Appeal No. 1999-2388 Application 08/758,513 the manner in which the stator windings couple energy into and out of the rotor. Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. An electric machine, comprising: a cylindrical rotor comprising an array of permanent magnets that provide a uniform dipole field; and a stator inserted down the axis of said dipole field, wherein said rotor is on the outside of said stator, said stator comprising a first set of windings and a second set of windings, wherein said first set of windings are orthogonal to said second set of windings, wherein said first set of windings and said second set of windings together comprise orthogonal windings, wherein said first set of windings are electrically decoupled from said second set of windings; means for providing power to said first set of windings, wherein power is delivered to said first set of windings to bring said rotor up to its normal operating speed, wherein said rotor will store kinetic energy. The examiner relies on the following references: Post 3,683,216 Aug. 08, 1972 Paulsen 4,990,808 Feb. 05, 1991 Leupold 5,349,258 Sep. 20, 1994 Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Paulsen taken alone with respect to claims 1-4 and 7-9, Paulsen in view of Post with respect to claim 5, and Paulsen in view of Leupold with respect to claim 6. -2-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007