The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SEIICHI TANAKA ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0864 Application No. 08/757,550 ____________ HEARD: May 24, 2001 ____________ Before FLEMING, LALL, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the rejection of claims 1, 3-6, and 12-35. We reverse. BACKGROUND The invention at issue in this appeal is a head mounted display (HMD). A conventional HMD comprises a pair of enlarging lenses, a pair of field diaphragms, a pair of miniaturized liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and a pair of back lights. All these components are mounted in a casing.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007