. The light-emitting element contains a compound in which a dibenzo[f,h]quinoline ring and a hole-transport skeleton are bonded through an arylene group. The light-emitting device, the electronic device, and the lighting device each including the light-emitting element are provided. The light-emitting element contains a heterocyclic compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (G1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Kaori Ogita, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9825235
    Abstract: A novel organic compound that can be used as a carrier-transport material, a host material, or a light-emitting material in a light-emitting element is provided. Specifically, an organic compound that can give a light-emitting element having favorable characteristics even when the organic compound is used in a light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence is provided. The organic compound has a bipyridine skeleton formed by two pyridine skeletons to each of which a dibenzothiophenyl group or a dibenzofuranyl group is bonded via an arylene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Satomi Mitsumori, Yuko Kawata, Takao Hamada, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9806268
    Abstract: Objects are to provide the following: a substance that facilitates hole injection and has high triplet excitation energy; a light-emitting element having high emission efficiency using the substance that facilitates hole injection and has high triplet excitation energy; a light-emitting element having low driving voltage; and a light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a lighting device having low power consumption. Provided is a triazole derivative in which a dibenzothiophen-4-yl or dibenzofuran-4-yl group represented by General Formula (G2) is bonded to any one of Ar1 to Ar3 of a triazole derivative represented by General Formula (G1). In the formulas, A represents oxygen or sulfur, Ar1 to Ar3 separately represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, and R1 to R7 separately represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo