Patent ID: 7452258

Claim:
A method of adhering a substantially transparent protective cover to an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) assembly, the OLED assembly including a substrate, the method comprising: adhering the OLED assembly and the protective cover together using a first adhesive application, the first adhesive application being applied to a perimeter region of a face of one of the OLED assembly and the protective cover; applying a liquid adhesive, through a first opening in the liquid adhesive application, to substantially all of a volume defined by the OLED assembly, the protective cover, and the first adhesive application; providing a second opening in the first adhesive application to permit the evacuation of gases in the volume while liquid adhesive is applied through the first opening into the volume; while applying the liquid adhesive, positioning the OLED assembly and the protective cover such that gases displayed by the application of liquid adhesive through the first opening freely exit the volume through the second opening; and curing the liquid adhesive to adhere the protective cover to the OLED assembly.