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 .
Double Patenting
A rejection based on double patenting of the “same invention” type finds its support in the language of 35 U.S.C. 101 which states that “whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process... may obtain a patent therefor...” (Emphasis added). Thus, the term “same invention,” in this context, means an invention drawn to identical subject matter. See Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186 (1894); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Ockert, 245 F.2d 467, 114 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1957).
A statutory type (35 U.S.C. 101) double patenting rejection can be overcome by canceling or amending the claims that are directed to the same invention so they are no longer coextensive in scope. The filing of a terminal disclaimer cannot overcome a double patenting rejection based upon 35 U.S.C. 101.
Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as claiming the same invention as that of claim 1 of prior U.S. Patent No. 12,382,776. This is a statutory double patenting rejection.
Present Application
U.S. Patent No. 12,382,776
1. A display device, comprising:
a first pixel that includes a first pixel driving circuit and a first light emitting element;
a second pixel that includes a second pixel driving circuit and a second light emitting element;
a sensor that includes a sensor driving circuit and a light detection element;
a first data line that extends in a first direction and is electrically connected to the first pixel;
a second data line that extends in the first direction and is electrically connected to the second pixel; and
a readout line that extends in the first direction and is electrically connected to the sensor,
wherein the readout line is disposed on a different layer from at least one of the first data line and the second data line.
1. A display device, comprising:
a first pixel that includes a first pixel driving circuit and a first light emitting element;
a second pixel that includes a second pixel driving circuit and a second light emitting element;
a sensor that includes a sensor driving circuit and a light detection element;
a first data line that extends in a first direction and is electrically connected to the first pixel;
a second data line that extends in the first direction and is electrically connected to the second pixel; and
a readout line that extends in the first direction and is electrically connected to the sensor,
wherein the readout line is disposed on a different layer from at least one of the first data line and the second data line.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Jung et al (US 2012/0032911) discloses a readout line disposed on a different layer than the data line.
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/MICHAEL PERVAN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2629 January 30, 2026