Appeal No. 97-4004
Application 08/459,417
subjected to ultraviolet light for the purpose of providing novel
entertainment.
The artisan would have recognized as a matter of common
sense (see In re Bozek, supra) that (1) the above-noted teachings
of Davidson would be applicable to other sporting apparatus
wherein a ball was used to strike items and indicator markers
were used to help a player to determine the proper path along
which the ball should be rolled and (2) the above-noted teachings
of Panosh would be applicable to other sporting apparatus
utilizing a ball and markers to define the playing area.
Particularly in view of the fact that Clapham teaches the use
fluorescent images on the pin deck in conjunction ultraviolet
light to provide markers for indicating the proper path of travel
of the bowling ball in a bowling apparatus, we are convinced that
a combined consideration of Clapham, Davidson and Panosh would
have fairly suggested to the artisan to additionally provide the
bowling apparatus of Clapham with a fluorescent bowling ball,
fluorescent pins (i.e., the items which the ball strikes),
fluorescent lane markers (such as a foul line) and lane arrows
(to the extent that the image 148 of Clapham is not considered to
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