adjacent an LCD panel. The channel is filled with an arc-discharging gas
while an electric field generating means is disposed along opposing lateral
sides of the channel. Emphasis added.
Tyler discloses a planar gas discharge lamp for backlit displays
wherein a planar envelope filled with gas defines an elongated discharge
path and includes a pair of electrodes for causing the discharge within the
envelope (col. 1, l. 66 through col. 2, l. 4).
The discharge path is described as a serpentine path defined by a
plurality of parallel walls while the electrodes extend in alignment with the
walls and along the same surface of the envelope (col. 2, ll. 9-13).
As shown in Figure 1 of Tyler, the envelope of lamp 1 is depicted as
block 10 with walls 11-14 forming parallel channels 15-22 (col. 3, ll. 12-20).
Two electrodes 45 and 46 are arranged alongside the edge of the envelope in
an interleaving manner (col. 5, ll. 25-35) or alternatively, could be located
internally of the envelope (col. 6, ll. 22-23).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
1. Scope of claims
Absent an express intent to impart a novel meaning to a claim term,
the words take on the ordinary and customary meanings attributed to them
by those of ordinary skill in the art. Brookhill-Wilk 1, LLC v. Intuitive
Surgical, Inc., 334 F.3d 1294, 1298, 67 USPQ2d 1132, 1135-36 (Fed. Cir.
2003). The claim construction analysis begins with the words of the claim.
See Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1582, 39 USPQ2d,
1573, 1576 (Fed. Cir. 1996). Claims will be given their broadest reasonable
interpretation consistent with the specification, and limitations appearing in
the specification are not to be read into the claims. In re Etter, 756 F.2d
852, 858, 225 USPQ 1, 5 (Fed. Cir. 1985).
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