Claims
- 1. A rear electrode structure for electrically addressable displays, the structure comprising:
a substrate; a first electrode disposed on a first side of said substrate; and a conductor disposed on a second side of said substrate, said substrate defining at least one conductive via in electrical communication with said first electrode and said conductor.
- 2. The rear electrode structure of claim 1, wherein said conductor is completely covered in an electrically conducting material.
- 3. The rear electrode structure of claim 1, further comprising at least one electrophoretic display element disposed on said substrate adjacent said electrode.
- 4. The rear electrode structure of claim 1, wherein said at least one conductive via is in electrical communication with a network of conductors.
- 5. The rear electrode structure of claim 4, wherein said network of conductors is in electrical communication with an edge conductor.
- 6. The rear electrode structure of claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises a flex circuit coated with conductive material, and wherein said first electrodes and said conductor are etched into said conductive material.
- 7. The rear electrode structure of claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises a printed circuit board, said printed circuit board having one or more copper pads etched in an arbitrary shape.
- 8. The rear electrode structure of claim 1, wherein said substrate consists of a thin sheet made of a dielectric material selected from the group of materials consisting of polyester, polyimide, and glass and wherein said first electrode comprises conductive ink capable of filling said at least one conductive via.
- 9. The rear electrode structure of claim 1, wherein said conductor comprises of a printable display material and wherein a dielectric coating and a layer of conductive ink is printed on said printable display material.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application incorporates herein by reference U.S. Ser. No. 08/504,896 filed Jul. 20, 1995, U.S. Ser. No. 08/983,404 filed Jul. 19, 1997, and U.S. Ser. No. 08/935,800 filed Sep. 23, 1997. This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/804,363, filed Mar. 12, 2001, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/141,280, filed Aug. 27, 1998 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,232,950, which claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/057,133, filed Aug. 28, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/057,716, filed Aug. 28, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/057,122, filed Aug. 28, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/057,798, filed Aug. 28, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/057,799 filed Aug. 28, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/057,163 filed Aug. 28, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/057,118, filed Aug. 28, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/059,358, filed Sep. 19, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/065,630 filed Nov. 18, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/065,605 filed Nov. 18, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/066,147, filed Nov. 19, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/066,245, filed Nov. 20, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/066,246, filed Nov. 20, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/066,115 filed Nov. 21, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/066,334 filed Nov. 21, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/066,418 filed Nov. 24, 1997, U.S. Ser. No. 60/070,940 filed Jan. 9, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/071,371 filed Jan. 15, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/072,390 filed Jan. 9, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/070,939 filed Jan. 9, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/070,935 filed Jan. 9, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/074,454, filed Feb. 12, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/076,955 filed Mar. 5, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/076,959 filed Mar. 5, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/076,957 filed Mar. 5, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/076,978 filed Mar. 5, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/078,363 filed Mar. 18, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/083,252 filed Apr. 27, 1998, U.S. Ser. No. 60/085,096 filed May 12, 1998, and U.S. Ser. No. 60/093,689 filed Jul. 22, 1998, the contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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