Appeal No. 2002-0429
Application No. 08/847,138
The References
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the
examiner relies upon the following references:
Mori et al. (Mori) 5,281,489 Jan. 25, 1994
Egusa et al. (Egusa) 5,343,050 Aug. 30, 1994
Ito et al. (Ito) 5,652,067 Jul. 29, 1997
Arai et al. (Arai) 5,981,092 Nov. 09, 1999
The Rejections
Claims 30-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Mori in view of Egusa, Ito, and Arai.
The Invention
The invention relates to an organic light emitting diode
(OLED). The diode construct is a series of layers including a
cathode, an electroluminescent layer, a hole transport layer, and
a transparent anode. (Appeal Brief, page 2, lines 4-6).
The Rejection of Claims 30-32 Under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a)
The examiner has found that Mori discloses a multilayered
electroluminescent device having an anode, a hole transport layer,
an electroluminescent layer, an electron transport layer, and a
cathode. The examiner has further found that Mori teaches that
the hole transport layer and electron transport layer may be made
of multiple sublayers, and Mori’s hole transport layer is the same
as the instantly claimed second anode layer. (Examiner’s answer,
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