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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 02/06/2026 has been entered.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the enablement requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to enable one skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and/or use the invention.
Regarding claim 1, the limitation “a blue light-emitting structure…respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure…the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; wherein the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure have an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction” fails to comply with the enablement requirement for reasons as follow:
First, it is noted that English translation of foreign prior document of the instant application dated 02/06/2026 is without a statement that the translation of the certified copy is accurate. See MPEP §§ 215 and 216. As such, the specification of the instant application cited hereinbelow is based on the Specification dated 09/23/2022.
Second, the specification of the instant application describes that the anode 131 and the blue OLED light-emitting block 133 for the blue light-emitting structure 13 have an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the vertical thickness direction, which can be realized through material selection on one hand and process control on the other hand (paragraphs 70 and 78) [underlying for clarity]. Then, the specification only describes readily available material choices for the anode and the cathode known in the art for the light-emitting structure (paragraphs 93-94) and broadly describes a temperature control of different regions during a deposition process for the anode (paragraph 70).
Third, the specification does not further describes any enabling disclosure as to 1) what material choices are utilized for the blue light-emitting structure 13 comprising the third hole transport layer HTL3, the third electron barrier layer EBL3, the OLED light-emitting block 133, the third hole barrier layer HBL3, and the third electron transport layer ETL3 (Fig. 5) in order to determine material selections of such layers to determine what Applicant is considering as “respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure” and to determine “an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction” as claimed and 2) what specific temperature, which specific regions during the deposition process, how such temperature is controlled, and what type of the deposition process for each of the anode, HTL3, EBL3, the light-emitting block 133, BHL3, and ETL3 are utilized in order to determine what Applicant is considering as “respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure” and to determine “an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction” as claimed. As such, undue experimentation would be required for determining the undisclosed conditions 1) and 2) as discussed above.
Accordingly, after considering all of the evidence of record related to the pertinent Wands factors and reasons discussed above, one of ordinary skill in the art, at the time the application was filed, would not have been able to make and/or use the full scope of the claimed invention without undue experimentation.
Claim 12 reciting similar limitations compared to claim 1, is rejected with similar reasons for rejecting claim 1 as discussed above. Claims 2-11 and 13-20, which depend from either claim 1 or claim 12, are also rejected by virtue of their dependencies.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Yoneda et al. (US 2013/0119416 A1; hereinafter “Yoneda”).
Regarding claim 1, Yoneda teaches an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display device (an organic EL display) (Fig. 1 and paragraph 38), comprising: a red light-emitting structure (a red light-emitting structure including 7r), a green light-emitting structure (a green light-emitting structure including 7g), and a blue light-emitting structure (a blue light-emitting structure including 7b) (Fig. 1 and paragraphs 38-42), “wherein (n3z-n3xy) - (n1z-n1xy) ≥ a first preset value, and (n3z-n3xy) - (n2z-n2xy) ≥ a second preset value, wherein ranges of both the first preset value and the second preset value are 0.1˜0.3; n1z is a sum of refractive indexes of respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a thickness direction (a combination of 3, 9, and 7r); n1xy is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n2z is a sum of refractive indexes of respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the thickness direction (a combination of 3, 9, and 7g); n2xy is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n3z is a sum of refractive indexes of respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the thickness direction (a combination of 3, 9, and 7b); and n3xy is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; wherein the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure have an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction” (See below).
It is noted that Yoneda teaches each and every limitation of the OLED display device structurally and compositionally identical to that of claim 1 as discussed above. Yoneda additionally teaches “respective layers” for the red, green, and blue light-emitting structures identical to that of the invention (See claim 2 below). Furthermore, claim 1 does not require any additional feature to distinguish over Yoneda teaching the OLED display device identical to that of the invention. As such, claimed property or characteristics (i.e., “wherein (n3z-n3xy) - (n1z-n1xy) ≥ a first preset value, and (n3z-n3xy) - (n2z-n2xy) ≥ a second preset value…the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure have an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction”) is presumed to be inherent: Where the claimed and prior art products are identical or substantially identical in structure or composition, or are produced by identical or substantially identical processes, a prima facie case of either anticipation or obviousness has been established. In re Best, 195 USPQ 430, 433 (CCPA 1977) and MPEP 2112.01.
Regarding claim 2, Yoneda teaches wherein the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure include a first anode, a first cathode, and a red OLED light-emitting block (3, 9, and 7r, respectively) located between the first anode and the first cathode; the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure include a second anode, a second cathode, and a green OLED light-emitting block (3, 9, and 7g, respectively) located between the second anode and the second cathode; the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure include a third anode, a third cathode, and a blue OLED light-emitting block (3, 9, and 7b, respectively) located between the third anode and the third cathode (Fig. 1 and paragraphs 38-42).
Regarding claim 3, Yoneda teaches wherein the first anode, the second anode, and the third anode are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other, and the first cathode, the second cathode, and the third cathode are located in a same layer and are connected together (Fig. 1); (n.sub.31z-n.sub.31xy)-(n.sub.11z-n.sub.11xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.31z-n.sub.31xy)-(n.sub.21z-n.sub.21xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.11z is a refractive index of the first anode in the thickness direction; n.sub.11xy is a refractive index of the first anode in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.21z is a refractive index of the second anode in the thickness direction; n.sub.21xy is a refractive index of the second anode in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.31z is a refractive index of the third anode in the thickness direction; n.sub.31xy is a refractive index of the third anode in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (the similar reasoning of claim 1 is applied for claim 3); and/or (n.sub.32z-n.sub.32xy)-(n.sub.12z-n.sub.12xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.32z-n.sub.32xy)-(n.sub.22z-n.sub.22xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.12z is a refractive index of the red OLED light-emitting block in the thickness direction; n.sub.12xy is a refractive index of the red OLED light-emitting block in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.22z is a refractive index of the green OLED light-emitting block in the thickness direction; n.sub.22xy is a refractive index of the green OLED light-emitting block in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.32z is a refractive index of the blue OLED light-emitting block in the thickness direction; n.sub.32xy is a refractive index of the blue OLED light-emitting block in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
Regarding claim 4, Yoneda teaches wherein the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure further include at least one of a first hole transport layer (6 for red light-emitting structure), a first electron barrier layer, a first hole barrier layer, or a first electron transport layer, wherein the first hole transport layer and the first electron barrier layer are located between the first anode and the red OLED light-emitting block, the first hole transport layer is close to the first anode, the first electron barrier layer is far away from the first anode, the first hole barrier layer and the first electron transport layer are located between the first cathode and the red OLED light-emitting block, the first hole barrier layer is far away from the first cathode, and the first electron transport layer is close to the first cathode (6 as a hole transport layer for the red light-emitting structure) (Fig. 1 and paragraph 41); the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure further include at least one of a second hole transport layer, a second electron barrier layer, a second hole barrier layer, or a second electron transport layer, wherein the second hole transport layer and the second electron barrier layer are located between the second anode and the green OLED light-emitting block, the second hole transport layer is close to the second anode, the second electron barrier layer is far away from the second anode, the second hole barrier layer and the second electron transport layer are located between the second cathode and the green OLED light-emitting block, the second hole barrier layer is far away from the second cathode, and the second electron transport layer is close to the second cathode (6 as a hole transport layer for the green light-emitting structure) (Fig. 1 and paragraph 41); the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure further include at least one of a third hole transport layer, a third electron barrier layer, a third hole barrier layer, or a third electron transport layer, wherein the third hole transport layer and the third electron barrier layer are located between the third anode and the blue OLED light-emitting block, the third hole transport layer is close to the third anode, the third electron barrier layer is far away from the third anode, the third hole barrier layer and the third electron transport layer are located between the third cathode and the blue OLED light-emitting block, the third hole barrier layer is far away from the third cathode, and the third electron transport layer is close to the third cathode (6 as a hole transport layer for the blue light-emitting structure) (Fig. 1 and paragraph 41).
Regarding claim 5, Yoneda teaches wherein the first hole transport layer, the second hole transport layer, and the third hole transport layer are located in a same layer (6 for red, green, and blue light-emitting structures is in 6) and any two among them are disconnected to each other (Fig. 1); (n.sub.33z-n.sub.33xy)-(n.sub.13z-n.sub.13xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.33z-n.sub.33xy)-(n.sub.23z-n.sub.23xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.13z is a refractive index of the first hole transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.13xy is a refractive index of the first hole transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.23z is a refractive index of the second hole transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.23xy is a refractive index of the second hole transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.33z is a refractive index of the third hole transport layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.33xy is a refractive index of the third hole transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction ((the similar reasoning of claim 1 is applied for claim 5); and/or the first electron barrier layer, the second electron barrier layer, and the third electron barrier layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other; (n.sub.34z-n.sub.34xy)-(n.sub.14z-n.sub.14xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.34z-n.sub.34xy)-(n.sub.24z-n.sub.24xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.14z is a refractive index of the first electron barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.14xy is a refractive index of the first electron barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.24z is a refractive index of the second electron barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.24xy is a refractive index of the second electron barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.34z is a refractive index of the third electron barrier layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.34xy is a refractive index of the third electron barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; and/or the first hole barrier layer, the second hole barrier layer, and the third hole barrier layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other; (n.sub.35z-n.sub.35xy)-(n.sub.15z-n.sub.15xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.35z-n.sub.35xy)-(n.sub.25z-n.sub.25xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.15z is a refractive index of the first hole barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.15xy is a refractive index of the first hole barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.25z is a refractive index of the second hole barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.25xy is a refractive index of the second hole barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.35z is a refractive index of the third hole barrier layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.35xy is a refractive index of the third hole barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; and/or the first electron transport layer, the second electron transport layer, and the third electron transport layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other; (n.sub.36z-n.sub.36xy)-(n.sub.16z-n.sub.16xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.36z-n.sub.36xy)-(n.sub.26z-n.sub.26xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.16z is a refractive index of the first electron transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.16xy is a refractive index of the first electron transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.26z is a refractive index of the second electron transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.26xy is a refractive index of the second electron transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.36z is a refractive index of the third electron transport layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.36xy is a refractive index of the third electron transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (Fig. 3).
Regarding claim 6, Yoneda teaches wherein the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure further include a first light extraction layer (a portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure), wherein the first light extraction layer is located on a side of the first cathode away from the red OLED light-emitting block; the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure further include a second light extraction layer (a portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure), wherein the second light extraction layer is located on a side of the second cathode away from the green OLED light-emitting block; the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure further include a third light extraction layer (a portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure), wherein the third light extraction layer is located on a side of the third cathode away from the blue OLED light-emitting block (Fig. 1 and paragraph 100).
Regarding claim 7, Yoneda teaches wherein the first light extraction layer, the second light extraction layer, and the third light extraction layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other (Fig. 1. For example, the portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure and the portion of 10 for the blue light-emitting structure are disconnected to each other by the portion of 10 for the green light-emitting structure therebetween); (n.sub.37z-n.sub.37xy)-(n.sub.17z-n.sub.17xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.37z-n.sub.37xy)-(n.sub.27z-n.sub.27xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.17z is a refractive index of the first light extraction layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.17xy is a refractive index of the first light extraction layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.27z is a refractive index of the second light extraction layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.27xy is a refractive index of the second light extraction layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.37z is a refractive index of the third light extraction layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.37xy is a refractive index of the third light extraction layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (the similar reasoning of claim 1 is applied for claim 7).
Regarding claim 8, Yoneda teaches wherein n.sub.1z=n.sub.1xy, and/or n.sub.2z=n.sub.2xy (the similar reasoning of claim 1 is applied for claim 8).
Regarding claim 9, Yoneda teaches wherein n.sub.3z-n.sub.3xy≥a third preset value, and n.sub.1z-n.sub.1xy≤a fourth preset value, wherein the third preset value−the fourth preset value=the first preset value; n.sub.2z-n.sub.2xy≤a fifth preset value, wherein the third preset value−the fifth preset value=the second preset value (the similar reasoning of claim 1 is applied for claim 8).
Regarding claim 10, Yoneda teaches wherein (n.sub.3x-n.sub.3y)-(n.sub.1x-n.sub.1y)≥a sixth preset value, and (n.sub.3x-n.sub.3y)-(n.sub.2x-n.sub.2y)≥a seventh preset value, wherein ranges of both the sixth preset value and the seventh preset value are 0.1˜0.3, n.sub.1x is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a first direction in a plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.1y is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a second direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.2x is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the first direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.2y is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the second direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.3x is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the first direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.3y is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the second direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction (the similar reasoning of claim 1 is applied for claim 10).
Regarding claim 11, Yoneda teaches wherein (n.sub.3y-n.sub.3x)-(n.sub.1y-n.sub.1x)≥a sixth preset value, and (n.sub.3y-n.sub.3x)-(n.sub.2y-n.sub.2x)≥a seventh preset value, wherein ranges of both the sixth preset value and the seventh preset value are 0.1˜0.3, n.sub.1x is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a first direction in a plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.1y is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a second direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.2x is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the first direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.2y is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the second direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.3x is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the first direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, n.sub.3y is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the second direction in the plane where the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is located, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction (the similar reasoning of claim 1 is applied for claim 11).
Regarding claim 12, Yoneda teaches a display panel, comprising: Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display devices, wherein the OLED display devices are arranged in an array (OLEDs arranged on a substrate 1 in a matrix arrangement) and an OLED display device (Fig. 1 and paragraphs 38-39) comprises: a red light-emitting structure (a red light-emitting structure including 7r), a green light-emitting structure (a green light-emitting structure including 7g), and a blue light-emitting structure (a blue light-emitting structure including 7b) (Fig. 1 and paragraphs 38-42), wherein “(n.sub.3z-n.sub.3xy)-(n.sub.1z-n.sub.1xy)≥a first preset value, and (n.sub.3z-n.sub.3xy)-(n.sub.2z-n.sub.2xy)≥a second preset value, wherein ranges of both the first preset value and the second preset value are 0.1˜0.3; n.sub.1z is a sum of refractive indexes of respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a thickness direction (a combination of 3, 9, and 7r); n.sub.1xy is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.2z is a sum of refractive indexes of respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the thickness direction (a combination of 3, 9, and 7g); n.sub.2xy is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.3z is a sum of refractive indexes of respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the thickness direction (a combination of 3, 9, and 7b); and n.sub.3xy is a sum of refractive indexes of the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; wherein the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure have an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction” (See below).
It is noted that Yoneda teaches each and every limitation of the OLED display device of the display panel structurally and compositionally identical to that of claim 12 as discussed above. Yoneda additionally teaches “respective layers” for the red, green, and blue light-emitting structures identical to that of the invention (See claim 15 below). Furthermore, claim 12 does not require any additional feature to distinguish over Yoneda teaching the OLED display device of the display panel identical to that of the invention. As such, claimed property or characteristics (i.e., “wherein (n3z-n3xy) - (n1z-n1xy) ≥ a first preset value, and (n3z-n3xy) - (n2z-n2xy) ≥ a second preset value…the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure have an anisotropic refractive index in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction”) is presumed to be inherent: Where the claimed and prior art products are identical or substantially identical in structure or composition, or are produced by identical or substantially identical processes, a prima facie case of either anticipation or obviousness has been established. In re Best, 195 USPQ 430, 433 (CCPA 1977) and MPEP 2112.01.
Regarding claim 13, Yoneda teaches wherein the OLED display devices have a bottom or top emission structure (paragraph 39).
Regarding claim 14, Yoneda teaches a display device (100), comprising: a display panel according to claim 12 (paragraphs 107-108).
Regarding claim 15, Yoneda teaches wherein the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure include a first anode, a first cathode, and a red OLED light-emitting block (3, 9, and 7r, respectively) located between the first anode and the first cathode; the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure include a second anode, a second cathode, and a green OLED light-emitting block (3, 9, and 7g, respectively) located between the second anode and the second cathode; the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure include a third anode, a third cathode, and a blue OLED light-emitting block (3, 9, and 7b, respectively) located between the third anode and the third cathode (Fig. 1 and paragraphs 38-42).
Regarding claim 16, Yoneda teaches wherein the first anode, the second anode, and the third anode are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other, and the first cathode, the second cathode, and the third cathode are located in a same layer and are connected together (Fig. 1); (n.sub.31z-n.sub.31xy)-(n.sub.11z-n.sub.11xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.31z-n.sub.31xy)-(n.sub.21z-n.sub.21xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.11z is a refractive index of the first anode in the thickness direction; n.sub.11xy is a refractive index of the first anode in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.21z is a refractive index of the second anode in the thickness direction; n.sub.21xy is a refractive index of the second anode in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.31z is a refractive index of the third anode in the thickness direction; n.sub.31xy is a refractive index of the third anode in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (the similar reasoning of claim 12 is applied for claim 16); and/or (n.sub.32z-n.sub.32xy)-(n.sub.12z-n.sub.12xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.32z-n.sub.32xy)-(n.sub.22z-n.sub.22xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.12z is a refractive index of the red OLED light-emitting block in the thickness direction; n.sub.12xy is a refractive index of the red OLED light-emitting block in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.22z is a refractive index of the green OLED light-emitting block in the thickness direction; n.sub.22xy is a refractive index of the green OLED light-emitting block in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; n.sub.32z is a refractive index of the blue OLED light-emitting block in the thickness direction; n.sub.32xy is a refractive index of the blue OLED light-emitting block in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
Regarding claim 17, Yoneda teaches wherein the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure further include at least one of a first hole transport layer (6 for red light-emitting structure), a first electron barrier layer, a first hole barrier layer, or a first electron transport layer, wherein the first hole transport layer and the first electron barrier layer are located between the first anode and the red OLED light-emitting block, the first hole transport layer is close to the first anode, the first electron barrier layer is far away from the first anode, the first hole barrier layer and the first electron transport layer are located between the first cathode and the red OLED light-emitting block, the first hole barrier layer is far away from the first cathode, and the first electron transport layer is close to the first cathode (6 as a hole transport layer for the red light-emitting structure) (Fig. 1 and paragraph 41); the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure further include at least one of a second hole transport layer, a second electron barrier layer, a second hole barrier layer, or a second electron transport layer, wherein the second hole transport layer and the second electron barrier layer are located between the second anode and the green OLED light-emitting block, the second hole transport layer is close to the second anode, the second electron barrier layer is far away from the second anode, the second hole barrier layer and the second electron transport layer are located between the second cathode and the green OLED light-emitting block, the second hole barrier layer is far away from the second cathode, and the second electron transport layer is close to the second cathode (6 as a hole transport layer for the green light-emitting structure) (Fig. 1 and paragraph 41); the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure further include at least one of a third hole transport layer, a third electron barrier layer, a third hole barrier layer, or a third electron transport layer, wherein the third hole transport layer and the third electron barrier layer are located between the third anode and the blue OLED light-emitting block, the third hole transport layer is close to the third anode, the third electron barrier layer is far away from the third anode, the third hole barrier layer and the third electron transport layer are located between the third cathode and the blue OLED light-emitting block, the third hole barrier layer is far away from the third cathode, and the third electron transport layer is close to the third cathode (6 as a hole transport layer for the blue light-emitting structure) (Fig. 1 and paragraph 41).
Regarding claim 18, Yoneda teaches wherein the first hole transport layer, the second hole transport layer, and the third hole transport layer are located in a same layer (6 for red, green, and blue light-emitting structures is in 6) and any two among them are disconnected to each other (Fig. 1); (n.sub.33z-n.sub.33xy)-(n.sub.13z-n.sub.13xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.33z-n.sub.33xy)-(n.sub.23z-n.sub.23xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.13z is a refractive index of the first hole transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.13xy is a refractive index of the first hole transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.23z is a refractive index of the second hole transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.23xy is a refractive index of the second hole transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.33z is a refractive index of the third hole transport layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.33xy is a refractive index of the third hole transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (the similar reasoning of claim 12 is applied for claim 18); and/or the first electron barrier layer, the second electron barrier layer, and the third electron barrier layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other; (n.sub.34z-n.sub.34xy)-(n.sub.14z-n.sub.14xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.34z-n.sub.34xy)-(n.sub.24z-n.sub.24xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.14z is a refractive index of the first electron barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.14xy is a refractive index of the first electron barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.24z is a refractive index of the second electron barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.24xy is a refractive index of the second electron barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.34z is a refractive index of the third electron barrier layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.34xy is a refractive index of the third electron barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; and/or the first hole barrier layer, the second hole barrier layer, and the third hole barrier layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other; (n.sub.35z-n.sub.35xy)-(n.sub.15z-n.sub.15xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.35z-n.sub.35xy)-(n.sub.25z-n.sub.25xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.15z is a refractive index of the first hole barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.15xy is a refractive index of the first hole barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.25z is a refractive index of the second hole barrier layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.25xy is a refractive index of the second hole barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.35z is a refractive index of the third hole barrier layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.35xy is a refractive index of the third hole barrier layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction; and/or the first electron transport layer, the second electron transport layer, and the third electron transport layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other; (n.sub.36z-n.sub.36xy)-(n.sub.16z-n.sub.16xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.36z-n.sub.36xy)-(n.sub.26z-n.sub.26xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.16z is a refractive index of the first electron transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.16xy is a refractive index of the first electron transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.26z is a refractive index of the second electron transport layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.26xy is a refractive index of the second electron transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.36z is a refractive index of the third electron transport layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.36xy is a refractive index of the third electron transport layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
Regarding claim 19, Yoneda teaches wherein the respective layers of the red light-emitting structure further include a first light extraction layer (a portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure), wherein the first light extraction layer is located on a side of the first cathode away from the red OLED light-emitting block; the respective layers of the green light-emitting structure further include a second light extraction layer (a portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure), wherein the second light extraction layer is located on a side of the second cathode away from the green OLED light-emitting block; the respective layers of the blue light-emitting structure further include a third light extraction layer (a portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure), wherein the third light extraction layer is located on a side of the third cathode away from the blue OLED light-emitting block (Fig. 1 and paragraph 100).
Regarding claim 20, Yoneda teaches wherein the first light extraction layer, the second light extraction layer, and the third light extraction layer are located in a same layer and any two among them are disconnected to each other (Fig. 1. For example, the portion of 10 for the red light-emitting structure and the portion of 10 for the blue light-emitting structure are disconnected to each other by the portion of 10 for the green light-emitting structure therebetween); (n.sub.37z-n.sub.37xy)-(n.sub.17z-n.sub.17xy)≥the first preset value, and (n.sub.37z-n.sub.37xy)-(n.sub.27z-n.sub.27xy)≥the second preset value, wherein n.sub.17z is a refractive index of the first light extraction layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.17xy is a refractive index of the first light extraction layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.27z is a refractive index of the second light extraction layer in the thickness direction, n.sub.27xy is a refractive index of the second light extraction layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, n.sub.37z is a refractive index of the third light extraction layer in the thickness direction, and n.sub.37xy is a refractive index of the third light extraction layer in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (the similar reasoning of claim 12 is applied for claim 20).
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to amended claims have been considered but are moot in view of new grounds of rejection as set forth above in this Office Action.
Conclusion
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/DANIEL WHALEN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2893