Appeal No. 97-2422
Application 07/939,720
Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A liquid crystal display device which comprises:
a first substrate;
a plurality of display elements being arranged in a
matrix on the first substrate to define a display area of the
liquid crystal display device, each of the display elements
comprising a picture element electrode and a switching transistor
associated with the picture element electrode;
a driving circuit being formed on the first substrate
for driving the display elements of the display area;
a passivation layer substantially entirely covering the
display area and the driving circuit;
a second substrate substantially entirely opposed to the
first substrate to form a space therebetween; and
a liquid crystal layer filling the space between the
first and second substrates, both said passivation layer and said
liquid crystal layer being disposed above the driving circuit to
provide additional means for protecting the driving circuit.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Sawatsubashi et al. (Sawatsubashi) 5,148,301 Sep. 15, 1992
(filed Feb. 21, 1991)
Misawa et al. (Misawa) 5,250,931 Oct. 5, 1993
(filed May 15, 1989)
Noguchi 5,289,016 Feb. 22, 1994
(filed Apr. 24, 1991)
Claims 1, 2, 7, 11, 20 through 33 and 36 through 43 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the
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