Method for pattern metalization of substrates

A flexible electrophoretic display assembly for displaying graphical indicia, comprising:

• (i) an electrophoretic display medium having a top surface and a bottom surface;
• (ii) a transparent common electrode layer of flexible construction, consisting of a polymeric substrate affixed to a layer of indium tin oxide (ITO), wherein said ITO layer is laminated to the top surface of said electrophoretic display medium;
• (iii) an adhesion layer;
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• (iii) an electrophotographically printed backplane having a flexible substrate layer, laminated to the bottom surface of said electrophoretic display medium with said adhesion layer disposed between said electrophoretic display medium and said electrophotographically printed backplane layer;
• wherein a conductive pathway formed on said substrate layer is disposed in contact with a portion of said adhesion layer, and
• wherein said conductive pathway couples a portion of a first electronic transistor device of an thin film transistor array formed on said electrophotographically printed backplane layer, to a portion of a second electronic transistor device of said thin film transistor array formed on said electrophotographically printed backplane layer.