Patent ID: 7075226

Claim:
A solid-state area illumination light source adapted to be removably installed by a user in a lighting fixture and held in and supported by the lighting fixture in a curved three-dimensional configuration, comprising: a) a planar flexible substrate; b) a flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) layer deposited on the flexible substrate, the organic light emitting diode layer including first and second electrodes for providing electrical power to the OLED layer; c) a flexible encapsulating cover covering the OLED layer; d) first and second conductors electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and extending beyond the encapsulating cover for making electrical contact to the first and second electrodes by an external power source; and e) wherein the light source is sufficiently flexible to be flexed in a curved three-dimensional configuration and also to be packed in a planar configuration for compact storage and shipment.