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                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                      
               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today (1) was not written for publication in a law                     
               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                 
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                                                            Paper No. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     

                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                                                                     

                               Ex parte HIDEKI HIRATA,                                
                        HAJIME UTSUNOMIYA, ISAMU KURIBAYASHI,                         
                                 and HIROSHI TANABE                                   
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 1998-1470                                  
                               Application 08/533,7401                                
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   



            Application for patent filed September 26, 1995,1                                                                      
          entitled (as amended) "Optical Device With Protective Cover."               
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