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US 11,448,912 B2Granted
Curved display and sensor devices
AssigneeFlexenable Limited
InventorWilliam Henry Reeves
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Abstract
A manufacturing process for forming a flexible assembly suitable for a curved sensor or display including a stack of layers defining electrical control circuitry is presented. The flexible assembly has a curved configuration and comprises at least first and second components (4, 8) laminated together in a stressed configuration due to their curvature. While the assembly is in said curved configuration at least the first and second components (4, 8) are cut to obtain one or more edges which are aligned to each other.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- forming a flexible assembly including a stack of layers defining electrical control circuitry for a sensor or display, wherein the flexible assembly has a curved configuration and comprises at least first and second components laminated together in stressed configurations;
- and while the assembly is in the curved configuration, cutting through at least the at least first and second components to produce one or more aligned edges in the at least first and second components;
- wherein, before the cutting, the second component has a smaller size than the first component such that an outer edge of the second component is located inwards of an outer edge of the first component.
A method, comprising:
- forming a flexible assembly including a stack of layers defining electrical control circuitry for a sensor or display, wherein the flexible assembly has a curved configuration and comprises at least first and second components laminated together in stressed configurations;
- and while the assembly is in the curved configuration, cutting through at least the at least first and second components to produce one or more aligned edges in the at least first and second components, wherein the flexible assembly comprises edge sealant material at one or more regions between the first and second components, and wherein the cutting comprises cutting at the one or more regions.
A method, comprising:
- forming a flexible assembly including a stack of layers defining electrical control circuitry for a sensor or display, wherein the flexible assembly has a curved configuration and comprises at least first and second components laminated together in stressed configurations;
- and while the assembly is in the curved configuration, cutting through at least the at least first and second components to produce one or more aligned edges in the at least first and second components, wherein the cutting is performed in one or more cutting regions;
- and wherein the flexible assembly comprises an adhesive between the first and second components to secure the first and second components together, and wherein the adhesive is limited to regions inwards of the one or more cutting regions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.