Appeal No. 2003-0271 Page 4
Application No. 09/592,058
A claim is anticipated only if each and every element as set forth in the claim is
found, either expressly or inherently described, in a single prior art reference.
Verdegaal Bros. Inc. v. Union Oil Co., 814 F.2d 628, 631, 2 USPQ2d 1051, 1053 (Fed.
Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 827 (1987). The inquiry as to whether a reference
anticipates a claim must focus on what subject matter is encompassed by the claim and
what subject matter is described by the reference. As set forth by the court in Kalman v.
Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760, 772, 218 USPQ 781, 789 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert.
denied, 465 U.S. 1026 (1984), it is only necessary for the claims to "'read on' something
disclosed in the reference, i.e., all limitations of the claim are found in the reference, or
'fully met' by it."
Claims 1, 10 and 15, the independent claims on appeal, read as follows:
1 . An electronic assembly comprising:
a chassis that is configured to provide a chassis ground, the chassis
having a surface with an opening for receiving a connector,
a first circuit board that includes the connector, the connector having: a
conductive outer shell, and one or more receptacles for receiving signals that are
coupled to components on the first circuit board, and
a suppression plate that is configured to provide a galvanically isolated
high frequency coupling between the conductive outer shell of the connector and
the chassis in proximity to the opening of the chassis that receives the connector,
wherein the suppression plate includes a second circuit board.
10. A method of manufacturing an electronic assembly comprising:
providing a chassis that is configured to provide a chassis ground, the
chassis having a surface with an opening for receiving a connector,
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