Appeal No. 2004-1584
Application No. 09/067,746
consisting of a plasma process using oxygen, an
UV/ozone process and an excimer irradiation process;
forming an organic layer incorporating an organic
luminescing layer on said dry washed positive
electrode substrate; and
forming a negative electrode on said formed organic
layer.
48. A process for preparing an organic
electroluminescent element consisting essentially of:
forming a positive electrode substrate by dry
etching a transparent electrode;
dry washing said formed positive electrode
substrate, said dry washing being selected from the
group consisting of a plasma process using oxygen, an
UV/ozone process and an excimer irradiation process;
forming an organic layer incorporating an organic
luminescing layer on said dry washed positive
electrode substrate; and
forming a negative electrode on said formed
organic layer,
wherein the process is carried out under a vacuum
continuously from said positive electrode substrate
forming to said negative electrode forming.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of unpatentability:
Vig et al. (Vig) 4,344,010 Aug. 10, 1982
Tokailin et al. (Tokailin) 5,130,603 Jul. 14, 1992
Shimizu 5,188,901 Feb. 23, 1993
Tsou 5,286,337 Feb. 15, 1994
Antoniadis et a. (Antoniadis) 5,902,688 May 11, 1999
Claims 43-44 and 55-56 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph (indefiniteness).
Claims 36-45 and 48-57 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Tokailin in view of Vig, Shimizu,
Antoniadis, and Tsou.
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