DETAILED ACTION
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 .
Election/Restrictions
Applicant's election with traverse of species ii (fig. 6B and 7B) and species iii (fig. 8A) in the reply filed on 5-20-2026 is acknowledged (claims 1-6 and 10-20). The traversal is on the ground(s) that that the species i and ii both refer to the same shape and that and that species ii should be circular shape. This is not found persuasive because while the applicant is correct that the shape of fig. 6B is circular this would in fact distinguish the species from the quadrangular shaped embodiment.
The requirement is still deemed proper and is therefore made FINAL.
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.
Claim(s) 1-6 and 10-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by An (US 2022/0336564).
[claim 1] A display apparatus (figs. 1-9), comprising: a substrate (100, fig. 2,6) including a first area (AR1, fig. 1, 2, 6), a second area (AR3, fig. 1,2) and a third area (AR2, fig. 1,2, 6) between the first area and the second area; first light-emitting diodes (OLEDS/DPE in AR 1, fig. 2, 6, 7) in the first area; first sub-pixel circuits (PC1, fig. 2, 6, [0141]) in the first area and respectively and electrically connected to the first light-emitting diodes (fig. 2,6); second light-emitting diodes (OLEDS/DPE in AR3, fig. 1, 2, 5), in the second area; second sub-pixel circuits (PC3, fig. 2, 5), in the second area and respectively and electrically connected to the second light-emitting diodes (fig. 2, 5); third light-emitting diodes (OLEDS/DPE in AR2, fig. 2,6, 7) in the third area; and a connection line (LCL/LWL 1-3, fig. 6, note that each of the OLEDS 1, OLEDS 2, and OLEDS 3 in both AR1 and AR are electrically connected to all the other corresponding OLEDS 1, OLEDS 2, and OLEDS 3 in AR1 and AR2 via LCL/LWL, UCL/UWL, and CWL see [0153][0154], fig. 6) electrically connecting a sub-pixel electrode of each of the third light-emitting diodes to a sub-pixel electrode of each of the first light-emitting diodes (, see fig. 7 which shows the multiple interconnection to multiple sub pixel electrodes 211).
[claim 2] The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first light-emitting diodes, the second light-emitting diodes, and the third light-emitting diodes respectively include light-emitting diodes configured to emit light of a first color, light-emitting diodes configured to emit light of a second color, and light-emitting diodes configured to emit light of a third color, and the connection line electrically connects a sub-pixel electrode of a third light-emitting diode configured to emit light of a first color to a sub-pixel electrode of a first light-emitting diode configured to emit light of a first color (as can be seen in fig. 6, interconnected 3 different sets OLEDS are connected to OLEDS of the same size, shape, and color, see OLED1, OLED2, and OLED3, in AR1 and AR2 in fig. 6).
[claim 3] The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the third light-emitting diode configured to emit light of the first color has a same size as the first light-emitting diode configured to emit light of the first color (as can be seen in fig. 6, interconnected 3 different sets OLEDS are connected to OLEDS of the same size, shape, and color, see OLED1, OLED2, and OLED3, in AR1 and AR2 in fig. 6).
[claim 4] The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a horizontal conductive line extending in a first direction, wherein the horizontal conductive line includes: a first horizontal conductive line (interconnect between DPE and CWL that extends into the page in fig. 2) that extends into the spaced apart from the second area in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a second horizontal conductive line including a first portion (interconnect between PX1 and CWL that extends into the page in fig. 2) and a second portion (interconnect between PX3 and PC3 that extends into the page in fig. 2) spaced apart from each other with the second area therebetween, and wherein the connection line extends in the first direction and is arranged in a same row as the second horizontal conductive line (e.g. CWL extends between interconnects and has a portion that extends into the page in fig. 2).
[claim 5] The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the connection line is between the first portion of the second horizontal conductive line and the second area, or between the second portion of the second horizontal conductive line and the second area (fig. 2).
[claim 6] The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the horizontal conductive line is electrically connected to an opposite electrode of the first light-emitting diode (fig. 2).
[claim 10] The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the horizontal conductive line includes a first sub-portion (bottom of interconnect, fig. 2) and a second sub-portion (top of interconnect, fig. 2), and the second sub-portion of the horizontal conductive line is on a layer (directly on IL, fig. 2) different from a layer (directly on CWL, fig. 2) on which the first sub-portion is located.
[claim 11] The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the connection line includes a first portion (LCL , fig. 6) and a second portion (UCL, fig. 6) on different layers (e.g. LCL, UCL, CWL may include AZO which includes aluminum [0156][0069]), wherein the first portion of the connection line includes a same material as the first sub-portion of the horizontal conductive line (the cited interconnects including both portions in fig. 2 correspond to the CM and MCM in fig. 5, 7, connection electrode CM is also made of aluminum [0130]), and wherein the second portion of the connection line includes a same material as the second sub-portion of the horizontal conductive line (the cited interconnects including both portions in fig. 2 correspond to the CM in fig. 5, 7, connection electrode CM is also made of aluminum [0130]).
[claim 12] The display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first sub-pixel circuit includes: a first transistor including a first semiconductor layer (ACT1, fig. 7, [0105]) and a first gate electrode (CE1, fig. 7) overlapping a channel region of the first semiconductor layer; and a first electrode (SE or DE, fig. 5,7, [0121]) overlapping and electrically connected to one of a source region and a drain region of the first semiconductor layer (fig. 7).
[claim 13] The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first portion of the connection line includes a same material as the first electrode (both have aluminum [0121]).
[claim 14] The display apparatus of claim 12, further comprising: a first insulating layer (OIL1, fig. 5,7) covering the first electrode; and a second electrode (CM or 213, fig. 7) on the first insulating layer and electrically connecting the first electrode to a sub-pixel electrode (211, fig. 7) of the first light-emitting diode.
[claim 15] The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second portion of the connection line includes a same material as the second electrode (all elements include aluminum).
[claim 16] The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the connection line further includes a third portion on a layer different from the first portion and the second portion, and wherein the third portion of the connection line includes a same material as a sub-pixel electrode of the first light-emitting diode (all elements including CM, UCL, LCL, and other electrodes include aluminum, fig. 7).
[claim 17] The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first sub-pixel circuit further includes a second transistor (TFT of PC3, fig. 5) including a second semiconductor layer (ACT1, fig. 5) and a second gate electrode (GE1, fig. 5) overlapping the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer of the first transistor includes a silicon semiconductor material, and wherein the second semiconductor layer of the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor material [0105].
[claim 18] The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second area includes a transmission area (where light from PX2 transmits from, fig. 2).
[claim 19] The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a component (20, fig. 2) overlapping the second area (overlaps the side of the second area).
[claim 20] The display apparatus of claim 19, wherein the component includes a camera or a sensor [0080].
Conclusion
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/AMAR MOVVA/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2898
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