Appeal 2007-1963
Application 10/121,226
THE INVENTION
The disclosed invention pertains to an electronic power supply, and,
more particularly, to a method and apparatus for powering an electronic
device from an ambient (i.e., naturally occurring, as opposed to man-made)
electrostatic field gradient (Specification 2).
Independent claim 20 is illustrative:
20. An ion powered platform, comprising:
a vehicle;
an electrical load carried by the vehicle; and
means for generating electrical energy from an ambient
electrostatic field gradient.
THE REFERENCES
Gregory US 4,146,800 Mar. 27, 1979
Naarmann US 4,738,757 Apr. 19, 1988
McLuckey US 4,849,628 July 18, 1989
Veliadis US 5,942,806 Aug. 24, 1999
Hoyt US 6,419,191 B1 July 16, 2002
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 7, 12, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26-32, 34, 35, 37, 42, 44-49, and 51
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
teachings of Veliadis in view of Hoyt.
Claims 15, 25, 33, 40, and 50 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over the teachings of Veliadis in view of Hoyt, and
further in view of Gregory.
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