IP Library Granted Patent US 7,564,182
Granted Patent B2
US 7,564,182 · App. 11/170,696 · Granted Jul 21, 2009

Broadband light tandem OLED display

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Patent No.
US 7,564,182
App. No.
11/170,696
Granted
Jul 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tandem OLED display for producing broadband light having at least two spaced electrodes includes two or more broadband light-emitting units disposed between the electrodes, at least two of which produce light having different emission spectra and wherein at least one of such broadband light-emitting units does not produce white light, and an intermediate connector disposed between adjacent light-emitting units.

Claims (23)

1. A tandem OLED display having one or more pixels, at least one of such pixels comprises:

a) only two spaced electrodes;

b) two or more light-emitting units disposed between the two spaced electrodes, wherein all of such light-emitting units are broadband light-emitting units, at least two of which produce light having different emission spectra and wherein at least one of such broadband light-emitting units does not produce white light; and

c) an intermediate connector disposed between, and serially connecting, adjacent broadband light-emitting units.

2. The tandem OLED display of claim 1 wherein one of the broadband light-emitting units produces white light and another produces cyan light comprising green and blue light.

3. The tandem OLED display of claim 1 wherein one of the broadband light-emitting units produces white light and another produces magenta light comprising red and blue light.

4. The tandem OLED display of claim 1 wherein one of the broadband light-emitting units produces white light and another produces orange light comprising red and green light.

5. The tandem OLED display of claim 1 wherein none of the broadband light-emitting units individually produce white light.

6. The tandem OLED display of claim 5 wherein the combined emissions of the broadband light-emitting units form white light.

7. The tandem OLED display of claim 1 wherein at least one of the broadband light-emitting units produces an emission spectrum with a first and a second emission peak, wherein the first emission peak has a greater intensity than the second emission peak.

8. The tandem OLED display of claim 7 wherein each of the broadband light-emitting units produces an emission spectrum with a first and a second emission peak, wherein the first emission peak has a greater intensity than the second emission peak, and wherein the first emission peaks of the broadband light-emitting units are selected so that the combined emission produces white light.

9. The tandem OLED display of claim 1 further including one or more color change modules.

10. The tandem OLED display of claim 9 further including at least three different colored gamut pixels.

11. The tandem OLED display of claim 10 further including at least one within-gamut pixel.

12. The tandem OLED display of claim 1 further including one or more color filters.

13. The tandem OLED display of claim 12 further including at least three different colored gamut pixels.

14. The tandem OLED display of claim 13 further including at least one within-gamut pixel.

15. A tandem OLED display having more than one pixel for producing different color light comprising,

a) only two spaced electrodes for each pixel;

b) two or more light-emitting units disposed between the two spaced electrodes for each pixel, wherein all of such light-emitting units are broadband light-emitting units, at least two of which produce light having different emission spectra and wherein at least one of such broadband light-emitting units does not produce white light;

c) an intermediate connector disposed between, and serially connecting, adjacent broadband light-emitting units; and

d) red, green and blue color filters individually corresponding to a different color pixel disposed to receive light from the light-emitting units displaying red, green and blue light; and

e) a pixel without a filter for displaying broadband light.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2010
From: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
To: GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC
Reel/Frame 023998/0368 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2005
From: BOROSON, MICHAEL L.; SPINDLER, JEFFREY P.; HATWAR, TUKARAM K.
To: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Reel/Frame 016718/0102 →