Patents by Inventor Takanobu Noguchi

Takanobu Noguchi 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: 6841269
    Abstract: A hole transporting polymer having a specific Si-containing repeating unit represented by a formula (1) and specific molecular weight, an excellent hole transporting property, and superior durability and film-forming properties, and the organic EL device, using the bole transporting polymer having excellent light emitting characteristics are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Takanobu Noguchi, Toshihiro Ohnishi, Fumi Yamaguchi, Takenori Osada
  • Publication number: 20040234810
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymeric fluorescent substance characterized by comprising the step of contacting with an alkali a crude polymeric fluorescent substance that is fluorescent in a solid state and has a polystyrene equivalent number average molecular weight of 104 to 108 and one or more repeating units represented by the following formula (1):
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubuta
  • Publication number: 20040219388
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymeric fluorescent substance characterized by comprising the step of treating with an acid a polymeric fluorescent substance that is fluorescent in a solid state and has a polystyrene equivalent number average molecular weight of 1×104 to 1×108. A method for producing a polymeric fluorescent substance characterized by comprising the steps of treating with an acid a polymeric fluorescent substance that is fluorescent in a solid state and has a polystyrene equivalent number average molecular weight of 1×104 to 1×108 and treating it with an alkali. A method for producing a polymeric fluorescent substance characterized by comprising the steps of treating with an acid a polymeric fluorescent substance that is fluorescent in a solid state and has a polystyrene equivalent number average molecular weight of 1×104 to 1×108, treating it with an alkali and finally treating it with a substance that does not contain an acid or an alkali.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Masato Ueda
  • Publication number: 20040100804
    Abstract: A block copolymer comprising two or more blocks and having fluorescence in the solid state, wherein blocks thereof may be the same or different, and in each of the blocks, one or more kinds of repeating units are bonded through conjugated bonds, and bonding between the blocks is made by junction unit having conjugated bond, and the polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of at least one block is 1×103 to 1×108.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubuta, Shuji Doi
  • Patent number: 6720091
    Abstract: A polymeric fluorescent substance or polymeric fluorescent substance solution is disclosed which can attain higher luminous efficiency as a polymer LED. The polymeric fluorescent substance has a specific content of water or poor solvent. Also disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one light-emitting layer that contains substantially no particle-like foreign materials having a diameter of more than 1 &mgr;m and that has few dark spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ohnishi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Masato Ueda, Shigeru Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20030212247
    Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance showing fluorescence in solid state, which has a specific carrier drift mobility, a specific repeating unit, and specific number-average molecular weight. The polymeric fluorescent substance is excellent in solubility to organic solvents, and has higher efficiency and longer lifetime in applying as a polymer LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato Ueda, Takanobu Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20030211358
    Abstract: A hole transporting polymer having a specific repeating unit and specific molecular weight, which has excellent hole transporting property, and is superior in durability and film-forming property, and the organic EL device using the hole transporting polymer has excellent light emitting characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Takanobu Noguchi, Toshihiro Ohnishi, Fumi Yamaguchi, Takenori Osada
  • Publication number: 20030168656
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Kitano, Shuji Doi, Takahiro Ueoka, Akiko Nakazono
  • Patent number: 6602969
    Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance showing fluorescence in solid state, which has a specific carrier drift mobility, a specific repeating unit, and specific number-average molecular weight. The polymeric fluorescent substance is excellent in solubility to organic solvents, and has higher efficiency and longer lifetime in applying as a polymer LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masato Ueda, Takanobu Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20030143429
    Abstract: A copolymer having a polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of 103-108, and comprising repeating units represented by formulas (1), (2), and (3), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Suzuki, Shuji Doi, Takanobu Noguchi, Akihiko Okada
  • Publication number: 20030068527
    Abstract: A polymeric fluorescent substance exhibiting visible fluorescence in the solid state, having polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of 1×103 to 1×108, and comprising one or more repeating units of following formula (1), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Shuji Doi
  • Patent number: 6544670
    Abstract: A hole transporting polymer including a repeating unit represented by one of formulas (1) and (5): It can exhibit an excellent hole transporting property and exhibits superior durability and film-forming properties. An organic EL device using this hole transporting polymer has excellent light emitting characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Takanobu Noguchi, Toshihiro Ohnishi, Fumi Yamaguchi, Takenori Osada
  • Publication number: 20030064247
    Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance comprising a copolymer which has a substituent containing a specific aromatic amine structure below in the side chain, 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubata
  • Patent number: 6521359
    Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance which emits a fluorescence in a solid state, which comprises the following repeating unit in an amount of 20 mol % or more based on the total amount of all repeating units, in the formula, X1 represents a group selected from the group consisting of —CR3═CR4—, —C≡C—, —SiR5R6—, —NR7—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —SO2—, a carbon-carbon single bond, —O— and —S—. The polymeric fluorescent substance has strong fluorescence, and can be suitably used as a polymer LED and a dye for laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Shuji Doi, Makoto Kitano, Fumi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20020185635
    Abstract: A polymeric fluorescent substance showing fluorescence in the solid state, having a polystyrene reduced number-average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and comprising one or more repeating units of formula (1) and one or more repeating units of formula (2) which is different from formula (1), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Takanobu Noguchi, Takahiro Ueoka
  • Publication number: 20020177687
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a polymeric fluorescent substance wherein one or more monomers represented by the general formula (1) are polymerized in the presence of a zerovalent nickel complex,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Yoshiaki Tsubara, Shuji Doi
  • Publication number: 20020122899
    Abstract: A polymeric fluorescent substance exhibiting fluorescence in the solid state, having a polystyrene reduced number-average molecular weight of 1'103 to 1×108, and comprising one or more repeating units of formula (1) and one or more repeating units of formula (8),
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuji Doi, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Takahiro Ueoka, Shigeru Sasaki, Takanobu Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20020076577
    Abstract: A polymeric fluorescent substance exhibiting strong visible fluorescence in solid state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Masato Ueda, Masamitsu Ishitobi
  • Patent number: 6403236
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting device at least having a light emitting layer containing a polymeric fluorescent substance and a charge transporting layer, wherein said polymeric fluorescent substance contains one or more kind of repeating units represented by the following formula (1), —Ar1—CR1═CR2—  (1) and said charge transporting layer contains an organic compound satisfying the following conditions 1 and 2 in an amount of from 1 to 70% by weight EOX2−0.15≦EOX1≦EOX2+0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ohnishi, Takanobu Noguchi, Shuji Doi
  • Patent number: 6403237
    Abstract: Provided is a high heat-resistant polymeric fluorescent substance having a divalent condensed polycyclic aromatic group of specific size having a bonding part at specific position shows fluorescence at a long wave length from orange to red, which is useful for fabricating an organic EL device having excellent properties by a coating method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanobu Noguchi, Masamitsu Ishitobi, Makoto Kitano