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 .
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Status of Claims
- Claim(s) 1-20 is/are pending in the application.
Priority
Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
The application has claimed priority based on prior filed U.S. Application Serial No. 18757365 (now U.S. Patent No. 12525185) filed on June 27, 2024.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on February 9, 2026 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
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.
Patented claims
Instant claims
1. A display panel, comprising: pixel circuits and light-emitting elements, wherein a pixel circuit among the pixel circuits comprises a drive module and a bias adjustment module;
the drive module comprises a drive transistor;
a control terminal of the bias adjustment module is configured to receive a bias adjustment control signal; and
when the bias adjustment control signal is an effective pulse signal, the bias adjustment module is on and is configure to provide a bias adjustment signal for the drive transistor;
working processes of the pixel circuits comprise a first mode and a second mode; a pixel circuit, among the pixel circuits, working in the first mode is a first pixel circuit; and a pixel circuit, among the pixel circuits, working in the second mode is a second pixel circuit;
a data refresh rate of the first pixel circuit is a first frequency F1, and a data refresh rate of the second pixel circuit is a second frequency F2, wherein F1≠F2; a data refresh period of the first pixel circuit comprises R1 image refresh frames, and a data refresh period of the second pixel circuit comprises R2 image refresh frames, wherein R1≥1, and R2≥1; and
a sum of time durations of effective pulses of the bias adjustment control signal is Ws1 in the data refresh period of the first pixel circuit, and a sum of time durations of effective pulses of the bias adjustment control signal is Ws2 in the data refresh period of the second pixel circuit, wherein Ws1/R1≠Ws2/R2.
1. A display panel, comprising: pixel circuits and light-emitting elements, wherein a pixel circuit among the pixel circuits comprises a drive module and a bias adjustment module;
the drive module comprises a drive transistor;
a control terminal of the bias adjustment module is configured to receive a bias adjustment control signal; and
when the bias adjustment control signal is an effective pulse signal, the bias adjustment module is on and is configure to provide a bias adjustment signal for the drive transistor;
working processes of the pixel circuits comprise a first mode and a second mode; a pixel circuit, among the pixel circuits, working in the first mode is a first pixel circuit; and a pixel circuit, among the pixel circuits, working in the second mode is a second pixel circuit;
a data refresh rate of the first pixel circuit is a first frequency F1, and a data refresh rate of the second pixel circuit is a second frequency F2, wherein F1≠F2; a data refresh period of the first pixel circuit comprises R1 image refresh frames, and a data refresh period of the second pixel circuit comprises R2 image refresh frames, wherein R1≥1, and R2≥1; and
a sum of time durations of effective pulses of the bias adjustment control signal is Ws1 in the data refresh period of the first pixel circuit, and a sum of time durations of effective pulses of the bias adjustment control signal is Ws2 in the data refresh period of the second pixel circuit, wherein Ws1/R1≠Ws2/R2.
Claim 1 of the patented claim is compared above. As can be seen the claims are identical. Claims 2-20 are also identical.
Claims 1-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as claiming the same invention as that of claims 1-20 of prior U.S. Patent No. 12525185. This is a statutory double patenting rejection.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Yuan, U.S. Patent Publication No. 20210104196 (figure 2-14), Zhang, U.S. Patent Publication No. 11468814 (figures14-17), Chen et al, U.S. Patent Publication No. 20220366841 (display panel), Zhang et al, U.S. Patent Publication No. 20240078972 (display panel).
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