Patents by Inventor Shinya Otsu

Shinya Otsu 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: 9590188
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170054092
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Eisaku KATOH, Tatsuo TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160315273
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element which has a shorter maximum luminescent wavelength, a long luminous lifespan, a low driving voltage, a small time-dependent change in driving voltage, and a small change in external extraction quantum efficiency even when being used at a high temperature. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device and a display device including the organic EL element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Satomi KAWABE, Motoaki SUGINO, Shinya OTSU
  • Patent number: 9428687
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by the following Formula (A): wherein Ra represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or heterocyclic, Rb and Rc represent hydrogen or a substituent, A1 represents a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound having the following Formula (1): wherein Ra1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic, R1, R2 and R5 each represent hydrogen or a substituent, and n1, n2 and n5 each represent 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20160226006
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an iridium complex having improved luminous efficiency and emission lifetime, a method for producing the same, an organic electroluminescent element using the iridium complex, and a display device and a lighting device that include the organic electroluminescent element. The iridium complex is contained in at least one organic layer sandwiched between an anode and a cathode of an organic electroluminescent element, and has a coefficient of external influence of 0.73 ?2/MW or less as defined by the following definition equation: Coefficient of external influence (Svdw)=Van der Waals surface area [?2]/molecular weight (MW).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Motoaki SUGINO, Hiroshi KITA
  • Patent number: 9331289
    Abstract: Disclosed are: an organic EL material which emits light having a short wavelength and has high luminous efficiency and long light emission life; an organic EL element which contains the organic EL material; and a lighting device and a display device, each of which comprises the organic EL element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Dai Ikemizu, Hiroshi Kita, Tomohiro Oshiyama, Shinya Otsu, Rie Katakura, Hidekane Ozeki
  • Patent number: 9293715
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150318499
    Abstract: A wet process using an organic solvent is used to produce an organic EL element, which has high light emission efficiency, a long light emission life and a small color change when continuously driven, an illuminating device and a display device are provided. Especially, an organic EL element which emits white light and can be manufactured at low cost is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Masato NISHIZEKI, Eisaku KATOH, Tomohiro OSHIYAMA, Dai IKEMIZU
  • Publication number: 20150318489
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element includes: an anode; a cathode; and a luminous layer. The luminous layer includes: a luminescent dopant having a reorganization energy of 0 eV to 0.7 eV in electron transition from a ground state (S0) to a lowest excited triplet state (T1); and a host compound having a reorganization energy of 0 eV to 0.3 eV in electron transfer reaction between a ground state (S0) and an anionic radical state (AR), and having a molecular weight within a range of 500 to 3000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro OSHIYAMA, Shinya OTSU, Rie KATAKURA, Satoru INOUE
  • Publication number: 20150179958
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL element configured to have at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, in which the light emitting layer contains an iridium complex compound represented by any one of formulas (1) to (4), and the maximum emission wavelength of the iridium complex compound is 470 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Eisaku Katoh, Mayuka Hikime
  • Publication number: 20150162550
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Eisaku KATOH, Tatsuo TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9048434
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8951650
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate having thereon an anode, a cathode, and a plurality of organic layers sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of organic layers comprise: a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound; and an electron transport layer containing a compound represented by Formula (1), (Ar1)n1?Y1??Formula (1) wherein n1 is an integer of 1 or more; Y1 is a substituent when n1 is 1, and Y1 is a single bond or a linking group of n1 valences when n1 is two or more; Ar1 is a group represented by Formula (A), a plurality of Ar1 may be the same or different with each other when n1 is two or more; and the compound represented by Formula (1) contains at least two condensed aromatic heterocyclic rings each comprising 3 or more rings condensed with each other:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Yasukawa, Hiroshi Kita, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka, Shinya Otsu, Rie Katakura, Hidekane Ozeki, Hideo Taka
  • Patent number: 8920942
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having high luminous efficiency and long life. Also disclosed are a display device and an illuminating device respectively using such an organic electroluminescent element. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising an electrode and at least one or more organic layers on a substrate. This organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound and a host compound, the phosphorescent compound has a HOMO of ?5.15 to ?3.50 eV and a LUMO of from ?1.25 to +1.00 eV, and the host compound has a 0-0 band of the phosphorescence spectrum at not more than 460 nm and a glass transition temperature of not less than 60° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Hiroshi Kita, Eisaku Katoh
  • Patent number: 8808874
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by Formula (AA): wherein A represents a group of atoms necessary to form an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, B represents a group of atoms necessary to form a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle containing nitrogen or a 5-membered heterocycle containing nitrogen and M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound represented by Formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8790793
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate having thereon an anode, a cathode, and a plurality of organic layers sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of organic layers comprise: a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound; and an electron transport layer containing a compound represented by Formula (1), (Ar1)n1-Y1??Formula (1) wherein n1 is an integer of 1 or more; Y1 is a substituent when n1 is 1, and Y1 is a single bond or a linking group of n1 valences when n1 is two or more; Ar1 is a group represented by Formula (A), a plurality of Ar1 may be the same or different with each other when n1 is two or more; and the compound represented by Formula (1) contains at least two condensed aromatic heterocyclic rings each comprising 3 or more rings condensed with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Yasukawa, Hiroshi Kita, Eisaku Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka, Shinya Otsu, Rie Katakura, Hidekane Ozeki, Hideo Taka
  • Patent number: 8728633
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by the following Formula (A): wherein Ra represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or heterocyclic, Rb and Rc represent hydrogen or a substituent, A1 represents a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound having the following Formula (1): wherein Ra1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic, R1, R2 and R5 each represent hydrogen or a substituent, and n1, n2 and n5 each represent 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Masato Nishizeki, Eisaku Katoh, Tomohiro Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20130328031
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Eisaku KATOH, Tatsuo TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130328032
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having long life, while exhibiting high luminous efficiency. Also disclosed are an illuminating device and a display, each using such an organic electroluminescent device. In the organic electroluminescent device, a compound represented by the general formula (A) which is suitable as a host material for a phosphorescent metal complex is used at least in one sublayer of a light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Eisaku KATOH, Tatsuo TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130252025
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having high luminous efficiency and long life. Also disclosed are a display device and an illuminating device respectively using such an organic electroluminescent element. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising an electrode and at least one or more organic layers on a substrate. This organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound and a host compound, the phosphorescent compound has a HOMO of ?5.15 to ?3.50 eV and a LUMO of from ?1.25 to +1.00 eV, and the host compound has a 0-0 band of the phosphorescence spectrum at not more than 460 nm and a glass transition temperature of not less than 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya OTSU, Hiroshi KITA, Eisaku KATOH