Appeal No. 2006-0848
Application No. 09/981,231
9. A wind powered generator support assembly for supporting a wind powered
generator comprising:
a tower; and
a vertical elevator on the tower, the elevator including a track and a carriage
configured to move along the track, the carriage including a pivot ring configured to
accept the wind powered generator therein for allowing the wind powered generator to
rotate about the carriage;
wherein the vertical elevator is configured to vertically lift the wind powered
generator with the carriage to position the wind powered generator at a top of the tower.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Salter 4,110,631 Aug. 29, 1978
Abe 4,311,434 Jan. 19, 1982
Barnes 4,374,631 Feb. 22, 1983
Fergusson 5,244,346 Sep. 14, 1993
Douthit 6,239,507 May 29, 2001
Willis et al. (Willis) 6,278,198 Aug. 21, 2001
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 9, 10, 15, 17-19, 24, 26 and 71 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by the disclosure of Abe.
2. Claims 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by
the disclosure of Willis.
3. Claims 16 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over the teachings of Abe in view of Douthit.
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