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US 7,511,417 · App. 11/180,590 · Granted Mar 31, 2009

Organic light-emitting source with light-guiding substrate

Assignee: Ritdisplay Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,511,417
App. No.
11/180,590
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting source includes a light-guiding substrate, at least one light-source area and a reflecting layer. The light-guiding substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes at least one light-guiding part, which is a light guiding structure disposed on the light-guiding substrate. The light-source area includes at least one organic electroluminescent device, which sequentially includes a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer and a second electrode disposed over the first surface of the light-guiding substrate. The reflecting layer is disposed over the second surface of the light-guiding substrate.

Claims (33)

1. An organic light-emitting source, comprising:

a light-guiding substrate, having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface comprises at least one light-guiding part, which is a light guiding structure disposed on the light-guiding substrate;

at least one light-source area, comprising at least one organic electroluminescent device, which sequentially comprises a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer and a second electrode disposed over the first surface of the light-guiding substrate; and

a reflecting layer, disposed over the second surface of the light-guiding substrate.

2. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 1 , wherein the light guiding structure is at least one selected from the group consisting of frosted surface structure, rough surface structure, ITO structure, microlens array structure and multilayer structure.

3. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 1 , further comprising

at least one light-blocking layer, disposed at one side of the light-guiding substrate, the first electrode, the organic functional layer and/or the second electrode.

4. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 1 , wherein the light-guiding substrate is at least one selected from the group consisting of rigid light-guiding substrate, flexible light-guiding substrate, transparent light-guiding substrate, glass light-guiding substrate, plastic light-guiding substrate and silicon light-guiding substrate.

5. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 1 , wherein the reflecting layer is made of metal or alloy.

6. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is made of conductive metal oxide.

7. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum, calcium, magnesium, indium, tin, manganese, silver, gold, magnesium alloy and the combination thereof.

8. An organic light-emitting source, comprising:

a light-guiding substrate, having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface comprises at least one light-guiding part, which is a light guiding structure disposed on the light-guiding substrate;

at least one light-source area, comprising at least one organic electroluminescent device, which comprises a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer and a second electrode sequentially disposed over the first surface of the light-guiding substrate; and

a reflecting layer, at least a portion disposed over the second electrode.

9. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 8 , wherein the light guiding structure is at least one selected from the group consisting of frosted surface structure, rough surface structure, ITO structure, microlens array structure and multilayer structure.

10. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 8 , further comprising

at least one light-blocking layer, disposed at one side of the light-guiding substrate, the first electrode, the organic functional layer and/or the second electrode.

11. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 8 , wherein the light-guiding substrate is at least one selected from the group consisting of rigid light-guiding substrate, flexible light-guiding substrate, transparent light-guiding substrate, glass light-guiding substrate, plastic light-guiding substrate and silicon light-guiding substrate.

12. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 8 , wherein the first electrode is at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum, calcium, magnesium, indium, tin, manganese, silver, gold, magnesium alloy and the combination thereof.

13. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 8 , wherein the second electrode is made of conductive metal oxide.

14. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 8 , wherein the reflecting layer is made of metal or alloy.

15. An organic light-emitting source, comprising:

a light-guiding substrate, having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface comprises at least one light-guiding part, which is a light guiding structure disposed on the light-guiding substrate;

at least one light-source area, comprising at least one organic electroluminescent device, which sequentially comprises a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer and a second electrode disposed over the first surface of the light-guiding substrate;

a first reflecting layer, disposed over the second surface of the light-guiding substrate; and

a second reflecting layer, disposed over the second electrode.

16. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 15 , wherein the light guiding structure is at least one selected from the group consisting of frosted surface structure, rough surface structure, ITO structure, microlens array structure and multilayer structure.

17. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 15 , further comprising

at least one light-blocking layer, disposed at one side of the light-guiding substrate, the first electrode, the organic functional layer and/or the second electrode.

18. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 15 , wherein the light-guiding substrate is at least one selected from the group consisting of rigid light-guiding substrate, flexible light-guiding substrate, transparent light-guiding substrate, glass light-guiding substrate, plastic light-guiding substrate and silicon light-guiding substrate.

19. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 15 , wherein the first reflecting layer and the second reflecting layer are made of metal or alloy.

20. The organic light-emitting source according to claim 15 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are made of conductive metal oxide.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2014
From: EPSILON INSTRUMENTS INC.
To: III HOLDINGS 1, LLC
Reel/Frame 034189/0900 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2014
From: RITDISPLAY CORPORATION
To: EPSILON INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 032749/0083 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: CHANG, YIH; LU, TIEN RONG
To: RITDISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016762/0940 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 93121195 A · Jul 15, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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