Patent ID: 8009262

Claim:
A flat panel display comprising: a liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly comprising a front plate, rear plate, a layer of liquid crystal material interposed between the front and rear plates, and a thin film transistor (TFT) array interposed between the front and rear plates; a rear polarizer placed below the rear plate of the LCD; and a a first layer of index-matching dielectric material formed on a face of the front plate opposite the liquid crystal material; an electrically-conductive optically-transparent layer formed directly atop the first layer of index-matching dielectric material; means for driving the electrically-conductive optically-transparent layer as a heater, said means in electrical communication with the electrically-conductive optically-transparent layer; and a second layer of index-matching dielectric material formed directly atop the electrically-conductive optically-transparent layer and; a front polarizer place atop the second layer of index-matching dielectric material.