According to the rejection, Masayuki teaches a liquid crystal display manufactured from a
mixture containing two types of compounds: 1a) an ethoxylated acrylate monomer, specifically
identified by the examiner as a nonyl-phenol EO acrylate; and 1b) an acrylate oligomer.
(Examiner’s Answer, p. 3). Relying upon the Masayuki paragraph 13, the rejection states that
the ethoxylated acrylate of Masayuki is poorly miscible with the liquid crystalline material and
that the oligomer is readily miscible. (Examiner’s Answer, p. 4). The rejection holds that “the
ethoxylated acrylate used by Masayuki is a species of the ethoxylated acrylate genus recited by
Appellant in independent claims 5, 9.” (Examiner’s Answer, p. 7).
On the other hand, we observe that the computer translation of Masayuki is difficult to
understand. For example, Masayuki paragraph 13 provides the following statement regarding the
miscibility of the monomer and oligomer:
As a monomer material, the single organic-functions acrylate monomer expressed
with a general formula 1 [a nonyl-phenol EO acrylate having 3 to 9 ethylene oxide
units] from the interaction in an interface being weak and low-battery-ization
being achieved is desirable after that compatibility with the liquid crystal before
hardening is good, and hardening. Moreover, only by the single organic-functions
acrylate monomer, since hardenability is bad and control of phase separation
structure is difficult, PDLC suitable for the display device is formed by using
together the good acrylic ester oligomer of compatibility with liquid crystal.
(Masayuki, paragraph 13, brackets added). For purposes of our review, we will assume that the
examiner’s statement regarding the miscibility of the monomer and the immiscibility of the
oligomer in Masayuki is correct.
A comparison between the mixture of Serbutoviez’s claims 5 and 9 the mixture of
Masayuki is provided below with the differences highlighted in bold:
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