Patent ID: 7658999

Claim:
A display device, comprising a. a display panel which comprises a plurality of heat sources; b. a heat spreader having two major surface and which comprises: i. at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having two major surfaces and a density of from about 0.8 g/cc to about 2.0 g/cc, one of the major surfaces of the at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having a surface area greater than the surface area of at least one of the heat sources; and ii. a facing layer adhered to one of the major surfaces of the at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite for being interposed between the sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite and the display panel; and c. a layer of adhesive for adhering the heat spreader to the display panel such that substantially all of one of the major surfaces of the heat spreader is in thermal contact with the display panel, the layer of adhesive consisting of a layer of an acrylic or latex adhesive no more than about 0.015 mm in thickness, wherein the adhesive bond between the heat spreader and the display panel is stronger than the structural integrity of the at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite and the structure of the facing layer is stronger than the adhesive bond between the heat spreader and the display panel.