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OLED lighting device with short tolerant structure

  • US 9,704,942 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2015
  • Issued: 07/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device, comprising:

  • a substrate;

    a plurality of segmented bus lines; and

    a plurality of OLED circuit elements disposed on the substrate, each of the plurality of OLED circuit elements comprising;

    exactly one pixel, the exactly one pixel comprising;

    a first electrode;

    a second electrode; and

    an organic electroluminescent (EL) material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

    a fuse adapted to open an electrical connection in response to excess current in the pixel;

    wherein each of the plurality of OLED circuit elements is not electrically connected in series with any other of the plurality of OLED circuit elements;

    wherein the plurality of segmented bus lines electrically connect the first electrode of each of the plurality of OLED circuit elements together; and

    wherein no first electrode of any of the plurality of OLED circuit elements directly physically connects to the first electrode of any other of the plurality of OLED circuit elements.

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