Appeal No. 2006-1654
Application No. 09/929,488
therebetween, increases a response of switching of said liquid crystal,
and increases a luminance of said liquid crystal.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Baur et al. (Baur) 5,576,867 Nov. 19, 1996
Ohta et al. (Ohta ‘116) 6,266,116 Jul. 24, 2001
(filed Sep. 26, 1996)
Ohta et al. (Ohta ‘053) 6,532,053 Mar. 11, 2003
(PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 1998 (WO98/27454))
Admitted Prior Art (see instant specification, prior art figs. 1A and 1B; see
answer, page 7).
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1-7 and 10-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Baur [answer, pages 3-
7].
2. Claims 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Baur in view of Admitted Prior
Art [answer, pages 7-9].
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