Ex parte HASHIMOTO et al. - Page 1




                    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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 43         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                        Ex parte NOBUO HASHIMOTO, KEIZOU OCHI,                        
                      GEN SASAKI, KENJI MIZUMOTO, HIROAKI KUBO,                       
                 YOSHIHIKO AZUMA, TAKEHIRO KATOH, and HIROSHI OOTSUKA                 
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1998-1387                                 
                              Application No. 08/208,791                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before FLEMING, FRAHM and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                 
          from the final rejection of claims 1, 10-13, and 18-21.  We                 
          affirm.                                                                     


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Exposure of a color video camera is often controlled by                
          keeping constant a luminance level in an image plane.  Keeping              





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