Patent ID: 8598787

Claim:
A display device comprising: a first flexible substrate; a first electrode formed on said first flexible substrate; a second flexible substrate, having a first surface facing said first flexible substrate, and a second surface opposite to said first surface, wherein the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate are selected from a group consisting of polyester, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyethersulfone (PES), and polyetherimide (PEI); a second electrode formed on said second flexible substrate; an electro-optical material sandwiched between said first electrode and said second electrode; a protective layer having a first section formed over said second surface of said second flexible substrate, a second section formed over said first flexible substrate, and a third section formed between said first section and said second section, wherein said third section conforms to a shape of sides of said electro-optical material, of said second electrode, and of said second flexible substrate, wherein said protective layer includes a barrier layer formed on and covering a polymer foil; an adhesive layer bonding said protective layer to said first flexible substrate end portion, said sides of said electro-optical material and of said second electrode, and said second flexible substrate; and a flexible material filled into a void between said side of said electro-optical material and said adhesive layer.