Appeal No. 1998-0598 Application No. 08/278,864 resolution to solve matrices for the purpose of easily calculating determinants,” and that it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art “to modify the teachings of Shimpuku et al. and Kanota et al[.] to include the teachings of Burden et al., motivation being to easily calculate determinants.” In response, appellants argue (Brief, page 22) that: 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007