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Claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 2, (3+5), 4, 1, 6, 7, 8, (9+10), 10, 12, 6, (6+12), 13, 14, 15, 19, (17+20), 18 and 20, respectively, of U.S. Patent No. 12,108,622 B2. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the current claims are generally broader in scope than the corresponding claims of U.S. Patent No. 12,108,622 B2. In other words, all pertinent limitations in the current claims are disclosed by the corresponding claims of U.S. Patent No. 12,108,622 B2; accordingly, the current claims are essentially anticipated by the corresponding claims of U.S. Patent No. 12,108,622 B2, or one of ordinary skill in the art would have deemed the invention in the current claims to be an obvious variant of the invention in the corresponding claims of U.S. Patent No. 12,108,622 B2. A detailed comparison of the two sets of claims is provided in the following chart.
Current application 18/820,625
U.S. Patent 12,108,622 B2
1. A cover lens film comprising: a hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; an impact absorption layer; and a substrate layer between the hard coat layer and the impact absorption layer.
1. A cover lens film comprising: a hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer has a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C., a hardness from 6H to 9H, and a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm; an impact absorption layer, wherein the impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a substrate layer between the hard coat layer and the impact absorption layer.
2. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the substrate layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, triacetylcellulose, polycarbonate, colorless polyimide, and any combination thereof.
2. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the substrate layer is a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, triacetylcellulose, polycarbonate, colorless polyimide, and any combination thereof.
3. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the hard coat layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm and comprises a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
3. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the hard coat layer is a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
5. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the hard coat layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm, and the impact absorption layer has a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm.
4. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the impact absorption layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ether urethane, ester urethane, aliphatic urethane, aliphatic polyurethane, aliphatic polyester urethane, and any combination thereof.
4. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the impact absorption layer is a material selected from the group consisting of ether urethane, ester urethane, aliphatic urethane, aliphatic polyurethane, aliphatic polyester urethane, and any combination thereof.
5. The cover lens film of claim 1, wherein the impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003, and a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm.
1. A cover lens film comprising: a hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer has a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C., a hardness from 6H to 9H, and a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm; an impact absorption layer, wherein the impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a substrate layer between the hard coat layer and the impact absorption layer.
6. A cover lens film comprising: a first hard coat layer, wherein the first hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; a first impact absorption layer; a first substrate layer between the first hard coat layer and the first impact absorption layer; a second hard coat layer, wherein the second hard coat has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; a second impact absorption layer; and a second substrate layer between the second hard coat layer and the second impact absorption layer.
6. A cover lens film comprising: a first hard coat layer, wherein the first hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° ° C. to about 65° C.; a first impact absorption layer, wherein the first impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; a first substrate layer between the first hard coat layer and the first impact absorption layer; a second hard coat layer, wherein the second hard coat has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; a second impact absorption layer, wherein the second impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a second substrate layer between the second hard coat layer and the second impact absorption layer.
7. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the first substrate layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, triacetylcellulose, polycarbonate, colorless polyimide, and any combination thereof.
7. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the first substrate layer is a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, triacetylcellulose, polycarbonate, colorless polyimide, and any combination thereof.
8. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the first hard coat layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
8. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the first hard coat layer is a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
9. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second impact absorption layers independently comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ether urethane, ester urethane, aliphatic urethane, aliphatic polyurethane, aliphatic polyester urethane, and any combination thereof.
9. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the first impact absorption layer is a material selected from the group consisting of ether urethane, ester urethane, aliphatic urethane, aliphatic polyurethane, aliphatic polyester urethane, and any combination thereof.
10. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the second hard coat layer is a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
10. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the second hard coat layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
10. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the second hard coat layer is a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
11. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second hard coat layers independently has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm, and each of the first and second substrate layers independently has a thickness from about 10 μm to 175 μm.
12. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second hard coat layers independently has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm, each of the first and second impact absorption layers independently has a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm, and each of the first and second substrate layers independently has a thickness from about 10 μm to 175 μm.
12. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second impact absorption layers independently has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003.
6. A cover lens film comprising: a first hard coat layer, wherein the first hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° ° C. to about 65° C.; a first impact absorption layer, wherein the first impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; a first substrate layer between the first hard coat layer and the first impact absorption layer; a second hard coat layer, wherein the second hard coat has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; a second impact absorption layer, wherein the second impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a second substrate layer between the second hard coat layer and the second impact absorption layer.
13. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second impact absorption layers independently has a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003.
6. A cover lens film comprising: a first hard coat layer, wherein the first hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° ° C. to about 65° C.; a first impact absorption layer, wherein the first impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; a first substrate layer between the first hard coat layer and the first impact absorption layer; a second hard coat layer, wherein the second hard coat has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; a second impact absorption layer, wherein the second impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a second substrate layer between the second hard coat layer and the second impact absorption layer.
12. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second hard coat layers independently has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm, each of the first and second impact absorption layers independently has a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm, and each of the first and second substrate layers independently has a thickness from about 10 μm to 175 μm.
14. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the second impact absorption layer has an abrasion resistance of less than 0.5% per ASTM D1044.
13. The cover lens film of claim 6, wherein the first impact absorption layer or the second impact absorption layer has an abrasion resistance of less than 0.5% per ASTM D1044.
15. A display device comprising: a display structure; and a cover lens film comprising: a hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; an impact absorption layer; and a substrate layer between the hard coat layer and the impact absorption layer.
14. A display device comprising: a display structure; and a cover lens film comprising: a hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; an impact absorption layer, wherein the impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a substrate layer between the hard coat layer and the impact absorption layer.
16. The display device of claim 15, wherein the display structure comprises an OLED display or an LCD display.
15. The display device of claim 14, wherein the display structure comprises an OLED display.
17. The display device of claim 15, wherein the substrate layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, triacetylcellulose, polycarbonate, colorless polyimide, and any combination thereof.
19. The display device of claim 14, wherein the substrate layer is a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, triacetylcellulose, polycarbonate, colorless polyimide, and any combination thereof.
18. The display device of claim 15, wherein the hard coat layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm and comprises a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
17. The display device of claim 14, wherein the hard coat layer is a material selected from the group consisting of radiation curable acrylate and aliphatic urethane acrylate.
20. The display device of claim 14, wherein the hard coat layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm and the impact absorption layer has a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm.
19. The display device of claim 15, wherein the impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003 and comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ether urethane, ester urethane, aliphatic urethane, aliphatic polyurethane, aliphatic polyester urethane, and any combination thereof.
14. A display device comprising: a display structure; and a cover lens film comprising: a hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; an impact absorption layer, wherein the impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a substrate layer between the hard coat layer and the impact absorption layer.
18. The display device of claim 14, wherein the impact absorption layer is a material selected from the group consisting of ether urethane, ester urethane, aliphatic urethane, aliphatic polyurethane, aliphatic polyester urethane, and any combination thereof.
20. The display device of claim 15, wherein the impact absorption layer has a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003.
14. A display device comprising: a display structure; and a cover lens film comprising: a hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer has a hardness from 6H to 9H, a bending inside radius from about 2 mm to about 3 mm, and a thermal resistance of about −20° C. to about 65° C.; an impact absorption layer, wherein the impact absorption layer has a transmission of about 90% to about 99.99% per ASTM D1003, and a haze of less than 1% per ASTM D1003; and a substrate layer between the hard coat layer and the impact absorption layer.
20. The display device of claim 14, wherein the hard coat layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 40 μm and the impact absorption layer has a thickness from about 20 μm to about 110 μm.
Conclusion
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/LEX H MALSAWMA/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2892
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