US 7,321,194 B2
Display device with protective film over display region
Shigeki Kondo, Hiratsuka (Japan); Hidemasa Mizutani, Sagamihara (Japan); Masahiro Fushimi, Zama (Japan); Seishi Miura, Sagamihra (Japan); and Takashi Moriyama, Yokohama (Japan)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/530,896
PCT Filed Oct. 09, 2003, PCT No. PCT/JP03/12978
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 11, 2005,
PCT Pub. No. WO2004/040945, PCT Pub. Date May 13, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-315328 (JP), filed on Oct. 30, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2006/0028133 A1, Feb. 09, 2006
Int. Cl. H05B 33/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 313—504  [313/498] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A top emission display device comprising in sequence:
(a) a substrate;
(b) an insulating layer;
(c) a display region comprising a plurality of organic EL elements and an element separating portion between adjacent organic EL elements, each said organic EL element comprises, in sequence, beginning from the insulating layer, (i) a lower electrode, (ii) an organic compound layer and (iii) a light extraction side upper electrode, said lower electrode and light extraction side upper electrode sandwiching said organic compound layer, said element separating portion covering a part of the lower electrode; and
(d) a protective layer covering the organic EL element, wherein the organic EL element is surrounded by the insulating layer and the protective layer.