Appeal No. 2003-1451
Application No. 09/760,291
The References
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the
examiner relies upon the following references:
Sasse 4,413,825 Nov. 08, 1983
Stuff 4,530,505 Jul. 23, 1985
Viste 5,090,702 Feb. 25, 1992
USGA Rules of Golf, Rule 4-1(e)(i), from “Rules of Golf for 1992,”
App. II, page 87 (1992).
The Rejection
Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Stuff in view of Sasse, Viste, and the USGA
Rules of Golf.
The Invention
The invention relates to a putter of the type used in golf.
The putter head has parallel vertical grooves defined in the front
head of the putter face. The vertical grooves are separated by
flat lands between the grooves, are arcuate in cross section, and
shaped so that the side walls adjacent to the lands slope at an
angle substantially less than perpendicular to the lands. (Appeal
Brief, page 2, lines 2-5).
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