Methods to Fabricate Flexible OLED Lighting Devices
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1. A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device (OLED) on a substrate, comprising:
- providing a mold having surface features;
forming a substrate over the mold;
fabricating an OLED over the substrate while the substrate is in the mold; and
removing the mold from the substrate having the OLED fabricated thereon.
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Abstract
A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device (OLED) on a substrate includes providing a mold having surface features, forming a substrate over the mold, fabricating an OLED over the substrate while the substrate is in the mold, and removing the mold from the substrate having the OLED fabricated thereon.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device (OLED) on a substrate, comprising:
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providing a mold having surface features; forming a substrate over the mold; fabricating an OLED over the substrate while the substrate is in the mold; and removing the mold from the substrate having the OLED fabricated thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A structure, comprising:
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a mold having surface features; a substrate formed over the mold, the substrate formed of a transparent material and having a thickness such that the substrate, in the absence of the mold, is flexible; and an organic light emitting device fabricated over the substrate.
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19. A first device having an organic light emitting device (OLED) disposed on a substrate having surface features, the first device prepared by the process comprising:
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providing a mold having surface features; forming a substrate over the mold; fabricating an OLED over the substrate while the substrate is in the mold; and removing the mold from the substrate having the OLED fabricated thereon.
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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a belt, and a mechanism to move the belt; and a flexible mold disposed on the belt, the flexible mold having surface features, wherein the following are disposed in order along a path of the belt; a dispenser attached to a source of substrate material; an energy source adapted to treat the substrate material; a plurality of dispensers attached to sources of for organic light emitting device materials; and a mechanism adapted to remove the substrate material and organic light emitting device materials from the mold.
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