Appeal 2007-1538
Application 10/396,244
INVENTION
The invention is directed to an apparatus which makes use of a turbine,
driven by compressed air in a storage tank. The turbine drives a generator which is
used to charge a battery. The power from the battery is used to operate an electric
vehicle and provide emergency power for household operation. The turbine
includes an electric motor which is energized from the battery and generator.1 See
pages 6 and 8 of Appellant’s Specification. Claim 1 is representative of the
invention and reproduced below:
1. Apparatus comprising
means for storing electrical energy; and
pressure means for operating a turbine to charge the electrical storage
means;
wherein the operation of said turbine is supplemented by motor action
thereon.
REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the Examiner are:
Yeh US 4,163,367 Aug. 7, 1979
Kataoka JP 11-178241 Feb, 7, 1999
Tsatsis US 6,054,8382 Apr. 25, 2000
1 We note that the battery and compressed air operating on the turbine provide1
energy to the system. Thus, the system does not appear to be directed to a
perpetual motion machine where the electric motor powers an electric generator
which powers the electric motor.
2 The Answer and Briefs contain a typographical error in identifying this Patent as
US 6,054,938.
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