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: 9412953
    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 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Miyako Morikubo, Naoaki Hashimoto, Hiromi Seo, Satoshi Seo, Miki Kanamoto, Tomoka Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9394280
    Abstract: To provide a novel heterocyclic compound that can be used as a host material in which a light-emitting substance of a light-emitting layer is dispersed. A heterocyclic compound comprising a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and two hole-transport skeletons, where the dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and the two hole-transport skeletons are bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon group. A heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula (G1) is provided. Note that in the formula, A1 and A2 each independently represent any of a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophen skeleton; B represents a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline skeleton; and Ar represents an arene skeleton having 6 to 13 carbon atoms. A light-emitting element including the heterocyclic compound is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Satoko Shitagaki, Miyako Morikubo, Naoaki Hashimoto, Takahiro Ishisone, Kyoko Takeda, Hiromi Seo
  • Publication number: 20160118605
    Abstract: A long-life light-emitting element is provided by reducing a specific kind of impurity in the light-emitting element, particularly an impurity originating in an iridium complex. The light-emitting element includes an iridium complex. The iridium complex includes an iridium metal and a ligand coordinated to the iridium metal. In analysis of the light-emitting element by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry using a chromatograph of a photodiode array detector, the proportion of the peak area of a ligand not coordinated to the iridium metal to the peak area of the iridium complex is greater than or equal to 0% and less than or equal to 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Rina NAKAMURA, Nozomi KOMATSU, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Toshiki HAMADA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20160079314
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, an electronic device, or a lighting device with low power consumption and high reliability is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a third light-emitting element, and a fourth light-emitting element. The first to fourth light-emitting elements include the same EL layer between an anode and a cathode. The EL layer includes a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting layer contains a fluorescent substance. The peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of the fluorescent substance in a toluene solution of the fluorescent substance is 440 nm to 460 nm, preferably 440 nm to 455 nm. The second light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent substance. The first light-emitting element exhibits blue emission. The second light-emitting element exhibits green emission. The third light-emitting element exhibits red emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Toshiki SASAKI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150329514
    Abstract: An organic compound that emits blue light with high color purity and has a long lifetime is provided as a novel substance. The organic compound is a fluorescent organic compound having a structure in which benzonaphthofuranylamine is bonded to the 1-position and the 6-position of a pyrene skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20150243892
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. In the light-emitting element, the EL layer contains at least a light-emitting material, the light-emitting material is a 1,6-bis(diphenylamino)pyrene derivative, and a structural change between an excited state and a ground state in the 1,6-bis(diphenylamino)pyrene derivative is smaller than that in a 1,6-bis(diphenylamino)pyrene derivative in which hydrogen is bonded to ortho positions of two phenyl groups of each of two diphenylamino groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Ogita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Toshiki Hamada, Kunihiko Suzuki, Shunsuke Hosoumi, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9093649
    Abstract: An organic compound that emits blue light with high color purity and has a long lifetime is provided as a novel substance. The organic compound is a fluorescent organic compound having a structure in which benzonaphthofuranylamine is bonded to the 1-position and the 6-position of a pyrene skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20150097024
    Abstract: An electrode forming device has a pressing unit that presses a substrate on a printing table from above, a suction unit that sucks the substrate on the printing table, a mask member integrally formed with a first mask section used for applying flux on the substrate and a second mask section used for filling a conductive ball on the substrate applied with the flux, a squeegee head that applies the flux via the first mask section, an air cylinder that moves the mask member, and a filling head that fills a conductive ball via the second mask section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Hirokuni KURIHARA, Akio IGARASHI, Ryosuke MIZUTORI, Akinori GOWA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150097025
    Abstract: An electrode forming device has a flux application unit that applies flux on a substrate; a plurality of ball filling units that are arranged in series at a downstream side of the flux application unit and fill conductive balls on the substrate applied with the flux to form electrodes; and a first conveying device, a second conveying device, a first bypass conveyor and a second bypass conveyor that convey the substrate to one of the ball filling units and conveys the substrate in such a way as to bypass the other ball filling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Hirokuni KURIHARA, Shoichi GUNJI, Takao KAWANO, Tomoyuki YAHAGI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150031900
    Abstract: An organic compound that emits blue light with high color purity and has a long lifetime is provided as a novel substance. The organic compound is a fluorescent organic compound having a structure in which benzonaphthofuranylamine is bonded to the 1-position and the 6-position of a pyrene skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20140291647
    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: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Eriko Saijo, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 8739700
    Abstract: In a printing system in which a roll film is rolled out to be printed by a printer and the film is rolled up after printing and drying, there is a possibility that wrinkles of the film are generated when printing, and printed materials are scratched because the printed film is positioned near the printer. Both end side of a suction stage in the film delivery direction are formed in a circular arc shape, and auxiliary stages are provided near the end portions to suck and hold a film, the auxiliary stages are allowed to be moved lower than a surface of the suction stage in the state to closely attach the film to the suction stage while applying tension to the film, and the film is sucked and held on the suction stage in the state to be printed after position adjustment to a surface of a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
    Inventors: Akio Igarashi, Makoto Homma, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tomoyuki Yahagi
  • Publication number: 20140034931
    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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideko Inoue, Miyako Morikubo, Naoaki Hashimoto, Hiromi Seo, Satoshi Seo, Miki Kanamoto, Tomoka Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20140001241
    Abstract: A substrate is mounted on a first conveying carrier including a flat surface, transferred onto a printing table of a flux printer, transferred from the flux printer onto a second conveying carrier, transferred from the second conveying carrier onto a printing table of a solder ball printer, and transferred from the solder ball printer onto a third conveying carrier using a first carry-in mechanism, a first carry-out mechanism, a second carry-in mechanism, and a second carry-out mechanism including a plurality of vacuum attraction pads. Images of alignment marks provided at four corners of the substrate on the printing tables and four corners of a mask are simultaneously picked up by separate camera units on a front side and a rear side in a conveying direction to calculate a positional deviation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Akio IGARASHI, Ryosuke MIZUTORI, Masaru MITSUMOTO, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130082591
    Abstract: To provide a novel heterocyclic compound that can be used as a host material in which a light-emitting substance of a light-emitting layer is dispersed. A heterocyclic compound comprising a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and two hole-transport skeletons, where the dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and the two hole-transport skeletons are bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon group. A heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula (G1) is provided. Note that in the formula, A1 and A2 each independently represent any of a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophen skeleton; B represents a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline skeleton; and Ar represents an arene skeleton having 6 to 13 carbon atoms. A light-emitting element including the heterocyclic compound is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Satoko Shitagaki, Miyako Morikubo, Naoaki Hashimoto, Takahiro Ishisone, Kyoko Takeda, Hiromi Seo
  • Patent number: 8038050
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solder ball printing apparatus in which solder balls are uniformly dispersed on a mask surface and are loaded into an opening area of the mask. A solder ball shaking and discharging unit includes a solder ball reception unit which receives solder balls from a solder ball reservoir unit, a wire member in a convex shape which is attached to surround a solder ball shaking and discharging port of the solder ball shaking and discharging unit and in which a plurality of wire members are arranged at predetermined intervals, and solder ball rotating and collecting mechanisms which sweep and collect the solder balls at the wire member in a convex shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Honma, Akio Igarashi, Naoaki Hashimoto, Noriaki Mukai
  • Publication number: 20110192295
    Abstract: In a printing system in which a roll film is rolled out to be printed by a printer and the film is rolled up after printing and drying, there is a possibility that wrinkles of the film are generated when printing, and printed materials are scratched because the printed film is positioned near the printer. Both end sides of a suction stage in the film delivery direction are formed in a circular arc shape, and auxiliary stages are provided near the end portions to suck and hold a film, the auxiliary stages are allowed to be moved lower than a surface of the suction stage in the state to closely attach the film to the suction stage while applying tension to the film, and the film is sucked and held on the suction stage in the state to be printed after position adjustment to a surface of a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Akio IGARASHI, Makoto HOMMA, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tomoyuki YAHAGI
  • Patent number: 7896223
    Abstract: Solder bumps formed on an electrode portion of a semiconductor chip are recently miniaturized, and when printing by using solder balls, the solder balls are also miniaturized. Therefore, it is required to print solder balls for printing with accuracy. Instead of a conventional squeegee, a solder ball loading member including a plurality of semi-spiral wire rods is provided at a print head portion for printing solder balls, and by pressing the solder ball loading member to a mask surface with a predetermined pressing force, turning forces of the solder balls are added by spaces formed by the wire rods. Accordingly, the solder balls are moderately dispersed, and are squeezed into an opening portion of the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Honma, Noriaki Mukai, Shinichiro Kawabe, Akio Igarashi, Naoaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20100272884
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solder ball printing apparatus and a solder ball printing method in which solder balls are uniformly dispersed on a mask surface and are loaded into an opening area of the mask. A solder ball shaking and discharging unit includes a solder ball feeding unit which receives solder balls from a solder ball reservoir unit, a wire member in a convex shape which is attached so as to surround a solder ball shaking and discharging port of the solder ball feeding unit and in which a plurality of wire members are arranged at predetermined intervals, and solder ball loading members, each of which is arranged in the front and rear of the wire member in a convex shape to load the solder balls into an opening area of a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Akio IGARASHI, Noriaki Mukai, Makoto Honma, Naoaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20100270357
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solder ball printing apparatus in which solder balls are uniformly dispersed on a mask surface and are loaded into an opening area of the mask. A solder ball shaking and discharging unit includes a solder ball reception unit which receives solder balls from a solder ball reservoir unit, a wire member in a convex shape which is attached to surround a solder ball shaking and discharging port of the solder ball shaking and discharging unit and in which a plurality of wire members are arranged at predetermined intervals, and solder ball rotating and collecting mechanisms which sweep and collect the solder balls at the wire member in a convex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Makoto HONMA, Akio Igarashi, Naoaki Hashimoto, Noriaki Mukai