Appeal No. 2002-2143
Application No. 09/482,038
a tower structure supported on the ground and comprising a
plurality of vertical elongated structural members connected by a
plurality of horizontal elongated structural members, the tower
structure forming a box-like structure with at least two active
sides;
a plurality of vertical shafts located coextensively with
the active sides of the tower structure, each shaft carrying a
plurality of blades adapted to be rotated by the wind, so that
the shafts are rotated by the wind;
wherein each shaft is supported by a plurality of the
horizontal structural members coupled to the shaft at spaced
locations along the shaft, with one support location proximate
the top of each shaft, one support location proximate the bottom
of each shaft, and at least one support location intermediate the
top and bottom support locations;
one or more electric generators located proximate the
ground; and
means for connecting each shaft to a generator, to generate
electricity from the wind energy.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Kelly 4,119,863 October 10, 1978
Thomas 5,332,925 July 26, 1994
THE REJECTION
Claims 21 through 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Kelly in view of Thomas.
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