Ex Parte Sano - Page 2

                Appeal 2006-3011                                                                                  
                Application 10/123,110                                                                            
                       an iridescent coat of an iridescent paint; and                                             
                       a clear coat of a transparent and colorless paint,                                         
                       which coats are arranged in this order from the inside to the outside,                     
                wherein the coloring paint comprises a resin and a pigment;                                       
                       the iridescent paint comprises a resin, a colorant and an iridescent                       
                material;                                                                                         
                       said iridescent material is at least one kind of flakes selected from the                  
                group consisting of colored aluminum flakes, metal flakes with a resin-                           
                treated surface, mica flakes coated with a titanium oxide, and uncoated                           
                flakes of mica;                                                                                   
                       the iridescent coat has a thickness of from 10 to 40 microns;                              
                       the pigment of the coloring paint is a color different from that of the                    
                colorant of the iridescent paint;                                                                 
                       the resin of the iridescent paint is a transparent resin through which                     
                the color of the pigment is recognizable; and                                                     
                       the overall thickness of the multilayer coating is not more than                           
                100 microns.                                                                                      

                       In addition to the prior art acknowledged in Appellant's Specification,                    
                the Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of                                  
                obviousness:                                                                                      
                Bradstreet    US 2,908,502  Oct. 13, 1959                                                         
                Molitor    US 4,204,684  May 27, 1980                                                             

                       Appellant's claimed invention is directed to a golf club head                              
                comprising a metallic base and subsequently applied coats of a primary                            


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