Appeal No. 2002-1031
Application 09/129,883
multiplied by the Shore D hardness of an outer cover layer . . .
would be in a range of 1500-3700” (answer, page 5)5. The
examiner acknowledges that Hayashi does not teach the
relationship between product of hardnesses and VR called for by
claim 16. In this instance, the examiner takes the position that
it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to
modify the ball of Hayashi such that the product of Shore D
hardness of an inner and outer cover layers is in the range of
2000-3000, and such that dimples are provided on the ball
arranged in the Type II dimple pattern taught Yamagishi ‘563. As
stet was the case with respect to claim 4, the examiner takes the
position that a golf ball as taught by Hayashi, modified in the
manner set forth above, would have properties that fall within
the parameters for a golf ball as set forth in claim 16, which is
all that is required to establish the obviousness of the subject
matter of that claim.
5It is not immediately clear where Hayashi discloses Shore D
hardness values for the inner and outer cover layers that would
necessarily yield a product within the range of 1500-3700 as
found by the examiner.
9
Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007