Patents by Inventor Koro Shirane

Koro Shirane 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: 7763365
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takashi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Patent number: 7736757
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takashi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Patent number: 7635527
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Patent number: 7582363
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic polymer light-emitting element material having a gold complex structure as a part of the side chain or crosslinking group as represented by formulae (5) and (8) and an organic polymer light-emitting element comprising layer(s) comprising the organic polymer light-emitting element material. The present invention provides a polymer-based phosphorescent material useful for a multicolor or white light-emitting organic EL device having high luminous efficiency and capable of large-area formation and mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Takahashi, Isamu Taguchi, Koro Shirane
  • Publication number: 20080290792
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka TAKEUCHI, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takashi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Publication number: 20080290793
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Patent number: 7396598
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Publication number: 20080152947
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Patent number: 7250226
    Abstract: An organic polymeric phosphorescent compound and an organic light-emitting device employing the organic polymeric phosphorescent compound. The phosphorescent compound is a neutral organic polymeric phosphorescent compound emitting phosphorescence and used in an organic light-emitting device, and includes a phosphorescent unit and a carrier transporting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignees: Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Shizuo Tokito, Mitsunori Suzuki, Isao Tanaka, Youji Inoue, Koro Shirane, Masataka Takeuchi, Naoko Ito
  • Patent number: 7223483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light-emitting material having high emitting efficiency, high luminance and durability for use in an organic light-emitting device and to an organic electroluminescent (EL) device, in which the light-emitting material is used. The light-emitting material contains a light-emitting substance which is spatially constricted and confined in an order of two dimensions or more, thus providing a high efficient organic light-emitting device based on emission of phosphorescence from an excited triplet state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Koro Shirane, Motoaki Kamachi, Naoko Ito, Tamami Koyama
  • Patent number: 7175781
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20060269779
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic polymer light-emitting element material having a gold complex structure as a part of the side chain or crosslinking group as represented by formulae (5) and (8) and an organic polymer light-emitting element comprising layer(s) comprising the organic polymer light-emitting element material. The present invention provides a polymer-based phosphorescent material useful for a multicolor or white light-emitting organic EL device having high luminous efficiency and capable of large-area formation and mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Takahashi, Isamu Taguchi, Koro Shirane
  • Patent number: 7141081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor having a masking structure in which the insulation between the anode part and the cathode part can be ensured without fail, to its production method, to a method for coating a masking agent on a solid electrolytic capacitor substrate, and to apparatus therefore. According to the present invention, the masking material covers the dielectric film on the metal material having valve action and sufficiently infiltrates into the core metal made of a metal having valve action while the solid electrolyte is masked by the masking material without fail, so that a solid electrolytic capacitor can be produced that has a reduced leakage current and a reduced stress generated at the reflow treatment or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Hiroshi Nitoh, Toshihiro Okabe, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane
  • Patent number: 7060205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a solid electrolyte layer and an electrically conducting layer comprising metallic powder or an electrically conducting layer comprising an electrically conducting carbon layer and a layer formed thereon and comprising metallic powder in which at least one of said layers contains a rubber-like elastic material; a production process thereof; a solid electrolyte for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; a production process of the solid electrolyte; an electrically conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; and an electrically carbon conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention can be made compact and can be endowed with high-capacitance and low-impedance and is excellent in external force-relaxing properties, productivity, heat resistance and moisture resistance, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Showa Denko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma
  • Patent number: 7046504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor having a masking structure in which the insulation between the anode part and the cathode part can be ensured without fail, to its production method, to a method for coating a masking agent on a solid electrolytic capacitor substrate, and to apparatus therefore. According to the present invention, the masking material covers the dielectric film on the metal material having valve action and sufficiently infiltrates into the core metal made of a metal having valve action while the solid electrolyte is masked by the masking material without fail, so that a solid electrolytic capacitor can be produced that has a reduced leakage current and a reduced stress generated at the reflow treatment or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Hiroshi Nitoh, Toshihiro Okabe, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane
  • Publication number: 20060098394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor having a masking structure in which the insulation between the anode part and the cathode part can be ensured without fail, to its production method, to a method for coating a masking agent on a solid electrolytic capacitor substrate, and to apparatus therefore. According to the present invention, the masking material covers the dielectric film on the metal material having valve action and sufficiently infiltrates into the core metal made of a metal having valve action while the solid electrolyte is masked by the masking material without fail, so that a solid electrolytic capacitor can be produced that has a reduced leakage current and a reduced stress generated at the reflow treatment or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Hiroshi Nitoh, Toshihiro Okabe, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane
  • Publication number: 20060009629
    Abstract: The present invention provides phosphorescent materials and polymer phosphorescent materials that generate lights of various colors including blue, green, yellow, orange and red, which are useful for high performance multicolor organic light-emitting EL devices, and also provides an organic light emitting device material containing a gold complex represented by formulae such as (2) and (6) below (symbols in the formulae are as described in the specification) in which gold is bonded to at least one atom selected from carbon, oxygen and sulfur, and organic light-emitting EL device including the material in its light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Takahashi, Koro Shirane, Kunio Kondo
  • Patent number: 6890363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor having a masking structure in which the insulation between the anode part and the cathode part can be ensured without fail, to its production method, to a method for coating a masking agent on a solid electrolytic capacitor substrate, and to an apparatus therefor. According to the present invention, the masking material covers the dielectric film on the metal material having valve action and sufficiently infiltrates into the core metal made of a metal having valve action while the solid electrolyte is masked by the masking material without fail, so that a solid electrolytic capacitor can be produced that has a reduced leakage current and a reduced stress generated at the reflow treatment or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Hiroshi Nitoh, Toshihiro Okabe, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane
  • Publication number: 20050030703
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20040247934
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi