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Organic electroluminescent device

CA 2378442 A1 · Owner: Luxell Technologies Inc. · Inventors: Hofstra, Peter G.; Krasnov, Alexey

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The present invention provides a novel organic electroluminescent device having an optical interference member which reduces the overall reflectance from the device. The invention is particularly suited to current-driven organic displays having an anode, an electroluminescent layer and a cathode where at least one optical interference member is placed between two of the layers and thus forms part of the electrical circuit required to excite the display. The optical interference member is chosen to have a thickness which causes at least some destructive optical interference of ambient light incident on the display. In addition, the material(s) of the optical interference member are …

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  • Filed July 21, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 21, 2020.
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FiledJuly 21, 2000
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedJuly 21, 2020
Patent numberCA 2378442 A1
Classification (IPC)H05B33/22 +1 more

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