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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Gennesseaux (US 2011/0031827).
Gennesseaux discloses a method of assembling a multi-part flywheel comprising: placing a flywheel (1) into an assembly fixture (6), the flywheel (1) including one or more axles (2) and a plurality of flywheel plates (3, 4, 5), the plurality of flywheel plates (3, 4, 5) being stacked in an axial direction (see Fig 2); aligning the plurality of flywheel plates (3, 4, 5) with a rotational axis of the one or more axles (2) including: adjusting a plate alignment mechanism (18) coupled with the assembly fixture (6) to exert pressure on at least one of the plurality of flywheel plates (3, 4, 5) in a radial direction (see Fig 2), the radial direction being perpendicular to the axial direction (see Fig 2).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure
US 4244240 flywheel.
US 20140260780 flywheel
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/VICKY A JOHNSON/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3617
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