Appeal No. 1998-0620
Application 08/359,089
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-7, 9-21, and 23-31.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to an illumination registration
device which precisely sets and maintains the alignment
between an opposing reflector and a light source so as to
provide the desired illumination efficiency and profile on a
document to be scanned. To set and maintain the proper
alignment and mechanical tolerance requirements between
reflector and light source, the light source location surface,
the opposing reflector location surface, and the opening
between these two surfaces are part of a single unitary body
as shown in figure 2.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. An illumination registration device, comprising:
a single unitary body having an opposing reflector
location surface, a light source location surface, and an
opening positioned between said opposing reflector
location surface and said light source location surface,
said opening enabling light reflected from a document to
pass therethrough.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art
references:
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