Integrated OLED display and touch screen
First Claim
1. An integrated OLED display and touch screen, comprising:
- a) a substrate;
b) a top-emitting OLED display formed on the substrate, the display including light blocking circuit elements extending to an edge of the substrate;
c) a transparent, encapsulating cover adhered to the substrate by a light curable adhesive to hermetically encapsulate the OLED display inside the encapsulating cover; and
d) a touch screen formed on the outside of the transparent encapsulating cover, the touch screen having light blocking circuit elements extending to a corresponding edge of the transparent encapsulating cover, wherein the light curable adhesive is located between the light blocking circuit elements of the display and the touch screen.
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Abstract
An integrated OLED display and touch screen is made by the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a top-emitting OLED display on the substrate, the display including light blocking circuit elements extending to an edge of the substrate; providing a transparent encapsulating cover; forming a touch screen on a first side of the transparent encapsulating cover, the touch screen having light blocking circuit elements extending to a corresponding edge of the transparent encapsulating cover; locating the encapsulating cover over the substrate with a light curable adhesive located between the light blocking circuit elements of the display and the touch screen; and curing the light curable adhesive to hermetically encapsulate the OLED display.
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1. An integrated OLED display and touch screen, comprising:
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a) a substrate;
b) a top-emitting OLED display formed on the substrate, the display including light blocking circuit elements extending to an edge of the substrate;
c) a transparent, encapsulating cover adhered to the substrate by a light curable adhesive to hermetically encapsulate the OLED display inside the encapsulating cover; and
d) a touch screen formed on the outside of the transparent encapsulating cover, the touch screen having light blocking circuit elements extending to a corresponding edge of the transparent encapsulating cover, wherein the light curable adhesive is located between the light blocking circuit elements of the display and the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing an integrated OLED display and touch screen, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a substrate;
b) forming a top-emitting OLED display on the substrate, the display including light blocking circuit elements extending to an edge of the substrate;
c) providing a transparent encapsulating cover;
d) forming a touch screen on a first side of the transparent encapsulating cover, the touch screen having light blocking circuit elements extending to a corresponding edge of the transparent encapsulating cover;
e) locating the encapsulating cover over the substrate with a light curable adhesive located between the light blocking circuit elements of the display and the touch screen; and
f) curing the light curable adhesive to hermetically encapsulate the OLED display by directing light onto the edges of the display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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