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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. _______________ 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." - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007