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Claim 1 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 5 of U.S. Patent No. 12354544.
Present Application
US Patent 12354544
1. A driving circuit, comprising
a first control node control circuit,
a second control node control circuit,
a first node control circuit and a second node control circuit,
wherein, the first control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first control node;
the second control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a second control node;
the first node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first node;
the second node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node,
a first clock signal terminal and a second node respectively, and is configured to control to connect the first clock signal terminal and the second node under the control of the potential of the second control node;
wherein the driving circuit further comprises a driving signal output terminal, a second output circuit, a third output circuit,
wherein, the second output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node, and is configured to control to connect the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node under the control of the potential of the second node;
the third output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the fifth node, and a second voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the fifth node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node.
1. A driving circuit, comprising
a first control node control circuit,
a second control node control circuit,
a first node control circuit and a second node control circuit,
wherein the first control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first control node;
wherein the second control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a second control node;
wherein the first node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first node;
wherein the second node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node,
a first clock signal terminal and a second node respectively, and is configured to control to connect the first clock signal terminal and the second node under the control of the potential of the second control node;
wherein the driving circuit further includes a third node control circuit and a fourth node control circuit; wherein the third node control circuit is electrically connected to the first control node, a third node and the first clock signal terminal respectively, and is configured to control to connect the third node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first control node, and control a potential of the third node according to the potential of the first control node; wherein the fourth node control circuit is configured to control to connect the third node and a fourth node under the control of a first clock signal provided by the first clock signal terminal, control to connect the fourth node and a first voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the first node; and wherein the second node control circuit is further configured to control the potential of the second node according to the potential of the second control node.
[Claim 5] 5. The driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising
a driving signal output terminal, a second output circuit, a third output circuit and a fifth node control circuit,
[Claim 5] wherein, the second output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node, and is configured to control to connect the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node under the control of the potential of the second node;
[Claim 5] the third output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the fifth node, and a second voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the fifth node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node;
[Claim 5] the fifth node control circuit is electrically connected to the fifth node and the driving signal output terminal, and the fifth node control circuit is also electrically connected to a third voltage terminal or the first voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the fifth node and the third voltage terminal or the first voltage terminal under the control of a driving signal provided by the driving signal output terminal.
1. A driving circuit, comprising
a first control node control circuit, a second control node control circuit, a first node control circuit and a second node control circuit,
wherein, the first control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first control node;
the second control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a second control node;
the first node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first node;
the second node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node,
a first clock signal terminal and a second node respectively, and is configured to control to connect the first clock signal terminal and the second node under the control of the potential of the second control node;
wherein the driving circuit further comprises a driving signal output terminal, a second output circuit, a third output circuit,
wherein, the second output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node, and is configured to control to connect the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node under the control of the potential of the second node;
the third output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the fifth node, and a second voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the fifth node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node.
19. A driving method, applied to the driving circuit according to claim 1,
wherein a display period includes a first phase, a second phase and a third phase set successively; the driving method comprises: in at least part of time period included in the first phase, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be a turn-on voltage; controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node; controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be a turn-off voltage; in a part of time period included in the second phase, controlling, by the first control node control circuit, the potential of the first control node to be the turn-on voltage; controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-on voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node; in another part of time period included in the second phase, controlling, by the first control node control circuit, the potential of the first control node to be the turn-on voltage, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-off voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, the potential of the second node to be the turn-off voltage, and controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be the turn-on voltage; in a part of time period included in the third phase, controlling, by the first control node control circuit, the potential of the first control node to be the turn-off voltage, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-on voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node, and controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be the turn-on voltage; in another part of time period included in the third phase, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-on voltage, controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be the turn-off voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node.
16. A driving method, applied to a driving circuit which includes
a first control node control circuit, a second control node control circuit, a first node control circuit and a second node control circuit,
wherein the first control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first control node,
the second control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a second control node,
the first node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first node,
the second node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node,
a first clock signal terminal and a second node respectively, and is configured to control to connect the first clock signal terminal and the second node under the control of the potential of the second control node,
wherein a display period includes a first phase, a second phase and a third phase set successively; the driving method comprises: in at least part of time period included in the first phase, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be a turn-on voltage; controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node; controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be a turn-off voltage; in a part of time period included in the second phase, controlling, by the first control node control circuit, the potential of the first control node to be the turn-on voltage; controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-on voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node; in another part of time period included in the second phase, controlling, by the first control node control circuit, the potential of the first control node to be the turn-on voltage, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-off voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, the potential of the second node to be the turn-off voltage, and controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be the turn-on voltage; in a part of time period included in the third phase, controlling, by the first control node control circuit, the potential of the first control node to be the turn-off voltage, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-on voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node, and controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be the turn-on voltage; in another part of time period included in the third phase, controlling, by the second control node control circuit, the potential of the second control node to be the turn-on voltage, controlling, by the first node control circuit, the potential of the first node to be the turn-off voltage, and controlling, by the second node control circuit, to connect the second node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the second control node.
2. The driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a third node control circuit and a fourth node control circuit; wherein the third node control circuit is electrically connected to the first control node, a third node and the first clock signal terminal respectively, and is configured to control to connect the third node and the first clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first control node, and control a potential of the third node according to the potential of the first control node; the fourth node control circuit is configured to control to connect the third node and a fourth node under the control of a first clock signal provided by the first clock signal terminal, control to connect the fourth node and a first voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the first node; the second node control circuit is further configured to control the potential of the second node according to the potential of the second control node.
3. The driving circuit according to claim 2, wherein the first node control circuit is electrically connected to the first node, the first clock signal terminal and the fourth node, and is configured to control to connect the fourth node and the first node under the control of the first clock signal.
4. The driving circuit according to claim 3, wherein the first node control circuit is also electrically connected to the second node and the second voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the first node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node.
5. The driving circuit according to claim 2, wherein the third node control circuit is also be electrically connected to the second node and a second voltage terminal, is configured to control to connect the third node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node.
6. The driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a fifth node control circuit, wherein, the fifth node control circuit is electrically connected to the fifth node and the driving signal output terminal, and the fifth node control circuit is also electrically connected to a third voltage terminal or the first voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the fifth node and the third voltage terminal or the first voltage terminal under the control of a driving signal provided by the driving signal output terminal.
7. The driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first control node control circuit is respectively electrically connected to the first control node, the first clock signal terminal, the second control node and the second voltage terminal, is configured to control to connect the first control node and the second voltage terminal under the control of a first clock signal provided by the first clock signal terminal and the potential of the second control node; wherein the first control node control circuit is further electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal and an input terminal, is configured to control to connect the first control node and the input terminal under the control of a second clock signal provided by the second clock signal terminal.
8. The driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the second control node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node, a second clock signal terminal, a reset terminal, a third voltage terminal and the first control node respectively, is configured to control to connect the second control node and the third voltage terminal under the control of a second clock signal provided by the second clock signal terminal, and control to connect the second control node and the third voltage terminal under the control of a reset signal provided by the reset terminal, control to connect the second control node and the second clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first control node, and control to connect the second control node and the second clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first control node.
9. The driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a first output circuit; wherein the first output circuit is electrically connected to the first node and a driving signal output terminal respectively, and the first output circuit is electrically connected to a third voltage terminal or an output clock signal terminal, and is configured to control to connect the driving signal output terminal and the third voltage terminal or the output clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first node; or wherein the second node control circuit comprises a first transistor; a gate electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, a first electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second node.
10. The driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a first energy storage circuit and a second energy storage circuit; wherein a first terminal of the first energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the first node, and a second terminal of the first energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal; the first energy storage circuit is configured to maintain the potential of the first node; a first terminal of the second energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the second node, and a second terminal of the second energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal; the second energy storage circuit is configured to maintain the potential of the second node.
11. The driving circuit according to claim 2, wherein the fourth node control circuit comprises a second transistor and a third transistor; a gate electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a first electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node; a gate electrode of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the third transistor is electrically connected to the third node, and a second electrode of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node; or wherein the third node control circuit comprises an eighth transistor and a third capacitor; a gate electrode of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the first control node, and a first electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the third node; a first terminal of the third capacitor is electrically connected to the first control node, and a second terminal of the third capacitor is electrically connected to a third node; the second node control circuit also includes a fourth capacitor; a first terminal of the fourth capacitor is electrically connected to the second control node, and a second terminal of the fourth capacitor is electrically connected to the second node.
12. The driving circuit according to claim 6, wherein the fifth node control circuit comprises a fourth transistor; a gate electrode of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal, a first electrode of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the third voltage terminal or the first voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a fifth node; or wherein the second output circuit includes a second output transistor, and the third output circuit includes a third output transistor; a gate electrode of the second output transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the second output transistor is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal, and a second electrode of the second output transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node; a gate electrode of the third output transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the third output transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node, and a second electrode of the third output transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal.
13. The driving circuit according to claim 7, wherein the first control node control circuit includes a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor; a gate electrode of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a first electrode of the fifth transistor is connected to the first control node; a gate electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, a first electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second electrode of the fifth transistor, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal; or wherein the first control node control circuit comprises a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor; a gate electrode of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, and a first electrode of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the first control node; a gate electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second electrode of the fifth transistor, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal; or wherein the first control node control circuit comprises a seventh transistor; a gate electrode of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, and a first electrode of the seventh transistor is connected to the input terminal, and a second electrode of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the first control node.
14. The driving circuit according to claim 5, wherein the third node control circuit further comprises a ninth transistor; a gate electrode of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the third node, and a second electrode of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal.
15. The driving circuit according to claim 3, wherein the first node control circuit comprises a tenth transistor; a gate electrode of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node, a second electrode of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the first node.
16. The driving circuit according to claim 4, wherein the first node control circuit comprises an eleventh transistor; a gate electrode of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a second electrode of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal.
17. The driving circuit according to claim 9, wherein the second control node control circuit comprises a twelfth transistor, a thirteenth transistor, and a fourteenth transistor; a gate electrode of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the reset terminal, a first electrode of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, and a second electrode of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the third voltage terminal; a gate electrode of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the third voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node; a gate electrode of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the first control node, a first electrode of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node.
18. The driving circuit according to claim 9, wherein the first output circuit includes a first output transistor; a gate electrode of the first output transistor is electrically connected to the first node, and a first electrode of the first output transistor is electrically connected to a third voltage terminal or an output clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the first output transistor is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal.
20. A display device comprising the driving circuit according to claim 1.
2. The driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first node control circuit is electrically connected to the first node, the first clock signal terminal and the fourth node, and is configured to control to connect the fourth node and the first node under the control of the first clock signal.
3. The driving circuit according to claim 2, wherein the first node control circuit is also electrically connected to the second node and the second voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the first node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node.
4. The driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the third node control circuit is also be electrically connected to the second node and a second voltage terminal, is configured to control to connect the third node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node.
6. The driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the second control node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node, a second clock signal terminal, a reset terminal, a third voltage terminal and the first control node respectively, is configured to control to connect the second control node and the third voltage terminal under the control of a second clock signal provided by the second clock signal terminal, and control to connect the second control node and the third voltage terminal under the control of a reset signal provided by the reset terminal, control to connect the second control node and the second clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first control node, and control to connect the second control node and the second clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first control node.
7. The driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a first output circuit; wherein the first output circuit is electrically connected to the first node and a driving signal output terminal respectively, and the first output circuit is electrically connected to a third voltage terminal or an output clock signal terminal, and is configured to control to connect the driving signal output terminal and the third voltage terminal or the output clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first node; or wherein the second node control circuit comprises a first transistor; a gate electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, a first electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second node.
8. The driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a first energy storage circuit and a second energy storage circuit; wherein a first terminal of the first energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the first node, and a second terminal of the first energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal; the first energy storage circuit is configured to maintain the potential of the first node; a first terminal of the second energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the second node, and a second terminal of the second energy storage circuit is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal; the second energy storage circuit is configured to maintain the potential of the second node.
9. The driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the fourth node control circuit comprises a second transistor and a third transistor; a gate electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a first electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node; a gate electrode of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the third transistor is electrically connected to the third node, and a second electrode of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node; or wherein the third node control circuit comprises an eighth transistor and a third capacitor; a gate electrode of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the first control node, and a first electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the third node; a first terminal of the third capacitor is electrically connected to the first control node, and a second terminal of the third capacitor is electrically connected to a third node; the second node control circuit also includes a fourth capacitor; a first terminal of the fourth capacitor is electrically connected to the second control node, and a second terminal of the fourth capacitor is electrically connected to the second node.
10. The driving circuit according to claim 5, wherein the fifth node control circuit comprises a fourth transistor; a gate electrode of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal, a first electrode of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the third voltage terminal or the first voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a fifth node; or wherein the second output circuit includes a second output transistor, and the third output circuit includes a third output transistor; a gate electrode of the second output transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the second output transistor is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal, and a second electrode of the second output transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node; a gate electrode of the third output transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the third output transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node, and a second electrode of the third output transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal.
11. The driving circuit according to claim 4, wherein the third node control circuit further comprises a ninth transistor; a gate electrode of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the third node, and a second electrode of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal.
12. The driving circuit according to claim 2, wherein the first node control circuit comprises a tenth transistor; a gate electrode of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node, a second electrode of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the first node.
13. The driving circuit according to claim 3, wherein the first node control circuit comprises an eleventh transistor; a gate electrode of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first electrode of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a second electrode of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal.
14. The driving circuit according to claim 6, wherein the second control node control circuit comprises a twelfth transistor, a thirteenth transistor, and a fourteenth transistor; a gate electrode of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the reset terminal, a first electrode of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, and a second electrode of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the third voltage terminal; a gate electrode of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the third voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node; a gate electrode of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the first control node, a first electrode of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node.
15. The driving circuit according to claim 7, wherein the first output circuit includes a first output transistor; a gate electrode of the first output transistor is electrically connected to the first node, and a first electrode of the first output transistor is electrically connected to a third voltage terminal or an output clock signal terminal, and a second electrode of the first output transistor is electrically connected to the driving signal output terminal.
17. A display device comprising a driving circuit; wherein the driving circuit includes a first control node control circuit, a second control node control circuit, a first node control circuit and a second node control circuit, wherein the first control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first control node; wherein the second control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a second control node; wherein the first node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first node; wherein the second node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node, a first clock signal terminal and a second node respectively, and is configured to control to connect the first clock signal terminal and the second node under the control of the potential of the second control node; wherein the first control node control circuit is respectively electrically connected to the first control node, the first clock signal terminal, the second control node and the second voltage terminal, is configured to control to connect the first control node and the second voltage terminal under the control of a first clock signal provided by the first clock signal terminal and the potential of the second control node; and wherein the first control node control circuit is further electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal and an input terminal, is configured to control to connect the first control node and the input terminal under the control of a second clock signal provided by the second clock signal terminal.
18. The display device according to claim 17, wherein the first control node control circuit includes a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor; a gate electrode of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a first electrode of the fifth transistor is connected to the first control node; a gate electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, a first electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second electrode of the fifth transistor, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal; or wherein the first control node control circuit comprises a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor; a gate electrode of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the second control node, and a first electrode of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the first control node; a gate electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second electrode of the fifth transistor, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage terminal; or wherein the first control node control circuit comprises a seventh transistor; a gate electrode of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, and a first electrode of the seventh transistor is connected to the input terminal, and a second electrode of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the first control node.
Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the scope of claim 1 of the present application overlaps and encompasses the scope of claims 1, 5 of US Patent 12354544, and vice-versa. Therefore, it would be obvious to a person of ordinary skill to broaden the scope of claims 1, 5 of US Patent 12354544 to that of claim 1 of the present application for the well-known purpose of having a larger scope of patent protection, and consequently, more products in the industrial applicability which are patent protected.
Allowable Subject Matter
Subject to the Double Patenting rejection above, claims 1-20 are allowed.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
As to claim 1, Wang (CN 113421528, Published September 21, 2021 - Translation attached) discloses a driving circuit, comprising
a first control node control circuit (Wang at Fig. 1, first node control circuit 11),
a second control node control circuit (Wang at Fig. 1, second node control circuit 12),
a first node control circuit (Wang at Fig. 1, fifth node control circuit 15) and
a second node control circuit (Wang at Fig. 1, fourth node control circuit 14),
wherein the first control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first control node (Wang at Fig. 1, first node control circuit 11 controls the potential of node N1 which is analogous to a first control node);
wherein the second control node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a second control node (Wang at Fig. 1, second node control circuit 11 controls the potential of node N2 which is analogous to a second control node);
wherein the first node control circuit is configured to control a potential of a first node (Wang at Fig. 1, fifth node control circuit 15 controls the potential of node N5 which is analogous to a first node);
wherein the second node control circuit is electrically connected to the second control node, a first clock signal terminal and a second node respectively (Wang at Fig. 1, fourth node control circuit 14 is connected to node N2, first clock signal terminal NCK, and node N4, respectively), and
is configured to control to connect the first clock signal terminal and the second node under the control of the potential of the second control node (Wang at Fig. 1, fourth node control circuit 14 controls the potential of node N4 which is analogous to a second control node).
However, none of the prior art found by the Examiner discloses the claimed aspects of:
wherein the driving circuit further comprises a driving signal output terminal, a second output circuit, a third output circuit,
wherein, the second output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node, and is configured to control to connect the driving signal output terminal and the fifth node under the control of the potential of the second node;
the third output circuit is electrically connected to the second node, the fifth node, and a second voltage terminal, and is configured to control to connect the fifth node and the second voltage terminal under the control of the potential of the second node.
Conclusion
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/Sanjiv D. Patel/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2625
02/16/2026