Patents by Inventor Masakazu Funahashi

Masakazu Funahashi 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: 20070155991
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device material composed of an aromatic amine derivative having a specific structure in which amine moieties are linked to a chrysene moiety; and an organic electroluminescent device having a cathode, an anode, and one or more organic thin-film layers interposed between the cathode and the anode, the organic thin-layers including at least a light-emitting layer, wherein at least one of the organic thin-film layers contains the organic electroluminescent device material in the form of single component material or a mixture of a plurality of components. The organic electroluminescent device material and the organic electroluminescent device containing the material attains a long service life and can emit blue light of high color purity at high emission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20070152565
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting material for organic electroluminescent (EL) devices which is composed of an asymmetric anthracene derivative of a specific structure. Also disclosed are a material for organic EL devices and an organic EL device wherein an organic thin film layer composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode. At least one layer composed of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic EL devices by itself or as a component of a mixture. Consequently, the organic EL device has a high efficiency and a long life. Also disclosed are a light-emitting material for organic EL devices and material for organic devices which enable to realize such an organic EL device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mineyuki Kubota, Masakazu Funahashi, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20070142671
    Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices are represented by following general formula [1]: wherein A represents a chrysene group, X1 to X4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 may be bonded to each other, X3 and X4 may be bonded to each other, Y1 to Y4 each independently represent an organic group represented by general formula [2], a to d each represent an integer of 0 to 2 and, a+b+c+d?0; general formula [2] being: wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano group or form a triple bond by a linkage of R1 and R2 or R3 and R4, Z represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and n represents 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi, Hisayuki Kawamura, Hiromasa Arai, Hidetoshi Koga, Hidetsugu Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20070114917
    Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative with a special structure bonding to a fused polycyclic hydrocarbon group having silyl group. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises one or more organic thin film layers comprising at least a light emitting layer sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the above aromatic amine derivative singly or as its mixture component. An organic electroluminescence device having a long lifetime and an enhanced efficiency of light emission together with the aromatic amine derivatives realizing the device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Funahashi, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20070088185
    Abstract: An anthrylarylene derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an organic thin film layer which comprises at least one layer comprising at least a light emitting layer and is disposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the anthrylarylene derivative singly or as a component of a mixture. The device exhibits a great efficiency of light emission and has a long life. The anthrylarylene derivative has a sufficient glass transition temperature and is greatly advantageous as the light emitting material used in the above organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mineyuki Kubota, Masakazu Funahashi, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20070063638
    Abstract: The present invention provides a white color organic electroluminescence device including: a cathode; an anode; and one or more organic thin film layers including at least a light emitting layer, the one or more organic thin film layers being sandwiched between the cathode and the anode, in which the light emitting layer is constituted of a laminate of a bluish color light emitting layer and a yellow-to-reddish color light emitting layer, and the light emitting layer contains an asymmetric compound containing a condensed ring. This white color organic EL device realizes reduced chromaticity changes, excels in efficiency of light emission and thermal stability, and ensures strikingly prolonged lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tokairin, Kenichi Fukuoka, Mineyuki Kubota, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20070055085
    Abstract: Provided are an asymmetric monoanthracene derivative having a specific structure, a material for an organic EL device comprising the above asymmetric monoanthracene derivative and an organic EL device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including a luminescent layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the above organic thin film layers contains the asymmetric monoanthracene derivative described above in the form of a single component or a mixed component. Provided are an organic electroluminescent (EL) device having a high luminous efficiency and a long life, an asymmetric monoanthracene derivative which materializes the same and a material for an organic EL device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mineyuki Kubota, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20070029927
    Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative with a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or as its mixture component. The organic electroluminescence device which exhibits an enhanced current efficiency of light emission and emits blue light with a prolonged lifetime is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawamura, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20070009758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aromatic amine derivatives having a specific structure in which a substituted diphenylamino group is bonded to a pyrene structure; and organic electroluminescent devices comprising a cathode, an anode and one or plural organic thin film layers having at least a light emitting layer which are sandwiched between the cathode and the anode wherein at least one of the organic thin film layers contains the above material for organic electroluminescent devices in the form of a single substance or a component of a mixture. There are provided the material for organic electroluminescent devices exhibiting a long lifetime and a high efficiency of blue light emission, as well as the aromatic amine derivatives capable of realizing such organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20060257687
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device comprises a cathode, an anode and a layer of an organic thin film comprising one or a plurality of layers and disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one of the layers in the layer of an organic thin film comprises a laminate of a layer comprising a metal complex having an energy gap of 2.8 eV or greater and a layer of a host material. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a higher efficiency of light emission and has a longer life than conventional device while the emitted light has a high luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi, Toshio Sakai, Takashi Arakane, Hiroshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060251925
    Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescence device having high emission luminance, high heat resistance, excellent high-temperature storage stability, and a long lifetime, and an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the device. Provided are a novel aromatic amine derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device including: a cathode; an anode; and one or multiple organic thin film layers including at least a light-emitting layer, the one or multiple organic thin film layers being interposed between the cathode and the anode, in which at least one layer of the one or multiple organic thin film layers contains the aromatic amine compound alone or as a component of a mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Patent number: 7122256
    Abstract: Novel styryl compounds represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2): wherein R1 to R10 each independently represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxyl group, a condensed polycyclic group, a heterocyclic group, amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, cyano group, nitro group, hydroxyl group or a halogen atom, adjacent groups among groups represented by R1 to R10 may be bonded to each other and form a saturated or unsaturated carbon ring, and A, B, C, D, A?, B?, C? and D? each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or aryl group having a specific structure; and an organic electroluminescence device comprising a film of organic compounds comprising at least a light emitting layer, wherein at least one of the layers of the film of organic compounds comprises the novel styryl compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Funahashi, Hiromasa Arai, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20060216633
    Abstract: A bisanthracene derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device having an organic thin film layer which has one layer or a plurality of layers including at least a light emitting layer, and is disposed between a cathode and an anode and contains the bisanthracene derivatives singly or as a component of a mixture. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a great efficiency of light emission in a region including a high luminance region and has a long life, and the bisanthracene derivative realizes the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mineyuki Kubota, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20060210830
    Abstract: A aromatic amine derivative having an specific structure having a diphenyl amino group, and two or more of substituent bonding to benzene ring thereof, and in an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or a component for a mixture thereof. The organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a long lifetime and high current efficiency as well as emitting blue light with high color purity, and also the aromatic amine derivative for realizing the organic EL device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Funahashi, Mineyuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20060202190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aromatic amine derivatives having a specific structure in which a substituted anthracene structure is bonded to an amine structure substituted with benzene rings having substituent groups; and organic electroluminescence devices comprising a cathode, an anode and one or plural organic thin film layers having at least a light emitting layer which are sandwiched between the cathode and the anode wherein at least one of the organic thin film layers contains the above aromatic amine derivative in the form of a single substance or a component of a mixture. There are provided organic electroluminescence devices having a high luminance of light emitted and a high efficiency of blue light emission and exhibiting a long life, as well as novel aromatic amine derivatives capable of realizing such organic electroluminescence devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20060194074
    Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative with a specified structure whose benzene ring is bonded with a cycloalkyl group. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or in combination. The organic EL device employing the aromatic amine derivative reveals practically sufficient luminance even under low applied voltage, exhibits an enhanced efficiency of light emission, and is resistant to degrade even after a long time usage demonstrating a prolonged lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20060186799
    Abstract: A novel arylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group or an aryloxyl group, Ar1 to Ar4 each independently represent an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, with provisos that at least two of Ar1 to Ar4 each represent m-biphenyl group or a biphenyl group substituted with aryl groups and the others of Ar1 to Ar4 each represent biphenyl group and that, when the biphenyl group substituted with aryl groups is a biphenyl group substituted with two aryl groups, the others of Ar1 to Ar4 each represent an aryl group; and an organic electroluminescence device comprising a layer of organic compounds which comprises the novel arylamine compound. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminance, excellent heat resistance and a long life and emits light at a high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20060189828
    Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices are represented by following general formula [1]: wherein A represents a chrysene group, X1 to X4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 may be bonded to each other, X3 and X4 may be bonded to each other, Y1 to Y4 each independently represent an organic group represented by general formula [2], a to d each represent an integer of 0 to 2 and, a+b+c+d?0; general formula [2] being: wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano group or form a triple bond by a linkage of R1 and R2 or R3 and R4, Z represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and n represents 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi, Hisayuki Kawamura, Hiromasa Arai, Hidetoshi Koga, Hidetsugu Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20060177693
    Abstract: A specified aromatic amine derivative having a naphthalene structure bonding to diphenylamino group with a substituent. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or as its mixture component. Organic electroluminescence devices having a long lifetime and a high efficiency of light emission, and aromatic amine derivatives capable of realizing such organic EL devices are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Patent number: 7087322
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device comprises a cathode, an anode and a layer of an organic thin film comprising one or a plurality of layers and disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one of the layers in the layer of an organic thin film comprises a laminate of a layer comprising a metal complex having an energy gap of 2.8 eV or greater and a layer of a host material. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a higher efficiency of light emission and has a longer life than conventional devices while the emitted light has a high luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., LTD
    Inventors: Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi, Toshio Sakai, Takashi Arakane, Hiroshi Yamamoto