www.uspto.gov
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 2231371450
`
`16/050,843
`
`07/31/2018
`
`Takao IMAOKU
`
`20295.0023U301
`
`4801
`
`53148
`
`759°
`
`10/07/20”
`
`HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON RC.
`45 South Seventh Street
`Suite 2700
`
`MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-1683
`
`JUNG'JONATHAN Y
`
`ART UNIT
`2871
`
`PAPER NUMBER
`
`NOTIFICATION DATE
`
`DELIVERY MODE
`
`10/07/2019
`
`ELECTRONIC
`
`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
`
`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
`
`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above—indicated "Notification Date" to the
`
`following e—mail address(es):
`PTOMail@hsml.eom
`
`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
`
`

`

`0/7709 A0170” Summary
`
`Application No.
`16/050,843
`Examiner
`JONATHAN Y JUNG
`
`Applicant(s)
`IMAOKU et al.
`Art Unit
`2871
`
`AIA (FITF) Status
`Yes
`
`- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet wit/7 the correspondence address -
`Period for Reply
`
`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR REPLY IS SET TO EXPIRE g MONTHS FROM THE MAILING
`DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.
`Extensions of time may be available under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a). In no event, however, may a reply be timely filed after SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing
`date of this communication.
`|f NO period for reply is specified above, the maximum statutory period will apply and will expire SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.
`-
`- Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
`Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any earned patent term
`adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
`
`Status
`
`1). Responsive to communication(s) filed on 31 July 2018.
`[:1 A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
`
`2a)D This action is FINAL.
`
`2b)
`
`This action is non-final.
`
`3)[:] An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
`; the restriction requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
`
`4)[:] Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Expat/7e Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
`
`Disposition of Claims*
`5)
`Claim(s)
`
`11—19 is/are pending in the application.
`
`5a) Of the above claim(s)
`
`is/are withdrawn from consideration.
`
`E] Claim(s)
`
`is/are allowed.
`
`Claim(s) 11—19 is/are rejected.
`
`[:1 Claim(s)
`
`is/are objected to.
`
`) ) ) )
`
`6 7
`
`8
`
`
`
`are subject to restriction and/or election requirement
`[j Claim(s)
`9
`* If any claims have been determined aflowabie. you may be eligible to benefit from the Patent Prosecution Highway program at a
`
`participating intellectual property office for the corresponding application. For more information, please see
`
`http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init events/pph/index.jsp or send an inquiry to PPeredback@uspto.gov.
`
`Application Papers
`10)[:] The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
`
`11). The drawing(s) filed on 31 July 2018 is/are: a). accepted or b)[:] objected to by the Examiner.
`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
`Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121 (d).
`
`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
`12). Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`Certified copies:
`
`a). All
`
`b)D Some**
`
`C)D None of the:
`
`1.. Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`
`2.[:] Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`
`3:] Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage
`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`
`** See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.
`
`Attachment(s)
`
`1)
`
`Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`
`Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SB/08a and/or PTO/SB/08b)
`2)
`Paper No(s)/Mail Datem.
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`
`3) C] Interview Summary (PTO-413)
`Paper No(s)/Mail Date
`4) CI Other-
`
`PTOL-326 (Rev. 11-13)
`
`Office Action Summary
`
`Part of Paper No./Mai| Date 20190918
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 2
`
`DETAILED ACTION
`
`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
`
`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013,
`
`is being examined underthe
`
`first inventorto file provisions ofthe AIA.
`
`Priority
`
`Receipt is acknowledged ofcertified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
`
`Response to Amendment
`
`Claims 11—19 are currently pendinginthe presentapplication. Claims 1—10 are canceled.
`
`The amendment dated July 31, 2018 has been entered into the record.
`
`Information Disclosure Statement
`
`The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 07/31/2018 is in compliance
`
`with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statementis being
`
`considered by the examiner.
`
`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
`
`In the eventthe determination ofthe status of the application as subject to AIA 35
`
`U.S.C.102 and 103 (or as subjectto pre—AIA 35 U.S.C.102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction
`
`of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 3
`
`prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under
`
`eitherstatus.
`
`The followingisa quotation ofthe appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form
`
`the basisfor the rejections underthis section made in this Office action:
`
`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
`
`(a )(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in pu blic use, on sale
`or otherwise a vailable to the public before the effective filing date ofthe claimed invention.
`
`Claim 11 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Jiang (US
`
`2016/0170702).
`
`Regarding claim 11, Jiang disclosesa liquid crystal display device (Fig. 6) comprising:
`
`a firstdisplay panel (48) includinga first liquid crystal cell (70, 68 and 66) and a pair of
`
`first polarizing plates(72 and 65) sandwichingthe first liquid crystal cell (see Fig. 6);
`
`a second display panel (46) includinga second liquid crystal cell (56, 55 and 54) and a
`
`pairof second polarizing plates (58 and 52) sandwichingthe second liquid crystal cell (see Fig.
`
`6); and
`
`a bonding member(PSA’s between 65 and 58; [0042]) bonding one ofthe pairof first
`
`polarizing plates of the first display panel and one of the pair of second polarizing plates of the
`
`second display panel together(see Fig. 6),
`
`wherein an end ofthe bonding memberis located inside an end of the first polarizing
`
`plate and an end ofthe second polarizing plate at ends of the first display panel and the second
`
`display panel (see Fig. 6).
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 4
`
`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
`
`The followingisa quotation of 35 U.S.C.103 which forms the basis for all obviousness
`
`rejections setforth in this Office action:
`
`A patentfor a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, ifthe differences between the
`
`claimed invention a nd the priorartare such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious before the effective fi ling date ofthe claimed invention to a person havingordinary
`
`skill inthe artto whichthe claimed invention pertains. Patenta bility shall not be negated bythe
`manner in which the i nventi on was made.
`
`Claims 12 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jiang in
`
`view of Nakai (US 8009248), and in further view of Sekiguchi (US 6646697).
`
`Regarding claim 12, Jiang discloses the limitations of claim 11 above.
`
`However, Jiang does not disclose that the first liquid crystal cell includes a first
`
`peripheral light shielding layerformed in a region around a first image display region, and
`
`the second liquid crystal cell includesa second peripheral lightshieldinglayerformed in
`
`a region around the second image display region.
`
`Nakai teaches that a first liquid crystal cell (”First Panel" in Fig. 4) includesa first
`
`peripheral light shieldinglayer(see ”Black Mask" disposed near”Sea|ing") formed ina region
`
`around a firstimage display region (see the region surrounded by ”Sealing”; regarding the
`
`region surrounded by sealing being an image display region, the examinerconside rs ”Color
`
`Filte r” disposed the reon"),
`
`a second liquid crystal cell (”Second Panel") includesa second peripheral lightshielding
`
`layer (see ”Black Mask" disposed near ”Sealing") formed in a region around the second image
`
`display region (see Fig. 4).
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 5
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill inthe art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date ofthe invention to modifytheJiang device with the teaching of Nakai,
`
`whereina liquid crystal cell includesa black matrix, by disposinga black matrix ina colorfilter
`
`fora liquid crystal panel as taught by Nakai. Regarding the combination betweenJiangand
`
`Nakai, the examinerconsiders Nakai teaches both cases where (1) four polarizing plates are
`
`used in a display, and (2) three polarizing platesare used in a display(Figs. 18—21).
`
`One would have been motivated to dispose a black matrix in a liquid crystal panel to
`
`block unnecessary light or to leak current induced by external light hittingthe TFTs (Nakai:
`
`Column 16 lines 9—11, Column 18 lines 33—35).
`
`Jiang furtherfails to disclose that an end of the bonding memberis located outside an
`
`inside end of the first peripheral light shieldinglayerand an inside end of the second peripheral
`
`lightshieldinglayer.
`
`Sekiguchi teaches that an end of the bonding memberis located outside an inside end
`
`of a first sealing agent and an inside end ofa second sealing agent(see Fig. 4 where the spacer
`
`35 is disposed outside an inside end of the sealing agent 33 for the first display panel 100 and
`
`the second display panel 200).
`
`Thus, Sekiguchi inview of Nakai teachesan end ofthe bonding member is located
`
`outside an inside end of the first peripheral lightshieldinglayerand an inside end of the second
`
`peripheral light shielding layer, as Nakai teaches BMs disposed inside a sealant.
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill inthe art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date of the invention to modify the Jiang device with the teachings of Sekiguchi
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 6
`
`and Nakai, wherein an end of the sealantis located outside ofthe black matrix, by havingthe
`
`liquid crystal cell that includesa sealant and a black matrix inthe device disclosed byJiang.
`
`One would have been motivated to provide sealantsto contain a liquid crystal layerat
`
`the outeredge ofa liquid crystal cell,and provide a spacer to maintain a uniform gap between
`
`the display panelsas taught by Sekiguchi (Fig.4, Column 7 line 18—20, Column 10 lines40—4l),
`
`while BMs can be disposed inside the sealantsto block unnecessarylight inthe image display
`
`region as taught by Nakai (Column 16 lines9—ll, Column 18 lines 33—35).
`
`Regarding claim 14, Jiang, Nakai and Sekiguchi disclose the limitations ofclaim 11
`
`above, and Jiangfurther discloses that the first liquid crystal cell includesa pair of first
`
`substrates (70 and 66), and the second liquid crystal cell includesa pair of second substrates(56
`
`and 54).
`
`However,Jiang does not disclose
`
`the first liquid crystal cell includesa first sealing membersealinga first liquid crystal
`
`layer between the pair of first substrates,
`
`the second liquid crystal cell includesa second sealing membersealinga second liquid
`
`crystal layer between the pairof second substrates, and
`
`an end of the bonding memberis located inside an outside end of the first sealing
`
`memberand an outside end ofthe second sealing member.
`
`Sekiguchiteaches
`
`the firstliquid crystal cell includesa first sealing member(33 in 100) sealinga firstliquid
`
`crystal layer (15 between 11 and 13) between the pair of first substrates,
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 7
`
`the second liquid crystal cell includesa second sealing member(33 in 200) sealinga
`
`second liquid crystal layer (20 between 16 and 18) between the pair ofsecond substrates, and
`
`an end of the bonding memberis located inside an outside end of the first sealing
`
`memberand an outside end ofthe second sealing member(33 disposed inside an outside end
`
`of 33).
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill inthe art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date ofthe invention to modifytheJiang device with the teaching of Sekiguchi,
`
`whereina liquid crystal cell includesa sealing memberand a spacer is provided between the
`
`display panels, by havingthe sealing memberand the spacer of Sekiguchi inthe device
`
`disclosed byJiang.
`
`One would have been motivated to provide a spacerto maintain a uniform gap between
`
`the display panels(Sekiguchi:Column 10 lines40—41), while sealants can be used to contain a
`
`liquid crystal layerat the outermost edge of a liquid crystal cell (Sekiguchi: Fig. 4, Column 7 line
`
`18—20).
`
`Claim 13 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Jiang in view of L0
`
`(US 2013/0164479).
`
`Regarding claim 13, Jiang discloses the limitations of claim 11 above.
`
`However, Jiang does not disclose furthercomprising:
`
`a firstframe includinga first bezel coveringa peripheral portion of the first display
`
`panel; and
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 8
`
`a secondframe includinga second bezel coveringa peripheral portion of the second
`
`displaypanel,
`
`wherein an end ofthe bonding memberis located outside an inside end ofthe first
`
`bezel and an inside end ofthe second bezel.
`
`Lo teaches
`
`a firstframe (130 in Fig.1) includinga first bezel (134) covering a peripheral portion of
`
`the firstdisplay panel (the peripheral portion of 152); and
`
`a secondframe (120) includinga second bezel (the horizontal portion of 120) coveringa
`
`peripheral portion of the second display panel (the peripheral portion of 162),
`
`wherein an end ofthe bonding memberis located outside an inside end ofthe first
`
`bezel and an inside end ofthe second bezel (see the end of 140 located outside an inside end of
`
`134 and an inside end of the peripheral portion of 120).
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date of the invention to modify the Jiang device with the teaching of Lo, wherein
`
`a firstframe includesa first bezel coveringa peripheral portion of the first display panel; and a
`
`second frame includesa second bezel covering a peripheral portion of the second display panel,
`
`whereinan end ofthe bonding memberis located outside an inside end of the first bezel and
`
`an inside end of the second bezel, by having the frames as described by Lo.
`
`One would have been motivated to support each display panel, while protecting it from
`
`the external force and precisely adhering each panel to supporting portions (Lo: [0022]).
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 9
`
`Claims 15-19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable overJiang in view
`
`of Inenaga (US 2011/0195240).
`
`Regarding claim 15, Jiang discloses the limitations of claim 11.
`
`However, Jiang does not disclose wherein
`
`the bonding memberincludes a first bonding layer bonded to the first polarizing plate
`
`and a second bonding layerbonded to the second polarizing plate, and
`
`an end of the first bonding layerand an end ofthe second bonding layer are offsetfrom
`
`each other at an end ofthe bonding member.
`
`Inenaga teachesthat
`
`a bonding member(see ”Adhesive sheet" in Fig. 1) includes a first bonding layer bonded
`
`to a first polarizing plate and a second bonding layerbonded to a panel (see Fig.1 and [0027]
`
`”an adhesive sheet that is constituted to have one or more layers respectively ofa first
`
`adhesive layerand a second adhesive laye r”), and
`
`an end of the first bonding layerand an end ofthe second bonding layer are offsetfrom
`
`each other at an end ofthe bonding member([0023] ”the first adhesive layerhavi ng small
`
`modulus is deformed (misaligned) first, and the second adhesive layer, which is relatively hard,
`
`is hardlydeformed Therefore, the transparent adhesive sheet ofthe presentinvention is
`
`formed", teaching the two adhesive layersare offset (or misaligned) from each other and then
`
`formed).
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date of the invention to modify the device disclosed by Jiang, Nakai and
`
`Sekiguchi with the teaching oflnenaga, whereinthe bonding memberincludesa first bonding
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 10
`
`layer and a second bonding layerand the two bonding layers are offsetfrom each other, by
`
`having the adhesive sheet descri bed by Inenaga between the panels disclosed in the J iang
`
`device.
`
`One would have been motivated to do use the adhesive sheet oflnenaga since the
`
`adhesive sheet oflnenaga can adhere with no residual air bubbles(|nenaga: [0017]), while
`
`Sekiguchi statesthe air bubble issue and suggests preventing it using the spacer made of plastic
`
`beads (Column 8 lines 63—65).
`
`While Inenaga teachesthe second bondinglayer bonded to a LCD (Fig. 1, [0027]),
`
`Inenaga does not explicitlyteachthatthe second bonding layer bonded to a second polarizing
`
`plate in the embodiment shown in Figure 1.
`
`However, Inenaga teachesthat the adhesive sheet that can be suitably used in bonding
`
`transparent panels([0001]).
`
`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill inthe art at a time before
`
`the effective filing date ofthe invention to modify the device disclosed by Jiang, Nakai and
`
`Sekiguchi with the teaching oflnenaga, where the adhesive sheet is used in bonding
`
`transparent panelsas taught by Inenaga in the device disclosed byJiang where liquid crystal
`
`panels have a polarizing plate.
`
`One would have been motivated to do so, since the adhesive sheet of Inenaga can
`
`adhere to liquid crystal panels with no residual air bubbles (Inenaga: [0017]).
`
`Regarding claim 16, Jiang, Nakai, Sekiguchi and Inenaga disclose the limitationsofclaim
`
`15.
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 11
`
`However, Jiang does not disclose, wherein the bonding memberfurtherincludes a third
`
`bonding layer located between the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer, and
`
`an end of the first bonding layer, an end of the third bonding laye r, and an end of the
`
`second bonding layerare sequentially located inside oroutside inthis order.
`
`Inenaga teachesthat a bonding memberfurtherincludesa third bonding layer located
`
`between the first bonding layerand the second bonding layer, and
`
`an end of the first bonding layer, an end ofthe third bonding layer, and an end of the
`
`second bonding layerare sequentially located inside oroutside in this order (see [0067] ”for
`
`example, lamination constitution such as the first adhesive layer(hereinafte r, referred to as
`
`”the first")/the second adhesive layer(hereinafter, referred to as ”the second"), the first/the
`
`second/the first, the second/the first/the second, and the first/the second/the first/the second
`
`may be adopted).
`
`It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date of the invention to modify the device disclosed by Jiang, Nakai and
`
`Sekiguchi with the teaching oflnenaga, where the adhesive sheet includesa third bonding layer
`
`as suggested by Inenaga.
`
`One would have been motivated to do so, since the adhesive sheet of Inenaga can
`
`adhere to liquid crystal panels with no residual air bubbles (Inenaga: [0017]).
`
`Regarding claim 17, Jiang discloses the limitations of claim 11.
`
`However, Jiang does not disclose, wherein
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 12
`
`the bonding memberincludes a first bonding layer bonded to the first polarizing plate, a
`
`second bonding layer bonded to the second polarizing plate, and a third bonding layerlocated
`
`between the first bonding layerand the second bonding layer, and
`
`the first bonding layerand the second bonding layer are harderthan the third bonding
`
`layer.
`
`Inenaga teachesthat
`
`a bonding member("Adhesive sheet" in Fig. l) includesa first bonding layer bonded to a
`
`first polarizing plate and a second bonding layerbonded to a panel (see Fig.1 and [0027] ”an
`
`adhesive sheet that is constituted to have one or more layers respectively ofa first adhesive
`
`layer and a second adhesive layer"), and a third bonding layerlocated betweenthe first
`
`bonding layer and the second bonding layer([0067] ”lamination constitution such as the
`
`second/the first/the second), and
`
`the first bonding layerand the second bonding layer are harderthan the third bonding
`
`layer ([0023] "the first adhesive layeris softerthan the second adhesive layer"; choose the
`
`second/the first/the second for the lamination constitution from [0067]).
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date of the invention to modify the device disclosed by Jiang with the teaching of
`
`Inenaga, whereinthe bonding member includesa first bonding layer, a second bonding layer
`
`and a third bonding layer, and the first bonding layer and the second bonding layerare harder
`
`than the third bonding layer, by havingthe adhesive sheet described by Inenaga betweenthe
`
`panels disclosed in the Jiang device.
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 13
`
`One would have been motivated to do use the adhesive sheet oflnenaga since the
`
`adhesive sheet oflnenaga can adhere with no residual air bubbles(|nenaga: [0017]), while
`
`Sekiguchi discusses the air bubble issue and suggests preventing the occurrence of bubbles
`
`(Column 8 lines 63—65).
`
`Regarding claim 18, Jiang discloses the limitations of claim 11.
`
`However, Jiang does not disclose, wherein
`
`the bonding memberincludesa first bonding layerbonded to the first polarizing plate, a
`
`second bonding layer bonded to the second polarizing plate, and a third bonding layerlocated
`
`between the first bonding layerand the second bonding layer, and
`
`the third bonding layeris harderthan the first bonding layer and the second bonding
`
`laye r.
`
`Inenaga teachesthat
`
`a bonding member("Adhesive sheet" in Fig. l) includesa first bonding layer bonded to a
`
`first polarizing plate and a second bonding layerbonded to a panel (see Fig.1 and [0027] ”an
`
`adhesive sheet that is constituted to have one or more layers respectively ofa first adhesive
`
`layer and a second adhesive layer"), and a third bonding layerlocated betweenthe first
`
`bonding layer and the second bonding layer([0067] ”lamination constitution such as the
`
`first/the second/the first), and
`
`the third bonding layeris harderthan the first bonding layer and the second bonding
`
`layer ([0023] "the first adhesive layeris softerthan the second adhesive layer"; choose the
`
`first/the second/the fi rst for the lamination constitution from [0067]).
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 14
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date of the invention to modify the device disclosed by Jiang with the teaching of
`
`Inenaga, whereinthe bonding member includesa first bonding layer, a second bonding layer
`
`and a third bonding layer, and the first bonding layer and the second bonding layerare harder
`
`than the third bonding layer, by havingthe adhesive sheet described bylnenaga between the
`
`panelsdisclosed in the Jiang device.
`
`One would have been motivated to do use the adhesive sheet oflnenaga since the
`
`adhesive sheet oflnenaga can adhere with no residual air bubbles(|nenaga: [0017]), while
`
`Sekiguchi discusses the air bubble issue and suggests preve nting the occurrence of bubbles
`
`(Column 8 lines 63—65).
`
`Regarding claim 19, Jiang discloses the limitations of claim 11.
`
`However, Jiang does not disclose, wherein
`
`the bonding memberincludesa first bonding layerbonded to the first polarizing plate, a
`
`second bonding layer bonded to the second polarizing plate, and a third bonding layerlocated
`
`between the first bonding layerand the second bonding layer, and
`
`the third bonding layeris thicker than the first bonding layer and the second bonding
`
`laye r.
`
`Inenaga teachesthat
`
`a bonding member("Adhesive sheet" in Fig. 1) includesa first bonding layer bonded to a
`
`first polarizing plate and a second bonding layerbonded to a panel (see Fig. 1 and [0027] ”an
`
`adhesive sheet that is constituted to have one or more layers respectively ofa first adhesive
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 15
`
`layer and a second adhesive layer"), and a third bonding layerlocated betweenthe first
`
`bonding layer and the second bonding |ayer([0067] ”lamination constitution such as the
`
`first/the second/the first), and
`
`the third bonding layeris thicker than the first bonding |ayerand the second bonding
`
`layer ([0046] "the thickness of the first adhesive layeris prefe rablygreaterthan the thickness of
`
`the second adhesive layer"; choose the second/the first/the second for the lamination
`
`constitution from [0067]).
`
`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at a time before the
`
`effective filing date of the invention to modify the device disclosed by Jiang with the teachingof
`
`Inenaga, whereinthe bonding member includesa first bonding layer, a second bonding layer
`
`and a third bonding layer, and the third bonding layeris thickerthan the first bonding |ayerand
`
`the second bonding layer, by having the adhesive sheet described bylnenaga between the
`
`panelsdisclosed in the Jiang device.
`
`One would have been motivated to do use the adhesive sheet oflnenaga since the
`
`adhesive sheetoflnenaga can adhere with no residual air bubbles(|nenaga: [0017]), while
`
`Sekiguchi discusses the air bubble issue and suggests preve nting the occurrence of bubbles
`
`(Column 8 lines 63—65).
`
`Conclusion
`
`Any inquiryconcerning this communication or earliercommunications from the
`
`examinershould be directed to JONATHAN Y JUNG whose telephone numberis (469)295—9076.
`
`The examinercan normally be reached on Monday — Friday, 9:00 am — 5:00 pm.
`
`

`

`Application/Control Number: 16/050,843
`Art Unit: 2871
`
`Page 16
`
`Examinerinterviews are available via telephone, in—person, and video conferencing
`
`using a USPTO supplied web—based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is
`
`encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request(A|R) at
`
`http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice.
`
`If attempts to reach the examinerby telephone are unsuccessful, the examine r’s
`
`supervisor, Michael H Caley can be reached on (571)272—2286. The fax phone numberfor the
`
`organization where this application or proceeding isassigned is 571—273—8300.
`
`Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent
`
`Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications
`
`may be obtainedfrom either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status informationfor unpublished
`
`applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR
`
`system, see http://pair—direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private
`
`PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center(EBC) at 866—217—9197 (toll—free). Ifyou
`
`would like assistance from a USPTO CustomerService Representative oraccess to the
`
`automated information system, call 800—786—9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571—272—1000.
`
`/JONATHAN Y JUNG/
`
`Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2871
`
`/MICHAEL H CALEY/
`
`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2871
`
`