Appeal 2006-2801
Application 09/989,684
FACTS
Appellants invented an optical disc that is responsive to centrifugal
forces resulting from rotation of the disc. The disc is structured to allow
interrogating light to be reflected from or transmitted past the agglomeration
of particles to allow detection (Specification 2, ll. 17-27).
Virtanen describes an optical disc adapted to be read by an optical
reader comprising a sector for localizing an analyte suspected of being in a
sample (col. 2, ll. 13-20). Virtanen discloses a sector comprises control
information for conducting assay and analyte location information (col. 2,
ll. 49-59). Virtanen discloses the assay site may contain capillary channels
(col. 12, ll. 29-33). Virtanen discloses an assay element suitable for
detection of particles (col. 13, ll. 14-18).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
A claimed invention is anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102 when all of
the elements of the claimed invention are found in one reference. See
Scripps Clinic & Research Found. V. Genentech Inc., 927 F.2d 1565, 1576,
18 USPQ2d 1001, 1010 (Fed. Cir. 1991). The prior art reference must
disclose every limitation of the claimed invention, either explicitly or
inherently. In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477, 44 USPQ2d 1429, 1433
(Fed. Cir. 1997).
ANALYSIS
Virtanen describes an optical disc adapted to be read by an optical
reader comprising an assay site containing capillary channels for
determining the presence of particles. An assay of a sample is used for
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