Claims
- 1. A method of making an encapsulated display device comprising:
providing a substrate having an environmentally sensitive display device thereon; and placing at least one first barrier stack comprising at least one first barrier layer and at least one first polymer layer over the environmentally sensitive display device to encapsulate the environmentally sensitive display device.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of placing the at least one first barrier stack over the environmentally sensitive display device comprises depositing the at least one first barrier stack over the environmentally sensitive display device.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the at least one first barrier stack is vacuum deposited.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one first barrier layer is vacuum deposited and the at least one first polymer layer is deposited.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of placing the at least one first barrier stack over the environmentally sensitive display device comprises laminating the at least one first barrier stack over the environmentally sensitive display device.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one first barrier stack is laminated using an adhesive.
- 7. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one first barrier stack is laminated using heat.
- 8. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one first barrier stack is laminated using solder.
- 9. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one first barrier stack is laminated using pressure.
- 10. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one first barrier stack is laminated using ultrasonic welding.
- 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing the substrate having the environmentally sensitive display device thereon comprises:
providing the substrate; and placing the environmentally sensitive display device on the substrate.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of placing the environmentally sensitive display device on the substrate comprises depositing the environmentally sensitive display device on the substrate.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the environmentally sensitive display device is vacuum deposited.
- 14. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of placing the environmentally sensitive display device on the substrate comprises laminating the environmentally sensitive device on the substrate.
- 15. The method of claim 11 further comprising placing a second barrier stack comprising at least one second barrier layer and at least one second polymer layer on the substrate before the environmentally sensitive display device is placed thereon.
- 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of placing the at least one second barrier stack on the substrate comprises depositing the at least one second barrier stack on the substrate.
- 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the at least one second barrier stack is vacuum deposited.
- 18. The method of claim 16 wherein the at least one second barrier layer is vacuum deposited and the at least one second polymer layer is deposited.
- 19. The method of claim 15 further comprising removing the substrate from the encapsulated environmentally sensitive display device.
- 20. The method of claim 1 further comprising placing a lid over the at least one first barrier stack.
- 21. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one first barrier layer comprises two barrier layers.
- 22. The method of claim 21 wherein the two barrier layers are deposited using the same deposition source.
- 23. The method of claim 21 wherein the two barrier layers are deposited using different deposition sources.
- 24. The method of claim 21 wherein the two barriers layers are vacuum deposited.
- 25. The method of claim 21 wherein the two barrier layers are made of the same barrier material.
- 26. The method of claim 21 wherein the two barrier layers are made of different barrier materials.
- 27. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one second barrier layer comprises two barrier layers.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/553,187, filed Apr. 20, 2000 entitled “Encapsulated Display Devices” which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/427,138, filed Oct. 25, 1999 entitled “Environmental Barrier Material for Organic Light Emitting Device and Method of Making.”
Divisions (1)
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09553187 |
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10318759 |
Dec 2002 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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