Appeal No. 1999-2248
Application No. 08/960,255
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Appellants'
admitted prior art figures 13-21.
It is axiomatic that anticipation of a claim under 35
U.S.C. § 102 can be found only if the prior art reference
discloses every element of the claim. See In re King, 801
F.2d 1324, 1326, 231 USPQ 136, 138 (Fed. Cir. 1986) and
Lindemann Maschinenfabrik GMBH v. American Hoist & Derrick
Co., 730 F.2d 1452, 1458,
221 USPQ 481, 485 (Fed. Cir. 1984). "Anticipation is
established only when a single prior art reference discloses,
expressly or under principles of inherency, each and every
element of a claimed invention." RCA Corp. v. Applied Digital
Data Systems, Inc., 730 F.2d 1440, 1444, 221 USPQ 385, 388
(Fed. Cir. 1984), cert. dismissed, 468 U.S. 1228 (1984),
citing Kalman v. Kimberly-
Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760, 772, 218 USPQ 781, 789 (Fed. Cir.
1983).
Appellants submit that the limitations of claims 1 and 76
6Brief, page 4 and Reply Brief, pages 2-4.
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