Patents by Inventor Kazunori Ueno

Kazunori Ueno 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: 6852429
    Abstract: A pyrene based compound and its use in an organic light emitting device (OLED) according to the following formula: In the above formula, Z1 represents a hydrogen atom, deuterium atom, oxygen atom, silicon atom, selenium atom, substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, substituted or unsubstituted aryl amine or a combination thereof, and Z2 represents a hydrogen or deuterium atom. One of Y1 and Y2 represents a hydrogen atom, deuterium atom, oxygen atom, silicon atom, selenium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, substituted or unsubstituted aryl amine or a combination thereof, and the other of Y1 and Y2 represents a hydrogen or deuterium atom. X1 through X6 independently represent hydrogen atoms, deuterium atoms, alkyl groups or aryl groups, and at least one of X1 through X6 represents a bulky alkyl group or bulky aryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Yoshimasa Okamura, Kazunori Ueno, Masashi Tashiro, Hideki Tashiro, G. K. Surya Prakash
  • Patent number: 6853134
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device (OLED) in which an anode includes a gold or gold composition layer under a thin layer of thiol or thiol-derivative. Preferably, the thin layer of thiol or thiol derivative is a self-assembled monolayer so as to enhance interface properties with other layers (such as a hole transporting layer) in the OLED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunori Ueno, Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Sven Andresen, Koichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20050025997
    Abstract: A luminescent device having a pair of electrodes and a luminescent layer disposed between the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Senoo, Yuichi Hashimoto, Kazunori Ueno, Seiji Mashimo, Shinichi Urakawa
  • Patent number: 6841270
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device (OLED) in which pyrylium salt or its derivative, such as thiapyrylium, selenapyrylium, or telluropyrylium, is used as a charge transport material and/or at least a dopant or principal component in a charge transport layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Kazunori Ueno, Akihito Saitoh, Hiroshi Tanabe, Tadashi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20040263067
    Abstract: An anthryl derivative group substituted compound having a specific chemical structure is provided. This compound is used for producing an organic luminescent device which can emit luminescent hues with a very high purity and effect light emission with a high luminescence efficiency and a long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihito Saitoh, Koichi Suzuki, Akihiro Senoo, Kazunori Ueno, Keiji Okinaka
  • Publication number: 20040265632
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device having a high-efficiency optical output with high luminance and long life, which includes at least: a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode; and one or more organic-compound-containing layers sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, and in which among the organic-compound-containing layers, at least one layer having a light-emitting region contains a first compound represented by the following general formula [1] and a second compound having a band gap larger than a band gap of the first compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiji Okinaka, Akihito Saitoh, Koichi Suzuki, Akihiro Senoo, Kazunori Ueno
  • Patent number: 6833200
    Abstract: A luminescent device having a pair of electrodes and a luminescent layer disposed between the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Senoo, Yuichi Hashimoto, Kazunori Ueno, Seiji Mashimo, Shinichi Urakawa
  • Patent number: 6830834
    Abstract: A compound having a host moiety chemically bonded to at least one guest moiety according to the following general molecular structure: Ho—(L—G)n. Ho represents a host moiety that receives hole and/or electron recombination energy and transfers that energy to a guest moiety; G represents a guest moiety that contains a luminescent chromophore; L represents a chemical moiety that links the host and guest moiety and n is from 1 to 4. The compound can be used in the emissive layer of an OLED, or as a dopant dispersed in a host material that forms the emissive layer, wherein the host material has the same chemical structure as Ho.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Jian Ping Chen, Kazunori Ueno
  • Publication number: 20040232827
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device (OLED) in which an anode includes a gold or gold composition layer under a thin layer of thiol or thiol-derivative. Preferably, the thin layer of thiol or thiol derivative is a self-assembled monolayer so as to enhance interface properties with other layers (such as a hole transporting layer) in the OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazunori Ueno, Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Sven Andresen, Koichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040219387
    Abstract: A compound having a host moiety chemically bonded to at least one guest moiety according to the following general molecular structure:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Jian Ping Chen, Kazunori Ueno
  • Publication number: 20040209114
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device (OLED) in which pyrylium salt or its derivative, such as thiapyrylium, selenapyrylium, or telluropyrylium, is used as a charge transport material and/or at least a dopant or principal component in a charge transport layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Kazunori Ueno, Akihito Saitoh, Hiroshi Tanabe, Tadashi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20040110027
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device (OLED) in which a paracyclophane or a paracyclophane derivative is used as the emissive layer and/or one or more of the charge transport layers, or as a host material for one or more of these layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jian Ping Chen, Kazunori Ueno, Koichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040106003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light emitting device (OLED) in which a binaphthalene derivative is used as the emissive layer and/or one or more of the charge transport layers, or as a host or dopant material for one or more of such layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jian Ping Chen, Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Koichi Suzuki, Kazunori Ueno
  • Patent number: 6740430
    Abstract: An organic luminescence device is constituted by an organic luminescence lamination structure comprising a pair of an anode and a cathode, and at least one organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, a hermetic sealing housing enclosing therein the organic luminescence lamination structure and blocking external air, and a drying agent disposed within the hermetic sealing housing. The drying agent comprises a compound represented by the following formula (1): R—NCO  (1), wherein R denotes a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted styryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group. The drying agent comprises the compound of the formula (1) in a polymerized form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunori Ueno, Koichi Suzuki, Akihiro Senoo, Hiroshi Tanabe, Seiji Mashimo
  • Patent number: 6699599
    Abstract: Organic semiconductors consisting of conjugated chromophores wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are deuterated are disclosed. Methods of preparing such organic semiconductors are described. The organic semiconducting compounds exhibit remarkably high luminescence and good thermal stability. Applications of these materials for optoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting devices and photodiodes, with enhanced performance and lifetime are disclosed. The disclosed materials can be used as emissive layer, charge-transporting layer, or energy transfer (i.e. phosphorescence dopant) material in organic light-emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Kazunori Ueno
  • Patent number: 6686067
    Abstract: Organic semiconductors consisting of conjugated chromophores wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are deuterated are disclosed. Methods of preparing such organic semiconductors are described. The organic semiconducting compounds exhibit remarkably high luminescence and good thermal stability. Applications of these materials for optoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting devices and photodiodes, with enhanced performance and lifetime are disclosed. The disclosed materials can be used as emissive layer, charge-transporting layer, or energy transfer (i.e. phosphorescence dopant) material in organic light-emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Kazunori Ueno
  • Patent number: 6677060
    Abstract: Organic semiconductors consisting of conjugated chromophores wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are deuterated are disclosed. Methods of preparing such organic semiconductors are described. The organic semiconducting compounds exhibit remarkably high luminescence and good thermal stability. Applications of these materials for optoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting devices and photodiodes, with enhanced performance and lifetime are disclosed. The disclosed materials can be used as emissive layer, charge-transporting layer, or energy transfer (i.e. phosphorescence dopant) material in organic light-emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiao-Chang Charles Li, Kazunori Ueno
  • Publication number: 20030235713
    Abstract: In an organic luminescence device formed of one or plural layers of organic films between an anode and a cathode, at least one layer is any one of a luminescence layer, an electron injection layer and an electron-transporting layer and is formed of at least a spiro compound of formula (I-a) or (I-b) having a carbon atom or a silicon atom as a spiro atom and having four ring structures including at least one nitrogen atom-containing ring structure. By the use of the spiro compound of the formula (I-a) or (I-b), the resultant organic luminescence device produces a high-luminance fluorescent luminescence at a low voltage for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Akihiro Senoo, Kazunori Ueno
  • Publication number: 20030232216
    Abstract: In an organic luminescence device formed of one or plural layers of organic films between an anode and a cathode, at least one layer is any one of a luminescence layer, an electron injection layer and an electron-transporting layer and is formed of at least a phenolic derivative of any one of formulas (1-a), (1-b), (2-a) and (2-b) characterized by having at least two phenoxide portions connected to each other via a specific divalent bond in its molecular structure. By the use of the phenolic derivative, the resultant organic luminescence device produces a high-luminance fluorescent luminescence at a low voltage for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihito Saitoh, Yoichi Osato, Kazunori Ueno
  • Patent number: 6664731
    Abstract: The present invention provides a very durable charge injection type light emitting device. In a charge injection type light emitting device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an organic film sandwiched between the positive and negative electrodes and composed of one or more organic compounds, the organic film containing at least one light emitting layer, a potential barrier to electrons between the light emitting layer and a barrier layer defined as a member that contacts with the light emitting layer from the positive electrode side is 0.5 eV or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Hashimoto, Tatsundo Kawai, Kazunori Ueno