Patents by Inventor Masahide Matsuura

Masahide Matsuura 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: 20130264565
    Abstract: A semiconductor thin film includes one or more amorphous metal oxides, an OH group being bonded to at least some of the metal atoms of the amorphous metal oxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Mami Nishimura, Emi Kawashima, Masashi Kasami, Masahide Matsuura, Masayuki Itose
  • Patent number: 8470455
    Abstract: An organic EL device 100 including a plurality of emitting layers (15) and (17) between a cathode (18) and (19) and an anode (12), each of the emitting layers (15) and (17) made of a host material having a triplet energy gap of 2.52 eV or more and 3.7 eV or less, and a dopant having a light emitting property related to a triplet state, the dopant containing a metal complex with a heavy metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Chishio Hosokawa, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Keiko Yamamichi
  • Patent number: 8471789
    Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20130069523
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Masahide MATSUURA, Masakazu Funahashi, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 8377575
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including an anode (2), a cathode (6), and at least a first layer (3), a second layer (4), and a third layer (5) provided between the anode (2) and the cathode (6) in that order from the anode side. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) includes a phosphorescent compound. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) is an emitting layer. At least three compounds respectively forming the first layer (3), the second layer (4), and the third layer (5) other than the phosphorescent compound are compounds of the following formula (1). wherein R1 to R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that adjacent substituents may form a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwakuma, Masahide Matsuura, Hideaki Nagashima, Hidetsugu Ikeda, Hiroaki Nakamura, Tadashi Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 8334648
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Masakazu Funahashi, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 8324802
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Masakazu Funahashi, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20120298203
    Abstract: A dibenzofluoranthene compound represented by the following formula (A). In the formula at least one of R1 to R14 is an amino group represented by the following formula (S); R1 to R14 that is not an amino group represented by the formula (S) are independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-C40 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a C2-C40 substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a C2-C40 substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a C6-C40 substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a C3-C40 substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, a C1-C40 substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group or a C6-C40 substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group. In the formula (S), Ra and Rb are independently a C6-C40 substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a C1-C40 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; and Ra and Rb may combine with each other to form a ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Hidetsugu Ikeda, Masahide Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20120168740
    Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and an organic medium which has a light emitting layer or a plurality of layers including the light emitting layer, contains a light emitting material formed with an organometallic complex compound having a heavy metal and is disposed between the pair of electrodes, the organic medium contains an amine derivative having a specific structure. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high efficiency of light emission even at a high luminance of several thousand cd/m2 or greater and a small consumption of electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20120153267
    Abstract: An organic EL device 100 including a plurality of emitting layers (15) and (17) between a cathode (18) and (19) and an anode (12), each of the emitting layers (15) and (17) made of a host material having a triplet energy gap of 2.52 eV or more and 3.7 eV or less, and a dopant having a light emitting property related to a triplet state, the dopant containing a metal complex with a heavy metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide MATSUURA, Chishio Hosokawa, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Keiko Yamamichi
  • Patent number: 8105701
    Abstract: An organic EL device 100 including a plurality of emitting layers (15) and (17) between a cathode (18) and (19) and an anode (12), each of the emitting layers (15) and (17) made of a host material having a triplet energy gap of 2.52 eV or more and 3.7 eV or less, and a dopant having a light emitting property related to a triplet state, the dopant containing a metal complex with a heavy metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Chishio Hosokawa, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Keiko Yamamichi
  • Patent number: 8097349
    Abstract: A novel derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom with a structure made by bonding special groups to benzimidazole, a material for an organic electroluminescence (EL) device comprising the derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom and an organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one organic compound layer containing a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, wherein the device contains the derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom. An organic EL device achieving elevation of luminance and of efficiency in light emission even under low driving voltage is obtainable by an employment of the derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom for at least one layer composing organic compound layers of the EL device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Masahide Matsuura, Mineyuki Kubota, Masahiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20120001160
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including an anode (2), a cathode (6), and at least a first layer (3), a second layer (4), and a third layer (5) provided between the anode (2) and the cathode (6) in that order from the anode side. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) includes a phosphorescent compound. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) is an emitting layer. At least three compounds respectively forming the first layer (3), the second layer (4), and the third layer (5) other than the phosphorescent compound are compounds of the following formula (1). wherein R1 to R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that adjacent substituents may form a ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwakuma, Masahide Matsuura, Hideaki Nagashima, Hidetsugu Ikeda, Hiroaki Nakamura, Tadashi Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20110259425
    Abstract: An organic thin film solar cell including a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including two or more organic compounds, which is between the pair of electrodes, wherein a difference (?Af) in affinity levels between the two main organic compounds of the at least two organic compounds satisfies the following equation (a): 0.5 eV<?Af<2.0 eV??(a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Hidetsugu Ikeda, Hiroaki Nakamura, Shintaro Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20110253206
    Abstract: An organic solar battery (1) includes a photoelectric conversion layer that includes an electron donor layer (12) and an electron acceptor layer (14, 16, 17, 18) stacked on the electron donor layer, the electron acceptor layer including three or more electron acceptor materials, and at least one of the three or more electron acceptor materials being an organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Maeda, Hideaki Nagashima, Masahide Matsuura
  • Patent number: 8039121
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including an anode (2), a cathode (6), and at least a first layer (3), a second layer (4), and a third layer (5) provided between the anode (2) and the cathode (6) in that order from the anode side. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) includes a phosphorescent compound. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) is an emitting layer. At least three compounds respectively forming the first layer (3), the second layer (4), and the third layer (5) other than the phosphorescent compound are compounds of the following formula (1). wherein R1 to R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that adjacent substituents may form a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwakuma, Masahide Matsuura, Hideaki Nagashima, Hidetsugu Ikeda, Hiroaki Nakamura, Tadashi Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20110240125
    Abstract: A specified indenopyrene compound containing a disubstituted amino group substituted with a group having a carbon number of from 1 to 40, which is a useful indenopyrene compound as an organic electronics material, and in particular, an indenopyrene compound which when used for organic thin film solar cells, displays a photoelectric conversion characteristic with high efficiency, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetsugu Ikeda, Ryoji Maeda, Masahide Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20110205255
    Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7956828
    Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20110121277
    Abstract: An organic EL device 100 including a plurality of emitting layers (15) and (17) between a cathode (18) and (19) and an anode (12), each of the emitting layers (15) and (17) made of a host material having a triplet energy gap of 2.52 eV or more and 3.7 eV or less, and a dopant having a light emitting property related to a triplet state, the dopant containing a metal complex with a heavy metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahide MATSUURA, Chishio HOSOKAWA, Toshihiro IWAKUMA, Keiko YAMAMICHI