Appeal No. 2004-0323 Page 26
Application No. 09/716,045
Therefore, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Methfessel and Larsen in view of Louttit is reversed.
The obviousness rejection based on Methfessel, Larsen and Lenhart
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 8, 9 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Methfessel in view of Larsen and Lenhart.
Lenhart discloses a system and method for playing a game in three dimensions.
The system includes a three-dimensional playing field at least partially surrounded by a
volume-defining surface, and an air mover operatively connected to the playing field to
produce a stream of air within the playing field. A goal may be formed within the
playing field so that an object may be moved relative to the goal. An air control system
may control the stream of air within the playing field, so that the stream of air within the
playing field has a volume flow rate that may be varied substantially by the air control
system within at least one selected area of the playing field. As shown in Figures 1-3,
a goal 36 is formed within playing field 12 as a separate opening in wall 24. A goal
surround 38 and a landing pad 40 are formed as part of goal 36. By way of
example, Lenhart envisions a game involving twelve players 22, divided into two teams
of six players. Each team would be assigned one goal 36 as a target with another such
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