Appeal No. 2004-1399
Application No. 09/777,595
Introduction
Claims 1-27 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over the combined teachings of Saito, U.S.
Patent No. 4,919,434, patented April 24, 1990; Cavallaro et al.
(Cavallaro I), U.S. Patent No. 5,810,678, patented September 22,
1998; and Cavallaro et al. (Cavallaro II), U.S. Patent No.
5,947,842, patented September 7, 1999. Appellant stated that
Claims 1-9 stand or fall together, Claims 10-17 stand or fall
together, and Claims 18-27 stand or fall together. (Appeal Brief,
Paper No. 16, pages 3-4). Independent Claims 1, 10, and 18 read
as follows:
1. A golf ball comprising: a core; and a cover
enclosing said core, wherein said cover includes at
least one layer comprising an outermost layer having a
thermoplastic material, a thickness of less than 0.040
inches, a Shore D hardness of at least about 56 and a
Shore D hardness at least as hard as a layer disposed
between said outermost layer and said core.
10. A golf ball comprising: a core; and a cover
comprising an inner layer and an outermost layer
disposed about said inner layer comprising a
thermoplastic material, a thickness of less than about
0.040 inches, a Shore D hardness of at least about 56
and a Shore D hardness at least as hard as said inner
layer.
18. A golf ball comprising: a core; a wound layer;
wherein said cover includes an outermost layer that
comprises a thermoplastic material, said outermost
layer having a thickness less than about 0.040 inches,
a Shore D hardness at least about 56 and a Shore D
hardness at least as hard as a layer disposed between
said outermost layer and said core.
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