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`Junji HIRASE
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`CHIU, WESLEY JASON
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
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`forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action
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`has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on
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`08/02/2022 has been entered.
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`Priority
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`papers have been placedof recordin the file.
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`Claim Amendments
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`Acknowledgment of receiving amendments to the claims, which were received by
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`the Office on 08/02/2022.
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims 1-4, 8, 16 and 20-22 have been
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`considered but are moot because the arguments do not apply to the same combination
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`or interpretation of references being used in the current rejection. Applicant’s
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`arguments are directed solely to the claimed invention as amended 08/02/2022, which
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`Application/Control Number: 17/095,019
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`has been rejected under new ground of rejection necessitated by amendment. See
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`rejection below for full detail.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103)is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousnessrejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
`ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claim 1-3, 8, 16 and 20-22 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Tamaki et al. (US 2015/0115339 A1)
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`in view of Ohkawa (US
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`2005/0151175 A1).
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`Regarding claim 1, Tamaki et al. (hereafter referred as Tamaki) teaches an
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`imaging device (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 11) comprising:
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`pixels (Tamaki, Fig. 6) each including a photoelectric converter (Tamaki, Fig. 6,
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`photoelectric conversion element 24) including a pixel electrode (Tamaki, Fig. 8A, lower
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`electrode 9), a counter electrode facing the pixel electrode (Tamaki, Fig. 8A, transparent
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`electrode 11), and a photoelectric conversion film (Tamaki, Fig. 8A, photoelectric
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`conversion film 10) between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode, the
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`photoelectric conversion film converting light into a charge (Tamaki, Paragraph 0039),
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`a first transistor (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7, reset transistor 22), having a first source,
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`a first drain, and a first gate, one of the first source and the first drain being connected
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`to the pixel electrode (Tamaki, Fig. 7, Reset transistor 22 has a drain, source and gate.
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`The source is connectedto the pixel electrode.),
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`a second transistor (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7, addresstransistor 23) having a
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`second source, a second drain, and a second gate, one of the second source and the
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`second drain being connectedto the other of the first source andthe first drain without
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`transistor intervention (Tamaki, Fig. 7, address transistor 23 has a drain, source and
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`gate. The source of addresstransistor 23 is connected to the drain of reset transistor
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`22.), and
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`a third transistor (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7, amplifier transistor 21) having a third
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`source, a third drain and a third gate, the third gate being connectedto the pixel
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`electrode not through either the third source or the third drain and not through the first
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`transistor (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7, amplifier transistor 21 has a drain, source and gate.
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`The gate of amplifier transistor 21 is connected pixel electrode.).
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`However, Tamaki does notexplicitly state the first transistor having a first gate
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`insulating film, and the first gate on the first gate insulating film, the second transistor a
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`second gate insulating film, and the second gate on the second gate insulating film, and
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`does not teach an effective thickness of the second gate insulting film is smaller than an
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`effective thicknessofthe first gate insulting film.
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`In reference to Ohkawa, Ohkawateachesa first transistor (Ohkawa,Figs. 4 and
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`6, reset transistor 32) havingafirst gate insulating film (Ohkawa,Fig. 6, reset transistor
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`32, gate dielectrics 60A), and the first gate on the first gate insulating film (Ohkawa,
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`Figs. 5 and 6, Figure 6 showsthe gate on the gate insulating film.),
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`a second transistor (Ohkawa,Figs. 4 and 6, selection transistor 34) a second
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`gate insulating film (Ohkawa, Fig. 6, selection transistor 34, gate dielectrics 60B), and
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`the second gate on the secondgate insulating film (Ohkawa, Figs. 5 and 6, Figure 6
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`showsthe gate on the gate insulating film.), and
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`an effective thickness of the second gate insulting film is smaller than an effective
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`thicknessof the first gate insulting film (Ohkawa, Paragraph 0058).
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`These arts are analogous since they are both related to imaging devices.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effectivefiling date of the claimed invention (AIA) to modify the invention of Tamaki with
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`the gate insulating film thicknesses as seen in Ohkawato allow the voltage of a reset
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`signal to be set at a high level without increasing the gate leaking current (Ohkawa,
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`Paragraph 0023).
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`Regarding claim 2, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawateachesthe imaging
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`device according to Claim 1 (see claim 1 analysis), wherein the effective thicknessof
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`the second gate insulating film is 80%or less of the effective thicknessof the first gate
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`insulating film (Ohkawa, Paragraph 0070, A thick gate dielectrics (60A) may be madeof
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`silicon oxide of a thickness of 6nm or more. A thin gate dielectrics (60B) madeofsilicon
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`oxide of a thickness of 2.5nm.).
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`Regarding claim 3, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawateachesthe imaging
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`device according to Claim 2 (see claim 2 analysis), wherein the effective thicknessof
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`the second gate insulating film is 50%or less of the effective thickness ofthe first gate
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`insulating film (Ohkawa, Paragraph 0070, gate dielectrics 60A madeofsilicon oxide of a
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`thickness of 6nm or more and gate dielectrics 60B made ofsilicon oxide of a thickness
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`of 2.5nm).
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`Regarding claim 8, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawateachesthe imaging
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`device according to Claim 1 (see claim 1 analysis). However, the combination of Tamaki
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`and Ohkawa doesnot teach a camera system comprising: the imaging device; a lens
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`optical system that focuses light onto the imaging device; and a camera signal
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`processor that processes a signal output from the imaging device.
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`In further reference to Ohkawa, Ohkawa teaches a camera system (Ohkawa,Fig.
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`18, Paragraph 0143) comprising:
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`an imaging device;
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`a lens optical system that focuses light onto the imaging device (Ohkawa,Fig.
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`18, Paragraph 0144); and
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`a camera signal processor that processes a signal output from the imaging
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`device (Ohkawa,Fig. 18, Paragraph 0143).
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`These arts are analogous since they are both related to imaging devices.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention (AIA) to modify the combination of Tamaki
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`and Ohkawa with the lens and signal processor as seen in Ohkawato allow an image to
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`be focused on the imaging device and to process a signal from the imaging device to
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`produce and image.
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`Regarding claim 16, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawateachesthe
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`imaging device according to Claim 1 (see claim 1 analysis), wherein the first transistor
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`and the second transistor share an impurity region in a semiconductor substrate
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`(Tamaki, Fig. 7, The impurity region is considered to be the drain of the first transistor
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`and the source of the second transistor. The impurity region is interpreted as being
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`sharedbythe first transistor and the second transistor).
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`Regarding claim 20, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawa teaches the
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`imaging device according to Claim 1 (see claim 1 analysis), wherein the third transistor
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`is different from the first transistor and the second transistor (Ohkawa,Figs. 6-7, The
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`transistors are different transistors.).
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`Regarding claim 21, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawateachesthe
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`imaging device according to Claim 1 (see claim 1 analysis), wherein the third gate is
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`connected to the pixel electrode without transistor intervention (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7).
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`Regarding claim 22, Tamakiet al. (hereafter referred as Tamaki) teaches an
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`imaging device (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 11) comprising:
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`pixels (Tamaki, Fig. 6) each including a photoelectric converter (Tamaki, Fig. 6,
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`photoelectric conversion element 24) including a pixel electrode (Tamaki, Fig. 8A, lower
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`electrode 9), a counter electrode facing the pixel electrode (Tamaki, Fig. 8A, transparent
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`electrode 11), and a photoelectric conversion film (Tamaki, Fig. 8A, photoelectric
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`conversion film 10) between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode, the
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`photoelectric conversion film converting light into a charge (Tamaki, Paragraph 0039),
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`a first transistor (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7, reset transistor 22), having a first source,
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`a first drain, and a first gate, one of the first source and the first drain being connected
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`to the pixel electrode (Tamaki, Fig. 7, Reset transistor 22 has a drain, source and gate.
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`The source is connectedto the pixel electrode.),
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`a second transistor (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7, addresstransistor 23) having a
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`second source, a second drain, and a second gate, one of the second source and the
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`second drain being connectedto the other of the first source andthe first drain without
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`transistor intervention (Tamaki, Fig. 7, address transistor 23 has a drain, source and
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`gate. The source of addresstransistor 23 is connected to the drain of reset transistor
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`22.), and
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`a third transistor (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7, amplifier transistor 21) having a third
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`source, a third drain and a third gate, the third gate being connectedto the pixel
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`electrode not through either the third source or the third drain, third gate being
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`connected to the pixel electrode without transistor intervention (Tamaki, Figs. 6 and 7,
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`amplifier transistor 21 has a drain, source and gate. The gate of amplifier transistor 21 is
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`connected pixel electrode.).
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`However, Tamaki does notexplicitly state the first transistor having a first gate
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`insulating film, and the first gate on the first gate insulating film, the second transistor a
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`second gate insulating film, and the second gate on the second gate insulating film, and
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`does not teach an effective thickness of the second gate insulting film is smaller than an
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`effective thicknessofthe first gate insulting film.
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`In reference to Ohkawa, Ohkawateachesa first transistor (Ohkawa,Figs. 4 and
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`6, reset transistor 32) havingafirst gate insulating film (Ohkawa,Fig. 6, reset transistor
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`32, gate dielectrics 60A), and the first gate on the first gate insulating film (Ohkawa,
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`Figs. 5 and 6, Figure 6 showsthe gate on the gate insulating film.),
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`a second transistor (Ohkawa,Figs. 4 and 6, selection transistor 34) a second
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`gate insulating film (Ohkawa, Fig. 6, selection transistor 34, gate dielectrics 60B), and
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`the second gate on the secondgate insulating film (Ohkawa, Figs. 5 and 6, Figure 6
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`showsthe gate on the gate insulating film.), and
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`an effective thickness of the second gate insulting film is smaller than an effective
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`thicknessof the first gate insulting film (Ohkawa, Paragraph 0058).
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`These arts are analogous since they are both related to imaging devices.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effectivefiling date of the claimed invention (AIA) to modify the invention of Tamaki with
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`the gate insulating film thicknesses as seen in Ohkawato allow the voltage of a reset
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`signal to be set at a high level without increasing the gate leaking current (Ohkawa,
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`Paragraph 0023).
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`Art Unit: 2698
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`Claim 4 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Tamakiet al. (US 2015/0115339 A1) in view of Ohkawa (US 2005/0151175 A1) in
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`further view of Wei et al. (US 2016/0211293 A1).
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`Regarding claim 4, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawateachesthe imaging
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`device according to Claim 3 (see claim 3 analysis). However, the combination of Tamaki
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`and Ohkawa doesnot teach wherein the effective thickness of the second gate
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`insulating film is 30%or less of the effective thicknessof the first gate insulating film.
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`In reference to Wei et al. (hereafter referred as Wei), Wei teaches wherein the
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`effective thickness of a gate insulating film of a transistor may be between about 5
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`Angstroms to about 150 Angstroms (Wei, Paragraph 0023, 5 Angstroms to about 150
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`Angstroms is .5nm to 15nm. Further, Paragraph 0026 states the gate insulating film
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`thickness may be usedfor the select and resettransistors.).
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`These arts are analogous since theyare all related to imaging devices.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the
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`invention was made to modify the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawawith the gate
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`insulating film range as seen in Wei.
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`"A person of ordinary skill has good reason to pursue the known options
`within his or her technical grasp. If this leads to the anticipated success, it is likely
`the product not of innovation but of ordinary skill and common sense" KSR
`International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. _, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007).
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`It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill, when pursuing the
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`known options within his or her technical grasp (See KSR International Co. v. Teleflex
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`Inc., 550 U.S. _, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)), to have modified the combination of Tamaki
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`and Ohkawawith the upper gate insulating film thickness range (150 Angstroms
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`(15nm)) of the transistor as seen in Wei since it is a known thickness range for a
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`transistor and would provide similar and expected results as a gate insulating film. That
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`is, Ohkawadisclosesthe thickness may be 6nm or more but doesnot disclose an upper
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`limit. Wei explicitly discloses an upper limit for a range of knownthicknessfor the gate
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`insulating film. Further, the limitation “wherein the effective thickness of the second gate
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`insulating film is 30%or less of the effective thicknessof the first gate insulating film”
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`would be met in a case where the second gate insulating film is 2.5nm and the first gate
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`insulating film is 8.4nm or more.
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`Claim 16 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Tamakiet al. (US 2015/0115339 A1) in view of Ohkawa (US 2005/0151175 A1) in
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`further view of lwabuchi et al. (US 2007/0091190 A1).
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`Alternatively, regarding claim 16, the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawa
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`teaches the imaging device according to Claim 1 (see claim 1 analysis). However, the
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`combination of Tamaki and Ohkawa does not teach wherein the first transistor and the
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`second transistor share an impurity region in a semiconductor substrate.
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`In reference to lwabuchi et al. (hereafter referred as lwabuchi), lwabuchi teaches
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`wherein the first transistor (lwabuchi, Figs. 3-4, reset transistor 53) and the second
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`transistor (lwabuchi, Figs. 3-4, selection transistor 52) share an impurity region in a
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`semiconductor substrate (lwabuchi, Fig. 4, Paragraph 0061).
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`These arts are analogous since theyare all related to imaging devices.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the
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`invention was made to modify the combination of Tamaki and Ohkawawith teaching of
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`sharing an impurity region as seen in lwabuchi.
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`"A person of ordinary skill has good reason to pursue the known options
`within his or her technical grasp. If this leads to the anticipated success, it is likely
`the product notof innovation but of ordinary skill and common sense" KSR
`International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. _, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007).
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`It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill, when pursuing the
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`known options within his or her technical grasp (See KSR International Co. v. Teleflex
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`Inc., 550 U.S. _, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)), to have modified the combination of Tamaki
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`and Ohkawawith teaching of sharing an impurity region as seen in lwabuchi sinceit is a
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`known method of directly connecting two transistors and would remove the need of a
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`separate connection/wiring to connect he transistors.
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`Conclusion
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