Appeal 2006-2258
Application 10/170,116
cathode-ray tube, where the color filter is formed between the faceplate
panel and the color-emitting phosphor with the use of a photosensitive
blocking layer (Br. 3-4). Claim 1 on appeal is representative of the
invention and is reproduced below:
1. A method of manufacturing a color filter on a luminescent screen
assembly for a color cathode-ray tube (CRT), comprising:
providing a faceplate panel having a patterned light absorbing matrix
thereon defining a first set of fields, a second set of fields and a third set of
fields;
forming a photosensitive blocking layer over the second set of fields
and the third set of fields;
applying a first color filter to the first set of fields; and
removing the photosensitive blocking layer in the second set of fields
and the third set of fields.
The Examiner has relied on the following references as evidence of
unpatentability:
Haven US 4,251,610 Feb. 17, 1981
Koike US 5,922,395 Jul. 13, 1999
Yamato US 6,004,724 Dec. 21, 1999
Claims 1, 2, 8, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Haven (Answer 2). Claims 1, 2, 5-8, and 11-13 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Haven and Koike (Answer 4).
Claims 4 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Haven in view of Yamato (Answer 7) or Haven and Koike in view of
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