Appeal No. 2002-1019
Application 09/433,570
right hand putting stance, said armpit being the right armpit
when the golfer is in a left handed putting stance,
a planar anchor connected to the arm brace, the anchor
extending parallel to the golfer’s armpit.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Tischler 5,465,971 Nov. 14, 1995
Harrison 5,649,870 Jul. 22, 1997
Middleton 5,733,203 Mar. 31, 1998
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph.
Claims 1 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph.
Claims 1 through 16, 22 and 23 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Tischler, and in the
alternative under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over
Tischler.
Claims 17 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Tischler.
Claims 21 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Tischler in view of Harrison and
Middleton.
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