Organic electroluminescent device having non-continuous metal auxiliary electrodes
US6900590B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K59/8722
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An organic electroluminescent device according to the invention is provided with a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode formed on the transparent substrate, an organic thin film layer formed on the transparent electrode to be a front electrode in a display area, a back electrode formed opposite to the front electrode on the organic thin film layer, a metal auxiliary electrode to be leading wiring laminated on the transparent electrode outside the display area and a sealing member bonded and fixed to the transparent substrate so that it encircles the display area and is characterized in that one or plural locations which crosses/cross the metal auxiliary electrode and is/are non-continuous in the longitudinal direction of the metal auxiliary electrode is/are formed in the metal auxiliary electrode located in a bonded part of the transparent substrate and the sealing member.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.