Appeal No. 2002-0328
Application No. 09/250,324
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An electronic display structure comprising:
a circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface
and including circuitry for providing a plurality of electrical
signals;
a picture element (pixel) structure having a predetermined
area including:
a patterned first electrode, coupled to the top surface
of the circuit board to receive a first electrical signal of
the plurality of electrical signals;
a patterned display material having a bottom surface
and a top surface, the bottom surface being in close
proximity to the first electrode; and
a second electrode, positioned in close proximity to
the top surface of the patterned display material; and
a connecting via extending through the pixel structure from
the top surface of the circuit board to couple the second
electrode to receive a second electrical signal of the plurality
of electrical signals, wherein the first patterned electrode and
the patterned display material are sized and arranged such that
the connecting via does not interfere with the patterned first
electrode or the patterned display material.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Spindt et al. (Spindt) 5,015,912 May 14, 1991
Wei et al. (Wei) 5,703,394 Dec. 30, 1997
Mazurek et al. (Mazurek) 5,805,117 Sep. 8, 1998
(filed May 12, 1994)
Wakitani et al. (Wakitani) 5,940,142 Aug. 17, 1999
(filed Nov. 12, 1996)
Hughes et al. (Hughes) 6,057,821 May 2, 2000
(filed May 15, 1997)
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