Patents by Inventor Satomi Mitsumori

Satomi Mitsumori 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: 10658604
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having low driving voltage and high emission efficiency is provided. In the light-emitting element, a combination of a guest material and a host material forms an exciplex. The guest material is capable of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. Light emission from the light-emitting layer includes light emission from the guest material and light emission from the exciplex. The percentage of the light emission from the exciplex to the light emission from the light-emitting layer is greater than 0 percent and less than or equal to 60 percent. The energy after subtracting the energy of light emission from the exciplex from the energy of light emission from the guest material is greater than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.23 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satomi Mitsumori, Takeyoshi Watabe, Satoshi Seo, Yuko Kubota
  • Patent number: 10644250
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency and high reliability is provided. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer containing a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The first organic compound has a nitrogen-containing six-membered heteroaromatic skeleton. In the light-emitting layer, the weight ratio of an organic compound having a nitrogen-containing five-membered heterocyclic skeleton with an NH group, a secondary amine skeleton with an NH group, or a primary amine skeleton with an NH group to the first organic compound is less than or equal to 0.03, or alternatively, the weight ratio of the organic compound having a nitrogen-containing five-membered heterocyclic skeleton with an NH group, a secondary amine skeleton with an NH group, or a primary amine skeleton with an NH group to the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.01.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Watabe, Satoko Shitagaki, Kunihiko Suzuki, Harue Osaka, Satomi Mitsumori, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20190348625
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having low driving voltage and high emission efficiency is provided. In the light-emitting element, a combination of a guest material and a host material forms an exciplex. The guest material is capable of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. Light emission from the light-emitting layer includes light emission from the guest material and light emission from the exciplex. The percentage of the light emission from the exciplex to the light emission from the light-emitting layer is greater than 0 percent and less than or equal to 60 percent. The energy after subtracting the energy of light emission from the exciplex from the energy of light emission from the guest material is greater than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.23 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satomi Mitsumori, Takeyoshi WATABE, Satoshi SEO, Yuko KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10361388
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having low driving voltage and high emission efficiency is provided. In the light-emitting element, a combination of a guest material and a host material forms an exciplex. The guest material is capable of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. Light emission from the light-emitting layer includes light emission from the guest material and light emission from the exciplex. The percentage of the light emission from the exciplex to the light emission from the light-emitting layer is greater than 0 percent and less than or equal to 60 percent. The energy after subtracting the energy of light emission from the exciplex from the energy of light emission from the guest material is greater than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.23 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satomi Mitsumori, Takeyoshi Watabe, Satoshi Seo, Yuko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20190207124
    Abstract: Provided is a novel compound or a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The provided novel compound includes a bicarbazole skeleton and a benzofuropyrimidine skeleton or a benzothienopyrimidine skeleton. The provided light-emitting element includes the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miki Kanamoto, Takeyoshi WATABE, Hideko INOUE, Satoshi SEO, Satomi MITSUMORI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190189936
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency and low driving voltage. The light-emitting element includes a guest material and a host material. A LUMO level of the host material is higher than a LUMO level of the host material, and a HOMO level of the guest material is lower than a HOMO level of the host material. The guest material has a function of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. The difference between a singlet excitation energy level and a triplet excitation energy level of the host material is greater than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV. The energy difference between the LUMO level and the HOMO level of the host material is larger than or equal to light emission energy of the guest material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi WATABE, Satoshi SEO, Satomi MITSUMORI
  • Patent number: 10305044
    Abstract: A novel heterocyclic compound is provided. A highly efficient and reliable light-emitting element is provided. The heterocyclic compound is represented by a general formula (G1). In the general formula (G1), any one, two, or three of Y1 to Y4 in a ring A represent N atoms, and the rest of Y1 to Y4 represents CH. In the case where any two or three of the Y1 to Y4 are N atoms, the N atoms are not next to each other. Further, Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyldiyl group, Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyldiyl group, Cz1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group including a carbazole skeleton, Cz2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group including a carbazole skeleton, the carbazole skeleton included in the Cz1 is directly bonded to the Ar1, and the carbazole skeleton included in the Cz2 is directly bonded to the Ar2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Yuko Kubota, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Satomi Mitsumori
  • Patent number: 10230055
    Abstract: Provided is a novel compound or a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The provided novel compound includes a bicarbazole skeleton and a benzofuropyrimidine skeleton or a benzothienopyrimidine skeleton. The provided light-emitting element includes the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miki Kanamoto, Takeyoshi Watabe, Hideko Inoue, Satoshi Seo, Satomi Mitsumori, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10224494
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency and low driving voltage. The light-emitting element includes a guest material and a host material. A LUMO level of the host material is higher than a LUMO level of the host material, and a HOMO level of the guest material is lower than a HOMO level of the host material. The guest material has a function of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. The difference between a singlet excitation energy level and a triplet excitation energy level of the host material is greater than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV. The energy difference between the LUMO level and the HOMO level of the host material is larger than or equal to light emission energy of the guest material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Watabe, Satoshi Seo, Satomi Mitsumori
  • Publication number: 20190027542
    Abstract: Providing a light-emitting element emitting light in a broad emission spectrum. A combination of a first organic compound and a second organic compound forms an exciplex. The first organic compound has a function of converting triplet-excitation energy into light emission. The lowest triplet excitation level of the second organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound, and the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the exciplex. Light emission from a light-emitting layer includes light emission from the first organic compound and light emission from the exciplex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Takeyoshi WATABE, Satomi MITSUMORI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Harue OSAKA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 10153437
    Abstract: Provided is a novel substance that can be used in an element capable of emitting phosphorescence, a novel substance that contributes to high emission efficiency, or a novel substance that contributes to light emission with high color purity. A light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes a substance including a carbazole skeleton. The substance is bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted first arylene group through a nitrogen atom included in the carbazole skeleton. The first arylene group is bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuropyridyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted benzothienopyridyl group. The first arylene group includes 1 to 5 substituted or unsubstituted second arylene groups which are bonded to one another. The EL layer may further include a layer including an emission center substance, specifically an iridium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Hirose, Harue Osaka, Takeyoshi Watabe, Satomi Mitsumori, Yuko Kubota, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10096658
    Abstract: Providing a light-emitting element emitting light in a broad emission spectrum. A combination of a first organic compound and a second organic compound forms an exciplex. The first organic compound has a function of converting triplet-excitation energy into light emission. The lowest triplet excitation level of the second organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound, and the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the exciplex. Light emission from a light-emitting layer includes light emission from the first organic compound and light emission from the exciplex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Watabe, Satomi Mitsumori, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Harue Osaka, Kunihiko Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9938309
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting material is provided. A novel orgnometallic complex is provided. An orgnometallic complex having a high carrier-transport property is provided. An orgnometallic complex having a deep HOMO level and/or a deep LUMO level is provided. An orgnometallic complex having a high charge-injection property is provided. Another object is to provide an organometallic complex that can exhibit yellow to blue phosphorescence. An organometallic complex that has a high carrier-transport property and exhibits green to blue phosphorescence is provided. An organometallic complex including a ligand having a structure of 5-(2-pyridinyl)-5H-benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole and a light-emitting material including the organometallic complex are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoka Hara, Miki Kanamoto, Hideko Inoue, Satoshi Seo, Satomi Mitsumori, Takeyoshi Watabe, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20180047911
    Abstract: A novel organic compound that can be used as a carrier-transport material, a host material, or a light-emitting material in a light-emitting element is provided. Specifically, an organic compound that can give a light-emitting element having favorable characteristics even when the organic compound is used in a light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence is provided. The organic compound has a bipyridine skeleton formed by two pyridine skeletons to each of which a dibenzothiophenyl group or a dibenzofuranyl group is bonded via an arylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KADOMA, Satomi MITSUMORI, Yuko KAWATA, Takao HAMADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20170338436
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having low driving voltage and high emission efficiency is provided. In the light-emitting element, a combination of a guest material and a host material forms an exciplex. The guest material is capable of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. Light emission from the light-emitting layer includes light emission from the guest material and light emission from the exciplex. The percentage of the light emission from the exciplex to the light emission from the light-emitting layer is greater than 0 percent and less than or equal to 60 percent. The energy after subtracting the energy of light emission from the exciplex from the energy of light emission from the guest material is greater than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.23 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satomi MITSUMORI, Takeyoshi WATABE, Satoshi SEO, Yuko KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 9825235
    Abstract: A novel organic compound that can be used as a carrier-transport material, a host material, or a light-emitting material in a light-emitting element is provided. Specifically, an organic compound that can give a light-emitting element having favorable characteristics even when the organic compound is used in a light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence is provided. The organic compound has a bipyridine skeleton formed by two pyridine skeletons to each of which a dibenzothiophenyl group or a dibenzofuranyl group is bonded via an arylene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Satomi Mitsumori, Yuko Kawata, Takao Hamada, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20170309687
    Abstract: Providing a light-emitting element emitting light in a broad emission spectrum. A combination of a first organic compound and a second organic compound forms an exciplex. The first organic compound has a function of converting triplet-excitation energy into light emission. The lowest triplet excitation level of the second organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound, and the lowest triplet excitation level of the first organic compound is higher than or equal to the lowest triplet excitation level of the exciplex. Light emission from a light-emitting layer includes light emission from the first organic compound and light emission from the exciplex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Takeyoshi WATABE, Satomi MITSUMORI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Harue OSAKA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20170271600
    Abstract: A novel organometallic complex is provided. An organometallic complex emitting green to blue phosphorescence is provided. An organometallic complex having a deep LUMO level and emitting green to blue phosphorescence is provided. A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element emitting green to blue phosphorescence and having low drive voltage is provided. A light-emitting device with low power consumption is provided. The organometallic complex includes iridium and a ligand having a triazole skeleton. The triazole skeleton has a group including a pyridine ring or a group including a pyrimidine ring and an aryl group. One of nitrogen atoms included in the triazole skeleton is coordinated to the iridium. The aryl group is bonded to the iridium at the ortho position of the aryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki TSUNOI, Hideko INOUE, Takeyoshi WATABE, Satomi MITSUMORI, Nobuharu OHSAWA
  • Publication number: 20170186980
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency and high reliability is provided. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer containing a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The first organic compound has a nitrogen-containing six-membered heteroaromatic skeleton. In the light-emitting layer, the weight ratio of an organic compound having a nitrogen-containing five-membered heterocyclic skeleton with an NH group, a secondary amine skeleton with an NH group, or a primary amine skeleton with an NH group to the first organic compound is less than or equal to 0.03, or alternatively, the weight ratio of the organic compound having a nitrogen-containing five-membered heterocyclic skeleton with an NH group, a secondary amine skeleton with an NH group, or a primary amine skeleton with an NH group to the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.01.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Watabe, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Harue OSAKA, Satomi MITSUMORI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20170183368
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting material is provided. A novel orgnometallic complex is provided. An orgnometallic complex having a high carrier-transport property is provided. An orgnometallic complex having a deep HOMO level and/or a deep LUMO level is provided. An orgnometallic complex having a high charge-injection property is provided. Another object is to provide an organometallic complex that can exhibit yellow to blue phosphorescence. An organometallic complex that has a high carrier-transport property and exhibits green to blue phosphorescence is provided. An organometallic complex including a ligand having a structure of 5-(2-pyridinyl)-5H-benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole and a light-emitting material including the organometallic complex are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoka Hara, Miki KANAMOTO, Hideko INOUE, Satoshi SEO, Satomi MITSUMORI, Takeyoshi WATABE, Nobuharu OHSAWA