Patents by Inventor Masato Nishizeki

Masato Nishizeki 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: 10347850
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer sandwiched between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, which is characterized in that at least one organic layer contains an organometallic complex represented by General Formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kaori Ono, Masato Nishizeki, Norio Miura
  • Publication number: 20190157599
    Abstract: The objective of the invention is to provide a thin film having a long light-emitting life span, and an organic electroluminescence element. The above problem is solved by the thin film containing a light-emitting metallic complex and a host, the light-emitting metallic complex being represented by general formula (1) and satisfying formula (1), and the host being: a nonmetallic organic compound demonstrating phosphorescent light-emission at room temperature; a compound demonstrating heat activated-type delayed fluorescence; or a compound exhibiting an inverse intersystem crossing phenomenon between a singlet excitation state demonstrating a level higher than the lowest singlet excitation state, and a triplet excitation state demonstrating a level higher than the lowest triplet excitation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Yuta NAKAMURA, Satoru INOUE, Masato NISHIZEKI
  • Patent number: 10017691
    Abstract: A wet process using an organic solvent is used to produce an organic EL element, which has high light emission efficiency, a long light emission life and a small color change when continuously driven, an illuminating device and a display device are provided. Especially, an organic EL element which emits white light and can be manufactured at low cost is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama, Dai Ikemizu
  • Patent number: 9923154
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element that has low drive voltage, high emission efficiency, long endurance and an excellent effect of preventing generation of dark spots. Another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device and a display device each including the organic electroluminescent element. The organic electroluminescent element according to the present invention includes an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer, and the organic electroluminescent element includes a layer containing compound A that has a difference of 0 nm or more and 5 nm or less between the maximum emission wavelength on the shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 300 K and the maximum emission wavelength on the shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 77 K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Oshiyama, Hiroshi Kita, Dai Ikemizu, Masato Nishizeki
  • Patent number: 9673405
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device containing: a six-coordinate, ortho-metalated iridium complex represented by the formula (I): wherein V represents a trivalent linking group and is bound to L1 to L3 through covalent bonds; each of L1 to L3 is represented by the formula (II) and R1 represents a substituted aryl group having seven or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Noriko Yasukawa, Dai Ikemizu, Tomohiro Oshiyama, Masato Nishizeki, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9428687
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by the following Formula (A): wherein Ra represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or heterocyclic, Rb and Rc represent hydrogen or a substituent, A1 represents a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound having the following Formula (1): wherein Ra1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic, R1, R2 and R5 each represent hydrogen or a substituent, and n1, n2 and n5 each represent 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20150318499
    Abstract: A wet process using an organic solvent is used to produce an organic EL element, which has high light emission efficiency, a long light emission life and a small color change when continuously driven, an illuminating device and a display device are provided. Especially, an organic EL element which emits white light and can be manufactured at low cost is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Masato NISHIZEKI, Eisaku KATOH, Tomohiro OSHIYAMA, Dai IKEMIZU
  • Publication number: 20150207085
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer sandwiched between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, which is characterized in that at least one organic layer contains an organometallic complex represented by General Formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kaori Ono, Masato Nishizeki, Norio Miura
  • Patent number: 8808874
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by Formula (AA): wherein A represents a group of atoms necessary to form an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, B represents a group of atoms necessary to form a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle containing nitrogen or a 5-membered heterocycle containing nitrogen and M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound represented by Formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8795853
    Abstract: A material for an organic EL element showing high light emission efficiency and high color purity of the emission light, an organic EL element, a lighting device and a displaying device each using the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Oshiyama, Masato Nishizeki, Noboru Sekine
  • Patent number: 8778506
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a metal complex represented by Formula (1), wherein Z is a hydrocarbon ring or a heterocyclic ring, provided that each of the hydrocarbon ring and the heterocyclic ring has a substituent having a steric parameter (Es) of ?0.5 or less at the third atom of the ring counted from a nitrogen atom attached to Z, the nitrogen atom being counted as the first atom, X, Y, A, B, X1-L1-X2, M1, m1 and m2 are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Dai Ikemizu, Hiroshi Kita, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8728633
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by the following Formula (A): wherein Ra represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or heterocyclic, Rb and Rc represent hydrogen or a substituent, A1 represents a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound having the following Formula (1): wherein Ra1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic, R1, R2 and R5 each represent hydrogen or a substituent, and n1, n2 and n5 each represent 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8647164
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes a laminated body incorporating an anode substrate, an anode, at least one non-light emitting organic layer A exhibiting positive hole transportability, at least one light emitting organic layer B, at least one non-light emitting organic layer C exhibiting electron transportability, a cathode, and a cathode substrate in the sequence set forth. At least 80% by weight of the organic layer A and the organic layer C in the laminated body is formed via a wet process, and the laminated body is made with an adhesion process between the organic layer A and the organic layer B, or between the organic layer B and the organic layer C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Masato Nishizeki, Yoshiyuki Suzuri
  • Publication number: 20130328037
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element that has low drive voltage, high emission efficiency, long endurance and an excellent effect of preventing generation of dark spots. Another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device and a display device each including the organic electroluminescent element. The organic electroluminescent element according to the present invention includes an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer, and the organic electroluminescent element includes a layer containing compound A that has a difference of 0 nm or more and 5 nm or less between the maximum emission wavelength on the shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 300 K and the maximum emission wavelength on the shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 77 K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA , INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Oshiyama, Hiroshi Kita, Dai Ikemizu, Masato Nishizeki
  • Patent number: 8466612
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a laminated body incorporating an anode substrate, an anode, at least one non-light emitting organic layer A exhibiting positive hole transportability, at least one light emitting organic layer B, at least one non-light emitting organic layer C exhibiting electron transportability, a cathode, and a cathode substrate in the sequence set forth, wherein at least 80% by weight of the organic layer A and the organic layer C in the laminated body is formed via a wet process, and the laminated body is made with an adhesion process between the organic layer A and the organic layer B, or between the organic layer B and the organic layer C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Masato Nishizeki, Yoshiyuki Suzuri
  • Publication number: 20130146813
    Abstract: A material for an organic EL element showing high light emission efficiency and high color purity of the emission light, an organic EL element, a lighting device and a displaying device each using the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro OSHIYAMA, Masato NISHIZEKI, Noboru SEKINE
  • Patent number: 8377571
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic EL device material having high luminous efficiency and high color purity. Also disclosed are an organic EL device, and an illuminating device and a display each using the organic EL device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Oshiyama, Masato Nishizeki, Noboru Sekine
  • Patent number: 8329317
    Abstract: A white light emitting organic electroluminescent element comprising two electrodes having therebetween one or more constituting layers including a light emission layer, the one or more constituting layers comprising at least two phosphorescent compounds, wherein at least one of the phosphorescent compounds is a green light emitting ortho metalated complex; and a spectral ratio of the green light emitting ortho metalated complex in ae emission spectral distribution in a range of 400-800 nm is not less than 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Masato Nishizeki, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20120248972
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes a laminated body incorporating an anode substrate, an anode, at least one non-light emitting organic layer A exhibiting positive hole transportability, at least one light emitting organic layer B, at least one non-light emitting organic layer C exhibiting electron transportability, a cathode, and a cathode substrate in the sequence set forth. At least 80% by weight of the organic layer A and the organic layer C in the laminated body is formed via a wet process, and the laminated body is made with an adhesion process between the organic layer A and the organic layer B, or between the organic layer B and the organic layer C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Masato NISHIZEKI, Yoshiyuki Suzuri
  • Publication number: 20120018714
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device containing: a six-coordinate, ortho-metalated iridium complex represented by the formula (I): wherein V represents a trivalent linking group and is bound to L1 to L3 through covalent bonds; each of L1 to L3 is represented by the formula (II); X5 and Ir form a coordinate bond; X7 and Ir form a covalent bond; each of X1 to X5 represents a group of elements composing a nitrogen-containing heterocycle, selected from carbon atom or nitrogen atom; at least one of X4 and X5 represents a nitrogen atom; each of X6 to X11 represents a group of element composing an aromatic five-membered ring or aromatic six-membered ring, and is selected from carbon atom or nitrogen atom; when X6 to X11 form an aromatic five-membered ring, X11 merely represents a bond; and R1 represents a substituted aryl group having seven or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Noriko YASUKAWA, Dai IKEMIZU, Tomohiro OSHIYAMA, Masato NISHIZEKI, Tatsuo TANAKA