Patent 7402951 was granted and assigned to Eastman Kodak on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, comprises: a first electrode and a second transparent electrode having one or more organic layers formed there-between, at least one organic layer being light-emitting; and a contrast enhancement element formed on a side of the second transparent electrode opposite the organic layers, wherein the contrast enhancement element comprises a patterned reflective layer for reflecting emitted light and a corresponding light-absorbing layer for absorbing ambient light, wherein the reflective layer is located between the light-absorbing layer and the second transparent electrode and wherein the corresponding layers form one or more transparent openings through the reflective and light-absorbing layers so that light emitted by the light-emitting organic layer passes through the transparent openings.