Patent ID: 7156942

Claim:
A method of preparing an organic electroluminescent device comprising: forming an electroluminescent structure comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light emitting structure, wherein the light emitting structure is disposed between the first and second electrodes; forming an opening in a non-conductive material, said non-conductive material comprising a thermoplastic polymeric material, wherein the opening has an area that is smaller than an area of the second electrode opposite the light emitting structure; aligning the opening in the non-conductive material with a surface of the second electrode, wherein the second electrode is in direct contact with the non-conductive material in any portion of the second electrode extending beyond the opening; and establishing an electrical communication between a conductive layer and the second electrode through the opening in the non-conductive material, wherein both the conductive layer and the non-conductive material extend beyond an outer periphery of the second electrode.