Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Umemoto

Yoshikazu Umemoto 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: 9617468
    Abstract: A luminescent composition comprising a luminescent organic compound and a conjugated polymer compound having a luminescence maximum further toward the short wavelength end than the luminescence maximum of the luminescent organic compound at 350 nm to 500 nm, and satisfying the following formula (1); f(g,h)×w?0.04??(1) in the formula, f(g, h) represents the convolution integral of the emission spectrum of the conjugated polymer compound and the gram absorption coefficient spectrum of the luminescent organic compound (L/g·cm) in the range of 200 nm to 800 nm, in 1 nm steps, and w represents the content of the luminescent organic compound where the total content of the luminescent organic compound and conjugated polymer compound in the luminescent composition is defined as 1 part by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Yoshikazu Umemoto, Shigeru Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140183414
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit represented by the formula (1): wherein, E1, E2, E3 and E4 represent each independently an aryl group, a mono-valent heterocyclic group or the like, a, b, c, d and e represent each independently 1 or 2, and f represents an integer of 0 to 3, and when f=0, then, 5?a+b+c+e?8 and at least one of b and c is 2, and when there are a plurality of d, these may be the same or different, m, n, o, p, q and l represent each independently an integer of 0 to 4, and when there are a plurality of m, n, o, p and q, these may be the same or different, respectively, j and k represent each independently an integer of 0 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Umemoto, Tomoya Nakatani
  • Publication number: 20130001534
    Abstract: A luminescent composition comprising a luminescent organic compound and a conjugated polymer compound having a luminescence maximum further toward the short wavelength end than the luminescence maximum of the luminescent organic compound at 350 nm to 500 nm, and satisfying the following formula (1); f(g,h)×w?0.04??(1) in the formula, f(g, h) represents the convolution integral of the emission spectrum of the conjugated polymer compound and the gram absorption coefficient spectrum of the luminescent organic compound (L/g·cm) in the range of 200 nm to 800 nm, in 1 nm steps, and w represents the content of the luminescent organic compound where the total content of the luminescent organic compound and conjugated polymer compound in the luminescent composition is defined as 1 part by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Yoshikazu Umemoto, Shigeru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8114956
    Abstract: A polymer having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a ferrocene-based reduction potential of ?1.5 to ?0.5 V as measured by a cyclic voltammetry method wherein Ar1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent heterocyclic group, and these groups may be substituted by a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Yoshio Aso, Yoshikazu Umemoto, Masato Ueda
  • Patent number: 7932347
    Abstract: A polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I). (In the formula, Ar1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or divalent heterocyclic group, X1, Y1, X2 and Y2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or alkylthio group, and X1 and Y1 and X2 and Y2 may together form a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group with their bonding carbon atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Yoshio Aso, Yoshikazu Umemoto, Masato Ueda
  • Publication number: 20100084640
    Abstract: A polymer having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a ferrocene-based reduction potential of ?1.5 to ?0.5 V as measured by a cyclic voltammetry method wherein Ar1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent heterocyclic group, and these groups may be substituted by a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Yoshio Aso, Yoshikazu Umemoto, Masato Ueda
  • Publication number: 20080302419
    Abstract: A polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I). (In the formula, Ar1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or divalent heterocyclic group, X1, Y1, X2 and Y2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or alkylthio group, and X1 and Y1 and X2 and Y2 may together form a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group with their bonding carbon atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Ie, Yoshio Aso, Yoshikazu Umemoto, Masato Ueda