Appeal No. 1998-2976
Application No. 08/326,049
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Unotoro et al. (Unotoro) 0 035 382 Sep. 9,
1981
(Published European Patent Application)
Matsukawa et al. (Matsukawa) 0 179 913 May 7,
1986
(Published European Patent Application)
Claims 1, 16, 22-29, 32-34, 39 and 40 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Unotoro in
view of Matsukawa.
The respective positions of the examiner and the
appellant with regard to the propriety of these rejections are
set forth in the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 33) and the
appellant’s brief and reply brief (Paper Nos. 32 and 34,
respectively).
Appellant’s Invention
The invention is a flat-screen television display made up
of a plurality of display modules positioned adjacent each
other to form an array the size of the desired flat-screen.
Each module has a substrate 14. A matrix of conductive pads
19 defines picture elements 18 and it extends over the first
major surface 15 of the substrate in a regular pattern. A
matrix of electrical switching elements 20 extends over the
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