Ex Parte Nesbitt et al - Page 1




            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            was not written for publication and is not binding                        
            precedent of the Board.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. 24               

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                   _______________                                    
                             Ex parte R. DENNIS NESBITT                               
                                         and                                          
                                 MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN                                  
                                   _______________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2004-1954                                  
                             Application No. 09/917,539                               
                                   _______________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

            Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative                     
            Patent Judges.                                                            
            PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                 

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                 This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                   
            from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 30.               
                 Claims 1 and 19 are representative of the subject                    
            matter on appeal and are set forth below:                                 
                 1.  A low spin golf ball comprising:                                 
                 a core including a core component and a spherical                    
            mantle encompassing said core component, said mantle                      






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