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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Herbert F. Boerner, Aachen, DE;
Claudia M. Goldmann, Kreuzau, DE;
Herbert F. Boerner, Aachen, DE;
Claudia M. Goldmann, Kreuzau, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an electroluminescent device () comprising a substrate and on top of the substrate a substrate electrode, a counter electrode and an electroluminescent layer stack with at least one organic electroluminescent layer () arranged between the substrate electrode () and the counter electrode (), and an encapsulation means () encapsulating at least the electroluminescent layer stack, the electroluminescent device () comprises at least one contact means (), for electrically contacting the counter electrode () to an electrical source. The invention discloses that at least one protective means () is arranged on the substrate electrode (), wherein the protective means () is electrically non-conductive and is at least fully covering the area below the contact means ().