Appeal No. 1998-2976
Application No. 08/326,049
picture element electrodes 5 arranged in the form of a matrix;
a liquid crystal display medium 7; and a cover 9 with a
transparent electrode 8 at its lower surface.
In Figure 1, Matsukawa discloses a liquid crystal display
element comprising liquid crystal 3 between glass plates 1a
and 1b. Sealing resin 2 is positioned around the plates.
Transparent electrodes 4a and 4b are positioned on the glass
plates and are connected to a drive circuit (not illustrated).
Polarizing plates 5a and 5b are attached to the glass plates.
A light source 6 is located beneath the display element and a
diffusion plate is located between the light source and plate
5b.
Opinion
After consideration of the positions and arguments
presented by both the examiner and the appellant, we have
concluded that the rejection should not be sustained.
The module of Figure 1 of Unotoro has but one substrate
4. The examiner is correct that it has a means 5 for
activating picture elements in medium 7 and means 6 built into
the module 1 for driving means 5. However, both of means 5
and 6 are on the same major (upper) surface of substrate 4 and
6
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