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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Edward James Balaschak, Cleveland, OH (US);
James Michael Kostka, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Alexander Knapp, Cleveland, OH (US);
Keith Raymond Woerner, Canadaigua, NY (US);
Edward James Balaschak, Cleveland, OH (US);
James Michael Kostka, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Alexander Knapp, Cleveland, OH (US);
Keith Raymond Woerner, Canadaigua, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for hermetically encapsulating one or more optoelectronic device, such as a light emitting device or a photovoltaic device. The apparatus comprises a base and a carriage movable along the base. The carriage comprises a roller. The apparatus further comprises a vacuum platen coupled with the base and a tensioner coupled with the base. The tensioner comprises a support member that projects orthogonally above a plane of the vacuum platen.