DETAILED ACTION
Priority Claim
Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
IDS
All references provided in the IDS have been considered.
Specification
The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities: unclear/inconsistent usage of reference numerals.
In the specification, for example ¶ [00168], ‘a connecting electrode’ is given the reference numeral ‘CE2’. ‘a connecting electrode’ is also given a reference numeral of ‘CE’ (for example, ¶ [0055]). Furthermore, ‘additional connecting electrode’ (for example, ¶ [00166]) is given the reference numeral ‘CE’. The corresponding structure in the claims is unclear.
Appropriate correction is required.
Drawings
The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Therefore, the “first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups”, “additional connecting electrode” must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s). No new matter should be entered.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.— The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
Claims 12, 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
Regarding Claim 12,
Claim 12, lines 2-3 recites: “a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel”. It is unclear if this is the same “a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel” as recited in Claim 10, lines 4-5, the claim from which this claim depends or a new recitation of unit pixels. It has been interpreted to mean the same “a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel” as recited in Claim 10, lines 4-5. Claims 13-16 are rejected by virtue of their dependency on Claim 12.
Claim 12, line 6 recites: “a first direction”. It is unclear if this is the same “a first direction” as recited in Claim 10, line 3, the claim from which this claim depends, or a new recitation of a first direction. It has been interpreted to mean the same “a first direction” as recited in Claim 10, line 3. Claims 13-16 are rejected by virtue of their dependency on Claim 12.
Claim 12, line 6 recites: “a second direction”. It is unclear if this is the same “a second direction” as recited in Claim 10, line 3, the claim from which this claim depends, or a new recitation of a second direction. It has been interpreted to mean the same “a second direction” as recited in Claim 10, line 3. Claims 13-16 are rejected by virtue of their dependency on Claim 12.
Regarding Claim 20,
Claim 20, line 2 recites “an additional connecting electrode”. The corresponding structure for “an additional connecting electrode” and how it is different and distinct from “a connecting electrode” is unclear, specifically regarding the connection to the anode. The connecting electrode and additional connecting electrode have been interpreted to mean the same electrode.
Claim 20, lines 2-3 recites: “at the center portion of the unit pixel”. No “a center portion” or “a unit pixel group” has been claimed. It has been interpreted to mean any center portion of any pixel group.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of AIA 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 1-9 are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Chen (US 10923543 B1) in view of Bai (US 20240296797 A1).
Re: Independent Claim 1, Chen discloses:
A light emitting display device (Chen, Fig. 6) comprising:
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a unit pixel group (Chen, pixel unit; Fig. 4, Col. 6, lines 32-34) including a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, the four pixel units can make up a first unit pixel unit, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel, see attached annotated figure labels '1st', '2nd' 3rd' and '4th') that are arranged in a 2x2 matrix shape in a first direction and a second direction that are perpendicular to each other (Chen, Fig. 4, the four pixel units are arranged in a 2x2 matrix in the a-direction (left/right) and b--direction (up/down), which correspond to the first and second direction, respectively, and are perpendicular to each other), wherein
each of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixels includes a first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R), a second light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element B), and a third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) that emit lights of three primary colors, respectively (Chen, Fig. 4, shows each of the pixel units has a "red", "blue", and "green" subpixel, Col. 6 lines 32-38),
the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region of the first unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a first diagonal direction with respect to the first and second directions (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD1),
the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region of the second unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a second diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD2), and
the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region of the third unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a third diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD3), and
the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region of the fourth unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a fourth diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD4),
the first diagonal direction, the second diagonal direction, and the third diagonal direction, and the fourth diagonal direction form a rhombus shape (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, DD1, DD2, DD3, and DD4 come together and form a rhombus shape), and
a position, a center portion of the unit pixel group (Chen, Fig. 4, the center portion is the middle horizontal strip including the center where all the unit pixels meet)
Chen does not explicitly disclose:
a position where a laser drilling process is performed is a center portion of the unit pixel group.
Bai discloses:
a laser drilling process (Bai, Fig. 12, ¶ [0224]).
Chen discloses a position that is a center portion of the unit pixel group, but does not explicitly disclose this location to be where a drilling process is performed. Bai discloses a laser drilling process for use of creating via holes within a display device (Bai, ¶ [0252]). Both Chen and Bai disclose pixel units and display devices and are therefore analogous art. It would be obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art (POSITA) before the effective filing date to use a laser drilling process, as disclosed by Bai, at a center position of the unit pixel group, as disclosed by Chen, for the benefit of forming connections line in the device (Bai, Fig. 20, ¶ [0252 - 0253]).
Re: Dependent Claim 2, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 1 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
the second diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD2) is symmetrical to the first diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD1) with respect to the second direction (Chen, Fig. 4, b-direction (up/down), is the second direction),
the third diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD3) is symmetrical to the first diagonal direction with respect to the first direction (Chen, Fig. 4, a-direction (left/right), is the first direction), and
the fourth diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD4) is parallel to the first diagonal direction and opposite to the first diagonal direction.
Re: Dependent Claim 3, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 2 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
a first virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL1, can be considered a first virtual line) extends in the first diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD1) and diagonally connects corner portions of the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st),
a second virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL2, can be considered a second virtual line) extends in the second diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD2) and diagonally connects corner portions of the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd),
a third virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL3, can be considered a third virtual line) extends in the third diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD3) and diagonally connects corner portions of the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd),
a fourth virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL4, can be considered a fourth virtual line) extends in the fourth diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD4) and diagonally connects corner portions of the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th), and
the first virtual line, the second virtual line, the third virtual line, and the fourth virtual line form the rhombus shape (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, VL1, VL2, VL3, and VL4, form a rhombus shape).
Re: Dependent Claim 4, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 3 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) is adjacent to the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd, as they share a same unit pixel side, they can be considered adjacent),
the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) is adjacent to the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd),
the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd) is adjacent to the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th, as they share a same unit pixel side, they can be considered adjacent), and
the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th) is adjacent to the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd, as they share a same unit pixel side, they can be considered adjacent).
Re: Dependent Claim 5, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 2 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd) is adjacent to the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) along the second direction (Chen, Fig. 4, b-direction (up/down), is the second direction),
the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd) is adjacent to the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) along the first direction (Chen, Fig. 4, a-direction (left/right), is the first direction), and
the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th) is adjacent to the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) in a diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4 shows the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel are across from each other, which can be considered a diagonal direction).
Re: Dependent Claim 6, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 1 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
wherein a connecting electrode (Chen, third electrode connecting line; Fig. 4, element 130) is disposed at the center portion of the unit pixel group (Chen, pixel unit; Fig. 4, Col. 6, lines 32-34).
Re: Dependent Claim 7, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 6 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
a pixel defining layer (Chen, pixel definition layer; Fig. 8b, element 124) having openings (Chen, opening; Figs.8b and 8c, element 125, Col. 8, lines 42-45 and lines 63-67) corresponding to the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region (Chen, Col. 6, lines 34-43);
an anode (Chen, third electrode; Fig. 6, element 121, Col. 5, lines 59-60) overlapping a portion of the opening of the pixel defining layer in plan view (Chen, Fig. 6);
a light emitting layer (Chen, light emitting structure; Fig. 6, element 122) on the anode and disposed in the opening of the pixel defining layer (Chen, Fig. 6); and
a cathode (Chen, fourth electrode; Fig. 6, element 123, Col. 5, lines 59-60 and Col. 6, lines 27-33) disposed on the pixel defining layer and the light emitting layer, wherein the connecting electrode is electrically connected to the cathode (Chen, Fig. 9) by the laser drilling process.
Re: Dependent Claim 8, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 7 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
wherein the connecting electrode (Chen, third electrode connecting line; Fig. 9, element 130) and the anode (Chen, third electrode; Fig. 6, element 121) are formed of a same material (Chen, Col. 12, lines 59-67) and are disposed on a same layer (Chen, Fig. 9 shows element 121 and 130 on the same layer).
Re: Dependent Claim 9, Chen and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 7 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Bai, further discloses:
a low driving voltage line (Chen, second voltage line; Fig. 3a, element Com, Col. 5, lines 25-67) and an auxiliary low driving voltage line (Chen, first voltage signal line; Fig. 3a, element Seg) disposed on different insulating layers (Chen, Fig. 3c) and having different extension directions (Chen, Fig. 3a shows elements Com and Seg in different extension directions), wherein
the low driving voltage line and the auxiliary low driving voltage line transfer a low driving voltage transmitted (Chen, Col. 5, lines 49-60) to the cathode (Chen, fourth electrode; Fig. 6, element 123, Col. 5, lines 59-60 and Col. 6, lines 27-33), and
the connecting electrode (Chen, third electrode connecting line; Fig. 9, element 130) is electrically connected to the auxiliary low driving voltage line (Chen, 130 is connected to element 121 which is connected to element Seg).
Claim(s) 10-16 are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Chen (US 10923543 B1) in view of Pyo (US 12243883 B2) and in further view of Bai (US 20240296797 A1).
Re: Independent Claim 10, Chen discloses:
A light emitting display device (Chen, Fig. 6) comprising:
Chen does not explicitly disclose:
first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups arranged in a 2x2 matrix shape in a first direction and a second direction that are perpendicular to each other, wherein
Pyo discloses:
first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups arranged in a 2x2 matrix shape (Pyo, Fig. 6, see attached annotated image labeled UPG1, UPG2, UPG3, UPG4, can be considered a first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel group, respectively) in a first direction (Pyo, Fig. 6, the x-direction (left/right), can be considered a first direction) and a second direction (Pyo, Fig. 6, y-direction (up/down), can be considered a second direction) that are perpendicular to each
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Chen discloses a light emitting display device, but does not explicitly disclose this device to have a first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups arranged in a 2x2 matric in a first direction and a second direction that are perpendicular to each other. Pyo discloses a first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel group arranged in a 2x2 matrix shape in a first direction and a second direction, with the two directions being perpendicular to each other, for use in an image sensor. Both Chen and Pyo disclose pixel units for use within a display device and are therefore analogous art. It would be obvious to a POSITA before the effective filing date to include the layout of pixel groups, as disclosed by Pyo, to the pixel group disclosed by Chen, for the purpose of device scalability and to acquire a pixel signal from a plurality of unit pixels (Pyo, Col. 10, lines 21-46).
Chen, as modified by Pyo, further discloses:
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each of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups includes a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel (Chen, the four pixel units can make up a first unit pixel unit, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel, see attached annotated figure labels '1st', '2nd' 3rd' and '4th') that are arranged in a 2x2 matrix shape (Chen, Fig. 4 shows the first, second, third, and fourth pixel units in a 2x2 matrix),
each of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixels includes a first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R), a second light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element B), and a third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) that emit lights of three primary colors, respectively (Chen, Fig. 4, shows each of the pixel units has a "red", "blue", and "green" subpixel, Col. 6 lines 32-38),
a position corresponds to a position where corner portions of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups meet (Pyo, Fig. 6, the center portion where all four groups meet can be considered a position), and
Chen, as modified by Pyo, does not explicitly disclose:
a position where a laser drilling process is performed corresponds to a position where corner portions of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups meet, and
Bai discloses:
where a laser drilling process is performed (Bai, Fig. 12, ¶ [0224]).
Chen, as modified by Pyo, discloses a position where corners of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups meet, but does not explicitly disclose this location to be where a drilling process is performed. Bai discloses a laser drilling process for use of creating via holes within a display device (Bai, ¶ [0252]). Chen, Pyo, and Bai disclose pixel units and display devices and are therefore analogous art. It would be obvious to a POSITA before the effective filing date to use a laser drilling process, as disclosed by Bai, at a position where the four-unit pixel groups meet, as disclosed by Chen, as modified by Pyo, for the benefit of forming connections line in the device (Bai, Fig. 20, ¶ [0252 - 0253]).
Chen, as modified by Pyo and Bai, further discloses:
areas where the laser drilling process is performed are disposed in all of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups (Pyo, diffusion regions; Fig. 6, element FD, can be considered areas disposed in all of the first, second, third and fourth unit pixel groups).
Re: Dependent Claim 11, Chen, Pyo, and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 10 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Pyo and Bai, further discloses:
wherein the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R), the second light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element B), and the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of each of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixels (Chen, the four pixel units can make up a first unit pixel unit, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel, see attached annotated figure labels '1st', '2nd' 3rd' and '4th') where the laser drilling process is performed are arranged in a rhombus shape (Chen, see attached figure, portions of the light emitting regions make up a rhombus shape).
Re: Dependent Claim 12, Chen, Pyo, and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 11 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Pyo and Bai, further discloses:
each of the first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups (Pyo, Fig. 6, see attached annotated image labeled UPG1, UPG2, UPG3, UPG4, can be considered a first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel group, respectively) includes a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel (Chen, the four pixel units can make up a first unit pixel unit, a second unit pixel, a third unit pixel, and a fourth unit pixel, see attached annotated figure labels '1st', '2nd' 3rd' and '4th');
the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R), the second light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element B), and the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the first unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a first diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD1) with respect to a first direction (Chen, Fig. 4, the a-direction (left/right), can be considered a first direction) and a second direction (Chen, Fig. 4, b-direction (up/down), can be considered a second direction),
the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region of the second unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a second diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD2),
the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region of the third unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a third diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD3),
the first light emitting region, the second light emitting region, and the third light emitting region of the fourth unit pixel are sequentially arranged in a fourth diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD4),
the first diagonal direction, the second diagonal direction, the third diagonal direction, and the fourth diagonal direction form a rhombus shape (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, DD1, DD2, DD3, and DD4 come together and form a rhombus shape).
Re: Dependent Claim 13, Chen, Pyo, and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 12 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Pyo and Bai, further discloses:
the second diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD2) is symmetrical to the first diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD1) with respect to the second direction (Chen, Fig. 4, b-direction (up/down), is the second direction),
the third diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD3) is symmetrical to the first diagonal direction with respect to the first direction (Chen, Fig. 4, a--direction (left/right), is the first direction), and
the fourth diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled DD4) is parallel to the first diagonal direction and opposite to the first diagonal direction.
Re: Dependent Claim 14, Chen, Pyo, and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 13 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Pyo and Bai, further discloses:
a first virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL1, can be considered a first virtual line) extends in the first diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD1) and diagonally connects corner portions of the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st),
a second virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL2, can be considered a second virtual line) extends in the second diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD2) and diagonally connects corner portions of the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd),
a third virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL3, can be considered a third virtual line) extends in the third diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD3) and diagonally connects corner portions of the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd),
a fourth virtual line (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled VL4, can be considered a fourth virtual line) extends in the fourth diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure labeled DD4) and diagonally connects corner portions of the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th), and
the first virtual line, the second virtual line, the third virtual line, and the fourth virtual line form the rhombus shape (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, VL1, VL2, VL3, and VL4, form a rhombus shape).
Re: Dependent Claim 15, Chen, Pyo, and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 14 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Pyo and Bai, further discloses:
the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) is adjacent to the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd, as they share a same unit pixel side, they can be considered adjacent),
the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) is adjacent to the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd),
the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd) is adjacent to the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th, as they share a same unit pixel side, they can be considered adjacent), and
the third light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element G) of the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th) is adjacent to the first light emitting region (Chen, Fig. 4, element R) of the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd, as they share a same unit pixel side, they can be considered adjacent).
Re: Dependent Claim 16, Chen, Pyo, and Bai disclose all the limitations of claim 13 on which this claim depends. Chen, as modified by Pyo and Bai, further discloses:
the second unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 2nd) is adjacent to the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) along the second direction (Chen, Fig. 4, b-direction (up/down), is the second direction),
the third unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 3rd) is adjacent to the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) along the first direction (Chen, Fig. 4, a-direction (left/right), is the first direction), and
the fourth unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 4th) is adjacent to the first unit pixel (Chen, Fig. 4, see attached annotated figure, labeled 1st) in a diagonal direction (Chen, Fig. 4 shows the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel are across from each other, which can be considered a diagonal direction).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claim(s) 17-20 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 and overcoming the 112b rejections.
Re: Claim 17, the prior art of record before the effective filing date do not disclose or suggest, in combination with all other limitations in the claim:
wherein a connecting electrode is disposed at a position where corners of the first, second, third,and fourth unit pixel groups meet.
Chen, Pyo, and Bai collectively disclose a connecting electrode, first, second, third, and fourth unit pixel groups, but do not disclose a connecting electrode to be disclosed at a position where corners of the first, second, third and fourth unit pixel groups meet, nor provide a suggestion for disposing a connecting electrode at this location. Kim (US 9013098 B1) and Gong (US 20150015465 A1) do not suggest or disclose this limitation.
Re: Claims 18-20, claims 18-20 contain the allowable subject matter of claim 17 and further narrow the scope, and are therefore allowable.
Prior art made of record and not relied upon are considered pertinent to current application disclosure.
Kim (US 9013098 B1) and Gong (US 20150015465 A1) disclose pixel group structures and configurations for use in a display device.
Conclusion
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