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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2004
Donald Franklin Foust, Scotia, NY (US);
Anil Raj Duggal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Joseph John Shiang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Francis Nealon, Gloversville, NY (US);
Jacob Charles Bortscheller, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald Franklin Foust, Scotia, NY (US);
Anil Raj Duggal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Joseph John Shiang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Francis Nealon, Gloversville, NY (US);
Jacob Charles Bortscheller, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an area illumination light source comprising a plurality of individual OLED panels. The individual OLED panels are configured in a physically modular fashion. Each OLED panel comprising a plurality of OLED devices. Each OLED panel comprises a first electrode and a second electrode such that the power being supplied to each individual OLED panel may be varied independently. A power supply unit capable of delivering varying levels of voltage simultaneously to the first and second electrodes of each of the individual OLED panels is also provided. The area illumination light source also comprises a mount within which the OLED panels are arrayed.