Appeal No. 96-1446
Application 08/103,174
away as Bly's general disclosure merely relates to one
dimensional array displays being placed in an orthogonal
relationship. Bly does not expressely state that a two
dimensional matrix of picture elements should not be used
according to his teachings. In the same manner disclosed and
broadly claimed, Bly clearly shows an active matrix in the
form of an EL display providing back lighting to a passive-
type LCD display P in Figure 1 for the viewer 62 to see.
Shiraishi confirms this overall basic structural arrangement.
We do not agree that Bly may be fairly said to teach away.
The examiner has properly weighed the teaching value of
Yoshimura in context anyway. Moreover, Shiraishi’s two
dimensional EL-LCD sandwiched display further confirms this
assessment. See at least Figure 3.
At the top of page 6 of appellant's Brief it stated that
Shiraishi merely discloses the conventional practice of
providing
a single backlighting element for a passive display. This
statement confirms what the art relied on generally shows,
that it was known in the art to provide backlighting for a
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