Patents by Inventor Kazumasa Nagao

Kazumasa Nagao 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: 20220407007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrromethene boron complex represented by the general formula (1), a light emitting element material having high luminance efficiency, and a light emitting element: wherein X1 and X2 each may be the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl ether group, an aryl thioether group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, halogen and a cyano group. These functional groups may further have a substituent. Ar1 to Ar4 each may be the same or different, and are a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group. The aryl group and the heteroaryl group may be either a monocyclic ring or a fused ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunari Kawamoto, Takashi Tokuda, Kazumasa Nagao
  • Publication number: 20220263030
    Abstract: An organic-EL device includes an emitting-layer, first-layer adjacent to the emitting-layer near the anode, and second-layer adjacent to the emitting-layer near the cathode. The emitting-layer contains first, second and third compounds. The first-layer contains a compound of formula-(A). The second-layer contains a compound of formula-(B). The first, second and third compounds are a fluorescent compound of formula-(1), delayed-fluorescent compound of formula-(2), and compound of formula-(3), respectively. Singlet energies S1 of the first to third compounds satisfy S1(M3)>S1(M2)>S1(M1). In the formula-(A), Ra1-Ra5 etc. each represent a substituent etc. In the formula-(B), X1-X3 each represent N atom etc, Ar1 and Ar2 each represent a group of formula-(1B) etc. A represents the group of the formula-(1B). In the formula-(1B), HAr is of formula-(2B), a is 1 to 5, and L1 is a linking group etc. In the formula-(2B), X11-X18 each represent N atom etc, and Y1 represent O, S, or N atom etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiromi NAKANO, Hisato MATSUMOTO, Takushi SHIOMI, Toshinari OGIWARA, Keiji OKINAKA, Kazunari KAWAMOTO, Takashi TOKUDA, Kazumasa NAGAO
  • Publication number: 20220102637
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a red-light-emitting material and a red-light-emitting element that have high luminous efficiency and excellent color purity. The present invention is a pyrromethene metal complex represented by a specific general formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunari Kawamoto, Takashi Tokuda, Kazumasa Nagao
  • Publication number: 20190285576
    Abstract: A semiconductor sensor includes: a substrate; a first electrode; a second electrode; and a semiconductor layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The semiconductor layer includes a semiconducting component to which target recognition molecules are bonded or attached, the target recognition molecule includes at least a target capture body X and a linking group L2, the target capture body X is a protein or nucleic acid having a molecular weight of 20,000 or higher and 200,000 or lower, and number of atom(s) N from the atom bonded to the semiconducting component or from the atom bonded to the group attached to the semiconducting component to the atom bonded to the atom originated from the target capture body X in the linking group L2 is 5 or more and 30 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kojiro NAITO, Kazumasa NAGAO, Seiichiro MURASE
  • Publication number: 20190101507
    Abstract: A semiconductor element including a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer contains at least one selected from carbon nanotubes and graphene, and a relationship between a channel length LC and a channel width WC of the semiconductor element is 0.01?WC/LC?0.8. A semiconductor element having excellent switching characteristics and high detection sensitivity when used as a sensor is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: TORAY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuki ISOGAI, Seiichiro MURASE, Kazumasa NAGAO
  • Patent number: 9627625
    Abstract: An organic thin film light-emitting element having both high luminous efficiency and high durability can be provided using a light-emitting element material that comprises a compound having a specified carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Shinichi Matsuki, HIrotoshi Sakaino, Takeshi Arai, Tsuyoshi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 9537107
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device material which contains a compound having a carbazole skeleton of a specific structure and which makes it possible to achieve a light emitting device having both high luminance efficiency and durability; and a light emitting device using the light emitting device material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Shinichi Matsuki, Daisaku Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 9391288
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic thin-film light emitting device having both high luminance efficiency and durability due to the use of a light emitting device material containing a compound having a specific carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Tsuyoshi Tominaga, Jinwoo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20150084020
    Abstract: Au organic thin film light-emitting element having both high luminous efficiency and high durability can be provided using a light-emitting element material that comprises a compound having a specified carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Shinichi Matsuki, Hirotoshi Sakaino, Takeshi Arai, Tsuyoshi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 8962155
    Abstract: A light emitting device material containing a pyrromethene compound represented by the general formula (1). It realized a luminescent element having a high luminescent efficiency and exellent color purity. Also provided is a luminescent element employing the materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Tsuyoshi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 8916275
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element which has achieved both high luminous efficiency and low driving voltage by containing a light-emitting element material, which comprises a specific pyrene compound, in one of the layers that constitute the light-emitting element, preferably in a light-emitting layer or in an electron-transporting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yohei Nakano, Kazunori Sugimoto, Kazumasa Nagao, Daisaku Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 8729530
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device material which enables a light emitting device having high efficiency and excellent chromatic purity and durability using a light emitting device material containing a pyrene compound represented by formula (1), wherein any one of R1 to R10 is a group represented by formula (2), or 1 to 4 substituents is/are group(s) represented by formula (3), and a light emitting device using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Seiichiro Murase
  • Publication number: 20140070204
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic thin-film light emitting device having both high luminance efficiency and durability due to the use of a light emitting device material containing a compound having a specific carbazole skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Tsuyoshi Tominaga, Jinwoo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20140061629
    Abstract: A light emitting device material containing a pyrene compound of general formula (1) and a light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichiro MURASE, Kazumasa NAGAO, Kazunori SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140027754
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device material containing a compound having a specific pyrene structure, capable of providing an organic thin-film light emitting device which enables high-efficiency light emission and low-voltage driving, and is also excellent in durability; and a light emitting device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Ueoka, Kazumasa Nagao, Kazunori Sugimoto, Tsuyoshi Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20130341613
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device material which contains a compound having a carbazole skeleton of a specific structure and which makes it possible to achieve a light emitting device having both high luminance efficiency and durability; and a light emitting device using the light emitting device material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Shinichi Matsuki, Daisaku Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 8610345
    Abstract: A light emitting device material containing a pyrene compound of formula (1) and a light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: TORAY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichiro Murase, Kazumasa Nagao, Kazunori Sugimoto, Takeshi Ishigaki, Takafumi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8502201
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic thin-film light emitting device containing an organic compound represented by formula (1) and a donor compound. the light emitting device can achieve both of the low-voltage driving operation and high luminance efficiency. YA1-Ar)n1??(1) (Y represents either substituted or unsubstituted pyrene, or substituted or unsubstituted anthracene. A1 is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, an arylene group, and a hetero arylene group. Ar is selected from the group consisting of a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group. These groups may be substituted or unsubstituted, and n1 is an integer of 1 to 3.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: TORAY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Nagao, Takeshi Arai, Takeshi Ikeda, Tsuyoshi Tominaga, Daisaku Tanaka, Yasunori Ichihashi, Koji Ueoka
  • Publication number: 20120138907
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light emitting device material characterized by containing an anthracene compound represented by the following general formula. where R19 to R37 are a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, heterocyclic group or the like; n is 1 or 2; and A is a heteroarylene group or arylene group. Any one of the R19 to R27 and any one of the R28 to R37 are used for linking with A. The present teachings allow a light emitting device having high luminous efficiency and excellent durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Seiichiro MURASE, Daisuke KITAZAWA, Kazumasa NAGAO, Kazunori SUGIMOTO, Tsuyoshi TOMINAGA
  • Patent number: 8183560
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device comprising at least an emissive layer existing between an anode and a cathode, which emits light by means of electric energy. The light emitting device contains a compound having a pyrromethene skeletal structure with a specific structure or a metal complex thereof and a naphthacene derivative, and thus the light emitting device has high luminance efficiency and excellent durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: TORAY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikeda, Tsuyoshi Tominaga, Kazunori Sugimoto, Kazumasa Nagao