Patents by Inventor Takahiro Kai
Takahiro Kai 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).
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Patent number: 8815416Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which is improved in luminous efficiency, fully secured of driving stability, and of simple constitution. Also disclosed is a compound useful for the fabrication of said organic electroluminescent device. This compound for organic electroluminescent device is a bipyrimidyl compound which has a basic skeleton of 2,2?-bipyrimidyl and is substituted by an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted amino group. The aforementioned organic electroluminescent device has a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode which are piled one upon another on a substrate and the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent dopant and the aforementioned bipyrimidyl compound as a host material.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Junya Ogawa, Toshihiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8795848Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in the luminous efficiency, fully secured of the driving stability, and of a simple structure and also disclosed is a compound for organic EL device useful for the said device. The compound for organic EL device is, for example, an indolocarbazole derivative represented by the following general formula (3). The organic EL device comprises a light-emitting layer disposed between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and the said light-emitting layer comprises a phosphorescent dopant and the aforementioned indolocarbazole derivative as a host material. In general formula (3), L is an aromatic heterocyclic group of a fused-ring structure with a valence of (n+1), Ar1 to Ar3 each is an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon or aromatic heterocyclic group, and n is an integer of 0-5.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Toshihiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20140209885Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which has improved luminous efficiency and a simple configuration, while ensuring sufficient driving stability. This organic electroluminescent device includes a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode that are laminated on a substrate. The light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant, and a carbazole compound represented by the following formula (1) as a host material. In the formula (1), E represents oxygen or sulfur, and R1 to R6 each represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an aromatic group represented by the formula (2). In the formula (2), X represents CR9 or nitrogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Tada, Takahiro Kai
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Publication number: 20140203269Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple construction. The organic electroluminescent device includes an organic layer including a light-emitting layer between an anode and cathode laminated on a substrate, and at least one layer of the organic layer contains a carbazole compound represented by the following formula (1). It is advantageous to incorporate the carbazole compound as a host material into the light-emitting layer. In the formula (1), A represents a direct bond or an n-valent group, E represents oxygen or sulfur, and n represents an integer of 2 to 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Inventors: Masashi Tada, Takahiro Kai
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Patent number: 8722208Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which is improved in luminous efficiency, fully secured of high driving stability, and of a simple structure. The organic EL device is constituted of an anode, organic layers containing a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and a phosphine oxide derivative represented by general formula (1) is contained in a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer, a hole-blocking layer, or an exciton-blocking layer. In general formula (1), L1 is a direct bond or an aromatic group with a valence of 1-3 and Ar1 is an aromatic group. The two Ar1 groups linked to the same nitrogen atom may form a nitrogen heterocycle and may further form a fused ring together with the said nitrogen heterocycle.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Hideki Tanaka, Mitsuru Suda, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Megumi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8709614Abstract: Disclosed are an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency and fully assured of driving stability and has a simple structure and an organic metal complex suitable therefor. The organic metal complex is represented by the following general formula (I) wherein Ar1 denotes an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heteroaromatic group and may have substituents, Ar2 and Ar3 respectively denote an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heteroaromatic group and may have substituents, M denotes a trivalent metal, and L denotes an arylate ligand containing a hetero ring having at least one nitrogen atom capable of coordinating M. This organic metal complex, along with a phosphorescent dopant, is suitable for a material constituting the light-emitting layer of an organic EL device.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2006Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Yamamoto, Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Hiroshi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 8703302Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in the luminous efficiency, fully secured of the driving stability, and of a simple structure and disclosed also is a compound useful therefor. The organic EL device comprises a light-emitting layer disposed between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and the said light-emitting layer comprises a phosphorescent dopant and an indolocarbazole derivative as a host material. The indolocarbazole derivative is represented by the following formula (3) wherein Ar is an aromatic group and L is a direct bond or an aromatic group.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Toshihiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8703303Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in the luminous efficiency, fully secured of the driving stability, and of a simple structure. The organic EL device comprises a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and the said light-emitting layer comprises (A) a phosphorescent dopant whose emission peak wavelength is longer than 600 nm and (B) a host material. The host material contains at least two kinds of compounds selected from two or more kinds of derivatives included in (b1) N-substituted indolocarbazole derivatives, (b2) derivatives of 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum complex, and (b3) bisindolocarbazole derivatives.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd., Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Yamamoto, Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Taishi Tsuji, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Toshinao Yuki, Yusuke Nakajima, Tomoaki Hoshi, Jiro Asaka
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Publication number: 20130248845Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which exhibits improved luminous efficiency, ensures sufficient driving stability, and has a simple configuration. The organic electroluminescent element includes an anode, a plurality of organic layers, and a cathode laminated on a substrate, and contains a carbazole compound represented by the general formula (1) in at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a emitting layer, a hole-transporting layer, and an electron-blocking layer. In general formula (1), L represents an m-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group, R's each represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, or a cycloalkyl group, m represents an integer of 1 to 3, and n's each represent an integer of 1 to 4, provided that at least one n represents an integer of 2 to 4, and at least one specific structure represented by the formula (1a) is present in the formula.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: Junya Ogawa, Takahiro Kai, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20130207047Abstract: Provided are a novel chalcogen-containing aromatic compound and an organic electronic device using the compound. This compound is a chalcogen-containing aromatic compound represented by the formula (1). Among the organic electronic devices each using this chalcogen-containing aromatic compound are an organic EL device, an organic TFT device, a photovoltaic device, and the like. In the formula (1): X represents oxygen, sulfur, or selenium; A represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or an amino group; and n's each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a sum of two n's is 1 to 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuru Suda, Takahiro Kai, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20130207097Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (EL device) that uses an indolocarbazole compound. The organic EL device includes an anode, a plurality of organic layers including a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and a cathode laminated on a substrate, in which at least one organic layer selected from the phosphorescent light-emitting layer, a hole-transporting layer, an electron-transporting layer, and a hole-blocking layer contains an indolocarbazole compound represented by the general formula (1). In the general formula (1), a ring I and a ring II represent rings represented by the formula (1a) and the formula (1b), respectively, each of which are fused to an adjacent ring. X's each represent nitrogen or C—Y and at least one of X's represents nitrogen. Y's each represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an aromatic group. A represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an aromatic group. At least one of Y and A represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Tohru Asari, Takaya Ishiyama, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20130112952Abstract: A combination of host materials suitable for co-evaporation or premix evaporation, and devices containing the combination of host materials are provided. The combination of host materials provides improved lifetime and efficiency. A method for fabricating devices containing the host material combination is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicants: Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd., Universal Display Corporation (027166)Inventors: Vadim Adamovich, Michael Weaver, Raymond Kwong, Chuanjun Xia, Bert Alleyne, Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Toshihiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8389131Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device), in which the luminous efficiency of the device is improved, driving stability is sufficiently ensured, and the construction of the device is simple. This organic EL device is an organic electroluminescent device, including a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate, in which the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant and an indolocarbazole compound as a host material. Examples of the indolocarbazole compound include a compound represented by the following formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120319095Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple configuration. This organic EL device comprises organic layers between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and at least one organic layer selected from a light-emitting layer, a hole-transporting layer, an electron-transporting layer, and a hole-blocking layer contains a carbazole compound represented by the following formula (1). In the case where the light-emitting layer of the organic electroluminescent device contains a phosphorescent dopant and a host material, it is the carbazole compound that is contained as the host material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Tada, Junya Ogawa, Takahiro Kai, Megumi Matsumoto, Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
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Publication number: 20120305904Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple configuration. This organic EL device has a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and the said light-emitting layer contains a fused polycyclic compound in which seven or more rings are fused together as a host material. The aforementioned fused polycyclic compound has a structure formed by fusing two or more indole rings to a carbazole ring. A specific example thereof is the compound represented by the following formula.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120305903Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple configuration. This organic EL device is constituted of an anode, organic layers comprising a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and at least one organic layer selected from a light-emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer, and a hole-blocking layer contains an indolocarbazole compound represented by general formula (1). In the case where the indolocarbazole compound is incorporated in the light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent dopant and a host material, it is incorporated as the host material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Masaki Komori, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120241732Abstract: Fluorescence-emitting material which improves luminous efficiency of an organic light-emitting element such as an organic EL element or an organic PL element and an organic light-emitting element using the fluorescence-emitting material. The fluorescence-emitting material includes a compound having an indolocarbazole skeleton represented by the following general formula (1), as defined in the specification. The organic light-emitting element includes an organic EL element including: a substrate; an anode; a cathode; and a light-emitting layer, the anode and the cathode being laminated on the substrate and the light-emitting layer being sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, in which the light-emitting layer includes: the organic light-emitting material; and as a host material, an organic compound having excited triplet energy higher than that of the organic light-emitting material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Ayataka Endo, Chihaya Adachi, Kazuaki Yoshimura, Atsushi Kawada, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Takahiro Kai
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Publication number: 20120235136Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple configuration. The organic EL device of this invention comprises a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate wherein the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent dopant and a 1,9-substituted carbazole compound as a host material. An example of the 1,9-substituted carbazole compound is represented by the following general formula (1). In formula (1), Ar is an aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group; L is an aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group; each of R1 to R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group; n is an integer of 1 to 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Junya Ogawa, Takahiro Kai, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120235133Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple configuration. The organic EL device of this invention comprises a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent dopant and an unsymmetrical indolocarbazole compound as a host material. The unsymmetrical indolocarbazole compound has a structure in which two or more groups having an indolocarbazole structure are linked together by a linking group and at least one of the groups has an isomeric indolocarbazole skeleton different from those of the other groups. Examples of the unsymmetrical indolocarbazole compound include compounds represented by the following formula (2) wherein A is a substituent, each of R1 to R3 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and L is a linking group composed of an aromatic group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Masaki Komori, Megumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120205640Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which is improved in luminous efficiency, fully secure of driving stability, and of a simple configuration. The organic EL device comprises organic layers comprising a hole-transporting layer and a light-emitting layer sandwiched between an anode and a cathode. The light-emitting layer contains a fluorescent light-emitting material and an electron- and/or exciton-blocking layer containing an indolocarbazole derivative represented by general formula (2) is disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the light-emitting layer so as to be adjacent to the light-emitting layer. In general formula (2), ring B is a heterocyclic ring fused to the adjacent rings and represented by formula (1c), Z is an n-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group, and n is 1 or 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Takahiro Kai, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Masaki Komori, Kazuaki Yoshimura, Taishi Tsuji, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Toshinao Yuki, Yusuke Nakajima