Apparatus and methods for resizing electronic displays

A method for resizing an electronic display, the display comprising a front plate, a back plate, a perimeter seal spacing the front and back plates apart, and image-generating medium contained in an area between the front and back plates and within the borders of the perimeter seal, the front and back plates being spaced apart by a predetermined cell gap, the method comprising:

• creating a scribe line along each of the front and back plates to identify a target portion and an excess portion of the display;
• placing the display on a flat plate with the back plate adjacent the flat plate;
• applying pressure to the display to cause the back plate to break along the scribe line;
• turning the display over so that the front plate is adjacent the flat plate;
• applying pressure to the display to cause the front plate to break along the scribe line, thereby separating the target and excess portions and creating an exposed edge along the target portion communicating with the area between the plates of the target portion;
• placing the target portion between pressure plates of a fixture with the exposed edge protruding from one edge of the fixture, at least one of the pressure plates comprising a bladder;
• inflating the bladder to press the front and back plates of the target portion towards one another, thereby causing image-generating material to be forced out along the exposed edge;
• applying adhesive along the exposed edge;
• at least partially deflating the bladder, thereby drawing the adhesive between the plates along the exposed edge and returning the plates of the target portion to the predetermined cell gap;
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• curing the adhesive after the plates of the target portion are returned to the predetermined cell gap, thereby creating a first seal between the plates along the exposed edge, the first seal creating a barrier to prevent the image-generating medium from escaping out of the area between the plates of the target portion.