Appeal 2007-0052
Application 10/438,053
objected to as depending from rejected claims. No other claims are pending.
We have jurisdiction over this appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 6 (2002).
Appellant’s claimed invention is directed to a device used for
improving the putting stroke of a golfer. Claim 1 is illustrative of the
claimed invention and reads as follows:
1. A golf putting practice device comprising;
a) a disc;
b) said disc having an annular top
portion and an annular bottom portion;
c) said annular top portion having a top
edge and said annular bottom portion having a
bottom edge;
d) said annular top and bottom portion
forming an outer annular peripheral edge;
e) said disc having a central opening
extending through from said top edge to said
bottom edge;
f) said central opening at said top edge
having a diameter substantially greater than said
central opening at said bottom edge; and
g) said outer annular peripheral edge
projecting between said bottom edge and said top
edge and spaced a substantial distance from said
top and bottom edges.
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Johnsen US 6,279,245 B1 Aug. 28, 2001
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