Appeal No. 2006-0848
Application No. 09/981,231
claimed carriage on supporting member 6 and liftable mount 12 is incorrect, we
nevertheless find that Abe discloses all the elements of these claims. Specifically, Abe
discloses a vertical tower including a vertical elevator having a track 1a and a carriage
12 for movement along the track. Abe also discloses a wind powered generator
including airfoils 5 and an electric generator within the nacelle 2. Finally, Abe discloses
that the wind powered generator can be removably placed within the mount 12 (placed
on seat 15 to slide along rails 16) after the tower has been erected
and wherein the wind generator can be removed from the mount 12 after the carriage
has been lowered. Therefore, we agree with the examiner that the invention of these
claims is fully met by the disclosure of Abe.
Claim 19
Appellant argues that Abe does not disclose a carriage having grooves [brief, page
16]. The examiner’s rejection had indicated that the carriage 12 of Abe has protrusions
which inherently include grooves in order to accept the strips 1a when the term grooves
is given its broadest reasonable interpretation [answer, page 13]. Appellant responds
that the term groove as used in the claim is not a tubular passage in view of appellant’s
specification and as interpreted by one skilled in the art [reply brief, page 5].
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