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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2003
Ken-ichi Masumoto, Hirakata, JP;
Tetsuroh Nakamura, Takaraduka, JP;
Ken-ichi Masumoto, Hirakata, JP;
Tetsuroh Nakamura, Takaraduka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A light emitting device is provided which is capable of feeding a reverse current to the defective structural part of a light emitting element, e.g. an organic EL element, without using the power supply voltage as reverse bias. The light emitting device comprises a capacitive light emitting element, e.g. an organic EL element, emitting light upon application of a DC forward voltage. A reverse current can be fed to the light emitting element through a low-resistance defective structural part, for example, only by connecting both electrodes of the organic EL element with the earth after stopping application of the DC forward voltage using a push-pull circuit (), thereby discharging residual charges of the light emitting element.