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Techniqs Ltd [2011] UKIntelP o20311 (10 June 2011)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/203/11
- Concerning rights in
- GB1015057.1
- Hearing Officer
- Miss J Pullen
- Decision date
- 10 June 2011
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Techniqs Ltd
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 Section 14(3)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention claims to be a charging unit for an electric vehicle consisting of a turbine attached to a driveshaft or axle of said vehicle to create electric current to power a battery and further comprising an internal air cooling system. An outer mechanism of the turbine remains static as it is attached to an outer shell/casing of the driveshaft or axle as a fixed component. An inner mechanism of the turbine is joined to an inner mechanism of the driveshaft or axle and rotates as part of the inner mechanism of the driveshaft or axle as the electric vehicle moves. The air cooling mechanism includes an outer casing surrounding the turbine, said casing having angled vents, and an inner casing also having angled vents. The application states that as the electric vehicle moves, air is forced through the outer casing and the inner casing, thus cooling the turbine.
The Hearing Officer upheld the examiner’s objection that the invention was not sufficiently disclosed to meet the requirements of section 14(3) of the Act and therefore refused the application.