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: 20120199820
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; a cathode being opposed to the anode; and an emitting layer being provided between the anode and the cathode. The emitting layer includes a host material and a phosphorescent dopant material. The host material includes a monoamine derivative represented by a formula-(1A) below. In the formula (1A), each of Ar1, Ar2 and Ar4 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or heteroaryl group, Ar3 is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group or heteroarylene group, n is an integer of 0 to 5, Ar3 may be mutually the same or different when n is 2 or more, and at least one of Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and Ar4 is a group derived from a fused aromatic hydrocarbon skeleton having 3 or more rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ito, Toshinari Ogiwara, Kazuki Nishimura, Tetsuya Inoue, Kumiko Hibino
  • Patent number: 8221907
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8211552
    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: a host material represented by the following formula (1); and at least one phosphorescent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito, Yoriyuki Takashima, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Publication number: 20120138915
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic thin-film layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, in which the organic thin-film layer includes an emitting layer at least containing a first host, a second host and a luminous dopant, the first host is a compound having one or more carbazolyl groups and one or more nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups in a molecule, and the second host is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura, Mitsunori Ito, Kumiko Hibino, Kei Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120138911
    Abstract: A biscarbazole derivative of the invention is represented by a formula (1A) or (1B) below. In the formula (1A) or (1B): 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Mitsunori Ito, Kei Yoshida, Kumiko Hibino, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshinari Ogiwara, Kiyoshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120139410
    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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki NISHIMURA, Toshihiro IWAKUMA, Kenichi FUKUOKA, Chishio HOSOKAWA, Masahiro KAWAMURA, Mitsunori ITO, Yoriyuki TAKASHIMA, Toshinari OGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20120138912
    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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Mitsunori Ito, Kei Yoshida, Kumiko Hibino, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshinari Ogiwara, Kiyoshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120126217
    Abstract: A fluorene-containing aromatic compound represented by a formula (1) below. In the formula (1): Nr1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having 2 to 5 ring carbon atoms, or a bicyclic nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having 2 to 9 ring carbon atoms; Ar represents an aromatic ring and the like; Fl1 and Fl2 represent a fluorenyl group; and Cz1 and Cz2 represent a carbazolyl group. A compound represented by a formula (2) below is omitted from the fluorene-containing aromatic compound represented by the formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Yoshida, Kazuki Nishimura, Mitsunori Ito, Yuichiro Kawamura, Toshinari Ogiwara, Toshihiro Iwakuma
  • Publication number: 20120119196
    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. The organic thin-film layer contains an organic compound represented by a formula (1) below and a phosphorescent material. The triplet energy Eg(T) of the organic compound represented by the formula (1) is larger than that of the phosphorescent material. In the formula (1), Ar1 is a fused aromatic hydrocarbon ring which may have a substituent and is selected from a benzophenanthrene ring, dibenzophenanthrene ring, chrysene ring, benzochrysene ring, dibenzochrysene ring and the like. The substituent is a halogen atom, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, cyano group, arylsilyl group, alkylsilyl group, alkylarylsilyl group, heterocyclic group or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari Ogiwara, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Mitsunori Ito
  • Patent number: 8154195
    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). Ra—Ar1—Ar2—Rb??(1) In the formula, Ar1, Ar2, Ra and Rb each represent a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic hydrocarbon group selected from a group consisting of a naphthalene ring, a chrysene ring, a fluoranthene ring, a triphenylene ring, a phenanthrene ring, a benzophenanthrene ring, a dibenzophenanthrene ring, a benzotriphenylene ring, a benzochrysene ring, a picene ring and a benzo[b]fluoranthene ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Kenichi Fukuoka, Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito, Yoriyuki Takashima, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Publication number: 20110315965
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device and a material for producing the organic electroluminescence device. The organic electroluminescence device includes an organic thin film layer between a cathode and an anode, the organic thin film layer including one or more layers, in which the organic thin film layer includes one or more light emitting layers and at least one of the light emitting layers includes a phosphorescent material and a host material. The host material has an essential structure in which a naphthalene ring is bonded to a fluorene skeleton, dibenzofuran skeleton, or dibenzothiophene skeleton. The organic electroluminescence device is a phosphorescent device having high efficiency and long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoriyuki Takashima, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Toshinari Ogiwara, Chishio Hosokawa, Mitsunori Ito
  • Publication number: 20110297918
    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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ito, Masahiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20110278555
    Abstract: A biscarbazole derivative of the invention is represented by a formula (1A) or (1B) below. In the formula (1A) or (1B): 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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Tetsuya INOUE, Mitsunori ITO, Kei YOSHIDA, Kumiko HIBINO, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Toshinari OGIWARA, Kiyoshi IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20110279020
    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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Tetsuya INOUE, Mitsunori ITO, Kei YOSHIDA, Kumiko HIBINO, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Toshinari OGIWARA, Kiyoshi IKEDA
  • Patent number: 8039129
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a cathode; an anode; and an organic thin-film layer including at least one layer and provided between the cathode and the anode. At least one layer of the organic thin-film layer includes: an organic-electroluminescence-device material represented by any one of the following formulae (1), (2) and (3); and at least one phosphorescent material, in which the organic-electroluminescence-device material may have a substituent. A or Ar may be substituted by a phenyl group or a naphthyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwakuma, Yoriyuki Takashima, Mitsunori Ito, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Patent number: 8039127
    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, at least one layer of the organic thin-film layer includes: an organic-electroluminescence-device material represented by a general formula selected from the following formulae (1), (2) and (3); and at least one phosphorescent material. In the formula: A represents a group selected from a 3-fluoranthenyl group, 5-benzo[c]phenanthrenyl group, 6-benzo[c]phenanthrenyl group and 10-benzo[g]chrysenyl group; Ar represents a fused aromatic ring having 10 to 30 carbon atoms and having triplet energy of 2.10 eV or more; and A or Ar is allowed to be substituted by a phenyl group or a naphthyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwakuma, Yoriyuki Takashima, Mitsunori Ito, Toshinari Ogiwara
  • Publication number: 20110248250
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OLED in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers is provided between a cathode and an anode, where the organic thin film layer comprises at least one light emitting layer, and the at least one light emitting layer comprises (a) a host material represented by the following Formula (1): Ra—Ar1—Ar2—Rb (1) where Ar1, Ar2, Ra and Rb represent a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring or a condensed aromatic hydrocarbon group selected from a substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring, chrysene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthene ring, triphenylene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzophenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzophenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriphenylene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzochrysene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted picene ring and a substituted or unsubstituted benzofluoranthene ring; and (b) at l
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian D'Andrade, Julia J. Brown, Michael S. Weaver, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito
  • Patent number: 8034256
    Abstract: A naphthalene derivative represented by the following formula (1) is provided. In the formula (1), Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms forming a ring. The aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group has none of anthracene skeleton, pyrene skeleton, aceanthrylene skeleton and naphthacene skeleton. Ar3 represents a benzene skeleton or a naphthalene skeleton. R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a silyl group or a halogen atom. a and b each represent an integer in a range of 0 to 4. m and n each represent an integer in a range of 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawamura, Kazuki Nishimura, Yoriyuki Takashima, Mitsunori Ito, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Toshinari Ogiwara, Chishio Hosokawa, Kenichi Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 8029697
    Abstract: A naphthalene derivative represented by the following formula (1) is provided. In the formula (1), Ar1 to Ar6 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms forming a ring. The substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group has none of anthracene skeleton, pyrene skeleton, aceanthrylene skeleton and naphthacene skeleton. R1 to R3 each represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a silyl group or a halogen atom. R1 to R3 each may be bonded in any position of a main-chain naphthalene skeleton or a main-chain benzene skeleton. a and b each represent an integer in a range of 0 to 4. l, m, n and p each represent 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawamura, Kazuki Nishimura, Yoriyuki Takashima, Mitsunori Ito, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Toshinari Ogiwara, Chishio Hosokawa, Kenichi Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20110233534
    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: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Yumiko Mizuki, Mitsunori Ito, Masakaza Funahashi