Appeal No. 2006-0848
Application No. 09/981,231
that the wind turbine 16 can be removed from carriage 32, it does not disclose that the
wind turbine 16 can be removably placed within carriage 32. With respect to claim 19,
appellant argues that Abe does not disclose that mount 12 has any grooves or grooves
accepting vertical strips [brief, pages 18-20]. The examiner responds that since
generator 16 in Willis is removed from carriage 32, it clearly is removably placed within
the carriage. The examiner also responds that Willis shows carriage 32 having grooves
44 and 46 sliding on vertical strips 28 and 30, respectively [answer, page 15]. Appellant
responds that figure 7 of Willis does not necessarily show that the turbine 16 is
removably placed within the carriage 32 [reply brief, pages 6-7].
We will sustain the examiner’s rejection of claims 18 and 19 as anticipated by Willis.
Appellant’s argument that Willis teaches that the wind turbine 16 can be removed from
carriage 32, but does not teach that the wind turbine can be removably placed
within the carriage makes no sense. If the wind turbine 16 is on
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