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Electroluminescent lamp contacts and method of making of same
Assignee: Timex Group USA Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-10
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Granted: 1994-09-13
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Expires: 2013-05-10
Abstract
Abstract The method of providing a pair of contact terminals on the back side of an electroluminescent (EL) lamp, of the type which has EL material between front and back conductive layers, which are disposed on a transparent substrate. A bump of conductive material deposited on the front conductive layer is insulated from the back conductive layer for providing a contact terminal on the back of the EL lamp which is connected to the front conductive layer. A preferred embodiment includes the further steps of adding an extension which relocates the back connection to a different place on the back of the EL lamp.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold Thorgersen
- 👤 Lyman Daigle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:53
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/10; H05B33/02; H05B33/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/917
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A process for providing a pair of electrical contact areas on one side of an electroluminescent lamp, comprising the steps of: providing a transparent substrate having a first conductive layer thereon, depositing a bump of conductive material on said first conductive layer, depositing an electroluminescent insulating layer on said first conductive layer, including an isolating portion surrounding said bump, depositing a second conductive layer on said electroluminescent layer in noncontacting relationship with said bump, and providing said bump with an exposed conductive surface for making electrical contact thereto on the side of said electroluminescent lamp opposite that of the substrate, and depositing a pair of electrical contact areas on said lamp, one of which is electrically connected to said bump.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process for providing a pair of electrical contact areas on one side of an electroluminescent lamp, comprising the steps of: providing a transparent substrate having a first conductive layer thereon, depositing a bump of conductive material on said first conductive layer, depositing an electroluminescent insulating layer on said first conductive layer, including an isolating portion surrounding said bump, depositing a second conductive layer on said electroluminescent layer in noncontacting relationship with said bump, and providing said bump with an exposed conductive surface for making electrical contact thereto on the side of said electroluminescent lamp opposite that of the substrate, and depositing a pair of electrical contact areas on said lamp, one of which is electrically connected to said bump.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said deposited second conductive layer and said deposited electroluminescent layer together cover the top of said bump, and wherein the step of providing said bump with an exposed conductive surface includes the step of removing portions of said second conductive layer and said electroluminescent layer along with the top of said bump.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said electroluminescent layer is deposited so as not to cover the top of said bump, and wherein the step of providing said bump with an exposed conductive surface includes the step of depositing a pad of conductive material on the top of said bump at the same time as said second conductive layer is deposited, sad pad being spaced and electrically isolated from said second conductive layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
The process according to claim 3, including the steps of: depositing a layer of electrically non-conductive material over said second conductive layer so as to leave an opening to an exposed area in said second conductive layer at the desired location of a back electrode contact and an additional opening exposing said pad of conductive material, depositing a button of conductive material on said exposed area of said second conductive layer which fills said opening to provide a back electrode contact, and depositing simultaneously with said button of conductive material a conductive extension on said non-conductive layer so as to make electrical contact with said pad of conductive material and to fill said additional opening, said conductive extension being arranged to extend to a desired location for a front electrode contact.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The process according to claim 4, and further including the step of covering said conductive extension and said layer of electrically non-conductive material with an additional non-conductive layer so as to leave an opening over the top of said button of conductive material and an additional opening over the top of said conductive extension.
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