Ex parte TANAKA - Page 1




             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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                                Ex parte SEIICHI TANAKA                               
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                                 Appeal No. 1999-0864                                 
                              Application No. 08/757,550                              
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                                  HEARD: May 24, 2001                                 
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          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.                 






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