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Tecniq’s Limited (Patent) [2014] UKIntelP o04114 (24 January 2014)
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/041/14
- Concerning rights in
- GB 1204435.0
- Hearing Officer
- Mr A Bartlett
- Decision date
- 24 January 2014
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Tecniq’s Limited
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act sections 1(1)(c) and 14(3)
- Keywords
- Industrial application, Sufficiency
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention related to a hybrid powered aircraft having fuel engines and electric motors to power the propulsion means, such as propellers. The electric motors are attached to batteries to power the electric motors. The batteries can be charged by means of encapsulated turbines which rotate and generate electric power as the aircraft is moving. Having carefully construed the claims, the Hearing Officer decided that the invention was capable of industrial application and sufficiently disclosed. The application was remitted back to the examiner for further examination.