Patents by Inventor Minako Kurokawa

Minako Kurokawa 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: 7704609
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1). R3—(X)x-(A)a-(Y)y—(B)b—(Z)z—R12??(1) (A, B, X, Y, and Z represent the following general formulae, and CH on a phenylene ring of each of X, Y, and Z may be replaced with an N atom. a, b, x, y, and z each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, and a?1, y?1, and a+b?2. (R1 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched alkyl group.)). The compound can be suitably used as a compound for an organic EL device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Igawa, Shinjiro Okada, Takao Takiguchi, Jun Kamatani, Masashi Hashimoto, Hironobu Iwawaki, Kengo Kishino, Minako Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 7687154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting device which can be driven at a low voltage and has high luminance, high efficiency, and has a long lifetime even as an organic EL device using phosphorescence. The light-emitting device of the present invention is a light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, and an organic light-emitting layer sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, in which the organic light-emitting layer is composed of a host material and one or more kinds of dopants, a difference in electron affinity between the host material and at least one kind of the dopants is 0.3 eV or less, and a difference in ionization potential between the host material and the at least one kind of the dopants is 0.8 eV or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironobu Iwawaki, Shinjiro Okada, Takao Takiguchi, Satoshi Igawa, Masashi Hashimoto, Manabu Furugori, Kengo Kishino, Minako Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 7466073
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphorescent luminescent device which has high-efficiency and a long lifetime. The organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention includes a pair of electrodes and an organic layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic layer has at least a light-emitting layer, and the light-emitting layer include at least a host material and dopants containing at least a first dopant and a second dopant, and wherein a triplet lowest excitation level of the first dopant is higher than a triplet lowest excitation level of the host material, and a triplet lowest excitation level of the second dopant is lower than a triplet lowest excitation level of the host material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kengo Kishino, Shinjiro Okada, Satoshi Igawa, Masashi Hashimoto, Hironobu Iwawaki, Minako Kurokawa, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20060066225
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphorescent luminescent device which has high-efficiency and a long lifetime. The organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention includes a pair of electrodes and an organic layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic layer has at least a light-emitting layer, and the light-emitting layer include at least a host material and dopants containing at least a first dopant and a second dopant, and wherein a triplet lowest excitation level of the first dopant is higher than a triplet lowest excitation level of the host material, and a triplet lowest excitation level of the second dopant is lower than a triplet lowest excitation level of the host material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kengo Kishino, Shinjiro Okada, Satoshi Igawa, Masashi Hashimoto, Hironobu Iwawaki, Minako Kurokawa, Jun Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20060003171
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1). R3—(X)x-(A)a-(Y)y-(B)b-(Z)z-R12??(1) (A, B, X, Y, and Z represent the following general formulae, and CH on a phenylene ring of each of X, Y, and Z may be replaced with an N atom. a, b, x, y, and z each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, and a?1, y?1, and a+b?2. (R1 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched alkyl group.)). The compound can be suitably used as a compound for an organic EL device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Igawa, Shinjiro Okada, Takao Takiguchi, Jun Kamatani, Masashi Hashimoto, Hironobu Iwawaki, Kengo Kishino, Minako Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20050276994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting device which can be driven at a low voltage and has high luminance, high efficiency, and has a long lifetime even as an organic EL device using phosphorescence. The light-emitting device of the present invention is a light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, and an organic light-emitting layer sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, in which the organic light-emitting layer is composed of a host material and one or more kinds of dopants, a difference in electron affinity between the host material and at least one kind of the dopants is 0.3 eV or less, and a difference in ionization potential between the host material and the at least one kind of the dopants is 0.8 eV or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hironobu Iwawaki, Shinjiro Okada, Takao Takiguchi, Satoshi Igawa, Masashi Hashimoto, Manabu Furugori, Kengo Kishino, Minako Kurokawa