Electrical interconnection of light-emitting fibers, and method therefor

A display comprising:

• a plurality of lengths of a light-emitting fiber each having a plurality of light-emitting elements along a first surface thereof, each light-emitting element having at least one exposed contact;
• wherein said plural light-emitting fibers are disposed side-by-side one another with surfaces opposite the first surfaces thereof providing a viewing surface for the display;
• at least one elongated electrical conductor substantially transverse to the lengths of said light-emitting fibers and disposed on the respective first surfaces thereof, wherein said at least one elongated conductor is in electrical connection with at least one of the exposed contacts on each of said plurality of light-emitting fibers;
• and
• an electronic circuit having at least one conductor positioned proximal said at least one elongated conductor and connected thereto at a plurality of locations.

A display comprising:

• a plurality of display modules in side-by-side abutting relationship, each said display module comprising:
• a plurality of lengths of a light-emitting fiber each having a plurality of light-emitting elements along a first surface thereof, each light-emitting element having at least one exposed contact;
• wherein said plural light-emitting fibers are disposed side-by-side one another with surfaces opposite the first surfaces thereof providing a viewing surface for the display;
• at least one elongated electrical conductor substantially transverse to the lengths of said light-emitting fibers and disposed on the respective first surfaces thereof, wherein said at least one elongated conductor is in electrical connection with at least one of the exposed contacts on each of said plurality of light-emitting fibers;
• and
• an electronic circuit having at least one conductor positioned proximal said at least one elongated conductor and connected thereto at a plurality of locations.

An interconnection of plural electrical devices comprising:

• a plurality of electrical devices each having an edge surface having at least one exposed contact thereon, wherein said plural electrical devices are disposed side-by-side one another with the edge surfaces thereof residing substantially in a plane;
• at least one elongated electrical conductor substantially transverse to the edge surfaces of said electrical devices and disposed on the respective edge surfaces thereof, wherein said at least one elongated conductor is in electrical connection with at least one of the exposed contacts on each of said plurality of electrical devices;
• and
• an electrical circuit having at least one conductor proximal and substantially parallel to said at least one elongated conductor and connected thereto at a plurality of locations.

A method for interconnecting a plurality of electrical devices comprising:

• placing in side-by-side array a plurality of electrical devices having an exposed contact disposed along respective first edge surfaces thereof, wherein the plurality of electrical devices are arrayed with the edge surfaces thereof and with the exposed contacts thereof in predetermined positional relationship;
• depositing an elongated electrical conductor on the edge surfaces of the plurality of electrical devices to provide electrical connection between predetermined ones of the exposed contacts;
• placing at least one conductor of an electrical circuit proximal and substantially parallel to the elongated electrical conductor;
• and
• connecting the one conductor of the electrical circuit to the elongated electrical conductor at a plurality of locations.