Appeal No. 2005-0993 Page 4
Application No. 10/056,156
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."
Claim 1 reads as follows:
A brake shoe assembly comprising:
an arcuate brake shoe table defining a plurality of brake shoe table drain
openings therethrough; and
a brake lining matable with said arcuate brake shoe table, said brake lining
material defining a plurality of brake lining drain openings therethrough, at least
one of said plurality of brake lining drain openings aligned with one of said
plurality of brake shoe table drain openings to provide an unobstructed moisture
escape path.
Blatter's invention is related to the field of antiskid devices for automotive
vehicles, and in particular a system for reducing the amount of friction between a
member attached to the rotating wheel and the nonrotating brake pad in response to
control logic indicating that a particular wheel or set of wheels are skidding or
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