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 .
Status of Claims
This office action considers claims 1-20 pending for examination on merits.
Specification Objection
Specification, in “Specification - 07/18/2024”, is objected due to lack of compliance of drawings in accordance with MPEP § 601.01(g).
In the instant specification, the brief description in paragraph [0038] as “FIG. 4a to FIG. 4n are exploded diagrams of each of the film layers of the single subpixel in FIG. 3.”, does not describe of individual figures, and as such the application will be treated as an application filed without all figures of drawings. Correction is required.
It is noted that “608.01(f) Brief Description of Drawings”, the examiner should see to it that the figures are correctly described in the brief description of the drawing, that all section lines used are referred to, and that all needed section lines are used. If the drawings show Figures 1A, 1B, and 1C and the brief description of the drawings refers only to Figure 1, the examiner should object to the brief description, and requires applicant to provide a brief description of Figures 1A, 1B, and 1C.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-20 are objected for to as having deficiencies as described in section I, supra, but, but would be allowable if objection is resolved.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance, which paraphrases and summarizes the claimed invention without intending to be limiting, wherein the legally defined scope of the claimed invention is defined by the allowed claims themselves in view of the written description under 35 USC 112. . The statement is not intended to necessarily state all the reasons for allowance or all the details why claims are allowed and should not be written to specifically or impliedly state that all the reasons for allowance are set forth (MPEP 1302.14).
In the instant case, for claim claims 1,18, the closest prior arts combination of (US 20230134599 A1 to LAI; Qingjun et el., hereinafter Lai, in Figures 7-10; and US 20220102472 A1 to HUANG; Weiyun et el. hereinafter Huang; Figure 2) discloses all the limitation of claims 1 and/ or claim18 except “wherein the display area comprises a first area disposed corresponding to the anode, the first area is provided with at least one of the fanout traces and at least one of the dummy traces; each of the fanout traces passing through each of the subpixels is symmetrical about a center of the anode of each of the subpixels, and each of the dummy traces passing through each of the subpixels is symmetrical about a center of the anode of each of the subpixels”.
The combination of (Lai and Huang) discloses OLED display device (Lai 1; Fig 18; [0105] in view of Huang OLED device20a ; Fig 2; [0047]), comprising an organic light emitting diode (OLED) (in view of Huang [0017]) display panel (Lai 10; Figs 1, 10; [0031,0071]), comprising a display area (Lai 110) and a non-display area (Lai 110) disposed at a side of the display area (Lai 100), wherein the OLED display panel (Lai 10) further comprises (see the entire documents of Lai and Huang, paragraphs [0050-0100], Figures 1-17, specifically Lai Fig 10 and Huang Fig 2; and as cited below) :
signal traces (Lai 200/210/211/221A; 220/221/221B comprising; Figs 7-8; [0051]); and
fanout traces (Lai 300; Fig 1; [0031]) disposed on a side of the signal traces and connected to the signal traces;
wherein the OLED display panel (Lai 10 in view of Huang [0017]) further comprises a plurality of subpixels (Lai subpixels 400; Fig 4; [0043]), each of the subpixels comprises an anode (in view of Huang 21; Fig 2; [0047) disposed on a side of the fanout traces (Lai 300; Fig 1; [0031]) away from the signal traces (Lai 200/210/211/221A; 220/221/221B), and the fanout traces (Lai 300) extend from the non-display area (Lai 110) to the display area (Lai 100);
wherein the OLED display panel (Lai 10 in view of Huang [0017]) further comprises dummy traces (Lai virtual 230/231; 240/241; Fig 8; [0052]) disposed on a side of the anode (Huang 21; Fig 2; [0047]) adjacent to the signal traces (Lai 200/210/211/221A; 220/221/221B).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. See form PTO-892.
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/MOAZZAM HOSSAIN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2898
February 2, 2026