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`Takeki SATOU
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AIA 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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`Response to Amendment
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`The amendment filed 9/21/2018 has been entered. Claims 1, 3, 4 and 7-9 are
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`amended. Claims 1-13 are currently pending in this application.
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`Claim Objections
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`Claim 1
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`is objected to because of the following informalities:
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`In claim 1, line 10, "being parallel" should read - - being parallel to- -
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`Appropriate correction is required.
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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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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
`(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use,
`on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed
`invention.
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`Claims 1, 3, 5, and 13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being
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`anticipated by Lo et al. (US 2013/0164479).
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`Re claim 1, Lo et al. teaches an electronic display device (Fig. 1-7), comprising:
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`a support portion (170 and/or 110 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0033, 0036-0037, 0039-
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`0041]);
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`a first panel device (150/152 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0032, 0034, 0040-0041]) and a
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`second panel device (162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035]), the first panel device (150/152 in Fig. 1-2,
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`[0031-0032, 0034, 0040-0041]) and the second panel device (162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035])
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`being stacked and affixed together (Fig. 2 and Fig. 5, [0036-0041]) in a thickness
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`direction (the vertical direction in Fig. 1) of the electronic display device (Fig. 1-2); and
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`a support structure (130 and 120 in in Fig. 1-5, [0036-0041]) secured to (Fig. 1,
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`[0031-0032, 0036-0041]) the support portion (170 and/or 110 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0033,
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`0036-0037, 0039-0041]) and located at an edge (Fig. 1) of the stacked first (150/152 in
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`Fig. 1-2, [0031-0032, 0034, 0040-0041]) and second (162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035]) panel
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`devices, the support structure (130 and 120 in in Fig. 1-5, [0036-0041]) comprising a
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`first support member (130 in in Fig. 1-2 and 4-5) and a second support member (120 in
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`in Fig.
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`1 and 3-5), wherein
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`the first support member (130 in in Fig. 1-2 and 4-5) and the second support
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`member (120 in in Fig. 1 and 3-5) comprise a first support surface (the side surface of
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`130 contacting the side surface of 152 in Fig. 1) and a second support surface (the side
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`surface of 120 contacting the side surface of 162 in Fig. 1), respectively, the first
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`support surface (the side surface of 130 contacting the side surface of 152 in Fig. 1)
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`being parallel to and configured to contact (Fig. 1-2) an edge of the first panel device
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`(the right edge of 152 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0032, 0034, 0040-0041]), and the second
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`support surface (the side surface of 120 contacting the side surface of 162 in Fig. 1)
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`being parallel to and configured to contact (Fig. 1-2) an edge of the second panel device
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`(the right edge of 162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035]), and
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`the first (130 in in Fig. 1-2 and 4-5) and second support members (120 in in Fig.
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`1 and 3-5) are separate pieces (Fig. 1-5) that contact each other (Fig. 3-5, each of the
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`first fixing portions 122 of 120 contacts and is fastened to one of the second fixing
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`portions 138 of 130 in Fig. 5, [0036-0041]).
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`Re claim 3, Lo et al. teaches the electronic display device as recited above in
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`claim 1. Lo et al. also teaches that the support portion (170 and/or 110 in Fig. 1-2,
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`[0031-0033, 0036-0037, 0039-0041]) has a frame shape (Fig. 1-2, [0031-0033]) and is
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`continuous (Fig. 1-2, [0031-0033]) around the outside of the edge (Fig. 1-2) of the
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`stacked first and second panel devices (Fig. 1-2).
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`Re claim 5, Lo et al. teaches the electronic display device as recited above in
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`claim 1. Lo et al. also teaches that the first support member (130 in in Fig. 1-2 and 4-5)
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`and the second support member (120 in in Fig.
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`1 and 3-5) are stacked (Fig. 1-2) in a
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`direction parallel to the thickness direction (the vertical direction in Fig. 1) of the first
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`(150/152 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0032, 0034, 0040-0041]) and second (162 in Fig. 1-2,
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`[0035]) panel devices.
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`Re claim 13, Lo et al. teaches the electronic display device as recited above in
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`claim 1. Lo et al. also teaches that one of the first (150/152 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0032,
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`0034, 0040-0041]) and second panel devices (162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035]) is a touch
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`sensitive input panel device (150/152 in Fig. 1-2, [0031, 0034]).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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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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`obviousness rejections 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 of this title, 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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`Claims 7-8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Lo
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`et al. as applied to claim 1 above, and in view of Lee (US 2016/0054613).
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`Re claim 7, Lo et al. teaches the electronic display device as recited above in
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`claim 1. Lo et al. already teaches that the first support member (130 in in Fig. 1-2 and 4-
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`5) and the second support member (120 in in Fig. 1 and 3-5) comprise the first support
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`surface (the side surface of 130 contacting the side surface of 152 in Fig. 1) contacting
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`the edge of the first panel device (the right edge of 152 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0032, 0034,
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`0040-0041]) and the second support surface (the side surface of 120 contacting the
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`side surface of 162 in Fig. 1) contacting (Fig. 1-2) the edge of the second panel device
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`(the right edge of 162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035]), respectively. Lo et al. does not explicitly point
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`out that the first and second support members are corner supports located at a corner
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`of one of the stacked first and second panel devices, the first corner support member
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`and the second corner support member comprise a third support surface and a fourth
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`support surface, respectively, the third support surface being parallel and configured to
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`contact another edge of the first panel device, and the fourth support surface being
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`parallel and configured to contact another edge of the second panel device, the edges
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`of the first panel device corresponding to the first support surface and the third support
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`surface meet at the corner of the first panel device, and the edges of the second panel
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`device corresponding to the second support surface and the fourth support surface
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`meet at the corner of the second panel device.
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`Lee teaches that (Fig. 1-6, [0048, 0053, 0062-0063]) a support member (140 in
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`Fig. 1-6, [0048, 0053, 0062, 0063]) is a corner support (Fig. 3-5, 140 supports the
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`corners of 110 corresponding to 147 and 141b in Fig. 5, [0062-0063]) located at a
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`corner of the panel device (the corners of 110 corresponding to 147 and 141 b in Fig. 5,
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`[0062-0063]), the corner support member (140 in Fig. 1-6, [0048, 0053, 0062, 0063])
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`comprises a support surface (A1 or A3 in Picture 1) and another support surface (A2 or
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`A4 in Picture 1), the support surface (A1 or A3 in Picture 1) being parallel and
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`configured to contact (Fig. 3, [0062-0063]) an edge of the panel device (the edge of 110
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`near A1 or A3 in Picture 1) and the another surface (A2 or A4 in Picture 1) being parallel
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`(the edge of 110 near A2 and A4 in Picture 1), the edges of the panel device (the edge
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`of 110 near A1 or A3 in Picture 1 and the edge of 110 near A2 and A4 in Picture 1)
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`corresponding to the support surface (A1 or A3 in Picture 1) and the another support
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`surface (A2 or A4 in Picture 1) meet at the corner of the panel device (corners of 110
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`corresponding to 147 and 141b in Fig. 5).
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that a support member is a corner
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`support located at a corner of the panel device, the corner support member comprises a
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`support surface and another support surface, the support surface being parallel and
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`configured to contact an edge of the panel device and the another surface being parallel
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`and configured to contact another edge of the first panel device, the edges of the panel
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`device corresponding to the support surface and the another support surface meet at
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`the corner of the panel device as taught by Lee for both the first and second support
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`members of the system of Lo et al. such that both the first and second support members
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`of the system of Lo et al. are corner supports located at a corner of one of the stacked
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`first and second panel devices, the first corner support member and the second corner
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`support member comprise a third support surface and a fourth support surface,
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`respectively, the third support surface being parallel and configured to contact another
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`edge of the first panel device, and the fourth support surface being parallel and
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`configured to contact another edge of the second panel device, the edges of the first
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`panel device corresponding to the first support surface and the third support surface
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`meet at the corner of the first panel device, and the edges of the second panel device
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`corresponding to the second support surface and the fourth support surface meet at the
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`corner of the second panel device. The motivation is to reduce the movement of the
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`display panels inside the respective holding frame, prevent the display panels from
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`cracking or breaking, provide a display device capable of protecting display panels
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`against external shock (Lee, [0010, 0049, 0070]).
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`Picture 1 (From Fig. 3 and 5 of Lee et al., US 2016/0054613)
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`Re claim 8, Lo et al. in view of Lee teaches the electronic display device as
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`recited above in claim 7. As stated in the rejection of claim 1 and 7 above, Lo et al. in
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`view of Lee already teaches the first support member has the first and third support
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`surfaces, and the second support member has the second and fourth support surfaces.
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`Lee also teaches that the support surface (A1 or A3 in Picture 1) and the another
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`support surface (A2 or A4 in Picture 1) of the support member (140 in Fig. 1-6, [0048,
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`0053, 0062, 0063]) are perpendicular to each other (Picture 1).
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that the support surface and the
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`another support surface of the support member are perpendicular to each other as
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`taught by Lee for both the first and second support members of the system of Lo et al.
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`in view of Lee such that the first and third support surfaces of the system of Lo et al. in
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`view of Lee are perpendicular to each other, and the second and fourth support
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`surfaces of the system of Lo et al. in view of Lee are perpendicular to each other since it
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`helps to reduce the movement of the display panels inside the respective holding frame,
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`prevent the display panels from cracking or breaking, provide a display device capable
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`of protecting display panels against external shock (Lee, [0010, 0049, 0070]).
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`Claim 9 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Lo et al.
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`as applied to claim 1 above, and in view of Yoon et al. (US 2012/0162880).
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`Re claim 9, Lo et al. teaches the electronic display device as recited above in
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`claim 1. Lo et al. teaches that the first support member (130 in in Fig. 1-2 and 4-5) or
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`second support member (120 in in Fig. 1 and 3-5) is a frame type support (Fig. 1-2), the
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`frame type support (Fig. 1-2) being continuous around the entire edge (Fig. 2) of the first
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`(150 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0032, 0034, 0040-0041]) or second (162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035])
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`panel device, and the frame type support (Fig. 1-2) comprises one or more additional
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`support surfaces (Fig. 2) that are parallel to the edge of one of the first (150 in Fig. 1-2,
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`[0031-0032, 0034, 0040-0041]) and second (162 in Fig. 1-2, [0035]) panel devices, Lo
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`et al. does not explicitly point out that the one or more additional support surfaces being
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`configured to contact the edge of the one of the first and second panel devices.
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`Yoon et al. teaches that the second support member (130 in Fig. 3-4, [0076-
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`0077, 0080-0084]) is a frame type support (130 is a frame shape in Fig. 3-4, [0076-
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`0077, 0080-0084]), the frame type support (130 in Fig. 3-4, [0076-0077, 0080-0084])
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`being continuous around the entire edge of the second panel device (130 around the
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`entire edge of the 150 in Fig. 3-4, [0083, 0048]), and the frame type support (130 in Fig.
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`3-4, [0076-0077, 0080-0084]) comprises one or more additional support surfaces (inner
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`side surfaces of 134 contacting 150 in Fig. 3, [0080, 0083, 0048-0049]) that are parallel
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`to the edge of the second panel device (the entire edge of 150 in Fig. 3, [0083, 0048]),
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`the one or more additional support surfaces (inner side surfaces of 134 contacting 150
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`in Fig. 3, [0080, 0083, 0048-0049]) being configured to contact (Fig. 3-4, [0083, 0048])
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`the edge of the second panel device (the entire edge of 150 in Fig. 3, [0076]).
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that the second support member is a
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`frame type support, the frame type support being continuous around the entire edge of
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`the second panel device, and the frame type support comprises one or more additional
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`support surfaces that are parallel to the edge of the second panel device, the one or
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`more additional support surfaces being configured to contact the edge of the second
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`panel device as taught by Yoon et al. for the system of Lo et al. such that the first
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`support member or second support member is a frame type support, the frame type
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`support being continuous around the entire edge of the first or second panel device, and
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`the frame type support comprises one or more additional support surfaces that are
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`parallel to the edge of one of the first and second panel devices, the one or more
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`additional support surfaces being configured to contact the edge of the one of the first
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`member for preventing foreign matters from being penetrated via a gap (Yoon et al.,
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`[0023,0066,0097D.
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`Claim 10 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Lo et
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`al. as applied to claim 1 above, and in view of Tomomasa (US 2016/0131831).
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`Re claim 10, Lo et al. teaches the electronic display device as recited above in
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`claim 1. Lo et al. already teaches the support structure (130 and 120 in in Fig. 1-5,
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`[0036-0041]) secured to (Fig. 1, [0031-0032, 0036-0041]) the support portion (170
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`and/or 110 in Fig. 1-2, [0031-0033, 0036-0037, 0039-0041]). Lo et al. does not teach
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`that the support structure is secured to the support portion by a screw.
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`Tomomasa teaches that a support structure (18 in Fig. 2 and 5, [0041, 0044]) is
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`secured to a support portion (11, 32 and 12 in Fig. 2 and 5, [0041]) by a screw (SM in
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`Fig. 2 and 5, [0042, 0044]).
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that a support structure is secured to a
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`support portion by a screw as taught by Tomomasa for the system of Lo et al. such that
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`the support structure of the system of Lo et al. is secured to the support portion of the
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`system of Lo et al. by a screw since this would help to fix the multiple components
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`together and heat transmitted from the backlight is effectively radiated (Tomomasa,
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`[0042,0052D.
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`Claims 1, 4 and 11 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Park et al. (US 2016/0306480) in view of Ooami (US 2009/0153768).
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`Re claim 1, Park et al. teaches an electronic display device (Fig. 1-2, [0007-
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`0016]), comprising:
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`a support portion (45 and 41 in Fig. 2, [0012]);
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`a first panel device (30 and 50 in Fig. 2, [0008]) and a second panel device (10 in
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`Fig. 2, [0008]), the first panel device (30 and 50 in Fig. 2, [0008]) and the second panel
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`device (10 in Fig. 2, [0008]) being stacked and affixed together (Fig. 2) in a thickness
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`direction (Vertical direction in Fig. 2) of the electronic display device (Fig. 2); and
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`a support structure (47 and 43 in Fig. 2, [0012-0016]) secured to (Fig. 2) the
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`support portion (30 and 50 in Fig. 2, [0008]) and located at an edge of the stacked first
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`(30 and 50 in Fig. 2, [0008]) and second (10 in Fig. 2, [0008]) panel devices, the support
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`structure (47 and 43 in Fig. 2, [0012-0016]) comprising a first support member (47 in
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`Fig. 2, [0012]) and a second support member (43 in Fig. 2, [0012]), wherein
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`the first support member (47 in Fig. 2, [0012]) and the second support member
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`(43 in Fig. 2, [0012]) comprise a first support surface (the vertical side surface of 47a
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`facing the side surface of 30 in Fig. 2) and a second support surface (the vertical side
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`surface of 43 contacting the side surface of 10 in Fig. 2), respectively, the first support
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`surface (the vertical side surface of 47a facing the side surface of 30 in Fig. 2) being
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`parallel to an edge of the first panel device (30 and 50 in Fig. 2, [0008]), and the second
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`support surface (the vertical side surface of 43 contacting the side surface of 10 in Fig.
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`2) being parallel to and configured to contact (Fig. 2) an edge of the second panel
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`device (10 in Fig. 2, [0008]), and
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`the first (47 in Fig. 2, [0012]) and second (43 in Fig. 2, [0012]) support members
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`are separate pieces (Fig. 2) that contact each other (Fig. 2).
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`Park et al. does teach that the first support surface being parallel to and
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`configured to contact the edge of the first panel device.
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`Ooami teaches that a first support surface (side surface of 13 contacting 2 in Fig.
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`1-3, [0020]) of a first support member (1 in Fig. 1-3, [0017, 0020]) being parallel to and
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`configured to contact (Fig. 1, [0020]) the edge of the first panel device (2 in Fig. 1,
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`[0020D.
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that a first support surface of a first
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`support member being parallel to and configured to contact the edge of the first panel
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`device as taught by Ooami for the system of Park et al. such that the first support
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`surface being parallel to and configured to contact the edge of the first panel device
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`since this would help that assembling of the touchscreen panel onto the bezel/frame is
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`swiftly made in a labor saving manner and, in same time, with high precision of
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`positioning (Ooami, [0020]).
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`Re claim 4, Park et al. in view of Ooami teaches the electronic display device as
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`recited above in claim 1. Park et al. teaches that the support structure (47 and 43 in Fig.
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`2, [0012-0016]) is secured to the support portion (45 and 41 in Fig. 2, [0012]) such that
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`the second support member (43 in Fig. 2, [0012]) cannot move (Fig. 2) in a direction
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`(horizontal direction in Fig. 2) perpendicular to the edge (Fig. 2) of the second panel
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`device (10 in Fig. 2, [0008]) contacted by the second support surface (the vertical side
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`surface of 43 contacting the side surface of 10 in Fig. 2). Park et al. does not teach that
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`the first support member cannot move in a direction perpendicular to the edge of the
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`first panel device contacted by the first support surface.
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`Ooami teaches that the first support member (1 in Fig. 1-3, [0017, 0020]) cannot
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`move in (Fig. 1 and 3, [0020]) a direction (horizontal direction in Fig. 1) perpendicular to
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`the edge (Fig. 1 and 3) of the first panel device (2 in Fig. 1, [0020]) contacted by the first
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`support surface (side surface of 13 contacting 2 in Fig. 1-3, [0020]).
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that the first support member cannot
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`move in a direction perpendicular to the edge of the first panel device contacted by the
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`first support surface as taught by Ooami for the system of Park et al. in view of Ooami
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`since this would help that assembling of the touchscreen panel onto the bezel/frame is
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`swiftly made in a labor saving manner and, in same time, with high precision of
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`positioning (Ooami, [0020]).
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`Re claim 11, Park et al. in view of Ooami teaches the electronic display device as
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`recited above in claim 1. Park et al. teaches that the first supporting member (47 in Fig.
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`2, [0012]) and the second support member (43 in Fig. 2, [0012]) are independently
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`secured (Fig. 2) to the support portion (45 and 41 in Fig. 2, [0012]).
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`Claims 1-2 and 6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Yoshikawa (US 2015/0324043) in view of Yuan et al. (US 2010/0045889) and
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`Lee (US 2016/0054613).
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`Re claim 1, Yoshikawa teaches an electronic display device (Fig. 8, [0003]),
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`comprising:
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`a support portion (150 in Fig. 8, [0003]);
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`a first panel device (140 in Fig. 8, [0003]) and a second panel device (120 in Fig.
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`8, [0003]), the first panel device (140 in Fig. 8, [0003]) and the second panel device
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`(120 in Fig. 8, [0003]) being stacked and affixed together (Fig. 8, [0003]) in a thickness
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`direction (vertical direction in Fig. 8) of the electronic display device (Fig. 8); and
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`a support structure (170 and 160 in Fig. 8, [0003]) secured to (Fig. 8, [0003]) the
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`support portion (150 in Fig. 8, [0003]) and located at an edge (Fig. 8) of the stacked first
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`(140 in Fig. 8, [0003]) and second (120 in Fig. 8, [0003]) panel devices, the support
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`structure (170 and 160 in Fig. 8, [0003]) comprising a first support member (170 in Fig.
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`8, [0003]) and a second support member (160 in Fig. 8, [0003]), wherein
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`the first support member (170 in Fig. 8, [0003]) and the second support member
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`(160 in Fig. 8, [0003]) comprise a first support surface (top vertical inner side surface of
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`170 in Fig. 8) and a second support surface (vertical inner side surface of 160 facing the
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`side surface of 120 in Fig. 8), respectively, the first support surface (top vertical inner
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`side surface of 170 in Fig. 8) being parallel to an edge of the first panel device (left/right
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`edge of 140 in Fig. 8, [0003]), and the second support surface (vertical inner side
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`surface of 160 facing the side surface of 120 in Fig. 8) being parallel to an edge of the
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`second panel device (left/right edge of 120 in Fig. 8, [0003]), and
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`the first (170 in Fig. 8, [0003]) and second (160 in Fig. 8, [0003]) support
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`members are separate pieces (Fig. 8) that contact each other (Fig. 8).
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`Yoshikawa does not teach that the first support surface being parallel to and
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`configured to contact an edge of the first panel device, and the second support surface
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`being parallel to and configured to contact an edge of the second panel device.
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`Yuan et al. teaches that the support structure (10 and 1
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`in Fig. 6-7, [0039—0044],
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`10 and 1 are contacting to each other in Fig. 6-7) comprising a first support member (10
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`in Fig. 6-7 and Fig. 1-4, [0039-0044. 0025-0037]) and the second support member (1 in
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`Fig. 6-7, [0039]), the first support member (10 in Fig. 6-7 and Fig. 1-4, [0039—0044.
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`0025-0037]) comprises a first support surface (the side surface of 10 which is contacting
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`the side surface/edge of touch plate 3 in Fig. 7, [0040-0044]), and the first support
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`surface (the side surface of 10 which is contacting the side surface of 3 in Fig. 7, [0040-
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`0044]) being parallel to (Fig. 7) and configured to contact (Fig. 7) an edge of the first
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`panel device (the side surface/edge of touch plate 3 which is contacting the side surface
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`of 10 in Fig. 7, [0039—0044]).
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that the support structure comprising a
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`first support member and the second support member, the first support member
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`comprises a first support surface, and the first support surface being parallel to and
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`configured to contact an edge of the first panel device as taught by Yuan et al. for the
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`system of Yoshikawa such that the support structure of the system of Yoshikawa
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`comprising a first support member, the first support member comprises a first support
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`surface, and the first support surface being parallel to and configured to contact an edge
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`of the first panel device of the system of Yoshikawa since this would help that the touch
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`panel can be stably, efficiently and adjustably fastened, and the fastening device
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`enhances the fastening strength, lowers the manufacture cost, increases the
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`assembly/disassembly convenience, and improves the universality for being applied to
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`various products with different specifications (Yuan et al., [0010, 0011]).
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`Lee teaches that the second support member (140 in Fig. 1-6, [0048, 0053,
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`0062, 0063]) comprise a second support surface (the side surface of 141 b or 147 in Fig.
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`5, which is contacting the side surface/edge of 110 in Fig. 3, [0062-0063]), and the
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`second support surface (the side surface of 141 b or 147 in Fig. 5, which is contacting
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`the side surface/edge of 110 in Fig. 3, [0062-0063]) being parallel to (Fig. 1 and 3-5)
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`and configured to contact (Fig. 1 and 3-5) an edge of the second panel device (the side
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`surface/edge of 110 in Fig. 3, which is contacting the side surface of 141 b or 147 in Fig.
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`3 and 5).
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`Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been
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`obvious to the artisan of ordinary skill to employ that the second support member
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`comprise a second support surface, and the second support surface being parallel to
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`and configured to contact an edge of the second panel device as taught by Lee for the
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`system of Yoshikawa in view of Yuan et al. since it helps to reduce the movement of the
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`cracking or breaking, provide a display device capable of protecting display panels
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`against external shock (Lee, [0010, 0049, 0070]).
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`Re claim 2, Yoshikawa in view of Yuan et al. and Lee teaches the electronic
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`display device as recited above in claim 1. Yoshikawa