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.

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