Patents by Inventor Naoaki Hashimoto

Naoaki Hashimoto 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: 11555030
    Abstract: An organic compound has a benzonaphthofuran skeleton and is represented by General Formula (G1). In General Formula (G1), A represents a pyrene skeleton. In the case where the pyrene skeleton has a substituent, the substituent is a diarylamino group including two substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups each having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic saturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms. The two aryl groups of the diarylamino group may be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya Haruyama, Sachiko Kawakami, Naoaki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 11489133
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with along lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hiromi Seo, Kunihiko Suzuki, Kanta Abe, Yuji Iwaki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220336755
    Abstract: A novel mixed material for a light-emitting device with improved heat resistance is provided. The mixed material for a light-emitting device includes a first heteroaromatic compound and a second heteroaromatic compound. The first heteroaromatic compound includes a first heteroaromatic ring. The first heteroaromatic ring includes a ring including two or more nitrogen atoms and any one of a benzene ring and a pyridine ring or a ring including a diazine ring or a triazine ring. The second heteroaromatic compound includes a second heteroaromatic ring. The second heteroaromatic ring includes a ring including two or more nitrogen atoms and any one of a benzene ring and a pyridine ring or a ring including a diazine ring or a triazine ring. A structure of the first heteroaromatic ring is different from a structure of the second heteroaromatic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui Yoshiyasu, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Sachiko Kawakami, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20220285629
    Abstract: A novel mixed material with improved resistance is provided. The mixed material includes a first heteroaromatic compound and a second heteroaromatic compound, and the first heteroaromatic compound is represented by any one of General Formulae (G1) to (G6). The second heteroaromatic compound is not represented by the same general formula as that of the first heteroaromatic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yui YOSHIYASU, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20220231238
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer positioned between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer contains a hole-transport material and an electron-accepting material. The electron-transport layer contains an electron-transport material and an alkali metal itself, an alkaline earth metal itself, a compound of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, or a complex thereof. The hole-injection layer has the spin density measured by an ESR method is lower than or equal to 1×1019 spins/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Takumu OKUYAMA, Hiromi SEO, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20220209128
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. A light-emitting device with favorable display quality is provided. A light-emitting device that includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer positioned between the anode and the cathode, in which the EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer; in which the electron-transport layer contains an electron-transport material and an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a compound of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, or a complex thereof; and in which the resistivity of the hole-injection layer is within a certain range, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Takumu OKUYAMA, Hiromi SEO, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20220194954
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits blue light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound having a high carrier-transport property is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable reliability is provided. An organic compound including at least one amino group in which any one of a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group is boneded to any one of a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzofuran skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzothiophene skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobenzofuranobenzothiophene skeleton is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue Osaka, Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takita
  • Publication number: 20220173347
    Abstract: A light-emitting device with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with high reliability is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a first light-emitting layer, a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, a second light-emitting layer, and a second electrode stacked in this order. The first layer contains a first organic compound and a first substance. The second layer contains a second organic compound. The third layer contains a second substance. The first organic compound is an electron-transport material. The first substance is a metallic salt, a metal oxide, or an organometallic salt. The second organic compound is an electron-transport material. The second substance is an electron-injection material. The second layer has a lower concentration of the first substance than the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Ryohei YAMAOKA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20220158100
    Abstract: A quinoxaline derivative that is a novel organic compound is provided. A quinoxaline derivative represented by General Formula (G1) has a structure in which a quinoxaline skeleton is bonded to the 9-position of an anthracene skeleton, the 10-position of the anthracene skeleton is bonded to a heteroaromatic ring, and the 3-position of the heteroaromatic ring is nitrogen. In General Formula (G1) shown above, a and b each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms in a ring. In addition, m and n are each independently 0, 1, or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KADOMA, Satoshi SEO, Takumu OKUYAMA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220149308
    Abstract: A light-emitting device with a long lifetime is provided. In a light-emitting device that includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes, a light-emitting layer included in the EL layer has a functional stacked-layer structure, whereby the efficiency and reliability of the light-emitting device can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Harue OSAKA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220123251
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with favorable emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer positioned between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer and an electron-transport layer. The electron-transport layer includes a first layer and a second layer in this order from the anode side. The first layer has a higher electron mobility than the second layer has. The electron mobility of the second layer in the case where the square root of the electric field strength [V/cm] is 600 is higher than or equal to 1×10?7 cm2/Vs and lower than or equal to 5×10?5 cm2/Vs. A degradation curve expressed as a change in luminance of light emission obtained when a certain amount of current flows through the light-emitting device is expressed by a monoexponential function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220115615
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device having a long driving lifetime at high temperature is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer positioned between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side. The first layer includes a first organic compound and a second organic compound. The second layer includes a third organic compound. The third layer includes a fourth organic compound. The light-emitting layer includes a fifth organic compound and an emission center substance. The first organic compound exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the second organic compound. A difference between HOMO levels of the fourth organic compound and the fifth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.24 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Takumu OKUYAMA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20220077397
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device, a light-emitting device with high emission efficiency, a light-emitting device with a long lifetime, or a light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. An EL layer includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, a light-emitting layer, and a fourth layer in this order from the anode side. The first layer contains a first organic compound and a second organic compound. The fourth layer contains a seventh organic compound. The first organic compound exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the second organic compound. A HOMO level of the second organic compound is higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The fourth layer includes a region where the amount of seventh organic compound is large and a region where the amount of seventh organic compound is small in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Satoshi SEO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Yusuke TAKITA, Takumu OKUYAMA, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Toshiki SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220069246
    Abstract: A light-emitting device having a long lifetime is provided. In a light-emitting device that includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes, the carrier balance is controlled with a hole-injection layer and an electron-transport layer of the EL layer having certain structures, so that the carrier balance spontaneously changes during driving and the initial degradation of the light-emitting device is inhibited. In addition, at this time, the rate of the spontaneous change is low when an electron-injection barrier at the interface between a light-emitting layer and the electron-transport layer of the EL layer which are stacked is high; thus, it is possible to obtain a light-emitting device which is excellent in terms of long-term degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Hiroshi KADOMA, Takumu OKUYAMA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11225488
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits blue light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound having a high carrier-transport property is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable reliability is provided. An organic compound including at least one amino group in which any one of a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group is bonded to any one of a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzofuran skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzothiophene skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobenzofuranobenzothiophene skeleton is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue Osaka, Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takita
  • Publication number: 20210391553
    Abstract: A light-emitting element that includes a fluorescent material and has a high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element in which a delayed fluorescence component due to TTA accounts for a high proportion of emissive components is provided. A novel light-emitting device with a high emission efficiency and a low power consumption is provided. A light-emitting element includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer including a host material and an electron-transport layer including a first material in contact with the light-emitting layer. The LUMO level of the first material is lower than that of the host material. The proportion of a delayed fluorescence component due to TTA is greater than or equal to 10 percent of the light emission from the EL layer. The proportion of the delayed fluorescence component due to TTA may be greater than or equal to 15 percent of the light emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO, Hiromi SEO, Hiromitsu KIDO
  • Publication number: 20210367177
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including an EL layer including a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, a light-emitting layer, and a fourth layer in this order from the anode side is provided. The first layer contains a first organic compound and a second organic compound. The light-emitting layer contains a sixth organic compound. The fourth layer contains a seventh organic compound. The first organic compound exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the second organic compound. A HOMO level of the second organic compound is higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.2 eV. A HOMO level of the third organic compound is equal to or deeper than the HOMO level of the second organic compound. A difference between the HOMO levels of the second organic compound and the third organic compound is less than or equal to 0.2 eV. A LUMO level of the sixth organic compound is shallower than a LUMO level of the seventh organic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Takumu OKUYAMA, Yusuke TAKITA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Hiromi SEO
  • Publication number: 20210367165
    Abstract: Provided is a novel light-emitting element, a light-emitting element with a long lifetime, or a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes at least a light-emitting layer containing a fluorescent substance and a host material, a first electron-transport layer containing a first electron-transport material, and a second electron-transport layer containing a second electron-transport material, which are in contact with each other and in this order. The LUMO level of each of the host material and the second electron-transport material is higher than the LUMO level of the first electron-transport material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210347782
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits blue light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound having a high carrier-transport property is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable reliability is provided. An organic compound including at least one amino group in which any one of a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group is bonded to any one of a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzofuran skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzothiophene skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobenzofuranobenzothiophene skeleton is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko TAKEDA, Harue OSAKA, Satoshi SEO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA
  • Publication number: 20210284590
    Abstract: A novel compound for a host material is provided. A compound for a host material that is capable of increasing the lifetime of a light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with a long lifetime is provided. A material whose thermophysical properties such as a glass transition temperature are high is provided. An anthracene compound for a host material represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided. (Note that in General Formula (G1), R1 to R7 each independently represent hydrogen or an aryl group having 1 to 25 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO, Hiroshi KADOMA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO