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 .
This is the first Office Action for the serial number 18/838,534, DISPLAY DEVICE, filed on 8/14/24.
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.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1-15 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 applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Claim 1, line 15, “a bridge protruding from a side wall of the guide portion” which refers to element # 611a in applicant’s drawing is indefinite because claim 1, line 19 cites “a rear groove formed at a front surface of the bridge” which refers to elements 611c and 611Gc in applicant’s drawings. Element # 611a does not have “rear groove” in the bridge as cited in claim 1, line 19. Claim 1, line 15 should be changed to ---a bridge protruding from one of side walls of the guide portion to the other side walls of the guide portion--- for clarification.
Claim 1, line 20, “any one” is indefinite because it is not clear which elements it refer to.
Claims 1-15 are rejected as depending on rejected claim 1.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-15 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: The prior arts fail to teach all of the limitations cited in claim 1 especially with “a rear groove formed at a front surface of the bridge, wherein among the first protrusion or the second protrusion, an one is inserted into front groove, and the other is inserted into the rear groove”.
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Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
US Patent Application Publication # 2016/0143160 to Huang et al.
US Patent Application Publication # 2021/0364124 to LI
US Patent Application Publication # 2011/0073738 to Takao
US Patent Application Publication # 2010/0142175 to Cheng et al.
US Patent Application Publication # 2007/0047188 to Kim
US Patent Application Publication # 2006/0290832 to Lin et al.
US Patent Application Publication # 2006/0208145 to Chen
US Patent Application Publication # 2003/0103092 to Byoun et al.
US Patent Application Publication # 2020/0163241 to O’Shaughnessy et al.
The cited references teach the legs for supporting the display device.
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ALFRED J. WUJCIAK
Examiner
Art Unit 3632
/ALFRED J WUJCIAK/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3636 2/4/26