Organic electroluminescent devices and metal complex compounds

US8940415B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8940415-B2
Application numberUS-201213420289-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2012
Priority dateJun 2, 2003
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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An organic electroluminescent device, which has a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes comprises at least one metal complex having a tridentate- or higher polydentate-chain structure ligand.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An organic electroluminescent device, comprising: a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes comprises at least one metal complex having a polydentate-chain structure ligand, and wherein the metal complex is a compound represented by formula (2):…

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What does patent US8940415B2 cover?
An organic electroluminescent device, which has a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes comprises at least one metal complex having a tridentate- or higher polydentate-chain structure ligand.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nii Kazumi, Watanabe Kousuke, Igarashi Tatsuya, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C07D213/22. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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