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).

  • Publication number: 20200185634
    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: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO, Hiromi SEO, Hiromitsu KIDO
  • Publication number: 20200140422
    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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya HARUYAMA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 10636976
    Abstract: A novel compound in which a delayed fluorescence component due to TTA accounts for a high proportion of emissive components is provided. The organic compound includes an anthracene skeleton, an arylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group including a carbazole skeleton. The anthracene skeleton and the substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group including the carbazole skeleton are bonded to each other through the arylene group. The anthracene skeleton includes an aryl group at the 2-position or the 3-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Tomohiro Kubota, Naoaki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takita
  • Patent number: 10573837
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo, Hiromi Seo, Hiromitsu Kido
  • Patent number: 10559762
    Abstract: To provide a novel fluorescent organic compound (a fluorescent compound). The organic compound is a substance that emits fluorescence and an organic compound (a host material) in which TTA can occur efficiently. In the organic compound, triplet excitons, which do not contribute to light emission, can be efficiently converted into singlet excitons. The use of such an organic compound can increase emission efficiency of a light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue Osaka, Yusuke Takita, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20190393420
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. An organic compound that emits light with high chromaticity is provided. An organic compound that emits blue light with high chromaticity is provided. An organic compound with high emission efficiency is provided. An organic compound having an excellent hole-transport property is provided. An organic compound having high reliability is provided. An organic compound that has a naphtho[2,3-b;7,6-b?]bisbenzofuran skeleton or a naphtho[2,3-b;7,6-b?]bisbenzothiophene skeleton and has a molecular weight of less than or equal to 5000 is provided. The present inventors have found that the organic compound is a significantly effective skeleton as a luminophor of a light-emitting element. The organic compound has high emission efficiency and exhibits favorable blue light emission; thus, a light-emitting element using the organic compound can be a blue light-emitting element with high emission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoko TAKEDA, Harue OSAKA, Satoshi SEO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA
  • Publication number: 20190372045
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting element is provided. A light-emitting element with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency is provided. In the light-emitting element, an EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a first hole-transport layer, a second hole-transport layer, a third hole-transport layer, a light-emitting layer, a first electron-transport layer, and a second electron-transport layer in this order; the hole-injection layer includes an organic acceptor; the LUMO level of the host material is higher than that of the first electron-transport layer; the LUMO level of the second electron-transport layer is higher than that of the first electron-transport layer; the host material is a substance including a condensed aromatic ring skeleton; and the first and second electron-transport layers each include a substance having a heteroaromatic ring skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Yusuke TAKITA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190341551
    Abstract: In an organic compound, two groups each including a benzonaphthofuranylamine skeleton are bonded to a central skeleton including a fluorene skeleton. The organic compound emits favorable blue light. Furthermore, the organic compound has a high hole-transport property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kaori OGITA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 10439146
    Abstract: In an organic compound, two groups each including a benzonaphthofuranylamine skeleton are bonded to a central skeleton including a fluorene skeleton. The organic compound emits favorable blue light. Furthermore, the organic compound has a high hole-transport property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Ogita, Sachiko Kawakami, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takita, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10388900
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting element is provided. A light-emitting element with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency is provided. In the light-emitting element, an EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a first hole-transport layer, a second hole-transport layer, a third hole-transport layer, a light-emitting layer, a first electron-transport layer, and a second electron-transport layer in this order; the hole-injection layer includes an organic acceptor; the LUMO level of the host material is higher than that of the first electron-transport layer; the LUMO level of the second electron-transport layer is higher than that of the first electron-transport layer; the host material is a substance including a condensed aromatic ring skeleton; and the first and second electron-transport layers each include a substance having a heteroaromatic ring skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Yusuke Takita, Naoaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20190237682
    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: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10263194
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10207992
    Abstract: A novel dibenzocarbazole compound with which a light-emitting element having low power consumption, high reliability, and high color purity can be fabricated is provided. In the dibenzocarbazole compound, an aryl group which has 14 to 30 carbon atoms and at least an anthracene skeleton is bonded to nitrogen of a dibenzo[a,g]carbazole skeleton or a dibenzo[a,i]carbazole skeleton. Furthermore, a light-emitting element including the dibenzocarbazole compound is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Suzuki, Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20190036036
    Abstract: To provide a novel fluorescent organic compound (a fluorescent compound). The organic compound is a substance that emits fluorescence and an organic compound (a host material) in which TTA can occur efficiently. In the organic compound, triplet excitons, which do not contribute to light emission, can be efficiently converted into singlet excitons. The use of such an organic compound can increase emission efficiency of a light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue OSAKA, Yusuke TAKITA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 10096783
    Abstract: To provide a novel fluorescent organic compound (a fluorescent compound). The organic compound is a substance that emits fluorescence and an organic compound (a host material) in which TTA can occur efficiently. In the organic compound, triplet excitons, which do not contribute to light emission, can be efficiently converted into singlet excitons. The use of such an organic compound can increase emission efficiency of a light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue Osaka, Yusuke Takita, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20180277783
    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: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO, Hiromi SEO, Hiromitsu KIDO
  • Patent number: 10020451
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with high heat resistance and high emission efficiency is provided. A novel heterocyclic compound that can be used in such a light-emitting element is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a light-emitting element which includes, between a pair of electrodes, a layer containing a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a light-emitting substance; the first organic compound includes one pyrimidine ring and one ring with a hole-transport skeleton; the second organic compound is an aromatic amine; and the light-emitting substance converts triplet excitation energy into light. A combination of the first organic compound, which includes the one pyrimidine ring and the one ring with the hole-transport skeleton, and the second organic compound, which is the aromatic amine, forms an exciplex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Miyako Morikubo, Naoaki Hashimoto, Hiromi Seo, Satoshi Seo, Miki Kanamoto, Tomoka Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180182961
    Abstract: An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a novel organic compound. The organic compound is a triarylamine derivative. The triarylamine derivative has an aryl group including a skeleton in which a naphthyl group is bonded to a naphthylene group. The other two aryl groups are each independently a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group. These groups may each have a substituent. As the substituent, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms can be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Anna Tada, Yusuke Takita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20180151815
    Abstract: A light-emitting element which includes a plurality of light-emitting layers between a pair of electrodes and has low driving voltage and high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element including first to third light-emitting layers between a cathode and an anode is provided. The first light-emitting layer includes a first phosphorescent material and a first electron-transport material; the second light-emitting layer includes a second phosphorescent material and a second electron-transport material; the third light-emitting layer includes a fluorescent material and a third electron-transport material; the first to third light-emitting elements are provided in contact with an electron-transport layer positioned on a cathode side; and a triplet excitation energy level of a material included in the electron-transport layer is lower than triplet excitation energy levels of the first electron-transport material and the second electron-transport material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Eriko Saijo, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9985233
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo, Hiromi Seo, Hiromitsu Kido