Appeal No. 2005-2287
Application No. 09/767,588
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A liquid crystal display having a first substrate and a
second substrate which are disposed with a predetermined gap
therebetween, in which liquid crystal is sealed in said gap,
comprising:
post structures for controlling the gap between said first
substrate and said second substrate;
a sealing material provided outside a display area for
sealing said liquid crystal in said gap, and forming an open
injection hole for injecting said liquid crystal therethrough;
an end-sealing material for sealing said injection hole
after said liquid crystal is sealed in; and
injection hole post structures provided in an area near said
injection hole, for dividing said injection hole into a plurality
of portions by using the same material as said post structures,
wherein said injection hole post structures are formed from a
material which deteriorates a charge retention of said liquid
crystal less than said sealing material.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Nakanowatari 4,820,025 Apr. 11, 1989
Ohashi et al. (Ohashi) 5,798,813 Aug. 25, 1998
Saito et al. (Saito) 6,304,308 Oct. 16, 2001
(filed Aug. 9, 1999)
Claims 1, 9, 17, 20, and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as anticipated by Saito.
Claims 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 16, 18, and 19 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner
offers Saito with regard to claims 3, 5, 10, and 11, adding
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