Appeal 2007-1538 Application 10/396,244 3. The turbine in Yeh is connected to a flywheel/motor/alternator via a clutch and through the drive chain to the wheels. See Figure 1, and col. 4, ll. 66-70. 4. From facts 2 and 3 we find that there are three elements which exert force to operate the turbine, the compressed air, the flywheel/motor/generator and the rotation of the drive train. 5. Yeh teaches that the alternator is constantly recharging a battery on the vehicle. Col. 4, ll. 2-5, ll. 14-17. 6. Yeh teaches that the flywheel/motor/alternator is one unit that has several functions. The functions include motoring the turbine to compress air or storage in one of the tanks. Col. 4, ll. 16-22, col. 5, ll. 2-5. 7. Kataoka teaches a system to provide emergency power from a vehicle for household operation in the event of a power failure. See paragraphs [0003] and [0008]. 8. Tsatsis teaches a system in a vehicle which uses a turbine that receives compressed air to drive a generator that charges the vehicle’s battery. See Figures 1 and 2, col.1, ll. 30-35. 9. Tsatsis teaches that to improve the efficiency of the turbine, a compressor and saturator are used. Col. 4, ll. 25-34. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
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