Appeal No. 1999-0392 Page 2
Application No. 08/548,759
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a color cathode-ray tube having non-glare means on
the internal surface of the faceplate. An understanding of the invention can be derived from
a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A color cathode-ray tube having a black matrix and a phosphor layer
disposed with respect to an internal surface of a faceplate, wherein a light scattering film
having light scattering characteristics providing a nonglare effect is formed by fixing a
metal containing compound having a high index of refraction and a particle size of 0.1 µm
to 2 µm on said internal surface of said faceplate for providing scattering reflection of
external light, and said black matrix and said phosphor layer are formed on said light
scattering film.
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The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Nishimura et al. (Nishimura) 5,141,461 Aug. 25, 1992
Kawamura et al. (Kawamura) JP 03 250540 Nov. 08, 1991
Claims 1-3, 8, 9 and 16-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Nishimura in view of Kawamura.
The examiner lists the following references at page 3 of the answer, but does not list them in the1
statement of the rejection nor does the examiner discuss the relevance of them in the answer.
Wengert et al. (Wengert) 4,622,272 Nov. 11, 1986
Gibilini et al. (Gibilini) 5,101,136 Mar. 31, 1992
Iwasaki 5,177,400 Jan. 05, 1993
Therefore, we have not considered them in our decision.
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