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            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                 Ex parte JUN KITAMURA                                
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                                 Appeal No. 2003-1375                                 
                              Application No. 09/035,425                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through         
          8.                                                                          
               The disclosed invention relates to iris control in a video             
          camera apparatus.                                                           
               Claim 1 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it reads          
          as follows:                                                                 
               1.  A video camera apparatus comprising:                               







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