Patent ID: 8027081

Claim:
An electro-optic display comprising: a backplane comprising at least one electrode; a layer of electro-optic material disposed adjacent the backplane, the layer of electro-optic material being smaller in both dimensions than the backplane so as to leave a peripheral portion of the backplane extending beyond the edges of the layer of electro-optic material; a light-transmissive electrode disposed on the opposed side of the electro-optic material from the backplane; an electrode support disposed on the opposed side of the light-transmissive electrode from the layer of electro-optic material; a protective layer disposed on the opposed side of the electrode support from the layer of electro-optic material, the protective layer having an exposed viewing surface through which an observer can view the display; and a sealing material for preventing ingress of material from the environment into the electro-optic material, the sealing material extending from the peripheral portion of the backplane to the exposed viewing surface of the protective layer and overlapping a peripheral portion of the exposed viewing surface.