Appeal No. 2004-1954
Application 09/917,539
comprising (i) a polymeric material, and (ii) a reinforcing
material dispersed throughout said polymeric material, said
core having a Riehle compression of at least about 75; and
a polymeric outer cover disposed about said core,
said polymeric cover comprising a material selected from
the group consisting of a high acid ionomer, a low acid
ionomer, an ionomer blend, a non-ionomeric elastomer, a
thermoset material, and combinations thereof, said poly-
meric cover having a Shore D hardness of at least about 65.
19. A golf ball comprising:
a core including a core component and a vitreous
mantle enclosing said core component, said core having a
Riehle compression of from about 75 to about 115; and a
polymeric outer cover disposed about said mantle, said
cover having a Shore D hardness of at least about 65.
On pages 3 and 4 of the Brief, appellants state that
claims 1, 19, and 281 are each separately patentable. To
the extent that any one claim is argued separately, we will
consider such claim in this appeal. 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(7) and (8) (2003).
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of unpatentability:
Schenk 4,085,937 Apr. 25, 1978
Shama 4,848,770 Jul. 18, 1989
Boehm et al. (Boehm) 5,683,312 Nov. 4, 1997
Cavallaro et al. (Cavallaro ‘191) 5,688,191 Nov. 18, 1997
Cavallaro et al. (Cavallaro ‘678) 5,810,678 Sep. 22, 1998
Sullivan et al. (Sullivan) 5,820,489 Oct. 13, 1998
Harris et al. (Harris) 5,856,388 Jan. 5, 1999
1 We believe that appellants intended to state “claim 28” rather than
claim 27.
2
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