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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`11/965,940
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`12/28/2007
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`Makiko Sugibayashi
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`Office Action Summary
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`11/965,940
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`Examiner
`ERIN CHIEM
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`SUGIBAYASHI ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`1)|Zl Responsive to communication(s) filed on 30 August 2012.
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`2a)I:l This action is FINAL.
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`2b)IZ| This action is non-final.
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`5)IXI Claim(s) 1-11 13-17and21-35is/are pending in the application.
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`5a) Of the above claim(s) _ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`6)I:I Claim(s) _ is/are allowed.
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`7)|Zl Claim(s) 1- 11 13- 1721 -28 30 and 32-35is/are rejected.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`Application/Control Number: 11/965,940
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
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`A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in
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`37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is
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`eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR l.l7(e)
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`has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to
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`37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on August 2, 2012 has been entered. Claims 1—11,
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`13—17, 21—28, 30, 32—35 are pending.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of 35 USC. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set forth in
`section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are
`such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person
`having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the
`manner in which the invention was made.
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`Claims 1—11, 13, 15, 25—27 and 32—35 are rejected under 35 USC. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable Tasaki et al. (US 2002/0154254 A1, "Tasaki”) in view of Handschy (US 5347378)
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`and in further view of Niiyama et al. (US 2005/0083465 A1, “Niiyama”).
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`Regarding claims 1—11 and 35 Tasaki discloses a liquid crystal display device in which
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`are disposed a backlight (Tasaki implicitly discloses the backlight since the letters 'ABC’ in Fig.
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`2 are lit), a liquid crystal layer (within liquid crystal panel 1), the liquid crystal display device
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`comprising: a transparent front plate 2' disposed in front of a front surface of the liquid crystal
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`panel 1, a transparent organic medium layer 3 surrounded by a bank 5 having a closed loop
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`shaped wall without any sealed opening there through and without any discontinuity at least at an
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`inner wall surface of the continuous closed loop shaped wall, the transparent organic medium
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`layer; and an antiglare layer disposed in front of a front surface of the front plate (Table 3,
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`example D).
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`However, Tasaki does not teach the liquid crystal display specific components:
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`a polarizing plate disposed in front of a front surface of the backlight
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`a liquid crystal panel disposed in front of a front surface of the polarizing plate
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`and having electrodes,
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`a liquid crystal layer, an alignment layer and a color filter held between a pair of
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`glass substrates;
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`another polarizing plate disposed in front of the front surface of the liquid crystal
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`panel;
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`the liquid crystal display device further comprises a signal line drive circuit, and
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`a scanning line circuit arranged to drive the liquid crystal panel, and
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`a driver integrated circuit disposed in a lower portion of the liquid crystal panel to
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`control operation of the signal line drive circuit and the scanning drive circuit.
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`Handschy teaches a liquid crystal display device (Fig. 4c) comprising a polarizing plate
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`438 disposed in front of a front surface of the backlight, a liquid crystal panel 434 disposed in
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`front of a front surface of the polarizing plate and having electrodes 502. The liquid crystal
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`panel further comprises a liquid crystal layer 506, an alignment layer 504 and a color filter held
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`between a pair of glass substrates 500. The liquid crystal display device further includes another
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`polarizing plate 440 disposed in front of the front surface of the liquid crystal panel. Regarding
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`the integrated circuit for driving the display device, Handschy teaches in Fig. l a driving means
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`102 which implicitly teaches the signal lines (see claim 1) and the scanning lines (see symbolic
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`lines drawn from the driving means 102 to the LC panels in Fig. 1). Furthermore, the examiner
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`notes, the figures disclosed by Handschy are symbolic wherein practice the ICs are well known
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`to be provided on a circuit board embedded below/behind the liquid crystal panel for
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`compactness.
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`It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to recognize the liquid
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`crystal display having the plurality of polarizers arranged as disclosed by Handschy would be
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`necessary to have the necessary components (e.g., driving circuitry, alignment layer, polarizing
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`plates etc.) for the liquid crystal panel to operate and function as a liquid crystal display device.
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`Handschy teaches one would be motivated to arrange plurality of polarizers such as the two
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`stages birefringent structure of Fig. 4C in order to improve off axis viewing angle of the device
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`(Claim 20).
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`However, Tasaki in view of Handschy do not teach, the bank being disposed at a position
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`at least in front of a peripheral portion of the front surface of the liquid crystal panel within outer
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`dimensions of the liquid crystal panel.
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`Niiyama teaches the bank 510 is disposed in front of a peripheral portion of the front
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`surface of the liquid crystal panel 230 within outer dimensions of the liquid crystal panel. The
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`transparent organic medium layer 250 has an outer shape adjoining and conforming to an inner
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`shape of the closed loop shaped wall of the bank 510 (Fig. 8B). The examiner notes, injection
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`port and evacuating ports are provided in the side of the bank 510. However, after the liquid
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`resin has been injected, the ports are sealed (Para [0089]). Thusly, the examiner considers the
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`bank to have “closed loop shaped wall.”
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`It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention
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`to provide a transparent protective medium within the peripheral portion of the liquid crystal
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`panel according to the disclosure of Niiyama to protect multiple liquid crystal panels within a
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`single transparent front plate. One would be motivated provide protective barrier for multiple
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`liquid crystal panels in commercial display devices such as those at the airport for providing
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`different information on each display (e. g., departure and arrival information). Moreover, the
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`multiple displays are grouped and protected by a single front plate, which would reduce the
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`manufacturing cost of the entire display system.
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`Regarding claim 13, Tasaki discloses the transparent organic medium is 2 mm. (‘J[
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`[0036]).
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`Regarding claim 15, Tasaki implicitly discloses the bank 5 contains a compound capable
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`of absorbing light in the visible range because the bank 5 is the housing for the liquid crystal
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`display device. Tasaki teaches the liquid crystal display device is known to be mounted in a
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`portable game device or mobile phone. The examiner notes, with the exception of the liquid
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`crystal display panel opening in the viewing area and other openings for LED or light indicators,
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`portable game device and mobile phone are known to be of an opaque material wherein light
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`from the liquid crystal display panel emitting in the side directions would be absorbed by the
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`bank 5 of Tasaki device.
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`Regarding claim 25, the device disclosed by Tasaki in view of Handschy disclose the
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`liquid crystal panel (includes the backlight plate, and the two polarizing plates are held in a
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`housing (Tasaki: 9b and 10).
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`Regarding claim 26, the device disclosed by Tasaki in view of Handschy disclose the
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`transparent organic medium layer 3 which is surrounded by the bank 5 and the front plate 2 are
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`held in a housing (Tasaki: 9b and 10).
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`Regarding claim 27, Tasaki discloses the hardness of the transparent organic medium
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`layer 3 in Table 1 wherein the exemplary silicone material having a hardness ranging from 10 to
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`30.
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`Regarding claim 32, Tasaki discloses the liquid crystal display panel is mounted in
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`portable devices such as portable game consoles and cellular phones. The examiner notes that it
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`is well known that portable game consoles are constructed of polycarbonate resins which are
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`photocurable resins. Therefore, the examiner considers Tasaki implicitly discloses bank 5 is
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`formed of photocurable resins.
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`Regarding claim 33, Tasaki discloses a liquid crystal panel is mounted in the main body 5
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`having an opening allowing the viewing region to display through the opening. Thus, the
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`examiner considers Tasaki to disclose the bank does not cover a display portion of the liquid
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`crystal panel.
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`Regarding claim 34, Tasaki discloses the transparent organic medium is 2 mm (‘J[
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`[0036]), however, Tasaki does not explicitly disclose the bank thickness is between 0.1 mm to
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`less than 1 mm. It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the
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`invention was made to experiment with a thinner transparent organic medium since the claimed
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`ranges and the prior art ranges are close enough that one skilled in the art would have expected
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`them to have the same properties, Titanium Metals Corp. ofAmerica v. Nabber, 778 F.2d 775,
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`227 USPQ 773 (Fed. Cir. 1985) and further being motivated to further decrease the liquid crystal
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`display size to be used in portable devices.
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`Claim 14 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tasaki in view of
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`Handschy in further view of Niiyama, as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of
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`Woodgate et al. (US 6,055,103, “Woodgate”).
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`Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama teach the invention of claim
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`1, however, Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama do not discloses index
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`matching transparent organic medium bank layer having index matching with the front plate to
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`be approximately +/—0.2.
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`Woodgate teaches organic material such as epoxy resins allows for index matching (Col.
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`7, lines 43—53). It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the
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`invention was made to match the refractive index as closely as possible to reduce optical loss
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`between the optical layers such as those disclosed by Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further
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`view of Niiyama. It has been held that where the general conditions of a claim are disclosed in
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`the prior art, discovering the optimum or workable ranges involves only routine skill in the art.
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`In re Aller, 105 USPQ 233. See MPEP 2131.03 111.
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`Claim 17 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tasaki in view
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`of Handschy and Niiyama and in further view of Cok et al. (US 2006/0186802 A1, “Cok”).
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`Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama teach the invention of claim
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`1, however, Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama do not disclose the
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`distance from the color filter surface to the antiglare layer surface satisfies the expression 2.15 L.
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`Cok discloses the general condition for placing the antiglare coating over the display
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`comprising of color filters in addition to optimizing layer thicknesses to yield maximum light
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`transmission (‘J[ [0056]). It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to
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`arrange the antiglare layer at various distance from the color filter at an optimal range to achieve
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`better image quality with less blur since this distance variance also depends on the pixel size of
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`the liquid crystal panel.
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`Claims 21 and 22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tasaki
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`in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama as applied to claim1 above, and further in
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`view of Kaneki et al. (US 2004/0252097 A1, “Kaneki”).
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`Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama teach the invention of claim
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`1, however, Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama do not teach the blur
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`width of the liquid crystal display device with respect to the pixel size as expressed in claims 21
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`and 22.
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`Kaneki teaches the general condition wherein the motion picture quality improves as the
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`blurred edge width is narrow and the motion picture quality degrades as the blurred edge width is
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`greater than the liquid crystal panel (pixel size) (‘J[ [0093]). It would have been obvious to one
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`having ordinary skill in the art the time the invention was made to experiment with the blurred
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`edge width size with respect to the pixel size to achieve a better motion picture quality. It has
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`been held that where the general conditions of a claim are disclosed in the prior art, discovering
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`the optimum or workable ranges involves only routine skill in the art. In re Aller, 105 USPQ
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`233. See MPEP 2131.03 111.
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`Claims 23—24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tasaki in
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`view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama and in further view of Namioka (JP 2000—
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`314875 A, “Namioka”).
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`Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama teach the invention of claim
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`1, however Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama do not explicitly disclose
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`the relationship: given L221 such that 41 < L-(H/D) < 200, as recited in claims 23 and 24.
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`Namioka discloses the general condition where in the pixel pitch ranging between 10—100
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`microns and the haze is about 3—50% (Novelty) for the purpose of improving visibility.
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`It
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`would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to arrange the antiglare layer at
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`various distances from the color filter and fine tuning the variables (e. g., haze H and pixel size
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`D) to achieve at an optimal range between 41 to 200 for reducing glare and increasing visibility.
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`It has been held that where the general conditions of a claim are disclosed in the prior art,
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`discovering the optimum or workable ranges involves only routine skill in the art. In re Aller,
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`105 USPQ 233. See MPEP 2131.03 111.
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`Claim 28 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tasaki in view of
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`Handschy and in further view of Niiyama as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of
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`Ohtani et al. (US 2007/0236631 A1, “Ohtani”).
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`Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama teach the invention of claim
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`1, however, Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama do not disclose the
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`transparent organic medium layer has an angle of contact with water of 20 degrees.
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`Ohtani discloses a transparent substrate in an LCD device having the contact angle to
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`water is preferably 20 to 50 degrees (‘J[ [0327]). It would have been obvious to one having
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`ordinary skill in the art to recognize the contact angle disclosed by Ohtani is modifiable to the
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`transparent organic medium layer taught by Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of
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`Niiyama. One would be motivated to provide a layer having sufficient wettability to improve
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`adhesion of the polarizer (Para [0327]).
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`Claim 30 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tasaki in view of
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`Handschy and in further view of Niiyama as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of
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`Hiuga (JP-2000284270— A).
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`Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama teach the invention of claim
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`1. However, Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama do not disclose the
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`invention of claim 30.
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`Hiuga teaches the polarizing plate 20 and the transparent elastic body is larger than the
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`peripheral area of the liquid crystal panel 10 (Solution). It would have been obvious to one
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`having ordinary skill in the art to recognize the teaching by Hiuga would be modifiable to the
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`prior arts of Tasaki in view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama since Hiuga clearly
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`teaches the motivation is to prevent cracks or deformation of a substrate when the liquid crystal
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`display device is assembled or used (Abstract).
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant's arguments filed on August 2, 2012 have been fully considered but they are
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`not persuasive.
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`In response to applicant's argument (Remarks, page 20, second paragraph) that the
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`examiner's conclusion of obviousness is based upon improper hindsight reasoning, it must be
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`upon hindsight reasoning. But so long as it takes into account only knowledge which was within
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`the level of ordinary skill at the time the claimed invention was made, and does not include
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`knowledge gleaned only from the applicant's disclosure, such a reconstruction is proper. See In
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`re McLaughlin, 443 F.2d 1392, 170 USPQ 209 (CCPA l97l).
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`Applicant argues the bank 5 in Taskai's teaching is not a “bank” as recited in the claims.
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`As currently amended, the claims do not preclude the examiner from considering the
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`housing wall of Tasaki’s invention to be the same as the “bank” in applicant’s invention.
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`Applicant argues the Patent to Handschy predates the invention of Tasaki and Tasaki
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`does not include the teaching of Handschy, then “Tasaki may be considered to have rejected the
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`utilization of the features of Handschy.”
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`The examiner provided the prior art of Handschy to teach well—known internal operating
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`structures of a liquid crystal display. In accordance to 35 U.S.C. 112 first and second paragraph,
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`Tasaki is not required to disclose well—known features to one having ordinary skill in the art at
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`the time of invention to fully enable Tasaki claimed invention. As noted by Tasaki in the Field
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`of Invention, Tasaki’s invention is related to a liquid crystal display device mounted in a portable
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`game device or a mobile phone or a personal computer or a television screen. Since applicant
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`has yet provided evidence to the contrary, the examiner considers the features of the internal
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`operating structure as disclosed by Handschy would be compatible to the liquid crystal display
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`device for mounting in the various packages, as noted above.
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`Applicant further argues the amendment overcomes the combined teaching of Tasaki in
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`view of Handschy and in further view of Niiyama. Specifically, the amendment overcomes the
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`discontinuities in Niiyama’s bank due to the injection ports and air evacuation port.
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`The examiner respectfully notes, Tasaki’s bank 5 is fially continuous without having any
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`discontinuity, which meets the amended claim amendments. However, as evidenced by the
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`continuous bank of Tasaki and discontinuous bank of Niiyama, the functionality and
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`performance of the protective front plate is not altered or reduced since the discontinuities in the
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`Tasaki bank is closed after the injection process.
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`examiner should be directed to ERIN CHIEM whose telephone number is (571)272—3102. The
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`/Mark A. Robinson/
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`Examiner, Art Unit 2883
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`Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2883
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