Patent ID: 7202602

Claim:
A metal sealed organic light emitting diode device comprising: (1) a flat top lid assembly, made of a glass material or a metal material, and including an inner surface with a central recessed portion, said recessed portion providing a reservoir space for getter and desiccant, said getter and desiccant laid on said recessed portion to be in strong bond with said recessed portion, the top lid assembly further comprising: (a) a band of a first metal stack laid flat at a perimeter of the inner surface of said top lid assembly forming a strong bond with said inner surface of the top lid assembly; and (b) a band of a low temperature melting solder metal alloy laid flat on said band of a first metal stack and pre-tinned to be in strong bond with said band of a first metal stack; and (2) a bottom substrate assembly, made of either a glass material or a plastic material, and including an inner surface centrally containing a transparent anode and an active organic light emitting diode device, the inner surface of the bottom substrate assembly facing the inner surface of said top lid assembly, the bottom substrate assembly further comprising: (a) a band of a dielectric layer laid at a perimeter of the inner surface of said bottom substrate assembly to be in strong bond with a perimeter of the transparent anode and inner surface of said bottom substrate assembly; and (b) a band of a second metal stack laid over said band of a dielectric layer forming a strong bond with the band of a dielectric layer, wherein the top lid assembly and the bottom substrate assembly are placed in a substantial alignment and thermally sealed together in a pure nitrogen controlled environment.