Patent decision

BL number

O/044/06

Concerning rights in

GB 0502841.0

Hearing Officer

Mr P Thorpe

Decision date

16 February 2006

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

John Frederick Willmott

Provisions discussed

PA.1977 Section 1(1)(c).

Keywords

Industrial application

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The application relates to a vehicle powered by compressed air provided by an on-board compressor which is driven by an electric motor which in turn receives its power from a battery. The battery is charged by an alternator driven by the engine. The hearing officer refused the application on the grounds that it was a classic example of a perpetual motion machine and therefore, according to the laws of physics, incapable of industrial application.

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