Appeal No. 1996-3003
Application 08/175,182
This is a decision on appeal from the final
rejection of claims 3 through 11, all claims pending in this2
application.
The invention relates to a hand held image scanner.
In particular, looking at Figure 1, light source 4 projects
light through a transparent cover 3 onto script G. Reflected
light from script G passes back into the image scanner through
a different portion of transparent cover 3 and is reflected by
mirrors 5 and 6 through objective lens 7 onto charge coupled
device 8. Mounting board 40 is positioned above the optical
path between mirror 6 and detector 8, and supports one or more
electrical devices 42 which protrude through a top of casing
1. Representative independent claim 3 is reproduced as
follows:
3. A hand held image scanner, comprising:
a light source;
a window through which a light emitted from said
light sources passes to illuminate a script;
an optical system for receiving light reflected from
said script through said window, said optical system
comprising a first reflection surface for receiving and
reflecting light reflected from said script, a second
2It is noted that the amendment after final rejection, received Sept. 22, 1995 as Paper No. 19½, has not been
acted upon. This amendment would improve the wording of claim 3, but not change the substance of the claim.
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