Color Tuneable electroluminescent devices
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1. An electro-luminescent film structure comprising:
- a substrate;
a multi-color light emitting film structure supported by the substrate comprising a plurality of independently-controllable, multi-layer, color-emitting micro-panels including a first micro-panel for emitting light at a first wavelength, and a second micro-panel for emitting light at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; and
a set of upper and lower contacts for each micro-panel, each set of contacts isolated from each other, for independently applying an electric field to each micro-panel, whereby the first and second wavelengths can be selectively emitted together or separately;
a controller for actuating the sets of upper and lower contacts for generating a uniform color from the first and second wavelengths of the first and second micro-panels, respectively.
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Abstract
The present invention replaces conventional lighting devices, such as incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps, and LED lamps, with an integrated electro-luminescent film structure, subdivided into electrically isolated micro-panels. Ideally, the electro-luminescent structure comprises separate red, green and blue micro-panels providing a full range of color adjustment. Alternatively, the electro-luminescent film structure includes stacked groups of layers, in which each group emits a different color and is independently controllable.
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1. An electro-luminescent film structure comprising:
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a substrate; a multi-color light emitting film structure supported by the substrate comprising a plurality of independently-controllable, multi-layer, color-emitting micro-panels including a first micro-panel for emitting light at a first wavelength, and a second micro-panel for emitting light at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; and a set of upper and lower contacts for each micro-panel, each set of contacts isolated from each other, for independently applying an electric field to each micro-panel, whereby the first and second wavelengths can be selectively emitted together or separately; a controller for actuating the sets of upper and lower contacts for generating a uniform color from the first and second wavelengths of the first and second micro-panels, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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