ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,641, issued on June 10, was assigned to E Ink Corp. (Billerica, Mass.).
"Front plane laminates with outer surface electrical connections" was invented by Alain Bouchard (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light-transmissive substrate having an inner surface, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and a plurality of through holes. When coupled with a light-transmissive conductive material; such as indium tin oxide (ITO), the substrate provides electrical connections between a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer, which may be used as a top electrode in an electro-optic display, and contact spots on the outer sur...