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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/554,660

DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Non-Final OA §102
Filed
Oct 10, 2023
Examiner
KEBEDE, BROOK
Art Unit
2818
Tech Center
2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems
Assignee
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
89%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
2y 3m
To Grant
93%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 89% — above average
89%
Career Allow Rate
887 granted / 1000 resolved
+20.7% vs TC avg
Minimal +4% lift
Without
With
+4.3%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 3m
Avg Prosecution
28 currently pending
Career history
1028
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
1.6%
-38.4% vs TC avg
§103
33.9%
-6.1% vs TC avg
§102
31.0%
-9.0% vs TC avg
§112
11.6%
-28.4% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1000 resolved cases

Office Action

§102
DETAILED ACTION The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . Claim Objections Claim 13 is objected to because of the following informalities: Claim 13 recites the limitation “wherein each of the first capacitor and the second capacitor includes a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor, a metal-oxide-metal (MOM) capacitor, or a metal-oxide- semiconductor (MOS) capacitor” in lines 1-5. However, claim 13 contains improper form of Markush groping of claims. “A Markush grouping is a closed group of alternatives, i.e., the selection is made from a group "consisting of" (rather than “comprising” or "including") the alternative members. Abbott Labs., 334 F.3d at 1280, 67 USPQ2d at 1196. If a Markush grouping requires a material selected from an open list of alternatives (e.g., selected from the group “comprising” or "consisting essentially of" the recited alternatives. If a claim is intended to encompass combinations or mixtures of the alternatives set forth in the Markush grouping, the claim may include qualifying language preceding the recited alternatives (such as "at least one member" selected from the group), or within the list of alternatives (such as "or mixtures thereof"). Id. at 1281.” See also MPEP § 2111.03. Appropriate correction is required. 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 and 12-14 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Kimura et al. (US 2019/0156762). PNG media_image1.png 665 696 media_image1.png Greyscale Re Claims 1, Kimura et al. disclose a display device comprising: a light emitting element (21, Paragraph [0084]); a first capacitor (Cs, Paragraph [0085]) including a first electrode (not labeled, see annotated Fig. 3 above) and a second electrode (not labeled, Fig.3); a second capacitor (Csub, Paragraph [0085]) including a third electrode (not labeled, Fig. 3) and a fourth electrode (not labeled, Fig. 3); and a drive transistor (Tr2, Paragraph [0085]) that supplies, to the light emitting element (21), a current corresponding to a voltage accumulated in the first capacitor (Cs) and a voltage accumulated in the second capacitor (CSub, see Fig. 3), wherein the second electrode (see Fig. 3) is electrically connected to the third electrode ( i.e., the bottom electrode of Csub electrically connected the top electrode of Cs ) , and the second electrode and the third electrode are disposed in different layers (i.e., the first electrode Cs and second electrode formed in different location of the substrate). See Fig. 3 and related text in Paragraphs [0084] – [0091]. Re Claim 12, as applied to claim 1 above, as applied to claim 1 above, Kimura et al. disclose all the claimed limitation including wherein the first capacitor (Cs) accumulates a first voltage (Vgs, Paragraph [0091]) related to an operation of the drive transistor (Tr2), and the second capacitor (Scub) accumulates a second voltage (Vcc, Paragraph [0091]) different from the first voltage (see Fig. 3). Re Claim 13, as applied to claim 1 above, as applied to claim 1 above, Kimura et al. disclose all the claimed limitation including wherein each of the first capacitor and the second capacitor includes a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor, (Paragraph [0131]) a metal-oxide-metal (MOM) capacitor, or a metal-oxide- semiconductor (MOS) capacitor (see Fig. 3). Re Claim 14, Kimura et al. disclose an electronic device comprising: a light emitting element (21); a first capacitor (Cs) including a first electrode and a second electrode (see Fig. 3); a second capacitor (Csub) including a third electrode and a fourth electrode (see Fig. 3); and a drive transistor (Tr2) that supplies, to the light emitting element (21), a current corresponding to a voltage accumulated in the first capacitor (Cs) and a voltage accumulated in the second capacitor (Csub), wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the third electrode, and the second electrode and the third electrode are disposed in different layers (see Fig. 3 and related text in Paragraphs [0084] – [0091]). Allowable Subject Matter Claims 2-11 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. Conclusion The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure HWANG et al. (US 2020/0006401), Kim et al. (US 2014/0291636) also disclose similar inventive subject matter. Correspondence Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to BROOK KEBEDE whose telephone number is 571-272-1862. The examiner can normally be reached Monday Friday 8:00 AM 5:00 PM. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Jeff Natalini can be reached at 571-272-2266. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /BROOK KEBEDE/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2894 /BK/ February 6, 2026
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Prosecution Timeline

Oct 10, 2023
Application Filed
Feb 06, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §102 (current)

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1-2
Expected OA Rounds
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Grant Probability
93%
With Interview (+4.3%)
2y 3m
Median Time to Grant
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