Appeal No. 1998-0888
Application 08/314,036
pixel are provided with a common base 14 which is an
electrically conductive section extending through the
backing structure and provided by, for example, standard
diffusion or thermal migration (a form of diffusion)
techniques.
Accordingly, we find that Spindt does not teach at least two
emitter plates. The Examiner states that "[t]he present
language in the claims is very broad facilitating many
possible interpretations of the claims" (EA9). However, the
Examiner has not provided any interpretation that would show
that the language of "at least two emitter plates" would read
on a single plate with doped regions. Nor has the Examiner
advanced an interpretation of "two emitter plates" being other
than two separate planar structures.
In addition, we note that the Examiner's rejection of
claim 1 appears to be inconsistent with the rejection of
claim 9, wherein the Examiner admits that Spindt does not
teach plural emitter plates coupled to a common anode plate.
Second, Appellants argue that Spindt does not teach
multiple emitter plates which are independently controlled
(Br4-5). While claim 1 does not require independent control,
it requires that each emitter plate has its own row driver and
column driver coupled to the controller. These separate
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