# US 10,121,833 B2 · Organic light-emitting diode > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,833 B2 - Document ID: US10121833B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/551,216 - Filed: 2016-02-17 - Published: 2018-03-08 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-20 - Assignees: OSRAM OLED GmbH - Applicants: OSRAM OLED GmbH - Inventors: Daniel Riedel; Andreas Rausch; Ulrich Niedermeier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121833B2 ## CPC - F21S 43/145: Surface emitters, e.g. organic light emitting diodes [OLED] - H10K 50/805: Electrodes - H10K 50/854: comprising scattering means - H10K 50/865: {comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. light-blocking layers} - F21W 2103/00: Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes - F21W 2103/35: Brake lights - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS ## Abstract An organic light-emitting diode includes at least two segments arranged adjacent to one another, a scattering layer that at least partially scatters the light generated in each of the segments, and at least one separating region located in the scattering layer, wherein the separating region has a transmittance for light generated in the segments of at most 20%, the separating region, when viewed in a plan view, is arranged in a transitional region between adjacent segments such that within the scattering layer propagation of light between the segments is suppressed, the segments include organic layer sequences each located between a first electrode and a second electrode, the segments are distant from one another in a direction parallel to the main directions of extension, and the scattering layer directly adjoins the first electrode which is light-transmitting and directly adjoins a transparent layer on a side remote from the first electrode. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An organic light-emitting diode comprising: at least two segments electrically mutually independently operable, configured to generate light and arranged adjacent to one another when viewed in a plan view, a scattering layer that at least partially scatters the light generated in each of the segments, and at least one separating region located in the scattering layer, wherein in a direction parallel to main directions of an extension of the scattering layer, the separating region has a transmittance for light generated in the segments of at most 20%, the separating region, when viewed in a plan view, is arranged in a transitional region between adjacent segments such that within the scattering layer propagation of light between the segments is suppressed, the segments comprise organic layer sequences each located between a first electrode and a second electrode, the segments are distant from one another in a direction parallel to the main directions of extension, and the scattering layer directly adjoins the first electrode which is light-transmitting and directly adjoins a transparent layer on a side remote from the first electrode. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein an average distance between the adjacent segments is at most 0.3 mm, an average extent of the segments in a direction parallel to the main directions of extension is at least 100 times an average distance, and the scattering layer, in a throughput direction perpendicular to the main directions of extension, has an opacity value of 0.5 to 0.99. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the separating region has an average width in a direction parallel to at least one of the main directions of extension of at most 100 μm, and the scattering layer, together with the separating region, extends with a constant thickness over all the segments. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the separating region passes right through the scattering layer in a direction perpendicular to the main directions of extension, and a thickness of the scattering layer is 1 μm to 50 μm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the scattering layer comprises a multiplicity of inorganic scattering particles to scatter the light, and the separating region is free of the scattering particles. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the scattering layer comprises an organic matrix material, and the matrix material is at least partly decomposed in the separating region and, on at least one side facing the scattering layer, the separating region absorbs light. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the separating region comprises a metal or a metal alloy, and, on at least one side facing the scattering layer, the separating region reflects light. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the separating region is electrically conductive or comprises an electrically conductive sub-region, and the separating region carries electrical current when the light-emitting diode is in use. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the separating region is in electrical contact with at least one of the electrodes of the organic light-emitting diode, and the electrodes are configured to inject current into the segments and the second electrode is reflective. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein a region between the segments, in a direction parallel to the main directions of extension, is transmissive for the light generated in the segments. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the separating region and the segments overlap one another, when viewed in plan view. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1, wherein the segments each generate light of the same color, and the light generated in the segments is emitted in unmodified spectral composition by the organic light-emitting diode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A part of a rear light of a motor vehicle comprising the organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1.