Thin border displays
US10185200B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133331
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thin border display for an electronic device may comprise an optical assembly that includes a support frame and an electrophoretic display (EPD) structure attached to the support frame in a manner that allows for the display of the electronic device to exhibit a “thin border” or “borderless” look at a periphery of the electronic device. A portion of the EPD structure may at least partly curve around a curved portion of the support frame, the curved portion of the support frame being near the periphery of the support frame. In some embodiments, the EPD structure includes a transparent protective substrate disposed on a rear surface of a flexible backplane substrate within the flat outer region where a driver chip is disposed on a front surface of the flexible backplane substrate. The transparent protective substrate protects the driver chip attachment from being damaged during manufacture.
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