Appeal No. 98-1033
Application No. 08/574,330
(specification, page 2). Independent claim 4 is illustrative
of the appealed subject matter and reads as follows:
4. A metallic ball bat comprising:
a metal handle section; and
a metal barrel section extending from said handle
section, wherein a plurality of longitudinal polishing grooves
are formed in an exterior surface of said metal barrel
section.
The Prior Art
The following references of record are relied upon by the
examiner in support of a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103:
Gubbins 805,132 Nov. 21,
1905
Easton et al. (Easton) 4,177,989 Dec. 11,
1979
Carr 4,763,900 Aug.
16, 1988
Easton discloses a metallic baseball bat. Easton is
silent as to the presence or absence of polishing grooves on
the barrel of the bat.
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007