Appeal No. 1997-3969 Application No. 08/175,052 § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Akkapeddi in view of Haines. 3. Claims 8-11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Haines in view of Hirsch. 4. Claims 12-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Akkapeddi in view of Haines and Hirsch. 5. Claims 26-29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Haines in view of Hirsch. Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’ 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007