Ex Parte AbuSamra et al - Page 4

               Appeal 2006-2712                                                                            
               Application 10/745,095                                                                      
               engine rotational speed at which the pressure plate moves to the clamped                    
               position.                                                                                   

                                         PRINCIPLES OF LAW                                                 
                      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."                                    

                                               ANALYSIS                                                    
                      The Markyvech front plate 125 is axially moved to accommodate                        
               wear and may be moveable absent wear.  Axial movement of the disk would                     
               adjust the rotational speed at which the pressure plate moves to the clamped                
               position.  The Appellant has not shown that the Examiner erred in finding                   
               that this requirement of claim 1 is met by Markyvech.                                       







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