Appeal 2007-0022
Application 10/148,935
14. A flywheel energy storage system having a flywheel
supported for rotation on a bearing system inside a low
pressure housing, said flywheel having an attached motor
and generator for accelerating and decelerating said
flywheel for storing and retrieving energy, said flywheel
comprising:
multiple axially stacked steel discs, said discs
being free of axial through holes and having an outside
diameter equal to a desired outside diameter of said
flywheel;
said discs are axially connected at a diameter that
is greater than 80% of said outside diameter of said
flywheel.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Cachat US 3,775,831 Dec. 4, 1973
Rabenhorst US 4,244,240 Jan. 13, 1981
Hoshino US 4,385,845 May 31, 1983
Nakayama US 4,538,079 Aug. 27, 1985
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 14-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as
failing to comply with the enablement requirement.
2. Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Rabenhorst.
3. Claim 1-11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Hoshino and Rabenhorst.
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