Patents by Inventor Masashi Niina

Masashi Niina 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: 10193069
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer for an organic electroluminescent element, which has improved luminous efficiency and is applicable to a wet process, and an organic electroluminescent element obtained therefrom. The polymer for an organic electroluminescent element has a repeating unit represented by [—(Z)l-(A)m-]n in repeating units constituting a main chain. In addition, the organic electroluminescent element includes, between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate, organic layers including a hole-transporting layer and a light-emitting layer, in which at least one of the organic layers contains the polymer for an organic electroluminescent element. In the repeating unit, Z represents an N-indolocarbazolyl group, A represents a repeating unit different from Z, l and m each represent an abundance molar ratio, and l is 5 to 100 mol % and m is 0 to 95 mol %, and n is 2 to 10,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshige Tanaka, Tohru Asari, Kazuto Shiraishi, Mitsuru Sakai, Masashi Niina, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9614172
    Abstract: Provided are: a curable composition containing a compound having a polymerizable group, which allows the production of an organic electroluminescent element in which a plurality of organic layers are formed between both electrodes to be performed through a wet process; and an organic electroluminescent element improved in light emission performance, including a layer containing a cured product of the curable composition. Specifically, provided are: a curable composition containing an indolocarbazole compound having one polymerizable group such as a vinyl group or an epoxy group and having an indolocarbazole skeleton, and a compound having two polymerizable groups; and an organic electroluminescent element including a layer obtained by applying and curing the curable composition as a hole transport layer of the organic electroluminescent element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hayashida, Masashi Niina, Hiroshige Tanaka, Kazuto Shiraishi, Tohru Asari, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9590179
    Abstract: Provided are a curable composition for an organic electroluminescent element, which has high light emission efficiency and is applicable to a wet process, a cured product thereof, and an organic electroluminescent element containing the cured product in an organic layer. More specifically, provided are a curable composition containing a compound represented by an indolocarbazole skeleton compound, a cured product obtained by curing the curable composition, and an organic electroluminescent element containing the cured product in an organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hayashida, Masashi Niina, Hiroshige Tanaka, Kazuto Shiraishi, Tohru Asari, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9543526
    Abstract: Provided are a nitrogen-containing aromatic compound useful for an organic electroluminescent device, and an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that improves luminous efficiency of the device and sufficiently ensures driving stability of the device. The nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound is represented by the following formula (1). The organic EL device includes an organic layer that contains the nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate. In the formula (1), a ring A represents an aromatic ring represented by the formula (1a) and fused with two adjacent rings, a ring B represents a heterocycle represented by the formula (1b) and fused with two adjacent rings, Y's each represent C—R or N, X's each represent N—Z, O, S, or Se, R represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aromatic group, or the like, and Z represents an alkyl group, an aromatic group, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Ishiyama, Hiroyuki Hayashida, Mitsuru Sakai, Masashi Niina, Kazuto Shiraishi, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9299934
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer for an organic electroluminescent element, which has high light emission efficiency and is applicable to a wet process, a cured product thereof, and an organic electroluminescent element using the cured product. The polymer for an organic electroluminescent element is represented by the following general formula (1) and includes an indolocarbazole skeleton and a polymerizable group as pendants in a repeating unit constituting a main chain, in which the polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000. An organic electroluminescent element that uses the cured product of the polymer for an organic electroluminescent element in an organic layer is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Niina, Hiroyuki Hayashida, Hiroshige Tanaka, Kazuto Shiraishi, Tohru Asari, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20140326982
    Abstract: Provided are: a curable composition containing a compound having a polymerizable group, which allows the production of an organic electroluminescent element in which a plurality of organic layers are formed between both electrodes to be performed through a wet process; and an organic electroluminescent element improved in light emission performance, including a layer containing a cured product of the curable composition. Specifically, provided are: a curable composition containing an indolocarbazole compound having one polymerizable group such as a vinyl group or an epoxy group and having an indolocarbazole skeleton, and a compound having two polymerizable groups; and an organic electroluminescent element including a layer obtained by applying and curing the curable composition as a hole transport layer of the organic electroluminescent element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hayashida, Masashi Niina, Hiroshige Tanaka, Kazuto Shiraishi, Tohru Asari, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20140084279
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer for an organic electroluminescent element, which has improved luminous efficiency and is applicable to a wet process, and an organic electroluminescent element obtained therefrom. The polymer for an organic electroluminescent element has a repeating unit represented by [—(Z)1-(A)m-]n in repeating units constituting a main chain. In addition, the organic electroluminescent element includes, between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate, organic layers including a hole-transporting layer and a light-emitting layer, in which at least one of the organic layers contains the polymer for an organic electroluminescent element. In the repeating unit, Z represents an N-indolocarbazolyl group, A represents a repeating unit different from Z, l and m each represent an abundance molar ratio, and l is 5 to 100 mol % and m is 0 to 95 mol %, and n is 2 to 10,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hiroshige Tanaka, Tohru Asari, Kazuto Shiraishi, Mitsuru Sakai, Masashi Niina, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20140008624
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer for an organic electroluminescent element, which has high light emission efficiency and is applicable to a wet process, a cured product thereof, and an organic electroluminescent element using the cured product. The polymer for an organic electroluminescent element is represented by the following general formula (1) and includes an indolocarbazole skeleton and a polymerizable group as pendants in a repeating unit constituting a main chain, in which the polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000. An organic electroluminescent element that uses the cured product of the polymer for an organic electroluminescent element in an organic layer is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Masashi Niina, Hiroyuki Hayashida, Hiroshige Tanaka, Kazuto Shiraishi, Tohru Asari, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20140008626
    Abstract: Provided are a curable composition for an organic electroluminescent element, which has high light emission efficiency and is applicable to a wet process, a cured product thereof, and an organic electroluminescent element containing the cured product in an organic layer. More specifically, provided are a curable composition containing a compound represented by an indolocarbazole skeleton compound, a cured product obtained by curing the curable composition, and an organic electroluminescent element containing the cured product in an organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hayashida, Masashi Niina, Hiroshige Tanaka, Kazuto Shiraishi, Tohru Asari, Kazuaki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20140001458
    Abstract: Provided are a nitrogen-containing aromatic compound useful for an organic electroluminescent device, and an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that improves luminous efficiency of the device and sufficiently ensures driving stability of the device. The nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound is represented by the following formula (1). The organic EL device includes an organic layer that contains the nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate. In the formula (1), a ring A represents an aromatic ring represented by the formula (1a) and fused with two adjacent rings, a ring B represents a heterocycle represented by the formula (1b) and fused with two adjacent rings, Y's each represent C—R or N, X's each represent N—Z, O, S, or Se, R represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aromatic group, or the like, and Z represents an alkyl group, an aromatic group, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Takaya Ishiyama, Hiroyuki Hayashida, Mitsuru Sakai, Masashi Niina, Kazuto Shiraishi, Kazuaki Yoshimura