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).

  • Patent number: 7851073
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel compound useful as a constituent of an organic EL element and the use of the compound permits the realization of a highly practical organic EL element whose driving voltage is substantially low and which has a low leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Masakazu Funahashi, Yoriyuki Takashima
  • Publication number: 20100308718
    Abstract: Asymmetric pyrene derivatives having specific structure. An organic EL device comprising at least one organic thin film layer including a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises at least one kind selected from the aforementioned asymmetric pyrene derivatives singly or as a component of mixture thereof. An organic EL device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission and having a long lifetime, and also asymmetric pyrene derivatives for realizing the organic EL device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mineyuki KUBOTA, Masakazu Funahashi, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7839074
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which comprises a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer comprising at least one layer comprising a light emitting layer and disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises an anthracene derivative having a specific structure singly or as a component of a mixture, and an anthracene derivative having a specific asymmetric structure and providing an organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission and having a long life, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetsugu Ikeda, Motohisa Ido, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Patent number: 7838130
    Abstract: A novel compound which is useful as a constitutional component for an organic EL device is provided by an aminodibenzofluorene derivative comprising (A) at least one dibenzofluorene structure and (B) at least one amino group in a molecule, a material for an organic electroluminescence (EL) device comprising the same, a light emitting material for an organic EL device, a light emitting organic solution, an organic EL device in which an organic compound layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is interposed between a pair of electrodes, wherein at leas one layer in the organic compound layer described above contains at least one kind of the aminodibenzofluorene derivative described above and an equipment comprising the same. A practical organic EL device which has a low operating voltage, a long lifetime and a high current efficiency and which provides blue light emission having an excellent color purity is materialized by using the above compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoriyuki Takashima, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Patent number: 7834214
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20100277061
    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: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide MATSUURA, Masakazu FUNAHASHI, Kenichi FUKUOKA, Chishio HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20100270913
    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: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide MATSUURA, Masakazu Funahashi, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7816017
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Funahashi, Mineyuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 7790892
    Abstract: A novel aromatic compound having an anthracene skeleton structure and an asymmetric molecular structure; and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer comprising at least one layer containing a light emitting layer and sandwiched between the cathode and the anode in which at least one layer in the organic thin film layer contains the above novel aromatic compound singly or as a component of a mixture. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a great luminance of emitted light, a great efficiency of light emission and a high purity of color, emits bluish light, is excellent in stability at high temperatures and has a long life. The organic electroluminescence device can be provided by utilizing the novel aromatic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetsugu Ikeda, Masahide Matsuura, Masakazu Funahashi, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20100194270
    Abstract: A chrysene derivative shown by the following formula: wherein R1 to R10 and R21 to R25 are independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 ring carbon atoms, provided that at least one of R21 to R25 is a substituted or unsubstituted fused aromatic ring group having 10 to 20 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawamura, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi, Tetsuya Inoue, Yukitoshi Jinde, Yuichiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito, Yoriyuki Takashima, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Publication number: 20100187511
    Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative having ring structures on the both sides of central double bond structure, an organic electroluminescence device including the aromatic amine derivative, and an organic electroluminescence material-containing solution including the aromatic amine derivative as one of organic electroluminescence materials and a solvent, the organic electroluminescence device having a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency and being capable of emitting blue light having a high color purity, and being realized with the aromatic amine derivative and the organic electroluminescence material-containing solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Funahashi, Shintaro Iwamoto, Mitsunori Ito, Yumiko Mizuki
  • Publication number: 20100187517
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes: an anode; a cathode and an organic thin-film layer provided between the anode and the cathode. The organic thin-film layer includes: a fluorescent-emitting layer containing a fluorescent host and a fluorescent dopant; and a phosphorescent-emitting layer containing a first phosphorescent host and a first phosphorescent dopant. The first phosphorescent dopant emits light by receiving exited triplet energy transferred from the fluorescent host. The fluorescent host has a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic fused aromatic skeleton and has an exited triplet energy gap of 2.10 eV to 3.00 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Masahiro Kawamura, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Patent number: 7763761
    Abstract: Asymmetric pyrene derivatives having specific structure. An organic EL device comprising at least one organic thin film layer including a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises at least one kind selected from the aforementioned asymmetric pyrene derivatives singly or as a component of mixture thereof. An organic EL device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission and having a long lifetime, and also asymmetric pyrene derivatives for realizing the organic EL device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mineyuki Kubota, Masakazu Funahashi, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20100156285
    Abstract: Provided is a trinaphthyl monoamine or a derivative thereof. Also provided is an organic electroluminescence device, wherein an organic thin film composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer in the organic thin film contains the trinaphthyl monoamine or a derivative thereof by itself or as a component of a mixture. Further provided is organic-electroluminescent-material-containing solution which contains a solvent and the trinaphthyl monoamine or a derivative thereof as an organic electroluminescent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20100160687
    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: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chishio HOSOKAWA, Masakazu Funahashi, Hisayuki Kawamura, Hiromasa Arai, Hidetoshi Koga, Hidetsugu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7737628
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Funahashi
  • Patent number: 7732063
    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: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Masakazu Funahashi, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7705183
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Funahashi, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20100039027
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including, a cathode, an anode, and at least an emitting layer and an electron transporting layer between the cathode and the anode, the emitting layer including a host compound and a fluoranthene compound, the electron transporting layer including a compound represented by (A)u-(B)v wherein A is a group containing an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 3 or more carbon rings, B is a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, and u and v are each an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yoriyuki Takashima, Masakazu Funahashi, Takashi Arakane, Yumiko Mizuki, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Chishio Hosokawa, Kiyoshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7651786
    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: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Masakazu Funahashi, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa