Appeal No. 96-3843 Application No. 08/430,144 DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 4 through 8. The disclosed invention relates to a cathode ray tube that has a color filter layer sandwiched between a phosphor layer and an inner surface of a panel. The color filter layer comprises at least two different color filters aligned with corresponding color phosphors in the phosphor layer. Each of the at least two different color filters transmits light of the color of its corresponding phosphor. Claim 4 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it reads as follows: 4. A cathode ray tube comprising: a panel; and a phosphor screen formed of a phosphor layer having at least two different color phosphors at separate locations of said screen, and a color filter layer having at least two different color filters aligned with corresponding color phosphors at said locations, each of said color filters comprising a filter coating film which transmits light of the color of its corresponding phosphor, said phosphor screen being formed on an inner surface of said panel, wherein said color filter layer is formed between said phosphor layer and the inner surface of said panel. The references relied on by the examiner are: 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007