Appeal No. 2002-1031
Application 09/129,883
(5) product of hardnesses: 3,500 to 4,000
VR: 0.6 to 0.9%.
In addition, the dimples are required to include at least three
types of dimples which are different in at least one of diameter,
depth, and a value VO, where VO is defined as the volume of one
dimple space defined below a plane circumscribed by the dimple
edge divided by the volume of a cylinder whose bottom is the
plane and whose height is the maximum depth of the dimple from
the bottom.
Claim 16, the only other independent claim on appeal, is the
same as claim 4 with two exceptions. First, the range of
distortion of the solid core in claim 16 is narrower than in
claim 4. Specifically, in claim 16 the solid core has a
distortion of 2.8 to 3.0 mm under an applied load of 100 kg.
Second, the range for VR in combination (1) in claim 16 is
broader than in claim 4. Specifically, in claim 16, combination
(1) is as follows:
(1) product of hardnesses: 1,500 to less than 2,000
VR: 0.8 to 1.1%
The Teachings of the Applied References
Yamagishi ‘413, the primary reference in the rejection of
independent claim 4, is directed to a multi-piece solid golf ball
comprising a solid core having a hardness distortion of at least
4
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