The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte STEVE A. PLATT ____________ Appeal No. 2006-0848 Application No. 09/981,231 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JERRY SMITH, SAADAT, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 9, 10, 15-19, 24-28, 39, 41-45, 50-57, 71, 72 and 74. Pending claims 1-8, 11- 14, 20-23, 29-37, 40, 46-49, 58-70 and 73 have been indicated by the examiner to contain allowable subject matter. Claim 38 has been cancelled. The disclosed invention pertains to a wind powered generator and a tower for supporting such a wind powered generator. Representative claim 9 is reproduced as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007