Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Ito

Mitsunori Ito 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: 20140048784
    Abstract: A biscarbazole derivative having a specific group, which is represented by formula (1): and an organic electroluminescence device in which a plurality of organic thin-film layers including a light emitting layer are disposed between a cathode and an anode, and at least one of the organic thin-film layers include the biscarbazole derivative. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits high emission efficiency and has a long lifetime. In formula (1), each of A1 and A2 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms; each of Y1 to Y16 independently represents C(R) or a nitrogen atom; each of R groups independently represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; and each of L1 and L2 independently represents a single bond, etc.; provided that at least one of A1, A2 and R represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenyl group, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Mitsunori Ito, Kumiko Hibino, Kazuki Nishimura, Kiyoshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8652654
    Abstract: A biscarbazole derivative of the invention is represented by a formula (1) below. In the formula (1): A1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; A2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; X1 and X2 each are a linking group; Y1 to Y4 each represent a substituent; p and q represent an integer of 1 to 4; and r and s represent an integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Mitsunori Ito, Kei Yoshida, Kumiko Hibino, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshinari Ogiwara, Kiyoshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8647754
    Abstract: Disclosed is an aromatic diamine derivative represented by the following general formula (I), which has a chrysene structure in which a phenyl group having a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group is a substituent for an amino group. Also disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or more layers including at least a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the aromatic diamine derivative by itself or as a component of a mixture, the device having a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumiko Mizuki, Masakazu Funahashi, Masahiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito
  • Publication number: 20140001446
    Abstract: A material for organic electroluminescence device having a specific central skeleton to which a cyano-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or a cyano-substituted heterocyclic group is bonded at its specific position is described. Further described is an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer between an anode and a cathode. The organic thin film layer include an light emitting layer and at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence device. The material for organic electroluminescence device realizes an organic electroluminescence device with good emission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Yumiko MIZUKI, Mitsunori Ito, Tetsuya Inoue, Kumiko Hibino, Kazuki Nishimura, Kei Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8597800
    Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative represented by the following formula (1); wherein Ar1 to Ar4 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 20 ring carbon atoms and at least one of Ar1 to Ar4 has a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group; Ar5 is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 20 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 20 ring carbon atoms; and L is a group represented by the following formula (A) or (B);
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumiko Mizuki, Mitsunori Ito, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20130306963
    Abstract: The OLEDs of the present invention are characterized by providing an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers between a cathode and an anode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises at least one organic light emitting layer, wherein at least one light emitting layer comprises at least one host material and at least one phosphorescent emitter material, wherein the host material comprises a bis-carbazole derivative host material; and the phosphorescent emitter material comprises a phosphorescent organometallic complex having a substituted chemical structure represented by one of the following partial chemical structures represented by the formula: LL?L?M wherein M is a metal that forms octahedral complexes, L, L?, L? are equivalent or inequivalent bidentate ligands wherein each L comprises a substituted or unsubstituted phenylpyridine ligand coordinated to M through an sp2 hybridized carbon and N; and one of L, L? and L? is inequivalent to at least one of the other tw
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Tetsuya Inoue, Mitsunori Ito
  • Publication number: 20130306959
    Abstract: An aromatic heterocyclic derivative represented by the following formula (1)-1 or (1)-2: wherein in the formula (1)-1 or (1)-2, A is a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group including 2 to 30 ring carbon atoms; B is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group including 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group including 2 to 30 ring carbon atoms; n is an integer of 2 or more; and Czs are independently an aromatic heterocyclic group including a predetermined structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ikeda, Mitsunori Ito
  • Publication number: 20130306960
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OLED in which an organic thin film emissive layer comprising a single layer or plural layers between a cathode and an anode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises at least one organic light emitting layer, wherein at least one light emitting layer comprises at least one host material and at least one phosphorescent emitter material, wherein the host material comprises a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon compound having the chemical structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a benzene ring, a condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring, a dibenzofuran ring or a group represented by Ar3—R3; Ar1 to Ar3 each independently represent a benzene ring, a condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a dibenzofuran ring; R1 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a benzene ring, a condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring, or a dibenzofuran ring; the condensed aromatic hydrocarbon ring represented by R1 to R3 and Ar1 to Ar3 i
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Mitsunori Ito
  • Publication number: 20130306961
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OLED in which an organic thin film emissive layer comprising a single layer or plural layers between a cathode and an anode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises at least one organic light emitting layer, wherein at least one light emitting layer comprises at least one host material and at least one phosphorescent emitter material, wherein the host material comprises a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon compound having the chemical structure represented by the following formula: wherein at least one of Ar1 to Ar3 is represented by the following formula: wherein at least X1 to X3 are independently a nitrogen atom or CR2, provided that two of X1 to X3 are a nitrogen atom, R1 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, an aryl group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 5 to 50 ring atoms, a halogen atom or a c
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: Idemitsu Kosen Co. Ltd, Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Tomoki Kato, Mitsunori Ito
  • Patent number: 8587192
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a cathode; an anode; and a single-layered or multilayered organic thin-film layer provided between the cathode and the anode. In the organic electroluminescence device, the organic thin-film layer includes at least one emitting layer, and the at least one emitting layer contains: at least one phosphorescent material; and a host material represented by the following formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito, Yoriyuki Takashima, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Patent number: 8568903
    Abstract: A phenanthrene derivative is represented by a formula (1) below. In the formula (1), Ar1 to Ar4 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms for forming the ring. The aromatic hydrocarbon ring group contains none of anthracene skeleton, pyrene skeleton, aceanthrylene skeleton and naphthacene skeleton. L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted benzene skeleton, naphthalene skeleton, biphenylene skeleton, fluorene skeleton, phenanthrene skeleton, fluoranthene skeleton, triphenylene skeleton, chrysene skeleton, phenyl-naphthalene skeleton or binaphthalene skeleton. R1 and R2 each represent a substituent, the number of which may be 0, 1 or more. R1 and R2 may be bonded in any positions of the phenanthrene skeleton. m, n, l and p each represent 0 or 1 while satisfying m+n+l+p?1 (m,n?l,p). a and b each represent an integer of 0 to 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawamura, Kazuki Nishimura, Yoriyuki Takashima, Mitsunori Ito, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Patent number: 8563969
    Abstract: A compound having the structure represented by the following formula (1) or (1)? as at least a part: wherein FA is a fused aromatic ring, and Ar is an aromatic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ito, Masahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8558221
    Abstract: A polymer comprising the repeating units derived from an aromatic compound having a specific structure and a repeating unit derived from the compound represented by formula (1): wherein Ar1 to Ar4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 40 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 40 ring-forming atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms; X is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 40 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 40 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted di- to tetravalent styrene-derived group; and s is an integer of 0 to 3. The polymer is useful as a light emission material and realizes a polymer electroluminescence device excellent in device characteristics such as lifetime and emission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ito, Yumiko Mizuki
  • Publication number: 20130253183
    Abstract: Provided are: an aromatic amine derivative in which a terminal substituent such as a dibenzofuran ring or a dibenzothiophene ring is bonded to a nitrogen atom directly or through an arylene group or the like; an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or more layers including a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an anode in which a layer of the organic thin film layer contains the aromatic amine derivative by itself or as a component of a mixture, and the device has a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency; and an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumiko MIZUKI, Masakazu Funahashi, Mitsunori Ito, Masahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8518560
    Abstract: Provided are: an aromatic amine derivative in which a terminal substituent such as a dibenzofuran ring or a dibenzothiophene ring is bonded to a nitrogen atom directly or through an arylene group or the like; an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or more layers including a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an anode in which a layer of the organic thin film layer contains the aromatic amine derivative by itself or as a component of a mixture, and the device has a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency; and an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumiko Mizuki, Masakazu Funahashi, Mitsunori Ito, Masahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8501329
    Abstract: A compound having the following structure as at least a part: wherein FA and FA? are a substituted or unsubstituted fused aromatic ring which may be the same or different, and at least one of FA and FA? is a fused aromatic ring having 4 or more rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ito, Masahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8450727
    Abstract: Provided is an organic luminescent medium containing a specific diaminopyrene derivative and a specific anthracene derivative. Also provided are an organic electroluminescence device capable of emitting light having a short wavelength (such as blue light) with high luminous efficiency and having a long lifetime by having such constitution that the organic EL device contains one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the organic luminescent medium, and an organic luminescent medium that can be used in an organic thin film layer of the organic EL device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawamura, Masakazu Funahashi, Mitsunori Ito
  • Patent number: 8330350
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a cathode; an anode; and a single-layered or multilayered organic thin-film layer provided between the cathode and the anode. In the organic electroluminescence device, the organic thin-film layer includes at least one emitting layer, and the at least one emitting layer includes at least one phosphorescent material and a host material represented by the following Formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito, Yoriyuki Takashima, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Patent number: 8268459
    Abstract: A compound having the following structure as at least a part thereof: wherein FA and FA? are independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon aromatic ring or hetero atom-containing aromatic ring, and at least one of FA and FA? is the hetero atom-containing aromatic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ito, Masahiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20120223295
    Abstract: Provided are an organic electroluminescence device having high current efficiency and a long lifetime, and a biscarbazole derivative for realizing the device. The biscarbazole derivative has a specific substituent. The organic EL device has a plurality of organic thin-film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin-film layers contains the biscarbazole derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Mitsunori Ito, Tomoki Kato, Kumiko Hibino, Kazuki Nishimura, Takayasu Sado