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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 .
Election/Restrictions
Applicant's election with traverse of claims 1, 8-13, and 28-29 in the reply filed on 6/8/26 is acknowledged. The traversal is on the ground(s) that SEE ELECTION DATED 6/8/26. This is not found persuasive because the consideration (interpretation and weight assignment) and searches are not co-extensive.
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)(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.
Claim(s) 1 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Hashimoto et al. (US pat 12604529).
With respect to claim 1, Hashimoto et al. teach a light-emitting element package comprising (see figs. 1-26, particularly fig. 6 and associated text):
a first layer (layer around 9) including a terminal 10;
a second layer (a driving layer) (layer around 8) located adjacent to the first layer and including a driving chip 8;
a third layer (a light-emitting layer) 3 located adjacent to the second layer, wherein the third layer includes light-emitting elements 2, wherein each light-emitting element at least partially overlaps the driving chip in a connection direction (vertical) of the first layer and the second layer and constitutes a unit subpixel 2; and
a fourth layer 5 located adjacent to the third layer, wherein light emitted from the light-emitting elements passes through the fourth layer,
wherein a first electrode 6 (of middle chip 2) of each of the light-emitting elements is connected to a first end (left, bottom) of the driving chip and a second end (right, top) of the driving chip is connected to the terminal 10.
Claim(s) 28 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Hashimoto et al. (US pat 12604529).
With respect to claim 28, Hashimoto et al. teach a light-emitting element package comprising (see figs. 1-26, particularly fig. 6 and associated text):
a transparent substrate 5;
a light-emitting layer (layer around 2) located on the transparent substrate and including light-emitting elements 2 respectively constituting unit subpixels 2;
a driving layer (layer around 8) located on the light-emitting layer and at least partially overlapping the light-emitting layer, wherein the driving layer includes a driving chip 8 electrically connected to the light-emitting elements and configured to drive the light-emitting elements; and
a terminal layer (layer around 9) located on the driving layer and including a terminal 10 connected to the driving chip.
Claim(s) 29 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Hashimoto et al. (US pat 12604529).
With respect to claim 29, Hashimoto et al. teach a display device comprising (see figs. 1-26, particularly fig. 6 and associated text):
a light-emitting element package defining an individual pixel, wherein the light-emitting element package includes:
a transparent substrate 5;
a light-emitting layer (layer around 2) located on the transparent substrate and including light-emitting elements 2 respectively constituting unit subpixels;
a driving layer (layer around 8) located on the light-emitting layer and at least partially overlapping the light-emitting layer, wherein the driving layer includes a driving chip 8 electrically connected to the light-emitting elements and configured to drive the light-emitting elements; and
a terminal layer (layer around 9) located on the driving layer and including a terminal 10 connected to the driving chip.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 8-13 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Examiner’s Cited References
The cited references generally show the similar or related structure having stacked light emitting structure and driving circuit structure and connectors for connecting driving circuit structure, light emitting structure and external terminals as presently claimed by applicant.
Conclusion
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LONG . PHAM
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Art Unit 2823
/LONG PHAM/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2897
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