Appeal No. 2003-2098 Page 4
Application No. 09/833,978
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."
Claimed subject matter
Claim 1 reads as follows:
An electrical interrupt switch for allowing disconnection of electrical plug-
connected equipment without removing an electrical plug from a receptacle, said
switch comprising:
a 120 VAC plug at a first end;
a corresponding receptacle at a second end for allowing connection of an
electrical power cord, said receptacle in rigid mechanical contact with said plug;
and
a rocker switch that allows a user to interrupt flow of electrical current.
Teachings of Freeman
Freeman's invention relates to an electrical adapter connectable to an electrical
outlet for use with a remote control switch. As shown in the drawings, the numeral 10
designates the adapter which is employed with a remote control switch 11 which is
connectable to the adapter by the flexible conductors 12 and 13 and a plug 14 whose
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