Patent ID: 8804090
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A flat panel display, comprising: a first plate comprising four perimeter edges; a second plate comprising four perimeter edges positioned substantially parallel to the first plate such that four perimeter edges are disposed adjacent one another; a peripheral seal disposed between the first and second plates along at least first and second of the perimeter edges; a tape seal applied along at least a third of the perimeter edges and attached to end edges of the first and second plates, the tape seal having a thickness less than one millimeter; and image-generating medium sealed between the first and second plates by the peripheral and tape seals such that the image-generating medium contacts an inner surface of the tape seal, thereby providing an active image area viewable on the first plate that extends within the boundaries of the peripheral seal and substantially to the third of the perimeter edges.