Appeal No. 2002-0875
Application 09/212,127
26, 28, 29 and 31 through 33. Claims 3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17,
20, 23, 24, 27 and 30 have been objected to.1
Invention
The invention relates to electric motors, specifically
to an electric motor where the rotor of the motor also functions
as a drive wheel. See page 2 of Appellants’ Specification. As
illustrated in Figure 1, the wheel 1 contains one or more
(preferably, six) permanent magnets 2, which are preferably
arranged in a circle, with opposite magnetic poles adjacent to
one another. See page 12 of Appellants’ Specification.
Referring to Figures 3 and 4, electromagnets 6 are attached to
the structure 4 that supports the axle for the drive wheel 1.
Such electromagnets 6 are arranged generally in a plane that is
substantially parallel, but not within, the plane or planes
1 From our review of the record, we find many inconsistencies as
to whether the claims are rejected or objected to. Above is
based upon the rejections found in the answer on the last
paragraph on page 4 and next full two paragraphs on page 5. The
Examiner should correct the status of the claims in the index of
claims in the file wrapper.
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