Appeal No. 2004-0242 Page 3
Application No. 09/873,594
(Paper No. 15, mailed June 16, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support
of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 14, filed March 21, 2003) for the
appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellant's specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
Claimed Subject Matter
The independent claims on appeal read as follows:
1. A golf ball comprising:
a core;
an inner cover layer disposed on said core and having a Shore D
hardness of 60, [sic] or greater [,] a thickness of from about 0.10 to about 0.01
inches, and comprising a low acid ionomer resin containing no more than 16%
by weight of an alpha, beta unsaturated carboxylic acid; and
an outer cover layer comprising a polyurethane material.
7. A golf ball comprising:
a core;
an inner cover layer disposed about said core arid having a thickness of
from about 0.10 to about 0.01 inches, and comprising an ionomeric resin
including no more than 16 % by weight of an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic
acid and having a modulus of from about 15,000 to about 70,000 psi; and
an outer cover layer disposed about said inner cover layer comprising a
polyurethane material.
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