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Nigel John Buck (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o10613 (8 March 2013)
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/106/13
- Concerning rights in
- GB0814361.2
- Hearing Officer
- Mr H Jones
- Decision date
- 8 March 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Nigel John Buck
- Provisions discussed
- Section 1(1)(c), 14(3)
- Keywords
- Industrial application, Sufficiency
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention relates to Self Generating Electric Vehicle (SGEV) having an alternator associated with a drive-wheel of a vehicle in order to recharge an onboard battery and for extending the range of travel. Although it is very brief, the description says that the vehicle can self-generate its own energy. The Hearing Officer decided that the invention could not work in the way described as it would contravene the well-established first law of thermodynamics. The application was refused for not being capable of industrial application and for not describing the invention in a clear or sufficient manner for it to be performed by a person skilled in the art.