Appeal No. 97-2761 Page 4
Application No. 07/981,126
reference scanning surface becomes contaminated through
prolonged use [specification-page 2], would clearly have led
the artisan to employ a removable adhesive tape which is easily
removable and replaceable.
Appellant also contends that the claims call for a
“scanning plate” and that nothing in the applied art shows the
claimed combination of a “scanning plate with a reflective
reference scanning surface” and “an adhesive scanning tape
having a reference color” adhered to the reflective reference
scanning surface. Thus, appellant argues that the art of
record does not disclose both a “scanning plate” and “an
adhesive scanning tape.” However, as we explained, at page 9
of our decision, tape 2 of Uchida is placed over a surface and
becomes the “reflective reference scanning surface,” as
artisans would understand that term. Therefore, Uchida does,
indeed, disclose both a scanning plate and an adhesive scanning
tape, as broadly claimed.
Insofar as appellant makes arguments which refer to the
unentered reply brief, these arguments will not be entertained
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